that's actually pretty cool - I bet a ton of folks will use it.
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On Tue, 12/17/13, Rick Archer <r...@searchsummit.com> wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Yoga room at O'Hare
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 3:27 AM
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, December 11, 2013 (Today): Chicago's O'Hare
International, one of the country's busiest and most
stressful airports, took a decidedly Zen turn today with the opening of a yoga
room in Terminal 3, adjacent to the airport's indoor
urban garden. "The yoga room provides a space for yoga
practice as well as a place to relax or meditate," said
Rosemarie Andolini, Chicago Department of Aviation
commissioner. "This is yet another amenity to help make
the travel experience at O'Hare
'best-in-class.'"
O'Hare's yoga room has a sustainable bamboo wood
floor, floor-to-ceiling mirrors along one wall, exercise
mats and an area to store personal articles and garments. A
wall-mounted video monitor plays soothing sounds and
displays yoga exercise techniques and images of nature. And
to provide privacy and let in natural light, there are
frosted windows along one side of the room.
"The importance of exercise and the opportunity in
clearing the mind and body during long travel days cannot be
overstated as it relates to one's health," said
Brad Jersey, CEO and founder of nLIVEn Health, a company
that brings sponsored, interactive health care campaigns
into airports. "We know from our studies that 75
percent of frequent fliers participate in some workout
regimen, so this is a perfect complement at
ORD."
The yoga room at Chicago's O'Hare airport continues
a trend begun by San Francisco International Airport in
January 2012, when it opened the world's first yoga room
at an airport. Located in the refurbished Terminal 2. Yoga
rooms can also be found at airports in Dallas, San Francisco
and Burlington, Vt.
