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Why Yoga
Yoga is a scientific discipline that offers practical and definitive results while addressing tension in both the body and the mind. Yoga at the workplace has become popular in many companies nationwide because of the stress reduction benefits and the low cost of implementation.
Unlike other exercise programs, yoga is low impact, improves strength and flexibility, builds concentration, and reduces mental and physical stress and tension. In addition, yoga is known to eradicate fatigue and generate energy, all of which lead to increased productivity and morale. Yoga exercises are simple and can be modified for different skill levels and abilities — perfect for the office environment!
Most stress management workshops just talk about how to deal with stress. Our yoga programs get results. Your employees will learn and experience proven techniques that have immediate and lasting effects.
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Who’s Doing Yoga at Work?
Many large corporations currently provide, or have provided, yoga programs in the workplace. Here’s just a few.
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Apple Computer
AT&T
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Chase Manhattan Bank
Forbes Magazine
General Electric Company
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Home Box Office (HBO)
IBM Corporation
Intel Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
New York Police Department
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NexComm Systems
Nike
NYNEX
PepsiCo
QUALCOMM
U.S. Marines
The White House
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Stress Statistics
The effects of workplace-related stress are no surprise to today’s employers. A 1992 United Nations report called job stress the 20th century epidemic.
The World Health Organization called job stress a worldwide epidemic.
The National Science Foundation reported that more than 30 percent of American adults experience enough daily stress to affect their performance at home or at work.
The American Institute for Stress has implicated stress as the cause of nearly 90 percent of doctor visits in the United States. The total annual costs of stress to the average employer are staggering.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, white-collar workers experience two-thirds of reported cases of occupational stress, and repetitive stress injuries have risen 1,000 percent in the past 14 years. These claims carry with them an estimated average expense exceeding $14,000 per company.
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