Could your workplace benefit from yoga?

Have you heard about the growing corporate yoga trend? In countries like the US and Canada corporate yoga is a staple in many workplaces, and Australia isn’t far behind, with more and more organisations becoming aware of the numerous benefits that corporate yoga can offer.

Corporate yoga consists of classes usually timed before work, at lunchtime or after work – or for special events like conferences usually within the workplace (meaning oodles of time saved from heading to your closest yoga studio!). Classes range anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours, and can be completely customised to your workers and their needs.

No matter what the focus they usually have a few common threads:

• They focus on deep breathing - fantastic for busting stress levels, improving concentration and enhancing energy levels
• They help to relieve tension common to the job – whether that’s from sitting at a desk all day, in a car or using a repetitive motion again and again
• They provide employees with much needed physical activity and stretching – suitable for every body type and ability level

As the way we work continues to change with roles becoming more and more sedentary, hours becoming longer and technology rendering employees constantly contactable, leading organisations are getting on board with the workplace yoga trend. Many Executives are beginning to realise that health and wellness need to be a priority in order to support their staff and organisational productivity. With absenteeism linked to stress riding steadily yoga is the perfect holistic wellness tool to bring into your workplace health policy.

Put simply, workplace yoga can not only make your employees healthier and happier, but it can increase employee retention, decrease sick leave, increase productivity and ultimately have a positive impact on your bottom line.

To find out more information about the corporate services that Stretch Yoga offers see our Brisbane Corporate Yoga Page.