Office Yoga: Simple Stretches for Busy People
by Darrin Zeer
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Author: Darrin ZeerIllustrator: Michael Klein
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-02-01
ISBN: 0811826856
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Chronicle Books
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Book Review: Nifty reminder to add yoga to the workday - surprisingly useful little book
Summary: 5 Stars
This small, goofy-looking hardcover yoga book is actually quite nifty. It takes you across a full workday of ideas to incorporate yoga and peaceful actions to your schedule.
Starting with arising, there are a few pajama asanas. Nothing that absolute yoga novices can't do - there are some stretches forward in bed, followed by an extremely modified sun salute (no planks, chatarungas or cobras, just lunge, cat/cow and downdog). After recommending breakfast smoothie options, the author has you doing head rolls during the commute.
The "in-office" part is the meat of the book, with useful keyboard finger stretches, proper sitting postures, and a great assortment of easy chair stretches one can do the entire day. I keep this book propped open at my desk to this section to remind me to do the arm pulls, reaching hands and open chest stretches.
More from the office section: there are self-massages, eye strain solutions and headache rubs, and some "closed door" poses like tree pose, rag doll and warrior. Although if you are brave and work in a cubicle or bull pen, you might want to just do these poses where you can be seen and not worry about it. :)
The lunchtime section recommends a few floor poses, if you can find a place to be alone. The break section discusses brisks walks and suggests subtle stretches you can do in the elevator (one stretch is recommended for crowded elevators and one for when you have it all to yourself), copy room and in any office doorway.
A restorative desk posture and meditation are offered for the end of your workday, followed by simple releases and couch potato postures for once you get back home.
My overall impression is this book has more solid little tricks for real life than I expected from just browsing through it. There are real useful nuggets in there! The line drawings are a little hokey but I can overlook that. :)
I'd get this book as a neat gift for anyone with a frazzled work life, and I use it myself each day as a reminder to add simple stretches and mindfulness to my most mundane desk activities.
Summary of Office Yoga: Simple Stretches for Busy People
Yoga has gone completely mainstream. Sensible people everywhere are saying "Om" and doing postures once a week. Enter the world's easiest yoga book for the place we need it most: work! Renowned teacher Darrin Zeer brings this ancient Indian art to the modern-day office with a fully illustrated, easy-to-use guide offering 75 stress-relieving stretches perfect for the cube environment. Unlike most yoga guides, Office Yoga offers a fun, accessible approach and is useful for both beginners and experts. Exercises are organized by time of day and for a variety of situationswaking stretches, commute exercises, on-the-phone and at-the-copy machine stretches. Humorous and colorful illustrations by Michael Klein enliven exercises that can be performed anywhere from the elevator to the conference room. This handy little book will fit nicely on any desktop, and makes a great gift for the workaholic in your life.Business & Investing Books
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