4 Top Ranking Wellness Activities for Stress Down Day Friday 24^th July

Join the thousands of workplaces across Australia celebrating Stress Down Day; promote the importance of healthy workplace culture, and commit to employee wellbeing by providing Massage, Meditation, and Yoga.

Friday 24^th July 2020 is Stress Down Day! A fun and easy initiative designed to reduce stress and raise vital funds for Lifeline Australia. Stress Down Day promotes happiness, encourages connections with colleagues, and raises awareness of suicide prevention and mental health.

The day aims to encourage workplaces to set aside time to take a collective breath of fresh air and focus on our health and wellbeing. As our lives become more and more demanding, it’s essential to promote coping mechanisms like exercise, laughter, breathing techniques, and relaxing activities like massage, yoga, or meditation.

Research shows that 90% of Australians need to stress less – with 74% of people reporting being stressed from work. 

How can you take part?

Ready to join the thousands of workplaces and individuals across the country that are celebrating Stress Down Day in July?

Take advantage of this great opportunity for workplaces and promote a positive healthy workplace culture. Show your employees that you are committed to, and understand the importance of providing a working environment that prioritizes employee health and wellbeing. You and your team can take part in many ways.

Corporate Hands offers some of the top-ranking stress down day activities!
We can provide you with one, or all of the activities below for Friday 24^th July.

1. Corporate seated or roving massages
   The most popular activity to relax and boost morale
2. Guided meditation class
   To rejuvenate the mind/body and find some quiet time
3. Group yoga class
   To bring together a group of people to stretch, flex, and relax ….
4. Mobile Massage
   Working from home? Ask us about our premium mobile massages!

The goal is to have fun, reduce stress, and bring everyone together. The current world climate has resulted in a lot of negative stress within workplaces, and at home.  Take the time to recognise the sign of stress, and support each other.

Signs of negative stress:

There are times when you won’t even know you are stressed until the adverse side effects start showing up. They may include:

• Irritability and frustrating
• Low energy
• Procrastination
• Body aches and pains
• Headaches
• Low energy
• Anxiety and constant worries
• Low mood

Make sure you know the symptoms and can recognise if you or your loved ones may be suffering from stress. Talking to someone and taking action will help to make changes for the better.

What you can do to reduce stress:

Exercise – be active!

• • Regular exercise will boost energy levels and assist with relaxation. It is a natural defence system against stress.

Talk it through!

• • Talking through your problems with others is a great way to help find solutions. So, open up, talk to a friend, a family member, a colleague, or anyone you feel comfortable with. They are likely to come up with some fresh ideas!

Healthy lifestyle

• • Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is another way to help reduce stress.
  • Eating Healthy – Your body is your temple!
  • Get enough sleep – 7-8 hours every evening is the best immune booster
  • Cut down on alcohol – addictive substances are not good for stress

Relaxation techniques:

• • Daily meditation
  • Yoga class with your friends
  • Massage at work or home
  • Reading a good book
  • Going for a long walk

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If you or someone you know is feeling or behaving very stressed, please call Lifeline on
13 11 14 or visit www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp.

Yoga in the Workplace

Why Corporate Yoga?

Yoga in the workplace is the most effective way to introduce wellness into the workplace. Workplace yoga reduces stress and tension for employees, whilst creating a happier, healthier, and more productive working environment.

As corporate wellness becomes fundamental to many company’s cultures it’s becoming increasingly important to introduce a well-being program that is accessible to everybody & elevates physical and mental wellbeing.

Many organisations are turning to onsite corporate yoga as a low-cost and easy to implement a solution.

Yoga and Meditation Practice helps us to reset, adjust and adapt our behaviours to stress, creating more room to relax, breathe more deeply, regulate the heart rate, calm the mind, and gain perspective.

Stress builds up over time, it can become overwhelming, causing tension, shortness of breath, making concentration difficult, causing headaches, confusion, and fatigue. With the accumulation of stressful conditions, this may result in a weakened immune system and depression. You don’t want this and neither do your employees!

