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Charlotte Birkett
Certified OYO Instructor While practicing Yoga at retreats in the United Kingdom, Charlotte decided to add teaching Yoga to her body of work. Yoga for Charlotte hits all the juicy parts of her body and soul while painting pictures in…
OYO Sequence Series: Holiday Flow
Behold, the Office Yoga® Holiday Flow Keep this in your back pocket for emergencies, food breaks, party tricks, and more. Sometimes we need a few minutes to decompress and recollect ourselves, especially when we’re with our entire family, or our significant…
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi
Yoga Sutra 3.3 “tad eva artha matra nirbhasam svarupa shunyam iva samadhih” Last month we explored the fifth limb: Pratyahara. This month, we move on to the last three limbs: Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi. We bucket the last three limbs together into one,…
Cleansing Breath
Is the air quality affecting your breathing? Are you getting headaches due to smoke from the California wildfires? Let’s hold off on the deep ujayi breaths until the air clears. In the meantime, try this Cleansing Breath exercise, learned from…
Off the Mat: Yamas
Earlier this year we visited how the Yamas were outlined in Sri Swami Satchidananda’s rendition of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We learned that the Yamas are the moral and ethical principles which guide us in living with others in order to live a fulfilled and happy life. They direct…
Playlist #31
office yoga playlist #31 Hello OYOgies, please enjoy Office Yoga® Playlist #31. This is a playlist from our San Francisco region. If you have any requests for Office Yoga® Denver, Office Yoga® Austin, Office Yoga® New York or any of our…
Ardha Chandrasana: OYO Style
For the last four months we’ve been exploring different Office Yoga® Sequences, during the OYO Sequence Series. For more detailed OYO Sequences, click here. We took some time to chat with Bodhi, our favorite Office Yogi. She shared with us…
Kaitlynn Murphy
Please welcome Kaitlynn Murphy, certified OYO Instructor! Kaitlynn Murphy is a certified Office Yoga® and Vinyasa Yoga Instructor who’s lived in the Bay since 2015. Kaitlynn completed her first 200-hour RYT under Stephanie Snyder at Love Story Yoga and OYO Instructor Training in 2018. She is fueled by…
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Pratyahara
Yoga Sutra 2.55 “tatah parama vashyata indriyanam“ Last month we explored the fourth limb: Pranayama. This month, we move on to the fifth limb: Pratyahara. Pratyahara is the action of turning in, and simultaneously mastering the quieting of the mind. By reducing…
playlist #30
Office Yoga® Playlist #30 Hello Office Yogis! Please enjoy Office Yoga® Playlist #30. This is a playlist from our San Francisco region. If you have any requests for Office Yoga® Denver, Office Yoga® Austin, Office Yoga® New York or any…
Meet Melissa
OYO Instructor, Melissa Phillips Office Yoga® Austin Please give a warm welcome to Melissa Phillips, our most recent Office Yoga® instructor in Austin, Texas! As a lover of movement, and a trained dancer, Melissa attended her first yoga class 15…
Posing for Posture
How to improve posture for overall health… We tend not to think of posture when we think of signs of good health, but in fact, posture is a key indicator of overall health. Maintaining good posture reinforces the important alignment…
OYO Sequence Series: Signature Vinyasa
OYO Signature Vinyasa As we are focusing on Pranayama this month, we figure it’s time to take it back to our roots. In this sequence, Bodhi the Office Yogi is demonstrating our signature OYO Sun Salutation A. This provides the perfect opportunity to construct a…
Stephanie Flanders Martin
Please welcome Stephanie Flanders Martin to the Office Yoga®™ family! Stephanie Flanders Martin is a certified Vinyasa Yoga and Office Yoga® Instructor living in Northern Colorado who has finally returned to her true passion: Health and Wellness. After spending 29+ years…
Office Yoga® & quip
Welcome quip to the Office Yoga® Family! We’re brushing up on our Big Apple neighborhoods because our newest client, quip, is bringing Office Yoga® to their headquarters in DUMBO, Brooklyn! Does your company have offices in New York City? Let’s…