Wall Street Journal front page, Sue Shellenbarger
"I select the 30-second 'Monolith of Mastery' from Office Yoga: At Your Desk Exercises by Diana Fairechild. I'm surprised by how fast the mental and facial change this requires eases my tension. I'd give office yoga an 'A' for both the depth and duration of its effect on my stress." [Oct'02]
R. Joseph Jalbert, Reader
"If you experience any kind of pain at home, at the office or during travel, Office Yoga is the companion you will be glad you took along. Its small size is convenient to a pocket or purse. You will be glad to have it when pain or stress strikes. The book arrived as I was about to leave for Munich. I threw it into my bag and used it just 14 hours later at the Auberstrasser Hotel. I turned to page 61, Headache/Neck Pain, did the exercise in two minutes, and the pain was instantly gone. Several weeks later, at home, the “Telecom Twist” exercise minimized my lower back pain so greatly that I could function again." [Mar'05]
Oracle8 for Dummies,
Carol McCullough-Dieter
"Office Yoga should be required reading for anyone who works at a computer...easy to do right in your chair or standing in front of your desk. Wow! Instant energy.' [Oct'99]
Arthur Brownstein, M.D.,
Healing Back Pain Naturally
"Diana Fairechild's Office Yoga is a wonderful, thoughtful, practical guide for working professionals to help them stretch their muscles and relax
their nervous systems. Office Yoga can also help a person improve his or her powers of concentration and thus be more productive at work." [Mar'01]
Canary News, Lynn Lawson
"Diana Fairechild has done it again: provided another concise, witty, informed, helpful guide to better health and performance." [Sep'99] |
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Office Yoga
STAY HEALTHY AT WORK WITH QUICK YOGA BREAKS |
Office Yoga: At-your-desk exercises by Diana Fairechild is a quickie guide for the desk-bound.
Desk jobs are hard on the body. Working for long hours at a computer can cause back pain, headaches and even mood swings. But now you can learn how to counteract stress and maintain physical well-being—all it takes is five seconds to three minutes, and you don't need to leave your desk or change into exercise gear—by using Diana's book, Office Yoga.
After teaching the exercises, Office Yoga then applies the principles to solving specific problems. The section called “Reduce Pain” deals with eliminating aches in the head, neck, wrists and back. There are sections called “Increase Productivity” and “Improve Efficiency” with advice on bettering the digestion, improving coordination and reducing eyestrain.
Office Yoga will help the desk-bound stay flexible, look better, keep the emotions on an even keel, and think more clearly.
There is an extensive “Symptom Chart.” Readers can look up specific targets—neck, for example—and learn which exercises to go to for relief.
Although based on traditional yoga, you don't need to be a swami to do these exercises. In fact, they're easy and pleasant. Office Yoga explains each exercise in simple terms and illustrates each by means of realistic digital “models.”
Office Yoga is part of Diana Fairechild's personal wellness regime. Diana knows what it means to work at a keyboard she has practed yoga in 1963; then continued to study during over fifty trips to India—made when she was an international flight attendant. |
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OFFICE YOGA'S "TELECOM TWIST"
IMMEDIATE GOAL: Increase range of motion. Time to achieve: 1 week, 2 times a day
RATIONALE: Our world of resources is everywhere around us. Increase your range of motion.
ADDED PERK: Flattens your stomach.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: As you strengthen your center, the feelings which bubble up from your gut become more reliable. Time to achieve: 9 months, 2 times a day
IN BRIEF:
1.
Soften your gaze.
2.
Right leg over left.
3.
Lift your head and twist.
4. RelAx, then
do the other side. |
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FOREIGN RIGHTS AVAILABLE. Worldwide Foreign Rights are available for Diana Fairechild's excellent-selling
160-page yoga book.
Now in its 2nd edition, Office Yoga has always been
printed with soy-based ink on recycled paper.
LEFT: This is not Office Yoga. Diana is usually most comfortable sitting in Lotus pose. [photo: Apr'08] |
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