Yoga transforms tension into empowerment so you recognise you ARE in control of your life and YOU CAN manage your stress – So simple yet incredibly powerful.

The introduction of just one weekly yoga class can increase overall effectiveness in the workplace and can increase positivity in employee behaviour.

Benefits for employees:

1. Reduce stress: It’s no secret that work can be stressful, and yoga is the perfect solution to staying calm. Stress leads to changes in mood, poor performance, and anxiety. Yoga with its perfect balance of physical and mental release will ease stress in both body and mind creating more positive interactions with co-workers and staying more focused at work.
2. Increase focus: By combining movement and breath, yoga practice keeps you centred and focused. By being present and “in the moment” you learn to control mind so you can focus on the task at hand. An essential skill to have in a fast-paced workplace where multitasking is a way of life.
3. Boost immunity: Yoga activates your immune system, gets your blood flowing, and stimulates your lymphatic system. Yoga also supports healthy bones through weight-bearing exercises.
4. Improve posture: Sitting all day creates tension and puts a lot of strain on your posture, the natural curves of the spine can start to hunch with hours sitting at a computer desk. Yoga stretches all the major muscle groups and increases joint mobility to prevent joint aches and stiffness whilst increasing flexibility.
5. Boost morale: Yoga is the best way to bond with co-workers, it promotes a positive and energetic workplace and helps strengthen work relations by bringing colleagues together in a fun and relaxed environment. This is a benefit that far exceeds an hour in the lunchroom.
6. Improve digestion: Many Yoga postures aid in digestion and reduce stress in the body, decreasing acidity, heartburn, and indigestion. Clearing toxins and gut issues by firing up the digestive system. A healthy gut makes for a clear mind and in turn aids in making sound and important decisions at work and in life.
7. Energy: Exercise has been proven to increase your energy. The less active you are, the quicker you fatigue, and the less energy you’ll have for everyday activities. Taking time to focus on yourself, engage in physical activity boosts your energy, and allows for renewed motivation for the day ahead.
8. Improves breathing: Yoga helps you to bring awareness to your breathing. When you are not breathing fully, your energy is depleted and fatigue sets in. This can make you feel light-headed and tired because your vital organs are not getting the oxygen they need. Yoga teaches you how to breathe deeply and use your breath to relax and calm your nervous system.
9. Improves mental strength & flexibility: Increasing flexibility and strength in your body will also increase flexibility and strength in other key areas of your life. The things that you were feeling rigid about begin to ease. Learning how to adapt and adjust when required, helps to decrease stress and anxiety and helps you manage more effectively in an ever-changing work environment.

Benefits for employers:

1. Minimises workplace injuries: Such as RSI, spine and joint discomfort as well as lethargy caused by long hours spent sitting in chairs
2. Fewer sick days: More productive and cost-effective results for any proactive business focused on providing a balance between work and life for staff
3. Positive workplace: Productive staff develop a healthy mind/body and attitude while promoting a positive and energetic workplace.

That’s a long list of health benefits that lead to less sick days and higher performance amongst employees!

So what types of yoga are suited to the workplace?

Vinyasa Yoga

Vinyasa yoga is a strong flowing style of yoga. Classes consist of standing sequences where poses flow into each other and breath is synced with movement. Although vinyasa is a fast-paced and dynamic style of yoga, it is suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced. Vinyasa yoga is for anyone looking to build muscle, release stress, improve functional movement, and cardiovascular health.

Hatha Yoga

Hatha yoga is a traditional style of yoga, with a focus on alignment, where each pose is held for five breaths before moving to the next. Hatha yoga is perfect for beginners as it is a slower style than vinyasa, you have time to focus on correct alignment and form. Hatha yoga is for anyone looking to practice a traditional style of yoga, improve flexibility, and create mental clarity.

