" The National Science Foundation reports that over 30% of American adults experience enough daily stress to impact their performance at home or at work."

 

"Job stress combined with use of computer terminals for work is linked with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI), headaches, upper back pain, shoulder pain, and eyestrain."

 

 

" The World Health Organization called job stress a World Wide Epidemic."

 

 

" Workers' calls for help dealing with stress are up more than 40% from a year ago, says Ceridian, a provider of employee-assistance and other human-resource services to nine million employees. Studies link stress to ailments from heart disease to immune-system disorders. And new research from the University of Texas, Houston, suggests your job may even be killing you: People who lack control over their work have a 43% greater risk of dying prematurely than other employees."

-Corporate Meetings and Incentives Magazine

 

 

TESTIMONIALS

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On yoga in the workplace:

"The deep breathing and relaxation employees get from yoga help them to be more focused. When they go back to work, they're in a position to make better decisions."
Bill Doyle, HBO Employee, Health and Fitness Director

"PharmData is a hard working, fast-paced environment. It is my belief that exercise of any kind decreases the stress and increases the overall well-being of any individual. We were lucky to find an experienced yoga instructor who was willing to work with our schedules and teach at our offices. The convenience of the classes and interest from the employees was overwhelming. The benefit employees get from yoga helps improve their focus and overall productivity allowing them to make better decisions. The classes have changed the outlook of the individuals and the company as a whole."
Tara Fitzgerald, PharmData, Inc., Vice President, Operations

"Atlanta Union Mission is an organization where you could easily lose sight of taking care of your physical self. For years I wanted to participate in a yoga class but there were never enough hours in the day. Being able to participate in her class during my workday has increased my overall productivity as well as my energy level. The class is the stress reliever that had been needed for some time. I enjoy working in an environment where the company is concerned about my overall well being. After attending class you can't help being stress free and feeling confident to meet any challenges that may come your way."
Melissa Clayton, Volunteer Coordinator- AUM, WACS

"Whether or not studies have actually proven that productivity is up and health care costs are down, anecdotally, the evidence is overwhelming. Companies understand you have to address employees' health and well-being. Employees need time to relax, and a lot of people are gravitating toward yoga as a way to manage stress."
Edie Weiner, President of Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc. New York Trend Analyst Firm

" We have a yoga class for the teachers at my school every week. Each participant has learned how to incorporate yoga practices into their lives for stress release, muscle tone and balance, and for over-all mental and physical well-being. Our weekly class has been something to which we all look forward."
Suzie Moss-High, Teacher, Adobe Bluffs Elementary

" My first yoga class at work left my muscles warm and my mind refreshed. I returned to my job with what felt like an entirely new body. Though I participate in various sports, I have never experienced anything as physically and mentally stimulating as yoga. I discovered that yoga is an activity that doesn't just stop at the end of a lesson. The focus and energy from the class carries over into the rest of the workday. Simply releasing shoulder and neck tension after finishing a task or adjusting seated posture can make a vast amount of difference in my energy level. Being able to achieve focus and summon the energy needed to perform one's job, even when exhausted, is an invaluable skill."
Elizabeth E. Weber, BD Biosciences Pharmingen

On yoga and stress related injuries:

" Yoga in conjunction with meditation can indeed lower stress and improve work performance."
Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Mass. Medical Center

"A yoga-based regimen is more effective than wrist splinting in relieving some symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome"
Journal of American Medical Association

"Many doctors now prescribe yoga for patients suffering from heart disease, arthritis, or diabetes. Imagine what it can do for people whose biggest complaint is stress headaches."
US News and World Reports

" Yoga is a very powerful tool of stress management."
Dr. Dean Ornish

" The bottom line is that yoga is an exercise that is food for the heart."
Dr. Noel Bairey Merz; Medical Director Cardiac Center at
Cedars Sanai Medical Center, Los Angeles


On yoga in the news:

"Fifteen million Americans include some form of yoga in their fitness regimen-twice as many as did five years ago."
Time Magazine

"The best part of yoga is that it doesn't end with class. What you learn through yoga readily transfers to other aspects of life."
Sandra Uyterhoeven, Columnist, HR Today

Who uses or has used Yoga at work?
Many organizations have incorporated Yoga into their stress reduction and corporate wellness programs. Here are just a few names you may recognize:




General Mills
NBC
PepsiCo
United Airlines

Intuit
Cigna
Eddie Bauer
Sony Music
Reebok
US Dept. of Justice


AT&T
Merrill Lynch
Apple
Boeing

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