Fifteen minutes of chair-based yoga postures or guided meditation performed in the office can elicit a relaxation response.
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine January 16, 2012 Geoffrey W Melville, Dennis Chang, Ben Colagiuri et al.
This study compared acute (15 min) yoga posture and guided meditation practice, performed seated in a typical office workspace, on physiological and psychological markers of stress. Twenty participants (39.6 ± 9.5 yr) completed three conditions: yoga, meditation, and control (i.e., usual work) separated by ≥24 hrs. Yoga and meditation significantly reduced perceived stress versus control, and...