Yin Yoga

Yin yoga is a slow, restorative, and meditative form of yoga. Yin yoga targets the connective tissue so you will be led through a slow practice where the muscles in the body become relaxed as you sink into the fascia. All yin yoga postures are practiced on the floor in a seated or lying down position. Yin postures are held one to five minutes to create a self-myofascial release and supportive props are used to deepen the postures. Yin yoga is for anyone looking to improve flexibility, meditate, and relax.

At Desk Yoga

Yoga stretches at your desk are perfect for anybody who spends much time working at a computer. Sitting at a desk for hours on end overstretches the mid to upper back, places unnecessary strain on the spine, and leads to neck, shoulder, and lower back pain. Read our list of basic yoga stretching exercises that have been adapted to practice using a chair (a yoga ball also works well), at your desk. These yoga stretches/yoga ball exercises can also be used at home, break out areas, the gym, anywhere a chair or ball is available!

The feedback from organisations that have implemented yoga classes have reported positive outcomes, including happier and more focussed employees, employee retention, increased employee satisfaction, and better team-work and productivity.

Book your yoga class today!

Click here to book in your yoga class. Corporate Hands have qualified and insured Yoga teachers to visit your office in all states and regions of Australia.

Meditation – A Step by Step Guide

Meditation is a process of drawing your attention inward to simply observe your state of being.  Meditation practice has profound benefits that include stress reduction, greater self-awareness, self- esteem, clarity, creativity, and calm. These benefits will help you to build confidence, make concise decisions, improve problem-solving, and focus on tasks without distraction. It’s about tuning into your awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective. You’re not trying to turn off your thoughts or feelings. You’re learning to observe them without judgment. Meditation is allowing you to be the best version of you!

Meditation was first developed in India, a very long time ago but many of the simple practices of compassion and insight remain true today, however the meditation practice for the western world of the 2020s does not require the same intensive training. Phew!

When I was in my early twenties I went on a journey into self-discovery and one path was Buddhist meditation, believing I sought enlightenment. Like I was ever living life even close to a Buddhist monk! Alas, I was never disciplined enough, nor did I want to be. No disrespect to practicing Buddhists – they are a species unto their own and are truly incredibly compassionate and spiritual beings. After a year of attempting to sit in the lotus position and on hard cold floors, listening to the breathing, and coughing of others while dealing with back and leg cramps I decided it must be so much easier than this.., and you know what – it is.

Many people who are new to meditation may find the practice of being still challenging but practicing little by little even 5 minutes a day is all that’s needed. It is better to practice often and in small bits, rather than long periods once a week. Committing to short daily meditation sessions allows your brain to learn at its own pace, creating a sense of clarity, the results will astound you.

Regularity forms a habit, when we do this, we stop making excuses Little by little you will see results – perhaps in as little as a couple of weeks! Have faith in the process. You will develop a deeper sense of self, peace, and fulfillment with both work and life.

Here are a few steps to get you started:

•  Choose a time and place that suits you!

One of the most effective ways to create a habit for your meditation sessions is by doing it in the same place and same time every day. I find early mornings before breakfast is ideal, however, you decide what works for you. Then decide on a quiet place to sit, anywhere is fine where you feel relaxed and distractions are limited. If you’re new to meditation start with 5 minutes and work up to 15 minutes. Don’t place any pressure on yourself, do what feels right for you. The most exciting thing here is that you are making a start.

•  Let’s get comfortable

A sitting position is best for focus, either in a chair or on the floor and if so – support your back by sitting up against a wall or couch. If sitting in a chair, place your feet on the floor and position yourself with a good posture. Place your hands in your lap and keep your palms open to receive. We are not all-natural yogis that can support a lotus position! So please position yourself according to your comfort, taking care not to slouch and look after your posture.  Personally, I love to sit on the floor up against the couch and pull my knees up and let them relax fully outward with my feet together, this is my Zen position and its comfortable.

• Seated Meditation

 Start with your breath, slowly inhaling and exhaling, do this for one minute to help you relax. Think of one thing you are grateful for, and feed this into your breathing. It could be anything from your family, your breakfast, or simply that you can find 5 minutes to sit quietly. Feel that gratitude for one more minute.

