Office Yoga: Yoga helps in maintaining a healthy and fit life, but to achieve this, it needs to be done with consistency, at least 1 hour of intense meditation per day can bring a lot of changes in the body. Yoga plays a very important role in the physical and mental development of the body, but due to irregular sleep schedules and unbalanced work-life, individuals do not have much time to practice yoga or focus on their body and do regular desk jobs. Get. Back pain, shoulder and neck pain and rigid body lasting more than 8 hours per day can lead to serious health problems in the future. So here are the top 5 asanas that a person can do at his workplace to relieve his stress, reduce body aches and energize his body for a fit and healthy lifestyle:
Chair Savasana
Savasana helps to relax the body and refresh the mind after a long working day, just sit with your back straight, put your hands on your thighs, close your eyes and take deep breaths and Let your body absorb all its positivity. Posture
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chair pigeon
The ‘Chair Pigeon’ pose can help to get rid of the imbalances that create in your hip and lower spine due to prolonged sitting. Simply place your left ankle on your right knee, keep your back straight and sit tall, making sure your ankle and knee are in a straight line. Take deep breaths 7-10 times. To intensify the exercise (if you can), lean forward slightly as you inhale and exhale into a pigeon position on a chair.
wrist and finger strain
After long hours of work in front of the computer, a few stretches can help reduce stiffness, making it the easiest and most relaxing exercise ever. One just has to spread his arms in front and make his fist, and move the fist in clockwise and counterclockwise direction. You can also move the arms out to the sides and move your palms in an up and down direction to reduce the stress on your hands, fingers and wrists. This exercise can be done after every 2-3 hours.
sitting cat-cow
Sitting in a chair for a long time can cause back pain and neck pain, to relieve that tension ‘The Seated Cat Cow’ position can help. Simply place your hands on your thighs, your chin to the ceiling (if possible) or one can look parallel to the ground level, keeping your back straight, making sure you don’t lean on the chair. As you exhale, round your back, draw your abdominals in to your spine and keep your chin under your belly and your upper back as round as you can. Try to touch your toes while extending your hands towards the ground. This is called cat pose. As you inhale, come back to where you started, keeping your back straight and chin up to the ceiling and allowing your belly to move forward. This is called cow pose. Exhale 10-12 times every 3-5 hours to relax your back and neck.
sitting tadasana
Traditional Tadasana, which can be done by anyone sitting on a chair. Raise your hands above your head, making sure your elbows are near your ears and extend your hands as far as possible, drawing your thumbs toward the back of your head. Keep your feet under your hips, your back straight and take 3-5 deep breaths in this position. This asana relaxes the muscles of the arms and shoulders, which tend to get stiff due to long hours of work in front of the computer.
Performing these asanas in a consistent manner at your workplace can help you to remove all the stress and attain a healthy body physically and mentally.
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