yoga can help you stop work stress

the key to transforming your relationship to stress is to stop letting it overwhelm you. More and more people are discovering that mind-body practices such as yoga, qi gong, and meditation can be hugely helpful in shifting the way they react to stress.

So how do you shift your perceptions so you no longer feel like one big rubber band about to snap? That's where yoga and other mind-body approaches come in. Yoga teaches you to tune in to what your body is telling you and to act accordingly.

With practice, this awareness will spread into other areas of your life, including your work. As you learn to separate the urge to act from the reaction, you begin to find that something like a canceled meeting or having a last-minute project handed to you may not rattle you as much as it once did.

You can detect stressors—what Buddhists call the spark before the flame—earlier, then pause long enough to think, "Well, maybe I don't need to respond."
source: Yoga Journal

My tips:
Amidst your workday, if you feel overwhelmed, take a mini-yoga break. Get away from your desk. Breathe deep. Step outside, into the sunshine. Find something positive in your sightline to focus on. Move your spine - you can do this subtly if you're afraid colleages might find you crazy. Bend to the left and right. Fold forward, arch back. Twist your spine, gently, left and right. Do a few shoulder rolls forward and back. Return to work refreshed.

Keep attuned to your mind. If you feel stress creeping in, breathe deep. Remind yourself to live in the moment - stressing about the upcoming deadline or tasks is unproductive. Break down what needs to be done, and begin chipping away. Complaining or commiserating with coworkers is tempting, but that can lead you down a path of negativity. Stay positive. When life seems way too busy for yoga, that's when you need it the most. If you take an hour away for yoga, you will come back to your worklife recharged, centered, and you will work more effectively and productively. You might even have a new perspective. Great ideas and creativity can surface in your yoga practice, when your mind is relaxed.