Illustrated Guide

Yoga at Your Desk

A practical, photographed guide to nine short sequences you can do right at your desk. No mat, no equipment, no changing clothes, just a few mindful minutes between meetings.

Shani stretching her neck and shoulders while seated at a desk

Release tension. Reset your focus.

Yoga at Your Desk is built for office workers, remote employees, students, anyone who needs a gentle reset during the day. Across nine chapters it moves from breath and neck through shoulders, wrists, spine, hips and ankles, finishing with a short practice for calming the mind. Along the way it includes gentle nerve-gliding techniques, drawn from therapeutic yoga, to ease tingling, tightness and strain from long hours at a screen.

Every exercise is step by step, with clear photographs so you can follow along without a teacher in the room.

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Inside the book

Nine chapters, each with its own focus and step-by-step photos.

Shani practising breath awareness, one hand on chest and one on belly, seated

1. Breathe

A powerful anchor for a steadier mind: simple breath-awareness techniques to return to all day.

Shani stretching her arms out wide in a seated neck stretch

2. Neck

Release the tension that leads to headaches, and stimulate the vagus nerve for real stress relief.

Shani in a seated twist, hands behind her head, looking over her shoulder

3. Twist It

Seated twists, plus gentle nerve-gliding, to mobilise the back and ease strain through the arms and hands.

Shani stretching overhead with a scarf, seated at a desk

4. Shoulders

Because your shoulders carry more than your bag: mobility and flexibility work using just a scarf.

Shani stretching her fingers wide with both arms raised overhead

5. Wrists & Fingers

Quick resets to protect against the strain of typing, scrolling and gripping a mouse all day.

Shani doing a seated side stretch at a desk

6. Spine Movements

Cat-cow, spinal circles and side bends to rehydrate the discs and lift your mood.

Shani doing a seated marching exercise with one knee lifted

7. Hips

Your body's central hub: keep it mobile to protect your lower back, knees and posture.

Close-up of a foot flexed and extended during an ankle exercise

8. Ankles & Feet

The foundation most people forget: simple moves to wake up circulation from the ground up.

Shani seated calmly with eyes closed, hands resting on her knees in a moment of stillness

9. Calming the Mind

A few minutes of breath-focused meditation and loving-kindness practice to close out any session.

Photography by Aviya Cohen.

Want this for your whole team?

Yoga at Your Desk pairs naturally with a Corporate Yoga program. Get in touch to talk through options.