Why Yoga in this Corporate World?

In the corporate world, we have an abundance of stress and uncertainty around.  Everyone is always in a mad-rush to prove themselves to be the best. It is normal, then, to feel lost in this maze. How does one reclaim the peace and calm in this ever-racing world?

Yoga helps in bringing back the harmony in your thoughts. It is one of the best stress-busters. An invaluable gift of ancient Indian culture to whole world, yoga embodies the unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment – the harmony between man and nature, and a holistic approach to health and well-being.

I strongly believe in keeping myself physically and mentally fit. I have often been called a ‘yoga freak’, and I strongly believe that only in a healthy mind and body can healthy thoughts survive and progress. Yoga helps you in purifying your thoughts and helps in bringing peace and harmony within and outside the body. The Human Body is like a temple. Just like we worship the Lord in a temple to show our gratitude, we should do the same with our body and show our gratitude by practicing yoga.”

Reasons for doing Yoga:

1. Yoga is greatly beneficial for a person’s overall physical health.
2. It is also one of the most inexpensive Anti-aging treatment – yoga helps to detoxify your body automatically. Pranayama & Aasanna help you to feel more energetic by improving your breathing techniques & blood circulations.
3. It helps in reducing depression, stress and anxiety, and helps in keeping your mind calm.
4. Yoga develops a strong body immunity, shed those extra pounds of weight and coming back to shape once again. Burn your bad cholesterol and improve your good cholesterol.
5. There is no age bar for practicing yoga. The only requirement is the will to practice it.
6. Yoga improves your metabolism and helps in achieving radiant skin; hence, improving your overall confidence.

About the Author

Atul Anand is a GMBA ’11 alumnus from SP Jain School of Global Management with a specialisation in IT Management. Prior to this, he also completed the “Advance Program in Strategic Management” from IIM Calcutta. Atul is an active volunteer for “Art of Living” foundation and has been practicing yoga since more than a decade now. He has conducted several Yoga sessions for Syngenta employee across Asia Pacific (more than 10 nationalities).

With more than 12 years of experience in different multinationals across the world, he is currently working with Syngenta Service Private Limited, Pune as Regional Client Experience Manager- APAC. At APAC, Atul is responsible for more than 300 Business Users across 15 countries. He has also received several awards for his contributions in Syngenta.