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The title gives it away: If you have a workplace yoga program, it should be voluntary and not mandatory. Often \"Phase<\/a>businesses across Canada will start a Corporate Yoga<\/strong><\/a> program with us because they want to provide a low-cost, simple and effective wellness program for their staff.\u00a0 After setting up the classes with us, the next step is to promote them internally within the office – emails will be sent out, posters put up, word of mouth…whatever it takes, as we generally need at least 5 people to make the cost effective for everyone.<\/p>\n

One thing we always suggest to the Human Resource managers that we are partnering with is that they keep yoga optional, not mandatory.<\/p>\n

Now surely yoga isn’t going to hurt anyone<\/strong> – that’s true, but there is always a risk of injury, and if you have a staff member that have been inactive, forcing them into certain yoga poses could <\/em>set them up for a not-so-fun injury. If you have someone who is emotionally unstable or that has recently gone through trauma of some kind and then they are forced into a yoga class, it could flip an emotional switch that perhaps this person isn’t ready to deal with.<\/p>\n

Other reasons to not force staff to do yoga might include being uncomfortable being so intimate with co-workers, embarrassing digestive issues or just not having any interest in yoga.<\/p>\n

Now all that being said, the benefits of a Corporate Yoga<\/strong><\/a> program FAR FAR FAR outweigh any potential downside. It can save your company money on healthcare premiums, reduce turnover and more…not to mention the benefits of yoga itself: lowered blood pressure, increased flexibility,\u00a0 improved strength and much more.<\/p>\n

So while forcing anyone to do anything against their will generally isn’t a good idea (even yoga), creating a warm, inviting and supportive environment at a Corporate Yoga class is a positive way to create a thriving corporate culture and an appreciative staff that loves coming to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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