Meditation tips: Exercise for your brain according to life coach Rebecca Hass
The best way to deal with stress is to train your mind to appreciate the present, says life coach Rebecca Hass. She calls mindful meditation a “game changer” when it comes to giving yourself sharper focus, better memory and even…
8 Things You Need To Know About Employee Wellness Programs
Employee wellness is all the rage. More companies jump on the bandwagon each day. Some companies go all in. They invest in their employees, provide wacky wellness perks and strategise for employee health. Others do wellness on a smaller scale…
How to Beat Workplace Stress With Mindfulness Meditation
According to the American Psychological Association, stress has become a major health problem in the United States, especially work-related stress. Most of us have to deal with work-related stress at some time or another, but are we fully aware of…
6 Reasons We’re Obsessed with Yoga
Yoga is the ancient practice of incorporating meditation and exercise to help improve flexibility, build strength, and maintain overall health. It comes from a Sanskrit root meaning “to join” or “unite,” and uses stretching poses coupled with deep breathing to…
The 30-Second Mindfulness Practice That’ll Change Your Life
After a day of teaching mindfulness to elementary school students, it dawned on me that most adults probably don’t know the simple tools I’m sharing with these kids. In fact, being aware of the present moment probably comes more easily…
How to Use Meditation to Visualize Your Goals
One of the most inspiring and powerful things you can do as a human being is to visualize what it is that you want to manifest, and then make it happen. The power of the mind is astonishing and, when…
How to Practice Mindfulness Throughout Your Work Day
You probably know the feeling all too well: You arrive at the office with a clear plan for the day and then, in what feels like just a moment, you find yourself on your way back home. Nine or 10 hours…
Mindfulness: An Holistic Approach to Business
The Academi of Life set up an amazing conference a few months ago. Renewal Organized was about “mindfulness in business”. We may all think we’ve been pretty mindful of our work, and our work is always quite the mind full,…
Office Health: Bicycle Desk vs. Standing Desk vs. Yoga Ball
If you’re anything like the average person, more than half of your waking hours are spent sitting down. And if you have a desk job or an affinity for Netflix, it could be much more. Experts say that this much…
30-day mindfulness program aims to ease workplace stress
In thousands of studies published in scientific journals since the 1970s, the practice of mindfulness – a form of mental exercise which aims to achieve greater clarity by focusing one’s attention on the present moment and away from thoughts about past and…