How to Do Computer Yoga

1. How are your muscles feeling right now? Take a little break. Do computer yoga. Its very easy, and youll be relaxed in just a few minutes. Computer yoga will help to resolve the tension felt in your body. It will calm your mind through meditation and self questioning. Computer yoga is the office workers and writers answer to remaining positive through the day; ideally, practicing computer yoga daily will help you to remain positive throughout your .....

Move your head and think themantraOm in your head

2. Turn your head left and right. Forward and backward. .....

Move your shoulders so that all tensions resolve

3. Find the way that works best for you. Move forward, and then move another way round. Move with your elbows and think Om, Om, Om... And another way round. Think Om. .....

Move yourspineto the right and left side

4. The head also. Think Om , Om, Om... in your spine. .....

Move your feet on the ground

5. Say Om in your belly, in your legs, in your feet and in the earth. Concentrate on the whole earth and think the mantra Earth. .....

Massageyour body from head to feet

6. Hold your hands together over your head, rub the palms, visualize the sky above you and say the mantra Heaven. Feel the light that comes down. Massage the light into your face, your eyes, your ears, your whole body and think Light, Light... Fill yourself with light. Move your feet, fill light into the earth and think, Light.... .....

Move your hand and send light to your loved ones and to all people

7. Say I send light to... May all people be happy. May all the worldbe happy. .....

Rub your palms together

8. Think on the enlightened masters and say, Om, all enlightened masters, please help me on my way. Now you can ask a question. Think about your life. What are your goals? What is your way? Hear the answer within you. Feel the answer inside. What is the answer? .....

Put your hands on your legs or your belly

9. Make your mindcalmand think the mantra Om in your head, your thorax, your belly, your legs, feet, in the earth and in the whole cosmos. Om Om Om Shanti Om Peace Om Peace Om Shanti Om Peace... .....

Stop your thinking for one minute

10. Simply sit there. Dont think.What do you have to take in your life? Take it. What is your positive sentence now? What helps you to stay positive through your day and your life? For example, My positive sentence is: I am optimistic. I follow my way with optimism. .....

Have fun

11. If you want tohave fun, you have to get into the right mindset and embrace every opportunity for a good time. .....

Advanced Computer Yoga

12. Computer yoga is an easy and enjoyable way of unwinding at the desk, helping your body to relax and your mind to have a decent break. If youve already learnedComputer Yoga for Beginners, this article will take your learning a bit further, extending your computer yoga skills into deeper relaxation and increased positive feelings. .....

Upper Body

13. My new clients are often skeptical when I tell them yoga is one of the best ways to build upper body strength. They think they have to spend hours in the gym pumping iron to get sculpted arms. Not so! The truth is, yoga in general and this sequence in particular can do the job. The moves engage every part of the arm. Plus, supporting your own body weight is great strength training. Hold each pose for 5 breaths, and complete the entire series 5 t .....

What is your positive thought now

14. For example, I am optimistic. I go my way with optimism. .....

Press your thumb pad to the right nostril

15. Breathe deeply from the diaphragm, breathing through the left nostril. Think Om. Press your index finger, then middle finger, then ring finger, to the left nostril. Breathe deeply from your diaphragm, breathing through the right nostril, and think Om. Change several times between the left and right nostril back and forth until a feeling of inner peace and harmony is created. .....

Computer Meditation

16. A guided meditation while taking a break from working at the computer is a fast way to find relaxation. Through simple yoga movements associated with positive phrases, you can dissolve inner blockages and recharge your mind positive. Get peace, power, love and happiness in five minutes. .....

Find peace in prayer with your religious figure

17. youll find thoughts in these pages to inspire you in your prayer life (and to help you written by Saints and other well known religious figures.You can get a great sense of peace in good times and consolation in bad from them. .....

Send light or pray for happiness peace love to all beings

18. I send light to ... (name). May all people be happy. May the world be happy. .....

Begin by understanding that this computer meditation

19. Use or adapt the phrases that work for you. You can also rephrase the mantras and make them suitable for you. You can define God in your own way as a supreme being or as a cosmic force or life power. You can omit the mantra Om God if it does not fit for you. Hence, it is advised that the remainder of the article be read in this light. .....

