Being a manager means more than leading an organization or a team of employees. This often means a high pace, rapid changes and being constantly available. To be able to keep up the momentum in your leadership, it is important to find opportunities for calm and recovery. We spoke with Maja Tervell, yoga entrepreneur and yoga teacher, who gives six reasons why you should include yoga and mindfulness in your leadership.

1. Yoga techniques help reduce stress

There are several explanations for why yoga reduces stress, but in short, it is largely about breathing. If you learn to breathe deeper and better, you will find it easier to find peace in stressful situations. Yoga also gives you a special approach to life that helps you feel that you are good as you are. Performing, catching up first and always being on top becomes less important. Some yoga also works with the nervous system to make us more resistant to stress.

2. A confident leader is a good leader

Security can be created in several different ways, among other things by you as a leader has great competence in your area, but also by getting to know yourself. Yoga, mindfulness, breathing and meditation are all tools that make us more balanced and calm and can strengthen our self-awareness. In the long run, it can help you keep a cool head in stressful situations, be present with your employees, be able to keep up the drive in your leadership and make wiser decisions.

3. You learn to steer your focus towards what is most important

What kind of leader do you want to be? There are leaders who act out of affection, who do not dare to make decisions and who are not there for their employees. It is often a matter of a feeling of pressure or inadequacy. Yoga and mindfulness do not tick off any items on your to-do list, but it does help to find a solid foundation and increased calm. Once you have it, it is easier to be present and to sift through your tasks to be able to focus on what is most important at the moment.

4. Your calmness spreads to the organization

A stressed person is not his best self – whether he is a leader or not. A manager or leader is an important part of the organization. If the manager is stressed, this is most likely reflected in the rest of the organization. If the manager is calm and safe instead, it spreads rings on the water and creates security in both the organization and the employees. A confident leader also dares to trust that employees do their job, without having to steer and poke at the details.

5. You get valuable tools to share with your employees

Implementing yoga and mindfulness in your leadership can give you several tools to use in your daily work. You get practical exercises adapted to you as a leader, which you can then use to support your employees. If there are those who are sceptical about using yoga and meditation as a tool at work, you do not need to call it just that. Start by going through a breathing exercise and some simple yoga exercises. Most people quickly feel less stressed and so suddenly they have tried yoga and meditation without you putting any label on it. For a person, breathing may be the most important lesson. Someone might like yoga exercises the most. A third finds peace in the meditation or mindfulness exercises.

6. Your employees will feel seen

As an employee, it is important to feel recognised by your boss. As a manager, this can be a challenge, especially if you often sit in meetings or for other reasons are not present with your employees. It places higher demands on you to be present once you can give the employee your time and attention. Yoga and mindfulness help you to be more in the present and to be able to disconnect from other things that catch your attention. You simply become a more present manager.

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