Employees Love Wellness in the Workplace

​I absolutely love teaching Relaxation & Meditation classes in the workplace. The work environment for many can be very stressful and more and more employers are now looking at ways to better support their staff.

I've carried out Acupressure therapy sessions in the workplace for some time now and was recently invited to teach a relaxation and meditation class for a group of 40 employees at a local law firm who have an excellent approach to wellness in the workplace.

Normally when I teach Mind and Body classes such as Yoga or Pilates I prefer to teach small group classes because I'm able to give a more individualised and personal service but I found the relaxation & meditation session for the large group was equally as satisfying. This kind of class didn't require hand on adjustments to be made. I decided to steer away from deep meditation as it can bring about very mixed emotions for some people and I believe the workplace just isn't the right environment for that to be happening so as a group we focused on relaxation, stretching and just a little bit of meditation which still allowed for thoughts, emotions and desires to be downloaded in a very positive way.

The feedback from staff showed that the staff were very receptive to wellness programmes and that they hoped the relaxation and meditation classes would continue along with the chair massages. In fact many of the staff said that they would not leave because the wellness programme was so good.  

Research has shown that properly implemented wellness programmes such as relaxation, meditation and massage therapies can lead to improvements in health and morale of staff and staff retention. If your organisation is interested in countering the effects of stress in the workplace and implementing a wellness programme please contact sarah@freestylemindandbody.com

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