Yoga offers many benefits in the workplace - both for the employees and the corporation.
Benefits to the Employer:
“Companies with Corporate Health Promotion Programs have realized a 28% reduction in sick leave, a 26% reduction in adjunctive healthcare costs and a 30% reduction in disability and workers compensation costs. ” Health Affairs, Volume 21, No.2, March, 2002
“Americans work harder, are more productive and miss fewer days of work as a result of wellness benefit programs, according to the quarterly survey of American workers at growing businesses with 10 to 1,000 employees. Forty-one percent of workers agreed that having a wellness program encourages them to work harder and perform better at work.” (The Society for Human Resource Management)
Benefits to the Employee:
Relieves anxiety
Improves asthma
Reduces Cancer
Improves chronic pain
Reduces depression
Improves heart disease
Reduces high blood pressure
Improves irritable bowel syndrome
Improves sleep problems
Reduces tension headaches
Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
Building skills to manage your stress
Increasing self-awareness
Focusing on the present
Reducing negative emotions
Increasing imagination and creativity
Increasing patience and tolerance
Lowering resting heart rate
Lowering resting blood pressure
Improving sleep quality