Workplace Perks That Are On The Rise
When it comes to being happy with your job, there are a variety of things that contribute. But according to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, benefits are ranked by employees among the top five things…
7 Meditation Apps to Try Now
In this overstimulated and hyper-distracted digital age, with a jam-packed schedule and abundance of choices at every juncture, making time (and brain space) for meditation—the self-proclaimed secret weapon of everyone from Gisele Bündchen to Arianna Huffington—can feel next to impossible.…
De-stress at your desk with desk yoga!
Sitting for long periods of time, say eight hours a day, five days a week (just an example!), can leave you stiff and achy. I asked Toronto-based yoga instructor Hetal Patel for some stretches that can alleviate soreness that comes…
one-north gets it own Healthy Workplace Ecosystem
SINGAPORE — Just a few months ago, media executive Devina Qiu’s life was consumed with work, leaving the 25-year-old with no time or inclination for exercise. But when her workplace at one-north began offering free mass exercise classes and lunchtime…
The workplace perks that are in — and out
Find the thought of workplace fitness contests a little awkward, or the idea of a company-provided “health and lifestyle coach” kind of eerie? Too bad. In its latest annual survey of what’s in and what’s out in the world of employee perks, the Society of Human…
Add Some Namaste to the Workday
To Jen Kluczkowski and Chiyoko Osborne, co-founders of Mindfresh, the concept of yoga in the office is a no-brainer. “At work, we’re always multitasking, which depletes our mental energy, and yoga trains your brain to monotask. Think of it the…
Japan’s millennial workers find strength in low numbers
For decades, Japan’s office workers have endured overcrowded trains, subordination to senior colleagues and pay unrelated to performance. Workplaces around the country tend to share a drab formula: white walls, gray carpeting and no-frills desks. All of that may be…
Why Young Professionals Should Learn Yoga Instead of Golf
Want to take your networking to the next level? Curious about where you should be hanging out to meet your mentors and business contacts? The golf course has been the meeting place of choice for many business executives for the…
Bring Yoga Into the Workplace to Combat Stress
Stress in the workplace, along with new employee orientation and coworkers who drink too much at holiday parties, is one of the downsides of working. Most employees reluctantly accept stress as “part of the job.” Left unattended, though, workplace stress…
Office call for yoga
From starting as an intern with Procter & Gamble in India to running the $2 billion kids’ beverage business (Capri Sun, Kool-Aid, etc) for Kraft in North America, I made a steady ascent up the corporate ladder within ten years…