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It’s National Yoga Awareness Month

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Author Aaron Stoklosa

According to the Yoga Health Foundation, September is the official National Yoga Month (a national observance designated by the Department of Health & Human Services) designed to educate about the health benefits of yoga and to inspire a healthy lifestyle.

MMFIT, which stands for Modernizing Medicine Fitness in Technology, is a spinoff from our MMwit group and is a company-wide initiative to provide Modernizing Medicine employees with health and wellness opportunities to promote employee health and work-life balance. MMFIT is proud to host on-site yoga classes for all Modernizing Medicine employees.

Here’s what some of our yogis say about the benefits of practicing yoga during the work day at Modernizing Medicine:

-I like being able to learn the practice and fit it into my schedule. Also, getting to know my co-workers who have been attending the classes is an added benefit.-Antonio Rivera

-The benefits are threefold; strengthening core muscles, increased flexibility and better mental health. -Neil Gealy

-Yoga calms my body and mind for the rest of the day. -Aaron Richter

-Practicing yoga helps reduce stress and increase flexibility. – Karuna Vootukuri

-The benefits of practicing at work include increasing my physical fitness and the time and convenience factor. -Jaime Rodriguez

-And if you’re still having doubts on why you should hop on the namaste bandwagon, we have five reasons that may turn those doubts upside down.

5 Reasons to Practice Yoga:

  • Helps to reduce stress
  • Increases concentration and focus
  • Reduces future injuries by increasing flexibility and range of motion
  • Helps build your physical strength and mental fortitude
  • Cultivates the mind body connection

While classes are only open to our employees, click here for yoga month awareness events near you. Namaste.