Desk Yoga

Flow into Stillness where you are

Bringing movement, breath and noticing into the place where much of the working day already happens.

Designed around the rhythm of the working day, Desk Yoga offers:

Movement woven into the working day or afterwards
Seated and standing practice around your desk
Space for the spine, shoulders, hands and breath
From a few minutes of movement to a fuller 30-minute flow

What you can expect from a JingXi Desk Yoga class

JingXi Desk Yoga brings movement, breath and noticing into the working day. It might be five minutes between meetings, 10 minutes at lunchtime, a 30-minute workplace class, or something you choose after getting home. The practice fits into the time and space you have available.

We explore movements for the spine, shoulders, neck, hands and wrists, alongside broader movements for the whole body. Some of the practice takes place seated at your desk, with standing movements woven naturally into the flow where appropriate. The desk and chair become part of the practice rather than something we need to move away from.

There is no need to perform a pose or reach a particular point. We move with the breath, notice where the body has been still and allow movement to develop from there.

Whether the practice lasts five minutes or thirty, there is always space to pause, breathe and notice – during the working day, at its end, or whenever you choose to make space for yourself.

What you'll need for JingXi Desk Yoga

There is no need for a mat, no need to change clothes and no expectation that we need to set aside an hour before something can count as practice.

You will need:

Stable chair preferably without arms or wheels
Comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely - feel free to loosen that tie, roll up your sleeves or remove your jacket
Space around you.

If we use any additional simple props for a particular class, I'll let you know beforehand.

No previous yoga experience is needed. Come as you are and practice in the way that works for you.

How Desk Yoga fits into the JingXi Philosophy

In its own way, Desk Yoga – like the other three JingXi Yoga paths - points towards the same experience of inhabiting the present moment with kindness and awareness.

I don't teach yoga as a collection of poses. I teach movement as a journey. Every class flows naturally towards stillness, where relaxation, breath and quiet awareness become the real peak of the practice.

A yoga class should be about the experience, how it makes you feel, not how you compare to the next person.

Come as you are.

Move with the breath.

Notice what changes — and perhaps what was there all along.

The Practice of Noticing

We all bring the flow of our own lives with us to a class. One day, we may arrive feeling light. On another, we may arrive carrying stress, uncertainty or tiredness.

We may not have had time to notice.

For a little while, we step onto the mat or sit in the chair together. We move, breathe and pause. Not to become someone different, but to become more aware of who we are in this moment.

Sometimes we notice ease or resistance. Sometimes gratitude or frustration appears. Neither is a mistake; both belong.

Yoga doesn't ask us to reject one experience in favour of another. It simply invites us to observe them with honesty and kindness.

When the class ends, life continues. The breath continues. The awareness we've found doesn't stay in the room. It goes with us. It's always there, quietly waiting, whenever we choose to return to it.

Practising Desk Yoga with JingXi

There are different ways to explore JingXi Desk Yoga. Choose a single class, begin with a trial, travel through an eight-class Journey, or make Desk Yoga part of your Evening Calm practice.

Journeys

Eight connected 30-minute classes, giving the practice space to develop and unfold from week to week.

Excursions

A complete 30-minute practice in itself. Each Excursion offers its own theme and experience, with no previous JingXi class required.

Evening Calm

A quieter 30-minute evening practice through Settling Waters and Quietening Skies. Join a single class whenever it suits you, or practise more regularly with the Evening Calm Membership.