Yoga for Computer Users: Healthy Necks, Shoulders, Wrists, and Hands in the Postmodern Age (Rodmell Press Yoga Shorts)

Yoga for Computer Users: Healthy Necks, Shoulders, Wrists, and Hands in the Postmodern Age (Rodmell Press Yoga Shorts)

Sandy Blaine

Language: English

Pages: 128

ISBN: 1930485190

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


An ever-increasing number of people depend on computers for both work and entertainment, which means an ever-increasing number of hours spent slumped in a chair — and an ever-increasing number of hand, wrist, neck, and shoulder injuries. Yoga for Computer Users offers a new kind of preventive self-care. It contains 23 illustrated poses and exercises, plus breathing and relaxation techniques, that increase circulation and range of motion, prevent injuries to the upper body, improve posture, and avert energy stagnation. They can be performed regardless of age or yoga experience and are combined in sequences ranging from quick five-minute stretching breaks that can be done while at the computer to more intensive 30-minute sessions designed for morning energy and evening relaxation. A special “Everyday Yoga” section presents lifestyle tips that help readers learn to alternate mouse hands, strengthen their core, stretch throughout the day, and schedule time for joy.

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going back to your computer. When you do, see if you can maintain the quiet, mindful energy of meditation, and see how that affects your feeling of well-being, and possibly even your productivity, as you go about your day. Setting a timer for these exercises will help you keep track of time and allow you to keep your eyes closed until you are ready to move out of meditation. Try to make at least a few minutes of breathing and meditation part of your regular daily routine. Although it can be

that your yoga practice doesn’t get crowded out of your mind or your schedule, as both tend to fill up with other tasks in the course of a busy day. Space. It is wonderful to have a dedicated space for practice, if you can manage it. I’ve always dreamed of a house with its own yoga room, but so far, living in a one-bedroom apartment, my practice space is also my living room and my office. Clearing some furniture out of the way and setting up my home yoga studio each morning is the start of my

exercises you are doing. A more vigorous practice is better earlier in the day, while the more relaxing exercises can help you wind down, as you transition from work to evening activities or prepare for sleep. Many people find that a gentle yoga session, with some easy stretching and relaxation, is more effective than a nap for re-energizing. Eating. It is best to practice with an empty stomach, and most yoga guidelines advise not eating for two to three hours before practicing. With today’s

for Letting Go Pose, eye pillows produce a physiological response that encourages the body and mind to drop more deeply into a relaxed state. While most people find using an eye pillow enjoyable, some do not like the sensation of having the eyes covered. So, while eye pillows are worth trying, than detract from, your experience of relaxation. Although the weight of an eye pillow on the forehead is pleasant and has particular benefits to the nervous system, a simple folded washcloth or hand

by yoga, exercise, and, thanks to his wife and son, working normal hours. Doug thanks Pixar for subsidizing yoga for its employees as well as for finding such a supportive instructor as Sandy Blaine. About the Author t t t t t t t Sandy Blaine has been practicing yoga since 1987 and has been teaching full time in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1993. In 1995 she graduated from the Advanced Studies Program at The Yoga Room in Berkeley, California, and she joined their faculty in 2000. She is a

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