The human body and brain are resilient enough to endure a certain level of stress. However, when stress builds up and doesn’t let up, it can overwhelm your coping mechanisms and lead to a host of issues, making it difficult to manage stress. These will generally affect your health, both physically and mentally, and it’s a good idea to understand more about this to help you reduce the chances of…
Yoga is one of the most accessible ways to stay healthy and fit, as seen in the meteoric rise of this ancient practice in Western society. Of the countless benefits of practicing yoga routinely, one of them is a stronger core. A stronger core helps you prevent lower back pain, improves your posture and stamina, plus benefits your breathing and heart. Here are seven yoga poses that specifically target your…
When employees miss time at work, productivity for that business suffers. Therefore, companies have a vested interest in minimizing the number of days lost to illness. This is especially true for preventable illnesses. Companies that have a long-term view of employee retention are well-advised to make employee health (mind and body) one of their top priorities. Two key elements of keeping employees productive at work involve maintaining mind and body…
“Yoga provides us tools and techniques to lead a stress-free and a tension-free life.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Stress is a constant companion in the world that we inhabit today. From disrupting our sleeping pattern to affecting our physical health, once stress sets in, more often than not, it leaves us restless & anxious making it difficult for us to focus on anything. The pressures of daily life can…
Stress. Who doesn’t experience it? I certainly do. The last few weeks have been so hectic that I’ve tried hard to stretch my 24- hour day as much as I could. What I mean is, I’ve been sleeping late and waking up early. While I’ve looked after my family as best as I could, I’ve fallen short on self-care several times by not eating on time, getting less sleep than…