With meditation and massage, shared workspaces get into the wellness game
At 12:15 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, about 20 people settled into reclined positions on their yoga mats, leaning against bolsters. With their knees open, the soles of their feet pressed together and their hands resting on their stomachs, the…
Meditation, Mental Habits and Creative Imagination
We have to be careful not to think that meditation is about getting rid of thoughts. On the contrary, I would say that meditation helps us to creatively engage with our thoughts and not fixate on them. When people say…
Is the Independent Yoga Studio Becoming Extinct?
Now more than ever, we are witnessing a slow and steady shift in how yoga is taught and perceived. It is exhilarating to watch the rise of new spaces that offer access to yoga in underserved and previously unserved communities.…
5 Apps to Use Everyday to Improve Mindfulness
Can you remember what life was like before you had a cell phone? Even though it wasn’t that long ago, I imagine it as a time of ease and calmness. Maybe I’m idealizing life without a cell phone, but instead…
Mindfulness Can Improve Strategy, Too
Over the course of a couple of decades, meditation has migrated from Himalayan hilltops and Japanese Zendos to corporate boardrooms and corridors of power, including Google, Apple, Aetna, the Pentagon, and the U.S. House of Representatives. On a personal level, leaders are taking note of empirical…
Work-life balance: Can your job be as flexible as this?
When 22-year-old Roisin Gray asked about the finishing time for the day, her colleagues in the office simply laughed. Now, a week into her new job, she is getting used to choosing the hours she works and even how much…
3 Easy Mindfulness Meditation Techniques to Practice at Home or at the Office
We’ve all had those moments where we’re not sure whether to scream, run and hide or drop everything and get on the next plane to a faraway island. Whether work life, personal life or the delicate balance of the two…
Mindfulness works – which is why I’m implementing it at my university
“It’s bloody stressful in here” said a Downing Street source two weeks ago. He said it at the height of the storm over the PMs finances post-Panama, and with the furore over the Government spending £9.5m on leaflets about why we…
Seattle business hopes yoga will help stressed workers deal with viaduct closure
The Alaskan Way Viaduct will close down in a matter of days, and some Seattle companies are making some unorthodox changes to help employees cope with the extra traffic stress. Some people who work downtown, such as Gary Volynski, are…
A workplace that doubles as a wellness space: the next big thing?
Is having a yoga studio, meditation classes, and fresh smoothies in your office going to be commonplace in the near future? Two former staffers at WeWork—the coworking mega-company valued at $16 billion—think so, and they’re making that endorphin-boosting dream a reality in…