Connect yourself with the Enlightened Saints or God or other entity Say

20. Om all enlightened masters. Om God. I beg for guidance and help on my way. .....

Get inner peace

21. I take things as they are. I flow positively with my life. .....

Calm your mind

22. Speak (or think) one minute the mantra: Om Shanti. Om Peace. .....

Stressful thoughts

23. Try focusing on peaceful thoughts and avoid thinking of the stressful thoughts .....

Find a positive phrase

24. Then speak it. For example, My positive phrase is ...: I go forward with love, peace, happiness and strength (power, energy). Be a victor in your life. God (or other entity) bless you. (This is an example of one possible positive phrase). .....

Linger

25. Finally, it is good to linger in the relaxation for some time. In this final phase, relaxation unfolds its healing (harmonizing) effects. .....

Benefits of Yoga for Computer Users

26. Yoga is a form of exercise, physically, mentally and spiritually that can help to alleviate any chronic pain felt by anyone who spends too much time on the computer. Not only can yoga help decrease chronic pain your body accumulates from all the hours spent on the computer, it can also help to increase circulation, relieve eyestrain, eye fatigue and even headaches. Writers who spend hours thinking and typing on the computer can use the relaxation .....

Simple Poses on the Computer

27. Simple poses such as the kick back log on pose can be done while on the computer. In this pose, you stretch the arms behind the head, interlock the fingers and relax the elbows and shoulders. Breathe in and out slowly, as you stretch the elbows back. Then release as you exhale. The email meditation pose can be done while on the computer. Slowly focus on your breathing and take note of your breathing sounds. Inhale and then hold your breath until .....

Triangle Pose Trikonasana

28. Can also be done by standing against the wall with your feet two to three feet apart. Stretch up as you push the shoulders back, letting the arms hang by your side. Bend slowly and slide the right hand down your right side. As you do this, a slow breathing exercise should be done while you keep the hips at level and the shoulders steady. The head is turned to one side and count to 10 and inhale as you slowly return to the starting position.Keep y .....

Diamond Pose Vajrasana

29. kneeling on a soft area, knees closed.Push back to sit on your heels.Exhale and lift your leg while you tighten your buttocks. Stretch up using your hips,Keep your head balanced in a straight line with the body.Sitting in this position may give great benefits if practiced repeatedly. .....

Locust Pose Salabhasana

30. lying down flat on your stomach with your face and chin on the floor.Roll your hands into a fist and use your fist to help you lift yourself from your side or your thighs.Exhale and lift your leg while you tighten your buttocks.Stretch your legs to your back and high, keeping this position for as long as you can. Inhale and exhale and then return to your original position before going again. .....

Eagle Arms

31. Come to a comfortable position sitting on the edge of your chair with your feet flat on the ground, keeping the spine long. Inhale and extend your arms out to the sides. Exhale and cross one arm over the other, giving yourself a big hug with the allows stacked. Then, connect the palms of the hands together (or the tops of your hands together, if it .....

Seated Twist Variation

32. Sitting up tall, ground down through the soles of your feet and inhale to lengthen the spine. Exhale, and twist gently towards the right side. Grab a hold of the arm rest and the back of the chair sofltyr, lengthening up through the crown of your head with every inhale and twisting slightly deeper with every exhale. Pause at a depth of your twist where you can still keep the breath deep and full, and gaze over the right shoulder. Keep the hips ne .....

Neck Stretch

33. Interlace the fingers behind your lower back, and gently extend the arms back behind you on an inhale. As you exhale, move your knuckles over toward the right side of the torso, wiggling them as for to the side as you comfortably can. Squeeze the outer elbow in towards the body, and then softly relax your head towards your right shoulder. Keep the neck long, and if you .....

