Computer Yoga

Computer yoga is an easy and enjoyable way of unwinding at the desk, helping your body to relax and your mind to have a decent break. If you've already learned Computer Yoga for Beginners, this article will take your learning a bit further, extending your computer yoga skills into deeper relaxation and increased positive feelings.

Method 1 of 5: Upper Body

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   Move your head. As you move it, think the mantra "Om" in your head.
   • Turn your head left and right.
   • Stretch your head forward then backward.
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   Move your shoulders. Find a way that works best for you such as shrugging, rolling or shifting your shoulders up and down. Move forward, and then move another way round. Think the "Om , Om, Om... " mantra in your shoulders.
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   Move your spine to the right and left side. Think "Om , Om, Om... " in your spine.

Method 2 of 5: Lower Body

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   Move your feet on the ground. Say "Om" as you ground yourself in the earth. Concentrate on the whole earth and think the mantra "Om" in the earth.

Method 3 of 5: Whole Body

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   Massage your body from head to feet. Think "Om , Om, Om... ".
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   Place one hand on your stomach and practice deep breathing, drawing breath from your diaphragm. Think "Om" in your stomach.
   • Increase your breathing pace, using the abdominal muscles. Fill your body with conscious energy (prana, light).

Method 4 of 5: Face and Head

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   Rub your eyes and face. Think "Om , Om, Om... ".
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   Press your thumb pad to the right nostril. Breathe deeply from the diaphragm, breathing through the left nostril. Think "Om". Press your index finger, then middle finger, then ring finger, to the left nostril. Breathe deeply from your diaphragm, breathing through the right nostril, and think "Om".
   • Change several times between the left and right nostril back and forth until a feeling of inner peace and harmony is created.

Method 5 of 5: Seeking Inner Peace

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   Rub your stomach. Say to yourself: "I take things as they are. I flow positive with my life." Feel the inner peace.
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   Put your hands together in the meditation pose in front of your stomach.Move your thumbs. Visualize yourself as a Buddha (Shiva, Enlightened) and a Goddess of Love. Think or speak the mantra: "I am a Buddha (Shiva). I am a Goddess of Love (Mother of all beings)."
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   Move your hand and send light to someone. Say "I send light to... (name). May all people be happy. May the world be happy."
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   Rub your palms in front of your heart. Think on the enlightened masters and say, "Om all enlightened masters. Om God. Please help me on my way."
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   Put your hands on your legs or your belly. Make your mind calm and think the mantra "Om" in your head, your thorax, your belly, your legs, feet and in the earth. Think in the whole cosmos: "Om Shanti. Om Peace. Om Peace. Om Shanti. Om Peace ..."
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   Stop your thinking for one minute. Simply sit there. Don't think. Relax.
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   What is your positive thought now? For example, "I am optimistic. I go my way with optimism."