Squeeze A Yoga Session Into Your Lunch-break

Whether you are staying at home with a new baby or working too many hours at the office, any time is a good time for yoga. Yoga stretches and postures can be done in bed or even while driving to work, while hundreds of people use their lunch hour break to squeeze in a yoga exercise session to help take off extra pounds. Practising yoga in the middle of day is a good time to take a break to recharge and energize for the afternoon.

Kick Back Booting-up Pose: While booting up your computer, interlace your fingers behind your head. Relax the elbows and shoulders. Breathe and stretch your elbows back. Let the tightness release slowly.

E-mail meditation: While reading your e-mail, remember to breathe slowly and focus your attention on your breathing. Make the out-breathing twice as long as the in-breathing. Doing this will immediately calm you.

Photo-copy Stretch: Place your hands on the edge of the copying machine. Stand back with feet apart. Drop your head and chest. Breathe and relax your shoulders.

Close-the-deal Pose: Raise your arms to the side with fingers pointing upward. Take a big step to the side, with your right foot out and knee bent, your left foot firmly placed and left leg straight. Keep the upper body straight and strong, shoulders relaxed. Relax into the stretch – remember to breath, don’t hold your breath. Return to a standing position, switch sides and repeat.

Great yoga positions to squeeze into a ten minute lunch-break during a busy day – you’ll benefit in so many ways from it.