Show your love with Yoga and save 20% on the Yoga at My Desk course!
Are you looking for a unique way to show your love this Valentines Day to yourself or someone special? Yoga at My Desk is a great gift for you loved one so they can take care of their body, mind and spirit all day at work!
From now until February 15th save 20% on the Yoga at My Desk course which includes:
- 10-10 minute customized Yoga at My Desk video lessons
- 3 bonus videos
- planner to track progress
- 10 ways to take a 1 minute Yoga Break cheatsheet
- ongoing support and encouragement in our online community
Research is showing us that it is so important that we are getting up and moving more throughout the day. And what better way to do that with a short little Yoga Break? Yoga is such a great way to do this because it allows you to get so much out of a short amount of time!
Yoga is a powerful mind/body practice that helps us shift our focus inwards onto our breath to lower stress levels and help us feel calm, cool and collected. As we do this we are moving, stretching and strengthening our bodies to help increase flexibility, body and postural awareness, reduce tension, and activate core muscles.
All of this comes together to be an amazingly effective self care practice so that you and or you loved one can live, move and feel their best!
The best part about this course is that each of the lessons is only 10 minutes long and can be done right at your desk, in work clothes anytime it works for your schedule! This way you can take a Yoga Break anytime you need one to refresh your mind and energize your body to have more focus, clarity, inspiration and productivity for the rest of the day!
Did you see the latest Health and Wellness issue of Maui Time?
What an honor to be included in the recent Health and Wellness issue of Maui Time Weekly entitled: Four New Ways to Worship Your Body
The article highlighted myself and three other women who are taking a unique approach to Health and Wellness here on Maui. It was such an honor to be interviewed about my new Yoga at My Desk Course as well as my Yoga at Work sessions and workshops.
Here is a highlight from the article about my philosophy and approach to Yoga:
“In our day-to-day lives we are constantly engaging with the world around us: our work, our phone, our friends, and social media,” says Nolan. “However in yoga we use the breath to focus our mind and draw it inwards. In this way yoga teaches us how to pay attention to ourselves and to learn more about what makes us who we are as well as our unique habits and patterns. As we develop this self awareness on all levels: mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual, we become attuned to what we need to do to feel our best inside and out. I believe that this makes yoga a practice of self-care, self-acceptance, and ultimately self-love.”
Read the rest of the article HERE.
Would you like to put the tools of Yoga to work for your business? Contact me to book a complimentary Yoga at Work demo onsite for your team. These sessions can be done by all levels, in work clothes, with extra no equipment. This makes them easy to work into the work day to help your team, stretch, move and breathe for increased energy, focus and productivity.
Sit a lot at work? Here’s 5 reasons to take a Yoga Break!
Coming on the heels of last weeks TIME magazine article about how chronic sitting is aging us prematurely and how we need to take more movement breaks: I’m am thrilled to announce that my article talking about the importance of taking regular Yoga Breaks at work was just published on Elephant Journal!!
I am so excited to share this info to help people to take the tools and benefits of Yoga off the mat and into the office….where we really need it!
“The human body thrives with regular movement, and while our ancestors used to have this as an ingrained part of their day, most modern humans do not. The average human wakes up, drives to work, sits at a desk using a computer, drives home and then relaxes from all this sitting by sitting some more, likely in front of another screen (tv, computer, phone). In short: a whole lot of time sitting down, everyday!
In fact, the sedentary nature of our modern world has begun to take such a toll on us that it has become the newest, most widespread health problem. If you haven’t heard by now, experts have determined that “Sitting is the New Smoking”, meaning that long hours of sitting have such detrimental effects on our health that it increases the risk of chronic diseases drastically. SCARY RIGHT?!
What can we do if our job requires us to sit a lot? Take Yoga breaks at our desks!”
Click HERE to read the rest of the article and learn 5 reasons to take a Yoga break!
Motivated to take a Yoga break but aren’t sure what to do? Check out my YOGA AT MY DESK online course!
Each session has a unique focused and is customized to help you ease tension, increase core strength to improve your posture, enhance your flexibility, brighten your mood and lift your energy level as your stress levels drop.
Yoga at Work for Local Maui Businesses
If someone had told me that one day I would be teaching Yoga inside banks, power plants and offices all over Maui I’m not sure that I would have believed them ;), but amazingly enough its true! Since I created my Yoga at Work program and teamed up with the Blue Zones Project I am now teaching Yoga inside many different local Maui businesses and loving it!
It has been a fun and rewarding experience for me to share the powerful practice of Yoga with so many new people, many of whom have never tried it before. These Yoga at Work sessions area great way to share different Yoga stretches and techniques to help people reduce tension, improve their core strength and balance, plus keep their energy levels up so that they are feeling great and doing their best work. And since I tailor the sessions to the demands of each specific workplace each session is unique and customized to meet that team’s needs.
Some of the local businesses that I work with include: Maui Community College, Maui Electric (shown in the photo), Sae Design and Maui County Federal Credit Union. You can read about the team at Maui County Federal Credit Union’s experience with Yoga at Work in this post HERE .
