Introductory Talk on Seated Yoga, Deep Breathing & Meditation: Talk at my company's Wellness Initiative, 04/17

Note: My talk starts from time 06:25 after introduction by my company's HR and a colleague who attends my meditation program online. This is a 30min talk I gave at my company as part of Mindfulness@Work Initiative by our HR. Every Friday, I will be leading a virtual seated yoga, deep breathing & meditation practice to my colleagues (& their family members) during these uncertain and difficult times of Covid 19. Despite being millionaires (our lungs have ~300million alveoli), we don’t use the ‘wealth’ we have been bestowed by nature.    Our breathing is shallow & we breathe too fast which is inefficient and causes respiratory diseases. This is because of our faulty breathing habits. Stress, type of food we eat, incorrect posture and most importantly, just ‘forgetting’ how to breathe right are the main reasons.   Here are the slides from my #mindfulness at work presentation done to Altran colleagues on Friday.  It will be useful for you to go through them while listening to this talk:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uPfBGhdtJakBswWJ-u1BPZRF5LtEKAXp/view?usp=sharing It’s important for you to note:  1. Peak lung capacity is ~5litres and we normally use ~15% of this capacity!  2. We breathe fast and shallow.   3. Compare the life spans of different species and the corresponding breaths/minute.    Does it make sense to learn how to breathe deeply and take fewer breaths/minute to improve immunity & not only ward off respiratory diseases but also increase our life span?    Every Friday Altran colleagues will learn how to get more flexible, breathe right & meditate and improve immunity & flexibility - all virtually! I would love to hear your comments,