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"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." -C.McCullough-Dieter, Oracle8 for Dummies
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 Diana (in 1994) has been practicing yoga ecercises for many lifetimes. This exercise is not in her Office Yoga book.
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"..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." -Arthur Brownstein, MD
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"Diana Fairechild has done it again: provided another concise, witty, informed, helpful guide to better health and performance. This compact book is going to be my friend." -Lynn Lawson, Canary News
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"If you experience pain in your shoulders, back, neck or wrists after a long day at the keyboard, here are simple exercises to make you feel better. Best of all, you only need to take a few minutes a day to do them." -Freelance Writer's Report
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"Clearly written and thoroughly illustrated, Office Yoga is a treasure for anyone who works at a desk." -Kauai Magazine
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SMART & HAVE FUN DOING IT
Prevent a painful neck, back, shoulders, and wrists. With one-minute Office Yoga breaks throughout the day, you can increase productivity and creativity, stay flexible, look better, and keep the emotions on an even keel! Easy to use, readers can look up specific target areas—"Neck," for example—and learn which exercises to do for relief.
This must-read stress buster is for everyone from busy execs to writers like the author who will benefit from its yoga exercises that are appropriate for the workplace.
The Wall Street Journal (10/3/02) "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."
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BENEFITS:
"TELECOM TWIST"
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. Flatter stomach.
. "Gut" feeling more reliable.
. Increased range of motion makes it easier to meet new opportunities.
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HOW
TO DO "TELECOM TWIST"
1. Sit with equal weight supported by both sides of your buttocks. Your back is straight, your feet are flat on the ground directly under your knees, and your arms are relaxed at your sides.
2. Inhale deeply; cross your right leg over your left. Your left hand rests on your right knee or thigh.
3. Exhale as your right hand reaches behind and grasps the back of your chair. Twist to the right, your body first and your head last.
4. Exhale and stretch your spine upwards. Deepen the twist with each exhalation.
5. Balance with a "Telecom Twist" to the left.
BOOK SPECS
Printed with soy-based ink on recycled paper
ISBN 1892997401, $9.95, 160 pgs, 48 illus., 5" x 7"
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