bay area Office Yoga®
May the 4th be with you!
Office Yogis, As many of you are en route to your camp fires, floaties, backyard BBQs, and/or friends and family, we wanted to give a special shout out to all of you. 4th of July stands for a variety of…
Re-energize with the Office Yoga® Crew!
Does this hammock look like absolute PARADISE to you? Yeah, us too. Here’s the crazy part… That hammock could be YOURS for a WEEK. Yep, we’re not joking. You could sit in that hammock every-single-day for 7 days straight.…
Playlist #27
Office Yoga® JAMS As promised, here’s another playlist for you to enjoy outside of classes! Song #4, Land of Gold is by Anoushka Shankar who will be performing live at Stern Grove Festival on July 15th. Come enjoy yoga in…
Playlist #24
Office Yoga® Playlist #24 Listen and enjoy! Have any song requests? Email info@officeyoga.com and we will plug them into class for you!
Chair Pose
Chair pose is not everyone’s go-to pose and that’s okay! Sprinkle this pose throughout your sequence for strength and toning. Stand up tall with feet together. Bend your knees and press your hips back as if you are sitting into…
Happy 2 Year Anniversary!
Teacher Feature: Brandi Zorzy! Happy 2 year anniversary to this babe!! Brandi Zorzy was one of our very first Office Yoga® teachers. She has been by our side, growing with and supporting the business. She travels the world, sharing her…
Wall Street Journal: The Meditation Cure
A basic practice of Buddhism turns out to be one of the best ways to deal with the anxieties and appetites bequeathed to us by our evolutionary history This article was copied from the Wall Street Journal By Robert Wright…
Warrior 2
All of our poses and sequences have been verified and approved by licensed physical therapists at Renew Physical Therapy. Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana II)– This pose is a very strong and popular asana. In yogic mythology (I’ll give you an abbreviated…
Downward Dog
Office Yoga® Downward Dog Not all Office Yoga® sites have the time or space to get on and off the floor. So how do you accommodate a group of people with these particular limitations and still receive the benefits of…
Figure 4
OFFICE YOGA FIGURE 4 All of our poses and sequences have been verified and approved by licensed Physical Therapist from Renew Physical Therapy and MD from Columbia University. The Office Yoga® Figure 4 is a non traditional pose that we…
Why do we roll to the right after savasana?
Why Do We Roll to the Right after Savasana? In one of our Office Yoga® sessions, a student asked “Why do we always roll to the right after savasana?” There are many theories as to why we roll to the…
How To Do Warrior 3
How to Do Warrior 3 In Office Yoga®, we use a variety of balance poses to help employees stay focused and grounded. There are many physical and mental benefits to balance poses such as Tree Pose (vrksasna), Dancer Pose (natarajasana)…
The Benefits of Balance Poses
Balance poses are great poses to do in Office Yoga® for many reasons. Mainly, they have an immediate positive effect physically and mentally. Physically, balance poses require core strength and full body awareness. The entire body is engaged in a…
No Props? No Problem!
No Props? No Problem! One of my favorite things about teaching Office Yoga® is the ability to be resourceful in utilizing space and props. Office Yoga® is unchartered territory which leaves plenty of room for creativity. Props can be extremely…
Gratitude, Science Proves it Works!
Science shows that something as simple as writing down 5 things you are grateful for once a week can boost happiness up to 25%. It’s easy to get carried away with the pressures and responsibilities at work. The high cost of…