Around 40% of South African women experience workplace burnout. Key Statistics & Trends - Data from Lyra Southern Africa shows women account for roughly 65% of all employee wellness programme mental health cases. - Women aged 18 to 25 report the highest burnout rates, reaching 56% locally. - Female executives report significantly higher burnout levels (43%) than their male counterparts (31%). - About 43% of South African women describe their mental health as poor or extremely

1. Yoga is a 5, 000 year old tradition, and is classified as a form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). 2. 300 million people practice yoga globally (72% are female). 3. The practice produces a physiological state (an interruption in the stress response); a sense of balance and union between the mind and body is achieved. 4. It has 4 basic principles. 5. The most form of yoga practiced is Hatha yoga. 6. Yoga shifts the balance from the sympathetic nervous system