12 ways exercising can help you get a job
Joblessness is said to be one of the three most stressful events in an individual’s life— but staying active by working out can help. While the unemployment rates have lowered, the numbers fail to take into account the hundreds of…
The female-flavoured office of the future
Another day, another press release about an office of the future. The funny thing about these employee friendly workspaces is that they all have a foosball table. They also tend to have free beer, pool tables and bowls full…
Taking Yoga off the mat and into the office; how to breathe more productivity into your day.
As I observe what is happening in the workplace, I often pose the question “Can Yoga principles live in harmony with business goals?” Of course, my answer is “yes”. In fact, I think Yoga at work can help you be…
Does the practice of mindfulness have a place in the corporate world?
Businesses in all sectors are starting to pay attention to the positive effect mindfulness can have on employees’ health and wellbeing, and its potential benefits to the bottom line. Each month The Forum questions members of The Marketing Society on…
Employers take to meditation as a perk in relaxing staff
One of my all-time favorite quotes was spoken by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.: “Your mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” That sounds inspiring, but the reality in this day and age is that rarely,…
Why yoga could help you thrive at work
Josh Schuster is sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat with his eyes closed and his hands placed gently on his knees. Ever so slowly, the 30-year-old Greenwich Village resident takes a deep breath, rises and contorts himself into a downward…
To Make a Killing on Wall Street, Start Meditating
When stock and bond markets took a dive in late January, hedge-fund manager David Ford kept his cool. Ford watched emerging markets melt down and read warnings that the U.S. economy could crater too. As prices dropped, he overcame the…
Meditation for Strivers
During a trip to the United States in the nineteen-seventies, the Tibetan scholar, translator, and lifelong meditator Lobsang Lhalungpa found himself in San Francisco’s financial district. Struck by the hordes of rushing bodies, he stopped, turned to his guides, and…
Take a deep breath and be more flexible
When we said to our staff “take a deep breath and be more flexible”, few thought we meant to take time out of their day to practise office yoga. But with visits from local yoga guru Carole from The Self…
Wellness in the workplace
Not all board meetings begin with deep breathing and eyes closed. But Monica Graves, the director of Workplace Wellness at The Chopra Center said she believes they should, because “when we’re feeling tension in the body it’s impossible for us…