High-performers often push through discomfort,
High performers often push through discomfort, ignoring those early signs that their bodies are struggling at work. You might notice yourself getting aggravated or stressed easier, or perhaps those small aches in your hips or wrist start to grow. Is this sounding familiar?
Those small things are calling for our attention so listen to what Maya Joshua L.Ac, East Asian Medicine Practitioner, and Kelly Whittlesey, Occupational Therapist, and Certified Office Ergonomics Evaluator, so skillfully lay out. It turns out that, in addition to nurturing our health, taking care of our bodies at work helps us perform at our best.
Treating those early signs nurtures the soil from which our focus grows strong, and our performance becomes sustainable. We thrive. Maya and Kelly are true experts in this process.
How long have you been in your chair today? This is something to be mindful of. Whether at home or at the office, if you’re working from the same chair all day, that’s likely to have an impact on your performance. Paying attention to your setup is a great way to make the most of the energy you put into your work and perform at your best.
Just like they do for professional athletes, the physical strains of desk and knowledge work can sneak up on you over time. Here, Kelly shares some simple tips to things aligned.
Here, Maya leverages generations of East Asian medical wisdom to help us calm stress, relieve pain, and bring us back into our bodies, restoring balance.
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