3 Ways to Set Wellness Goals to Improve Employee Performance
Workplace stress is a normal occurrence and, in moderation, it can actually be a good thing. People who feel a healthy amount of stress experience a boost in energy and may be motivated to push through challenges. But when stress…
10 World Renowned Meditation Tech Experts Share What’s Next In 2017
Exactly one year ago I went silent for ten days to challenge myself and learn meditation. Since then I’ve been practicing meditation and mindfulness, trying out different techniques and consulting with experts. Daily meditation practice transformed my life. Today I…
Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing
Take a deep breath, expanding your belly. Pause. Exhale slowly to the count of five. Repeat four times. Congratulations. You’ve just calmed your nervous system. Controlled breathing, like what you just practiced, has been shown to reduce stress, increase alertness…
The year in wellness: Workplace wellbeing shifts from physical focus to mental, financial stability
To broaden the horizons of wellness, employers have driven the need to focus plans not only on the physical and nutritional aspects, but also to expand into mental soundness and financial stability. Craig Schmidt, senior wellness consultant at EPIC, has…
Designing a workplace to keep millennials healthy and happy
“You’re only one yoga class away from a good mood,” says the lean but muscular yoga instructor, who encourages us to smile as she leads us through a flow of warrior poses. Natural light floods the room through wall-to-floor windows…
Mindfulness as an organisational strategy
Whether it is Newton and the apple or Fleming and mould or Roentgen and the X-Ray, ground breaking results are gained by intelligent people being conscious of their surroundings and applying a new perspective to observations. Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist…
How to cure the agency overtime problem
The recent news around Dentsu employee Matsuri Takahashi’s suicide last Christmas being the result of “karoshi” or “death by overtime” has again ignited a discussion around work/life balance in the advertising industry world and what needs to be done to…
On the Right Track: Wellness Programs Roll Out as New Data Show Increasing Interest
Wellness at home, wellness at work, wellness on vacation. Staying healthy is a full-time preoccupation, and travel industry suppliers from Silversea to MSC to hotels around the world are integrating everything from in-room yoga to tours with like-minded people into…
How Yoga Can Help You Get Your Hustle Back
What’s the number one occupational hazard today’s hustlers are facing? You guessed it: burnout. The burnout trap can rear its ugly head at any time, and no one is immune. The facts don’t lie: High performers within companies (aka hustlers)…
Small offices taking a fresh position on yoga
The class ends as all yoga classes do: with a position known as savasana. Corpse pose. A moment meant to be grounding and calm. But this class is not like most. For one, it takes place in a small conference…