Seated Cat Cow helps release stress and tension from the following muscles: Arms and Shoulders, Lower Back, Middle Back, Upper Back, Chest, Hips, and Neck.

Seated Forward Fold awakens and opens the upper body joints, nerves, muscles to release stiffness. This posture will help relieve stress and calm your mind at the same time stretching the spine and the back muscles along with massaging your intestine for a stronger digestion

Seated Pigeon Pose stimulates the internal organs, increases hip flexibility, improves posture, and alleviates sciatic pain by stretching feet, ankles, hamstrings, and hips.

Seated Side Bend stretches neck, chest, and upper back and shoulders while encouraging efficient use of your diaphragm for better breathing.

Seated Spinal Twist strengthens the mid- and low back and increases flexibility throughout the spine. It also tones the internal organs, including the kidneys and digestive organs.

Benefits of Yoga in the Workplace

1. IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY

Practicing Chair Yoga postures can improve your flexibility. It is especially helpful for people with mobility issues. When practicing Chair Yoga, things that may have been hard to overcome before, can become and seem easier. Along with increased flexibility, Chair Yoga can reduce back pain.

2. IMPROVED STRENGTH

Chair Yoga is also known to build up your body’s strength. As your body becomes stronger, you have more energy during the day for the activities that once seemed difficult.

Chair Yoga routines can also help those who suffer from recent or chronic injuries. It helps to withstand the current injury better and strengthen the body for the future injuries.

3. REDUCED STRESS AND IMPROVED MENTAL CLARITY

Practicing Chair Yoga can also improve your mental clarity and reduce your stress. According to Harvard Health, Chair Yoga might be the answer to cope with feelings such as depression, anxiety attacks and self - esteem.

It appears that practicing Chair Yoga affects stress response systems in our body. This, in return, decreases psychological arousal. It reduces heart rate levels, lowers blood pressure and helps to breathe calmer.

Also, there is evidence that a Chair Yoga sequence helps to increase heart rate variability. This is an indicator of the body’s ability to react to stress more flexibly.