Inward Office Catalog

In today's fast-paced and demanding world, the pressures of work can often lead to significant stress and burnout. We may be functioning on autopilot just to get through the day and unsure how to re-discover the joy and presence that leads to a fulfilling life. Reclaim control of your well-being and learn how you shift your stress response with our class, "Mindfulness for Stress Management." Drawing from ancient mindfulness practices and modern scientific research, this class offers a unique blend of time-tested techniques and contemporary strategies tailored to meet the challenges of today's workplace. We will be practicing body-based awareness techniques that you can integrate into your daily routine, designed for those with any level of experience.

Let’s be honest: no one’s mind is completely clear when meditating. Surprised? What else is normal while meditating? How do we fit this into our day? Learn myths associated with this ancient practice, tips to integrate it into the workday and why it’s essential to your work life. This class normalizes so many of the brain processes that discourage us from continuing our meditation practice.

What would it be like to engage in a conversation built on presence and understanding with that person who always gets under your skin? Imagine sitting down with them, sharing a mutual respect of each other’s views and leaving with a better sense of understanding each other born of compassion. 

This workshop uses empathetic listening and communication tools from Non-Violent Communication and mindfulness. 

Meditation, quite simply, is training the attention. In an age of distrations, this becomes a very important skill if we are to maintain focus, mental acuity, and develop emotional intelligence. This meditation is guided to encourage spaciousness and stability in your life. Fully guided and good for beginners and seasoned meditators that want to continue practice with a group. The instructor brings up themes for meditators to can consider and participants share their experiences with the group.

In a world that demands constant attention and multitasking, the art of mindfulness offers a unique antidote. Mindfulness is training the attention and enhancing efficiency through improved focus. Just like going to the gym, we need exercises to strengthen this muscle of attention.  "Mindfulness as Brain Training" is an engaging and interactive session that teaches you how experience-dependent neuroplasticity can create new neural connections in the brain. 

In class we will learn body-based techniques that have gone through the rigor of scientific studies. Through this blend of science-backed insights, practical exercises, and group discussions, you'll uncover the secrets to rewiring your brain for new habits and resilience.

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Yoga has been proven to be one of the best solutions for general back pain. We spend millions of dollars per year in pain management and loss of productivity due to back pain. As we age, we may come to believe that this is a normal consequence of aging. In truth, back discomfort can originate from tight muscles or an imbalance in the way we use our muscles. Also a repetitive, sedentary posture can lead to back pain. Your instructor will introduce stretches and strengthening mat-based exercises that will give you the freedom you desire! No experience necessary & no back pain necessary. This class can be taught on the mat, or in the chair.

Targeted relief for computer users. Stretch your fingers, wrists, arms, and shoulders in new directions with exercises designed to alleviate strain and tension. Enhance flexibility, reduce discomfort, and maintain your peak performance in the digital world. Not only the stretches, but the break will help you feel rejuvenated. Your body deserves this reset. Pairs well with the MELT Method myofascial release workshop.

This class expands the definition of yoga, as yoga extends far beyond postures and teaches a number of self-regulation tools for stress and anxiety. Recognize your automatic reactions, soothe the stress response, and become more resourced and resilient to respond to life's challenges. Shift the body and brain's experience of stress with techniques like breath control, mindful attention, physical movement, progressive relaxation, and healthy lifestyle habits. 

Mindful self-compassion is a practice that integrates kindness and a wish for healing of our own suffering and, by extension, the suffering of others. In the practice of cultivating mindful attention, adding self-compassion to our practice gives us psychological coping tools for the ups and downs of life. Learn techniques for growing the muscle of self-compassion, staying mindful in conversations, and take home a tool to decipher emotions. 

Move to lift your mood. Exercise is one of the most accessible anti-depressants. Only 10 minutes a day makes a difference. Use this class to encourage you to transmute your low energy, your anxious mood, or lack of motivation.

We often don’t have more than 5 or 10 minute moments throughout our day to practice. Learn techniques you can integrate throughout the day to return to baseline and re-establish a sense of wellbeing throughout the day. This includes movement, breath work, relaxation techniques and attention training. 

Sometimes the caregiver is more focused on others than their own care and we begin to overidentify with the role of a caregiver. Learn yoga-based techniques to give ourselves care from the inside out. This class will have mat-based postures, self-kindness & mindfulness exercises, and body-based relaxation. 

Uplifting Yoga is a blend of mood-boosting postures and mindfulness exercises to cultivate mental stress relief. Moving our bodies can create changes in our minds: building resilience, endurance, and balance. Add new skills to your toolkit to balance mid-winter blues and rediscover joy from the inside out. 

Experience deep relaxation with these mind-body techniques you can do at home. Yoga Nidra is a practice from India designed to systematically release tension, calm the mind, and improve rest while sleeping. Spend a few minutes moving the body to get it ready for stillness. Lie down for a guided practice. A pillow and blanket are recommended. 

Yoga Nidra, or wakeful sleep, is a style of guided meditation that releases deeply held mental and physical stress. This technique is useful for insomnia: to get to sleep and stay asleep. Yoga Nidra has been shown to decrease stress in the homeless, victims of sexual assault, and soldiers. It is a recommended complementary and alternative treatment method for PTSD by the Department of Defense. It is great for workplaces where employees are going through company-wide changes, work overnight shifts, or have insomnia.

Learn how yoga can be a stress relieving practice through present moment focus, breathing, and physical movements through the full range. In turn, this can improve the body’s natural ability to heal. Using yoga’s ancient wisdom we will switch on the relaxation response and turn down the fight, flight, or freeze response. When yoga is practiced regularly, practitioners may feel an enhanced sense of resiliency to take on life’s challenges. And when one feels better, the effect spreads.

"Mobility Training" is a fitness class focused on enhancing range of motion, joint mobility, and overall functionality. Participants engage in a series of exercises and stretches designed to improve agility at all ages and reduce stiffness, promoting ease in movement. This class can be chair-based OR mat-based

Pilates is a strength building practice that stabilizes the structure of the body for healthy posture. Pilates breathing techniques coupled with precise anatomy can change the whole way we understand our spine & supportive muscles’ function. Undo the pressure we put on our spine by slouching and staying in the same position all day. You may even see a change in your height!