Working at home is not always synonymous with "coolness", on the contrary. It is not uncommon for the day at home to be longer than a day in an office. You quickly get caught up, and you don't leave your computer (enough). However, you need to know how to take micro breaks to get off to a better start. The body needs it. Our yoga coach shows us six beneficial gestures for hard workers at home!
The basics: take a short break
This is not to distract you from your work, but to not stress. In the home office, you feel safe, confident, in the comfort of your own interior and yet the pressure remains. You also tense up in front of your computer and you have to know how to take breaks, however short they may be.
Sandra InSoha, online yoga coach, first of all recommends gaining height. It may seem obvious to cry, yet it takes a few minutes to be able to get out of your task, and put your brain and nervous system on pause. You let go of your keyboard, you move your chair back and you breathe deeply. Yes it looks like relaxation!
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If you have at least 10 minutes in front of you, you can also meditate.
More info in our article.
Straighten up!
It is not enough to raise your head, but to untie any latent tensions that could arise due to your inactivity. Then unfold your arms and straighten your back and neck gently.
Sandra therefore recommends changing position, starting with the opening of the rib cage by straightening up. This will allow you to breathe better, more deeply. Take a few deep breaths through your nose, you will see, it feels great! Allow 5 seconds to breathe in, 5 seconds to breathe out.
Stretch!
Once you have taken a deep breath, calmly, without thinking about your videoconference earlier, stretch like a big cat that wakes up.
Extend legs and arms, stand up if necessary.
Sandra InSoha shows us how to stretch if you prefer to sit: extend your arms behind your back, and crossing your fingers, hand in hand, stretch your fists towards the floor by opening your chest and lowering your shoulders. To stretch your neck a bit at the thyroid level, gently tilt your head back.
Twists like yoga
Yoginis know this: twists give a good deal to the abdomen. Same as the back belt.
Sitting while keeping your legs in the axis in front of you, take support on your desk to turn gently, on one side then on the other.
Be careful, we do not twist yoga when we have just eaten, it is better to be fasting.
Close your eyes to breathe
Sandra recommends to feel the air that fills the belly, to put her hand on the abdomen. By closing your eyes, you will focus better on this micro break.
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Find SandraInsoha on her website and her YouTube channel.