I am so thrilled and grateful to help people integrate Yoga into their day, where we need it most and spend so much time: at work! Even just a few minutes here and there throughout the day is a powerful way to help keep our bodies in balance, stress levels down and energy up. When we take time to move more and down shift not only do we feel better but we help to boost our vitality and improve our longevity!
Would you like to put the tools of Yoga to work for your business? Contact me to book a complimentary onsite 20 minute Yoga at Work session for your team. These sessions are suitable for all levels and can be done in work clothes. Empower your team with tools to help them feel better and have more energy so they are set up for success!
FREE “Take a Yoga Break” Workplace Yoga Challenge starts January 7th
The new year is here and it’s the perfect time to get back into our routine. We spend so much of our day at work, so that is a great place to start creating healthy habits for ourselves! And since the workplace can be stressful it is the ideal place to integrate the tools of Yoga.
Want to but aren’t sure how? I can help with my FREE “Take a Yoga Break” Workplace Yoga Challenge starting January 7th.
- move better
- release tension
- have more energy
- boost your flexibility
- feel more focused
Want more Yoga at Work? Join my new Yoga at My Desk tribe on Facebook!
Want more ways to put the tools of Yoga to work for you at work? Join my new Yoga at My Desk Tribe on Facebook!
Lots of great stuff on there, including 3 Tips to Get Rid of Tech Neck!
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Give the gift of Vitality this Holiday Season!
THIS YEAR GIVE THE GIFT THAT GIVES BACK!
SAVE 30% ON THE YOGA AT MY DESK VIDEO SERIES:
Do you or someone you love have a desk job? Then the Yoga at My Desk video series is a perfect gift!
Each 10 minute video gives you a chance to ease tension, strengthen sleepy muscles, sit taller and lower stress levels to leave you feeling refreshed and energized.
Each video has a unique focus so you can choose exactly what you need that day for your Yoga Break!
“I absolutely love Yoga at My Desk series because it allows me to take care of my body and mind right at my desk! Its super easy to use and Megan is enthusiastic and encouraging. I highly recommend this series for any office worker! ”
From Catherine V, Yoga at My Desk student
Click HERE to get Yoga at My Desk at this great price, make sure to use the code YOGA at checkout to save 30%!
SAVE 20% ON YOGA AT WORK PACKAGES:
Remember how much you loved recess as a kid? Yoga at Work sessions are like recess for adults!
Our bodies are designed to move regularly and thrive when we do! Yoga at Work sessions are a great chance for your team to chance to move, stretch, strengthen, breathe and laugh together.
This team building experience is also a powerful way to help them stay strong and healthy, reduce aches and pains, have more energy and feel less stressed.
Each session is customized to meet the needs and requests of your team and their demands of their specific jobs. Yoga at Work sessions are done right on site, in work clothes and by people of all levels and abilities. Choose from a package of twenty or thirty minute sessions.
Click here to read what the team at Maui County Federal Credit Union has to say about their weekly Yoga Workout Wednesday sessions!
SAVE 20% ON WORKPLACE WELLNESS WORKSHOPS:
Want to empower your team with tools to stay healthy, happy and strong at work?
My workplace wellness workshops are an interactive, fun and educational way to do that! Workshops can be 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length and can be done in work clothes.
Choose from:
- De-Stress at Your Desk: Learn key techniques and stretches to lower stress and tension levels through breathing and postural awareness to stay happy, healthy and energized. For more info click here
- Yoga at Your Desk: Learn stretches you can do right at your desk to promote good posture, lower tension and stress levels and give a boost of productivity and focus
- Breathe Deeply: Learn relaxation and breathing techniques to help you feel calm and focused, for more info click here
Yoga at Work on Maui with the Blue Zones Project
Have you heard of the Blue Zones Project? It was new to me too until a few years ago when I first learnt that Central Maui was about to become one. Doing some research I learnt that the Blue Zones Project is a global initiative with the goal to make it easier for people to make healthy choices at home and at work.
The project was developed by Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow, who has travelled around the world studying a variety of cultures and people. In these explorations he began to notice several common characteristics amongst the communities where people were living the longest. To Buettner, it seemed as though the elders in these Blue Zones (as he termed them) had tapped into key tools (the Power 9) that allowed them to thrive long into later life.
What he did next was the key!
If these powerful tools worked in these populations around the world, why not try to replicate them elsewhere to help others thrive too? Thus the “Blue Zones Project” and the “Power 9” were born with the mission of helping people integrate these tools into their everyday lives so they can boost their health and vitality now and for years to come.
In my humble opinion the Power 9 are incredible, not only in their simplicity but also their potency. They are well researched, validated and practical tools for boosting our vitality! And given how closely they align with my personal and professional goals I was SO EXCITED! Can’t we all benefit from: down shifting to lower stress levels, moving more, knowing our purpose, connecting to a higher power, eating more plants, bonding with others, eating til you are 80% full, having a glass of wine? YES!!