Hip Opener Variation

34. Place the right ankle on top of the left knee. Flex the right foot and press the inner border of he foot away from the body, engaging your toes. Take a breath in to lengthen the spine, and start to fold forward as you exhale. Choose how deeply you wish to move into the pose you want to feel a stretch in the outer hip and flute, but never any pain! Make sure your knees are comfortable, and use your breath to create depth. Stay for 5 10 breaths a .....

Hip Opener continued

35. If you were feeling comfortable in the pose above you can choose to go even deeper by folding closer towards the earth. Connect the fingertips to the ground, relax your neck and keep the foot flexed to protect your knee. When you .....

Hamstring Stretch Variation

36. Still sitting on the edge of your chair, place the back of your heel or ankle on your desk, on another chair or any elevation that .....

Hamstring Stretch continuation

37. If you were feeling comfortable in the above stretch, choose to go deeper by actually folding your upper body over the extended leg. Let every inhale softly bring your heart closer to the top of your foot, and let every exhale fold you slightly deeper. Stay for 5 10 breaths or as long as you are comfortable to stay before you come out of the pose and do the other side, beginning with the softer variation (above). Doing this sequence in the middl .....

Quick yoga

38. The mere thought of sneaking out for a lunchtime yoga class may be laughable, especially now that were all asked to do more and more on the job. But that doesnt mean you have to stay stagnant for hours. There are effective moves you can do right at your desk, ones that will help you get a mental breather and make sure your neck, back, arms, hips and wrists remain in good working order. .....

Scale Pose

39. Sit at the edge of your chair, press your hands down on either side of your hips and raise your legs and butt up off the seat. Engage your deep abdominal muscles and keep the tops of your shoulders down; hold for 3 to 5 breaths. Lower and repeat 2 more times. .....

High Altar Pose

40. Inhale and lift your arms; clasp your hands and invert your palms. Lean to your left. Hold for 5 to 8 breaths, then switch sides. .....

Ankle to Knee

41. Place your left foot on your right knee, letting left knee drop open. Keep your back straight; lean forward to stretch deeper. After 5 to 8 breaths, switch sides. .....

Every other computer operator complains of tensions and pain

42. During the last decade there has been a lot of research done on mouse injuries and other problems that arise with continual use of a computer monitor and keyboard. Lena Karlqvist from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm concludes after ten years of research that nobody can manage the monotonous strain in the long run without problems. Danish experts believe that the solution lies in rotating the employees or students between computer work and other .....

A tool to remain in contact with energy and inspiration

43. With simple yoga exercises one can release tensions as they arise and consciously put oneself in an inspired and creative mood. Computer users often have tension and pain in the mouse hand, arm, elbow, shoulder, neck or back. Other common ailments are headaches, eye complaints and lethargy, which also arise due to tensions, and which prevent the afflicted to be him/herself and work efficiently. Here follows an introduction to a few yoga exercise .....

Tension releasing exercises for the arms and shoulders

44. Extend your arms forward, shoulder level, palms up. Bend your arms, placing your fingertips on your shoulders. Keep your upper arms horizontal. 5 10 times. Do the same movement, but with your arms out to the sides of your body. .....

Shoulder Rolling

45. Rest your fingertips on your shoulders throughout this exercise. Begin with your upper arms at shoulder level, elbows pointing sideways. Then rotate your arms in a circular motion, moving them backwards and down, and then let the elbows meet in front of your stomach. Keep them together as you rise up in front of your chest and face, and then turn them out to the sides, back and down again. 5 10 times. Repeat this exercise in the opposite directio .....

Head Rolling

46. Let your head slowly fall all the way to one side, your nose forward, not towards your shoulder. Hang your head like that for a while, then bring it slowly over to the other side and keep it there briefly. Repeat this 5 10 times. Turn your head all the way to one side, pause a moment, then turn your head slowly to the other side and pause there. Repeat this 5 10 times. Let your head slowly sink down to your chest, let it rest there briefly, total .....

Spontaneous Breathing

47. This is a breathing exercise, relaxation and meditation exercise. Start by lying on your back with your hands by your sides (or directly following the head rolling, remain sitting in a chair with the hands resting on the legs or in the lap.) The eyes are closed. .....