Buddhist monk says workers struggle to wind down from fast-paced office culture—he shares a 30-second tip to reset your nervous system

Buddhist monk says workers struggle to wind down from fast-paced office culture—he shares a 30-second tip to reset your nervous system

Workers in high-pressure careers may count down the hours until they can escape the office and get a moment of relief—but a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk says a reset doesn’t have to wait. Toryo Ito, the vice abbot of the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto, is bringing a mediation-based practice to the corporate world and helping workers cope with their stressful careers. “I want to shift their awareness of the definition of ‘strong.’ People who are very g…