How to Get the Most Out of Your Workplace Wellness Program
Workplace wellness programs caught on big time with over 80% of large American companies offering one to their employees as a perk of their organizational culture. Typically, they offer rewards for getting fit, including cash, breaks on insurance premiums, or…
Corporate Wellness — Three Ways to Motivate Employers and Employees
Corporate wellness — and the shifts taking place within it — are making headlines. With the growing popularity of wellness, coupled with the rise in health issues and costs, companies are investing more time and money today in corporate wellness…
To reduce pre-Alzheimer’s cognitive impairment, get to the yoga mat
Inner peace and a flexible body may not be the most valuable benefits that yoga and meditation have to offer, suggests new research by a UCLA-led team of neuroscientists. The team found that a three-month course of yoga and meditation…
Do Yoga Pants Count as Business Casual?
Sometimes Amy Mains wears black yoga pants to work. She adds a scarf, accessories, and a shirt long enough to cover her backside. “Just making sure everything is as crisp as it can be when you’re wearing tights,” she said. Like…
A Bank of England analyst wants people to use mindfulness to be happier with less
Economics, they say (paywall), is all about consumption. But what if there’s a way to consume less while increasing your wellbeing? That’s the question posed by a Bank of England analyst, who believes that mindfulness could transform spending and upend…
Why Companies Worldwide Are Embracing Meditation
Mindfulness and mediation have been around for thousands of years, but companies are just starting to embrace the benefits the practice can have on their employees and workplaces. As Sheryl Connelly, a futurist at Ford Motor (F) , explained, “There’s…
Why Your Office Needs A Workplace Wellness Program
If your work environment isn’t conducive to your healthy living goals, it can really derail your efforts. For example, Christmas time at some offices can be especially daunting for those trying to eat well. Having appealing, unhealthy foods around all…
The top 10 perks: naps, yoga and sound therapy…
Company cars and bowls of fruit may be underwhelming. How about giving staff something that will really fire them up, such as yoga and sound therapy or comedy nights and mind-blowing parties? Here are ten unusual benefits which really deliver……
How Prioritizing Spirituality Made Me Better At My Corporate Job
As long as I can remember, I’ve had two very distinct personalities. I started meditating when I was 13 (an old book about yoga found in my grandfather’s library was my first teacher), then I started studying energy healing. At…
4 Ways to Increase Engagement With Your Company Wellness Plan
In 2016, you’d be hard pressed to find a company without some form of office wellness program. Over a year ago, a SHRM survey found that 70% of employers reported having a wellness program up from 58% in 2008. It…