7 Lessons from Yoga to Improve Productivity
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Yoga truly is a miracle worker- from stress to depression, physical aches and pains to mental agonies- there isn’t an ailment yoga cannot aid with. So why leave your workplace out of the loop? Research and logic both extol the virtues of bringing yoga to the workplace, illustrating how it benefits the mind, body and soul and therefore productivity and success on the job. Some of these benefits are quite literal, while others impact the workspace and environment through the shift in consciousness yoga brings to its practitioners. Here are 7 lessons from Yoga to improve productivity. 1. Improved Focus and Attention Practicing yoga, and the meditation exercises and focusing techniques it entails, helps sharpen the mind, improve awareness and attention, and enhances your focus- including when at work. Not only are you bound to be more alert and creative, but might spot those snags a lot faster and easily. 2. Enhanced State of Mind Yoga works to enhance your mind, body and spirit by striking a balance between them and bringing them into harmony with each other. This results in a more relaxed state of beingmentally, emotionally and physically- and orients us to a more positive and confident frame of mind- something that is invaluable on the job and can carry us through the greatest challenges and hardest of days. 3. Compassion and Fairness
Yoga and meditation exercises shift our attention from constantly identifying with the self, to learning to neutrally and non-judgmentally observe our self and the world around us. This makes us a lot more compassionate and understanding of not just our situation, but those experienced by colleagues, clients and even complete strangers, making for more harmonious working relationships and stronger team dynamics. 4. Breathe Better Your breath is a generator of energy, vitality, attention and therefore productivity. Yoga teaches you to tap into your breath to modulate, clear and even fire up your mind, body and energetic levels as you move through the day- all without having to leave your desk- through a series of breathing exercises called ‘pranayama’. This makes you a lot more productive by keeping stress at bay and helping you respond more positively and proactively to challenges that come your way. 5. Calm amid the Chaos The secret to taming a situation when all seems to be going up in flames is to not get carried away with it, hold fort and bring everything back into a more calm and composed state. But this isn’t always easy, unless you are a practicing yogi equipped with ancient insights and techniques. Anchored in mindfulness yoga helps you find the calm within amid the chaos without, making it a lot easier to rein things in when all seems lost. 6. Less Productivity Busting Aches and Pains A regular yoga practice keeps the body limber, flexible and fit making it much easier to sit at your desk or stay on your feet for hours without losing focus or physical integrity. With no more unexpected pains and niggly aches to interfere and interrupt your time on the job, work is bound to get a lot more streamlined and productive. 7. Stronger Self- Discipline Yoga comes with a lot of complicated poses and postures- ones that require dedication and patience to master. This dedication and patience, which yoga invokes, is bound to extend to your work life making you a much stronger, committed and far more productive addition to the team.