Yoga for the Desk Jockey

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Corporate Life by its very nature induces stress at every stage which builds up to several complications. Beginning from basic reasons such as sedentary lifestyle to advanced reasons such as professional excellence and ambition, the factors form a dangerous concoction for personal health reasons.

Constant stress at work, staring at a computer screen, making deals, meeting deadlines and negotiating pesky office politics – pressures like these have been propelling us to yoga classes for years. But what if your exhausting work schedule makes it tough to get to classes as much as you would like? Better yet, what if you want to introduce your equally stressed co-workers to yoga? How can yoga and meditation be effective for your workplace?

Yoga for the Desk Jockey™ is being embraced by many progressive businesses around North America in a variety of industries including oil and gas, law, health care and hospital, government, banking, and aviation.

Facts and Benefits:

Healthier employees spend fewer days away from work due to illness, saving the company thousands of dollars on downtime and temp help. Wellness programs also alleviate depression and help employees manage their time and stress levels, which contribute to productivity loss.

The average cost of absenteeism per employee is $1387/year.

Onsite employee wellness programs reduce overall absenteeism by 19% resulting in a savings of $264 per year.

Employees participating in wellness programs take 70% fewer sick days than those opting out of wellness.* (WELCOA)

Reduced Health Care Claims

Preventable illness makes up 70% of all health care claims. Many of these claims are linked to health habits, which could be corrected through the implementation of a health promotion program.

Welcome to the 21st Century where stress is a debilitating world wide epidemic. Recent studies have shown that stress alone is estimated to cost the US industry $300 billion annually “as assessed by absenteeism, diminished productivity, employee turnover, direct medical, legal, and insurance fees, and 60—80% of industrial accidents”, according to Dr. Paul Rosch, President of the American Institute of Stress. “That’s 5-10 time the net profits of all Fortune 500 companies combined. That is very expensive.”

From advertising and the media to cellphones, blackberries, i-pods, and the Internet, we are experiencing the results of an increasingly sophisticated barrage of competing information delivery systems. In order to successfully filter and absorb this overload and to become less reactive, angry and judgmental in our personal and professional relationships, we must train ourselves to a higher degree of self-awareness. If we fail to make time for a systematic practice of relaxation and renewal in this age of increasing pressure and stress, we will eventually collapse under the strain of so many extra stimuli.

Yoga for the Desk Jockey™ is a unique process of programs designed for you and your colleagues to gain mobility, stability and strength as well as improve mental concentration and attention span.

You’ll balance your nervous, endocrine, respiratory and circulatory systems.

You’ll engage your Relaxation Response

You’ll have less pain, and tightness in the neck, shoulders, back and arms.

You’ll experience more clarity and more ease.

You’ll be able to be calm amidst the chaos.

If you would like to read about our series of Yoga for the Desk Jockey™ programs click here.

If you would like to get going right away, and register your organization for the Yoga for the Desk Jockey Lunch and Learn, please click here, or call us in Calgary at 403-229-2617, or toll free 866-229-2645.

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