Learn more about the Power 9 HERE.
By implementing these into one’s daily life, Buettner’s research shows that we can help ourselves live longer, healthier lives!
So when I saw that this great project was coming to Maui, I immediately reached out to them to see how I could get involved. I am so glad I did, because as it turns out a significant part of the Blue Zones Project is helping Worksites implement the Power 9 for their team. This is when I really got excited because I am super passionate about helping people integrate Yoga into their workday!
It has been been amazing to partner with the Blue Zones Project and help many Worksites across Maui with my Yoga at Work sessions. Through our partnership I have been given the opportunity to share this transformative practice and all of it’s tools with so many new people, many of whom have never tried Yoga before, what a fantastic and rewarding experience. An article about our partnership was recently featured on the Blue Zones Project blog, which you can read HERE.
I am so deeply grateful to team up with this great Project and it’s amazing local team to help our Maui community make healthy choices at home and at work!
Would you like to help your team move more, down shift their stress levels, boost their energy and productivity? Try a Yoga at Work session! Contact me to book a free onsite Yoga at Work demo. Sessions can be done in work clothes and are great for all levels of fitness. Learn more about my Workplace Wellness services HERE
Get a lot of headaches at work? Try this eye exercise!
When it comes to eye health, eating carrots is key (since they are super high in Vitamin A which is a nutrient important for vision health), but that’s not all you have to do.
Our eye health and strength depends on being challenged to look all over the place, close to us and as far away as possible. However the demands of our modern workday have us mostly looking screens at close range.
This requires that our eyes converge (or come together to look at the item). What is often missing is divergence, which is when our eyes widen to take in more information often away from us at a distance.
You can easily introduce the challenge of changing your focal point by lifting your eyes and looking as far away as possible several times throughout the day. It is suggested that we do this frequently through the day to promote ocular health and function.
It’s easy to do with the 20/20/20 exercise!
Want more Yoga you can do right at your desk? Check out the Yoga at My Desk video series! This innovative series has 10 videos, each about 10 minutes long with a unique focus. Take a Yoga Break right at your desk to feel tension melt away as you get energized and focused for the rest of the day!
Each video includes a unique selection of Yoga stretches and techniques specifically chosen to go with the focus of that session. This way you learn many of the tools of Yoga and can begin to practice right away. These sessions are great for all levels and do not require any other equipment except your desk, your chair and you! Give yourself a few minutes to yourself to get centered and calm!
Use the code vitality to save 20%!
Yoga at Work with Maui County Federal Credit Union
I am thrilled to see that more local Maui employers are beginning to offer onsite Yoga! By giving employees a chance to breathe, stretch and quiet their minds these employers help their team move more naturally, down shift to lower stress levels, have a fun team building experience and build healthy habits at work. With so much research to support the benefits of Yoga, these employers are making a great choice to help their team: increase strength and flexibility, enhance immune function, decrease risk of illness, boost productivity and concentration and lots more!
One of the businesses that I am working is Maui County Federal Credit Union. Having met a few months ago at a Blue Zones Project event, the team at Maui County Federal Credit Union was interested in an innovative way to help keep their team healthy by integrating more movement and stretching into their day. This goal was in line with the Blue Zones Project that is helping to make healthier choices easier at home and work for our Maui community. To learn more about this amazing project click HERE.
After meeting with their team to determine what they are looking for and what would for their schedule Workout Wednesday’s were born! Each Wednesday morning before the branch opens we do a twenty minute Yoga at Work session customized to help their team energize their bodies and minds for the day ahead, teach key tools for stress management and connect as a team.
Here is what a few of the team members have to say about Workout Wednesday:
- Workout Wednesdays have been a great success with the entire staff! They look forward to Wednesdays, a chance to exercise and wear casual wear!
- Megan has been terrific!
- Workout Wednesdays are so great. It really helps to get a good stretch for the day and improves breathing for stress control.
- I had a migraine at the beginning of Yoga, but after Yoga it was gone!!
- I really enjoy Yoga Wednesdays and look forward to them every week. Its a great relaxing start to the workday.
- Some mornings I come in to Yoga feeling tension in my body but by the end, I feel so good and relaxed
- I really enjoy the sessions with Megan. And doing it as a group makes it more enjoyable
Curious about the different Workplace Wellness options? Learn more HERE!
Thank you so much to Maui County Federal Credit Union Human Resources Manager Jamie Mims for sharing more about their team experience with the Yoga at Work sessions!
- Staff has a more positive outlook on wellness…and yoga, in general. Our staff really looks forward to our yoga sessions.
- Our “normally-shy employees” have come out of their shell and embraced yoga.
- A few employees have said that their aches and pains have gone away as a result of the yoga.
- A few employees have mentioned that their breathing has improved since doing yoga.
Would you like to host a free twenty minute onsite Yoga at Work demo for your team? Contact me for more information about how you can put the tools of Yoga to work for your business!
Learn more about all of my different Workplace Wellness options HERE!
