Our clients often ask how to get the most out of their office yoga class.

Do two 30 minute classes back-to-back. Automatically increase the number of available seats with two different classes & attract different people to class. This also is a bite-sized class which makes adding it to a busy calendar more feasible.

Here are some ideas:

Meditation + Chair Yoga - includes the attention training of mindfulness meditation and gentle stretching & strengthening without needing to change your clothes. Also great for those who have limited mobility that you may seek to include with your wellness program.

Yoga for the low back (on the mat) + Yoga for the shoulders and neck (in the chair) - Targeting those who can readily identify with areas they carry tension or pain. This way, they know the class is for them!

Myofascial ball massage + Yoga Fundamentals - Myofascial massage is using rubber-like balls to massage the feet, hands, or back to release ‘stuck stress’ that manifests as pain in the body. We can increase mobility with the myofascial massage, making the yoga class a whole new experience. Yoga fundamentals is a basic mat class for all levels. The instructor will customize the exercises to the needs of the class.

Core strength + Yoga for better posture (both mat, or yoga in the chair) - For many of us sitting at a desk we become weak in very specific muscle groups. These classes  work together to improve posture through strengthening weak muscles and lengthening the tight muscles. It’s easier to hold a more upright posture after these classes.

Yoga for strength and stability + Yoga for the lower back - Two well-rounded classes for those who have specific desires to relieve pain and have more balance in the winter months. Low back pain may be a high health claim area.

Yoga for the mind + Yoga for the body - Keeping the titles simple here, we are sharing with the potential students that yoga isn’t just a physical practice. Its main goal is to calm the turbulence in the mind, and we do that through specific access points in the body and in the attention or awareness. This class is a practice class, so participants will learn exercises that affect the mind, primarily. And exercises that impact the body, primarily.

Upper body stretch + Lower Body stretch - Keeping the names simple again, here we are inviting those who don’t think they are cut out for yoga but their doctors may be telling them that they need to stretch. This may be great for environmental services, food service workers, or others who are experiencing pain and limited mobility. These can be done in the chair or on a mat.

As a reminder, Inward Office instructors travel to workplaces in the Niagara and Erie Counties (Buffalo), Monroe (Rochester),  Genesee (Batavia),  Livingston (Geneseo), Ontario (Victor, Canandaigua, Geneva, Naples), Wayne (Sodus, Newark, Macedon), Yates (Penn Yan), Seneca, and Steuben counties.  We also do virtual classes for organizations outside of Western NY.