5 Perks That Prove Some Offices Are Actually Spas
Think luxurious workplace perks went out with flip-phones and a stable economy? Think again. While many of us would be happy just to have health insurance, some lucky workers toil away at companies that offer really fancypants perks. 1. Haircuts…
Breathwork is Mainstream, Managing Workplace Stress and Beyond
In 2005, while covering a United Nations reconnaissance mission to post-genocide Kosovo, the work stress was unimaginable. There was a moment on this trip that elicited such a visceral response it made me sick. There was no place to go…
Yoga can help improve employee wellbeing
Yoga developed in India about 5,000 years ago. It is a form of exercise with so many variations and adaptations that everyone can join a class or practise in their home and find a style that works for them. According…
Gardening, yoga turn mantra for corporate wellness
HYDERABAD: Until six months ago, city-based IT professional Ramesh K was on the verge of a physical and mental breakdown due to huge work pressure. Things, however, changed for the 35-year-old after he attended a 45-minute gardening workshop organized by…
Lululemon: In an uncomfortable position
Executives and employees of Lululemon Athletica are lying on the floor. They’ve just spent an hour practicing yoga with Eoin Finn, a self-proclaimed “blissologist.” Finn, whose career Lululemon helped build, kicked off the session this July morning at company headquarters…
How to Use Yoga to De-Stress from Job Searching
Whether you’ve been job searching for a week or a year (or longer), the act of trying to find employment is stressful. It means long hours stooped over your computer, lots of networking events where you’re standing in uncomfortable shoes,…
Burnout: The Disease of Our Civilization
Since launching our Third Metric campaign — to redefine success beyond the first two metrics of money and power to include well-being, wisdom, and our ability to wonder and to give back — I’ve been seeing things through a Third…
How yoga can turn your workday from argh to om
It’s one of the latest perks in the startup world: as part of a wellness effort, some companies provide a yoga studio and classes within the workplace. Among the latest to take the downward-dog plunge is HootSuite, where the new…
Corporate Wellness Programs Are a Secure Investment
The phrase “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is definitely being put to the test in today’s health and fitness marketplace. Seventy seven percent of large manufacturing companies have reported offering some form of wellness program,…