Slow Yoga Combats Employee Burnout

Employee Burnout and Exhaustion. Image by Lukas Bieri from Pixabay

We’re frequently living in a consistent state of stress these days. Nearly 70% of employees are feeling more burnout than before the pandemic says Katie Burke, Chief of People, Hubspot (via INC.).

Nearly 70% of employees are feeling more burnout

Employees and employers are taking note and looking for ways to combat the epidemic of burnout during the covid epidemic.

Essentials for fighting burnout:

• Take short breaks throughout the day

• Focus on longer slow breaths - elongating the exhale

• Adding deep work sessions into your schedule

• Admit and talk about prioritizing wellbeing and self-care

• Bring movement to your body

• Find gratitude regularly

The practice of slow flow yoga embodies many of the priorities for releasing burnout. Our drive to constantly be ‘on’ is confronted by yoga. Yoga gives us permission to switch off. To move inward and focus our will on holding poses and being at peace with the body in that very moment.

If you feel like the slow movement and holding of poses is too slow for you, then you might just be the one who benefits from it the most.

Benefits of slow flow yoga:

• Slowing the pace of the mind of body

• Inward focus on self and the breath

• Class lengths can be 10 minutes to 1.5 hours

• Stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system

• May incorporate gratitude practices

• The focus of will and peace reminds us that we are enough

Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to employee burnout

When it comes to combating burnout, slow and steady wins the race. Incorporate slow flow yoga and think about or ongoing wellbeing class(es) for your team.