This is how to stop dreading your morning commute to work
Getting elbowed on the subway or stacking like sardines on a crowded bus can turn a morning sour—even if you were lying in a blissed out savasana just moments earlier. And though it would be nice to have a seat on…
Canva wins coolest Australian tech company award
Employer branding and reviews platform JobAdvisor has revealed the winners of their third annual Coolest Companies in Australia competition. For the second year in a row online graphic design start-up Canva won this year’s award for being the coolest tech…
Workplace Wellness? Not Just A Perk: Q&A with Thrive Market’s John Foster
Thrive Market’s head of talent is out to prove you can sustainably boost performance by nurturing employee well-being. John Foster is the Head of Talent and Organization/Chief Wellness Officer at Thrive Market, an organic grocery e-commerce platform that has raised…
Watch Shiva Rea’s Moon Salutation
In this video, Shiva Rea shares a beautiful sequence called a Soma Mandala Namaskar, or Moon Salutation, from her energetic vinyasa style, Prana Flow. It includes spontaneous movement, inner meditation, and unique asanas to cultivate the flow of soma, or…
Lighten Up: 8 Ways To Infuse Fun Into Your Employee Wellness Program
As the founder of a workplace wellness company, I understand the pressure to improve the health of employees can be extremely stressful at times. Wellness is serious business. You want to make a difference, you want to improve the health…
3 Restorative Yoga Poses For Work-Related Anxiety
In restorative yoga you hold each pose for a long time—anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. If the idea of staying this long in a pose sounds stressful, you’re not alone. Instead of willing your busy mind to be calm,…
Yoga Can Help You Get Ahead at Work — Here’s How
If you’ve been practicing yoga regularly, you’ve no doubt started to feel the positive effects on your body and mind. Once you roll up your mat after class and fix that postyoga messy bun, you feel light, energized, and conscious.…
Arianna Huffington on Managing Employee Wellness and Engagement
Having instigated a sleep revolution at the Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington has fully embraced her new credit as a sleep evangelist. Now, she considers how offering employees more options is paying off. Since our conversation last September, have you introduced…
3 steps to develop a workplace wellness strategy
Today, benefits packages contain more than just health insurance. These programs are created to ensure employees are taken care of in multiple facets of their lives. Wellness initiatives are becoming increasingly popular in benefits offerings, yet some companies may struggle…
Use Yoga to Ease Neck Tension from Slouching
Take a moment to sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose): Come to a seated position on the floor with your legs extended in front of you; or sit in a chair, with your spine stacked over your hips and your knees…