Chakra 5 Presents: Yoga at Work

Every HR manager wants that coveted “Best Company to Work For” award.  One of the most fun, easy ways to inspire and motivate your employees is to offer yoga classes at the office on a regular basis.  Yoga classes are a low-cost and innovative solution for companies wanting to reduce health care expenses, relieve workplace stress and promote employee well-being.  Healthy employees are more productive and more cost effective.

Companies who offer yoga and wellness programs to their employees reduce their annual health insurance premiums,. According to a recent study on worksite health programs by the American Journal of Health Promotion, corporations realized $3-$6 in savings for every $1 invested in wellness programs.

Chakra 5 yoga classes are fun, sensible and encouraging. We respect deeply all levels of students and all body types.  Many of us have been in classes in which we didn’t feel welcome or were pushed too hard too soon to do dangerous moves.  Chakra 5′s #1 priority is to make sure you have fun, feel challenged, and do it all safely!

How It Works

We arrange with you a day and time, and…

• You provide the space: your home, office, school, etc. We provide the experience: hands-on instruction, music, ambience, props and a take-home step-by-step outline of the class to practice on your own…OR
• We provide the class AND the space: We arrange private group classes at lovely yoga spaces all over town. You and your friends can have your own class together at a space in your local neighborhood.

Types of Classes

Our 1 hour classes are based on the classical Hatha style of yoga, and can be customized to meet your specific needs.  Here are some frameworks for classes that have been very popular:

• Yoga Basics: A good orientation class to get a solid understanding of the basic fundamentals of yoga. We’ll guide you through some breath and meditation techniques, and a series of beginning seated and standing poses. Extra special attention is given to students to make sure they are in safe and correct alignment. Recommended for beginners.
• Focus & Flow™: Skip that Starbucks and get revved up with a yoga class practiced at a more vigorous pace. We incorporate more movement, strength poses and core work into this class for those seeking a bit more of a “workout”. Recommended for advanced beginners/intermediates who are more familiar with yoga.
• Power Down: We guide you through a series of gentle, flowing poses and stretches coupled with meditation and breathing to help you loosen up and wind down from a stressful day. Recommended for all body types, all levels.
• Wellness Workshops: We have also conducted special wellness workshops on stress management. Workshops typically include a brief lecture on the physiology of stress, then instruction in techniques on managing stress through meditation, aromatherapy and calming yoga poses. Recommended for all body types, all levels.