Yoga for translators: increase your concentration and fight the sitting disease

Format: Webinar presentations
Topic: Health and lifestyle for translators
Course summary
Start time:Dec 11, 2014 15:00 GMT     Add to calendar

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Language:inglés
Summary:Learn how to do yoga at your desk, find the time for a whole practice but also what are the benefits of this discipline and how does this can turn our hectic schedule into a productive one.
Description
In one hour we will see how yoga can help translators to fight the sitting disease while also helping them become more focussed and boost their mood.
Target audience
• Freelancers starting out
• Experience freelancers
• Anyone with a passion for yoga and fitness
Learning objectives
In this hour you will learn:
• what is yoga and why translators can benefit from its principles
• how to do yoga and meditate
• how to fit your fitness routine in your schedule
• what are some key business benefits of this practice
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of yoga terminology and a general interest for this discipline and fitness
Program
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Content of this course:
• An introduction to yoga and meditation
• The business benefits of yoga
• Meditation basics
• Do yoga at your desk
• Types of yoga: how to choose the right one
• How to fit your new routine into your schedule
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Created by
Sara Colombo    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Sara is a qualified En-Fr-Sp>Italian translator with 6 years of experience within the marketing, business and CE/medical devices fields backed by relevant working experience in the marketing industry.

She is also the author of the book ‘Balance Your Words. Stepping in the translation Industry’ and a blogger at www.saracolombotranslations.com
A marketer by heart, Sara loves to use social media to connect with peers but also to find new markets and niches. To get in touch with her connect through Twitter (@sc_translations), LinkedIn (Sara Colombo), Facebook (Sara Colombo Translations) or visit her blog!
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