Needlepoint for the Mind

I think one of the best things I can do to help me maintain my energy and enthusiasm at work is to do things outside of work that help me calm my mind and all of those "work thoughts" that creep into my head at all hours of the day and night. Doing something that is creative and artistic helps me and needlepoint is something that is almost meditative for me. Many of my friends and colleagues knit for the same reasons. It isn't about the finished product but about the benefits of the process. Here are some of my needlepoint pillows. Namaste

Deskasana: Pushup

Join me in doing pushups at your desk to increase your energy and strengthen your arms!

Deskasana: Pushups

Deskasana: Shoulders and Neck I

Join me to learn how you can release the tension in your neck and shoulders after sitting too long at your computer.

Deskasana: Shoulders and Neck I

Yoga at Work

Join me for my new series of Yoga at Work. Learn to do a brief yoga practice as you sit in meetings or at your desk. I developed these podcasts to share my own Yoga at Work practice with you.

For the first podcast, I will lead you through a hip stretching "meetingasana" that you can do anytime and others will not even know you are practicing yoga during your meeting!

Meetingasana: Hip Stretch

Yoga All The Time

I discovered yoga only 7 years ago, in my quest for something that would help me relieve my stress. I was already exercising (running) regularly but it wasn't helping my mental stress from my work life. Initially I thought that yoga was all about taking a class once a week and I loved it but after a couple of years I discovered two things: I could do yoga poses just about anywhere and that yoga was much more than the physicial poses. That's when I realized how it could change my life. In my blog, I want to share more about both of these aspects of yoga. Namaste.