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Yoga at Work: The Series

As the health benefits of proper yoga techniques are more widely known, the number of active yogis is also growing. Best of NJ‘s Yoga at Work series teaches both beginner and intermediate practitioners some of the finer points of yoga. The best part? These poses can be done just about anywhere.

From proper breathing to insight into the meaning behind yoga’s most common poses, Yoga at Work exercises both your body and your mind!


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A Sequence for Summer Solstice

The summer solstice is not only the beginning of summer, it’s also a time to thank the sun. Yogis across the state and country come together on this auspicious day in large numbers, mostly to practice 108 Sun Salutations led by various teachers. Why 108? Well, for many it represents the number of beads on a mala, but it is also a number of wholeness of existence…


Spring Cleaning (for your Body)

After a long winter, spring comes along and everything starts to bud into life. Bulbs start peeping up through the dirt as tips of green slowly overtake each and every tree. It happens every year to nature, but it also happens to our bodies. We always talk about spring cleaning our home, but we also need to spring clean our bodies and mind. Think of spring as a chance to shed thoughts and feelings through yoga…


The Best Heart Healthy Poses

In celebration of heart health awareness month, I’ve put together a heart opening yoga sequence that not only opens the muscles in the chest, but also alleviates shoulder and neck pain, creates space in the side body and calms the mind, heart and soul. These heart healthy poses are a great, new yoga routine for the chest and upper body, which is crucial since many of us spend the work day hunched over…


The Best Poses for Aiding Digestion

One of the biggest eating days of the year Thanksgiving, a day full of delicious food and possibly an evening of tummy troubles. Eating heavy and rich foods can slow the digestion process down to a grinding halt, leaving you feeling bloated; however, but the holiday doesn’t have to leave you feeling glued to the couch. Aiding digestion through yoga can help move that food through your system…


Demystifying the Pelvic Floor

150x150“Engage your pelvic floor. Engage Mula Bhanda. Pull everything from the pelvic floor up and in.” At some point or another, you may have heard your yoga teacher say one (or all) of these during class, leaving you to think to yourself… engage my mulawhatta? The pelvic floor is a group of muscle fibers that support your pelvis and pelvic organs. which can become weak through age and after having children…


The Best Poses for Stress Relief

A man in car.Chronic stress has been linked to a number of health problems, keeping us in a “fight or flight” mentality that keeps our sympathetic nervous system on high. We have this response for a reason, yet when we keep it activated for a prolonged period of time, it can result in various ailments such as increased muscle tension, rapid breathing, panic attacks, heart attacks, and heart disease…


The Best Breathing Techniques

Breathing TechniquesThe breath, or prana, is a vital part of yoga as it connects the mind to the present moment. When we’re focused on the air coming into and out of the body, our mind is less likely to wander, allowing us to fully integrate into the asana. Prana also allows us to delve deeper into each pose exploring areas where we thought we were unable to reach. Pranayama exercises are an important part of any yoga practice…


The Best Prenatal Poses

Prenatal PosesPracticing yoga during pregnancy can be extremely beneficial. Prenatal yoga offers women the opportunity to develop breathing and relaxation techniques useful during labor, however practicing can also help in the months leading up to a due date. Practitioners report improved sleep, reduced stress, and a reduced risk of preterm labor. Prenatal yoga classes also offer a “kula,” or a support community…


The Best Poses for Lower Back Pain

Yoga at Work: Lower Back PainMost of us have experience sharp pain in our low back at some point in life, or even an aching soreness that can last for days. Whether we’re active or more sedentary, lower back pain continues to plague us. But through lengthening the spine and the muscles around the entire core (think front to back), and the hips and legs while strengthening those exact same muscles, we can protect our lower back from injury…


The Importance of Shavasana

Yoga at Work: ShavasanaI still remember my first yoga class when, at the end, my teacher asked us to lie down, close our eyes, and rest for five minutes. I remember just laying there, exhausted from class; wondering why we were wasting valuable time doing nothing. For those first, very long, five minutes, I battled my will, resisting the urge to just get up and go on with my day. After all, I had a million things to do…


The Best Seated Stretches

Yoga at Work: Seated StretchesSitting at a desk all day can not only wreak havoc on your sanity, but also on your body. Recent studies have shown that sitting for eight hours per day, the length of a typical day at the office (not including other seated activities like driving and watching TV) is hazardous to our health. Lack of movement can result in sore shoulders, poor posture, and flabby glutes. But Best of NJ’s Yoga at Work is here to help.

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