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Telling the stories of our people, highlighting our culture, and sharing tips for work life balance.![Setu Bandha Sarvangasana: November Yoga Pose of the Month](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/11/bridge.jpg)
Opens the chest, neck and spine while engaging the glutes, quadriceps and hips. Bridge (Sanskrit: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) Lie on your back. Bend your knees and have feet on floor/mat. Knees and feet are hip distance and arms along the sides of the body with palms down. Back heels up
![Eat Candy as One of Your Vegetables](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/10/candy_roaster_in_basket_intro-600x336.jpg)
The North Georgia Candy Roaster I’m a North Carolina native, born and raised. So, it was quite a surprise at a recent trip to the farmers market when I came across this odd looking, large pink banana-shaped pumpkin-squash that I had never laid eyes on. When I asked what it
![Dance is Joy](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/10/Disco-Duck-Pic-with-Angie-444x336.jpg)
My father introduced me to Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor when I was 10… in a figurative sense. Dad loved musicals and Singin’ In The Rain became one of my favorites. I was obsessed with their tap dance to Moses Supposes and practiced every day after school until I ‘got
![The Diversity of Our Strengths](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/10/pexels-photo-346796-702x336.jpg)
If you checked the Work/Life calendar of events this summer, you may have seen ads to meet with me to discuss character strengths and how to incorporate them into your everyday. It’s been a pretty popular offering, and that’s really no surprise. Who doesn’t want to learn more about themselves
![Exercising your way through a sleep deprived day](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/10/Negative-Sleep-Cycle-702x336.png)
My sons were amazing sleepers...as babies. Around age 2.5, mutiny ensued. My eldest endured the wild combination of potty training, a new baby brother, transitioning into a "big boy" bed, and a beautiful developing imagination. While the youngest didn’t have the new baby to taunt his sleep, he did get
![6 Tips for Eating Your Way Through a Sleep Deprived Day](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/10/eating-for-energy-600x336.png)
According to a study published in May 2017, people who don’t get enough sleep eat, on average, 385 MORE calories than usual with significantly less protein and more fat. They also experience a heightened motivation to seek food for reward (i.e. that donut and sweet coffee drink in the morning look