My company, Yoga To Have Fun, is all about using yoga exercises to open up communication and strengthen relationships within the family.  I started this company based on the principle that after yoga, people are more centered and focused, allowing them to better communicate, listen, and support each other.  

Most often when we say family, it implies children, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  But, let's not forget about a big part of the family - the husband and wife.  Hello?!  Without them, none of us would be here!

In his book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, Robert Putnam found that married partners engaged in an average of less than an hour a week of conversation. Now, who really needs the yoga more - the child who has trouble focusing or the silent adults? Obviously,  it's a stiff competition, and they both do!

At the same time, one of the top theories that I learned at business school was that the strategy and tone of any organization starts at the top.  The CEO sets the attitude and approach towards business for their employees and each of the products.  We see this at Southwest Airlines, where Herb Kelleher was continually leading casual business meetings and cracking jokes.  Thus, we have Southwest flight attendants wearing khakis, teasing each other over the intercom, and the clients having a fun, plus valuable, experience.  

So, if we have couples who don't talk to each other, and don't pay attention to each other, what are the children to think, and more importantly, what is the state of our future?

 

Much love,