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5 Ways to Avoid COVID-19 WFH Back Pain

Still Working from Home?

More of us now than ever are working from home, which means sitting for long periods of time at a desk.

It often also means more inactivity, fewer workouts and less yoga, which ultimately could have your back really aching.

If you’ve been experiencing back pain while working from home in this pandemic, try […]

2021-04-03T21:54:25-07:00January 29th, 2021|Categories: Information, Uncategorized|

How to Cope with Holiday & COVID-19 Stress

As the COVID-19 pandemic marches on, we face the reality that this year, the holidays will probably be very different.

Even before this crazy pandemic, December can often be a stressful time for most people.

High workloads, family gatherings, the hustling & bustling of shopping, wrapping, baking & cleaning.

And, […]

2021-04-03T21:54:25-07:00November 30th, 2020|Categories: Information|

12 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress

According to a 2017 Gallup poll, 8 out of 10 Americans say they feel the effects of stress sometimes or frequently during their day.

Only 4% say that they never feel stressed.

Working long hours […]

2021-04-03T21:54:26-07:00October 1st, 2020|Categories: Information|

5 Tips to Make Working-from-Home Easier

5 tips to make working-from-home easier. I saw a quote on Instagram this past week, and wanted to share it here: “You are not working from home; you are at your home during a health crisis, trying to work.“ Try to remember this when the days get long

2021-05-24T13:35:10-07:00April 10th, 2020|Categories: Information|

Can you take your yoga practice off the mat?

You sure can. But how?  As per the Yoga Sutras, all it takes is discipline.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are a collection of verses (said to be approximately 1700 years old) on the theory and the practice of yoga.  Patanjali describes discipline as ‘abhyasa’, a Sanskrit word […]

2021-04-03T21:54:33-07:00January 30th, 2019|Categories: Information, News|Tags: , , |

5 Things you Can Do Right Now to Reduce Stress this Holiday Season

1. Get Some Sunlight  – Whenever possible, get outside for at least 15 minutes and aim to get sunlight directly on your face. Sunlight will boost your production of the feel good hormone serotonin and relieve SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), which affects people every year when there […]

2021-04-03T21:54:34-07:00November 26th, 2018|Categories: Information|

Facilitate Healing With Yoga And Return To Work Sooner

by Jane Sandwood

The average Canadian full-time employee is absent from work 8.9 days per year according to research conducted by the Health Association of Nova Scotia. While absenteeism can lead to decreased overall productivity in the office as well as diminished profits, the well being of […]

2021-04-03T21:54:36-07:00September 10th, 2018|Categories: Information|

Move over Multitasking! Monotasking is all the Rage

There was a time when multitasking was considered to be an elite skill. The more tasks you could juggle at one time, the more efficient you were considered to be.

Now we know better. Not only does multitasking not work, it actually has a negative long term effect […]

2021-04-03T21:54:37-07:00August 13th, 2018|Categories: Information|
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