Neuroscience Reveals 50-Year-Olds Can Have the Brains of 25-Year-Olds If They Do This 1 Thing
Neuroscientist Sara Lazar, of Mass General and Harvard Medical School, started studying meditation by accident. She sustained running injuries training for the Boston Marathon, and her physical therapist told her to stretch. So Lazar took up yoga. “The yoga teacher…
5 steps to begin a workplace wellness program
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates lost productivity due to absenteeism in the U.S. costs employers $225.8 billion annually, or $1,685 per employee. Employers who implement a comprehensive workplace wellness program can help bring down these costs, effect positive lifestyle…
How Employers & Employees Can Manage Anxiety In The Workplace
Almost all of us need to manage feelings of anxiety in the workplace from time to time. Important presentations, high-impact decisions and interpersonal conflicts are all common triggers for anxiety in the office. However, for some people, anxiety isn’t a…
How Adobe Puts the Employee At The Centre Of Their Global Well-Being Program
Most wellness programs start with good intentions. However, somewhere along the way, they veer off the right track. Many employers are so caught up in numbers that they feel the need to force employees to participate in their program. At…
Corporate Mindfulness: Oxymoron, or Gateway to a Better World?
It often takes a personal crisis to impel someone to embark on an active mindfulness program. That’s how it was for Mark Bertolini, CEO of corporate insurance giant Aetna. In 2004, Bertolini was on a skiing trip in Vermont when…
Employee Burnout: How Managers Can Curb Workplace Stress
Burnout is a real issue in the workplace, with many workers being continuously stressed with unhealthy work demands. Employers play a crucial role in curbing the systemic factors responsible for workplace stress. Many managers may be underestimating the burden and…
What Role Does Mindfulness Play in Employee Wellness?
Mindfulness is something we all naturally possess. It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much. Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you –…
The longer you practise yoga, the happier and healthier you’ll be
When Nina Moliver decided to study the long-term health and wellness effects of yoga for her doctoral research in psychology, one of her professors offered some advice. “The yoga world doesn’t need more testimonials,” the professor at Arizona’s Northcentral University…
Bringing Yoga to a Newsroom or Workplace Near You
I have always been a type-A person — I like structure, planning and efficiency — and while that has certainly helped me get a lot done, it has also sometimes pushed me to do things too quickly, to be impatient…
Want Your Child to Be More Grateful? Science Says Do These 7 Things
In such a divisive world, one thing we can all agree on is the need for more compassion and more gratitude, both at work and in life. Even more so with the holiday season in front of us. And even more so still for entrepreneurs,…