A recent study out of Ohio State University found that people who performed 20 minutes of yoga and meditation at work experienced lowered stress levels. Participants attended weekly 1-hour "mindfulness" training where they learned to spot and handle stress differently. They also performed 20 minutes of meditation or modified yoga (yoga that can be done in business attire-I would pay to see this) in their office every day.

It may sound silly, but the participants did show lower self-reported stress levels and better sleep than the control group. Cortisol (a hormone produced in response to stress) was the same in both groups.

What do you think? Did yoga really lower stress or just the perception of stress? And does it really matter as long as the participants thought they were less stressed?

To read more about the study click here.