Continue to breathe normally, focus on the inhale and exhale, and bring your focus to your solar plexus or your belly button, breathe in and out. Repeat. Let your thoughts come and go. When you find your thoughts wandering, bring yourself back to your breath, in, and out. Continue for 5 minutes or longer if comfortable. It is not so much in the quantity of time but the quality.

Little by little and regular practice in as little as 5 minutes per day, you will notice wandering thoughts dissipating, your focus on the breath becomes easier, your mind calmer and little insights, clarity, and joy come to surface… little by little.

• Walking Meditation

 Spending time outside in nature allows us a great opportunity to step away from the busyness and lessen all distractions so that we can find clarity on our reasoning and questions.

Go for walk, notice your surroundings, look out for patterns, watch people – their faces and antics, listen to noises, and breathe it all in. Pay attention to little signs and feelings that pop up. The Universe is always trying to show us things, we just need to notice them.

Benefits of Daily Meditation

 Science has proven that the benefits of meditation are too good to ignore. And while we don’t need to meditate daily to experience its positive effect on your health and happiness, studies have shown that we can unlock even more benefits when we meditate for consecutive days. The benefits of daily meditation are well-documented and widespread, ranging from reduction in anxiety, lower blood pressure, increased immunity, and better sleep. A study from researchers at John Hopkins University found general mindfulness meditation programs helped ease psychological symptoms of depression, anxiety, and pain related to stress. According to another study using a generalised form of meditation, people who meditate have lower levels of cortisol, a hormone associated with physical and emotional stress. Creating a regular habit to meditate just 5 – 15 minutes per day will unlock even more benefits of meditation.

Being Mindful

Mindfulness is the quality of being present and fully engaged with whatever we’re doing in that moment. Paying attention to our current experience or environment with all of our senses – touch, sound, sight, smell, and taste.  It can be difficult to slow down and notice things when the world is so busy. Try to take the time to experience your environment and embrace it fully.

When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future. This is true for both our personal lives with our families and professional lives in the workplace.

If you’re looking to improve your professional career or even win that interview, how we show up this everything.

Whether you want to get that job, push for that promotion, or succeed with your publication you need to show up mentally, not just physically. We can spend many hours training the body, but we also need to train our minds to maximize our highest potential to pursue our goals.

Imagine the confidence and mental strength you could summon by walking into a competitive arena or crucial interview with a calm mind, fully focused, no distractions or nervous emotions, and feeling in complete control of your surrounding circumstances.

Summary

We could all be better equipped to be more resilient, more focused, more confident, and more able to handle pressure. Whatever lies ahead for us, our chances of success are greatly improved if we can keep a level head, stay focused, and remain present. Nothing instills calm more than a quiet sense of confidence.

To implement a meditation class at an event or workplace, Corporate Hands provides professional meditation teachers who come to you! The meditation classes are a fantastic way to relieve stress, reduce fatigue, stabilise emotions, improve sleep, and revive mental clarity. When you consider how much our work contributes to our stress levels, this is a sound solution to addressing workplace stress. View our full range of services here or enquire now.

Managing your mental health during COVID-19 

There are a range of measures workplaces and individuals can put in place to support each others’ health and wellbeing through the COVID-19 pandemic. This article will look at the importance of maintaining connections with people, and how diet, exercise, and establishing a routine will help your mental health improve during these challenging times.

1. The importance of staying connected

We are social beings. We crave connections.

As we spend more time in our homes, cut off from friends, work colleagues, and family in a bid to halt the spread of the virus, the lack of physical touch can be mentally challenging. This is especially true for those living alone.

Maintaining regular connections is more important than ever as we navigate these challenging times.

Connecting with people online or over the phone is vital, but the security of touch is an essential comfort for us all, whether this is a hug or an onsite massage at work. Touch is a rich source of security and safety for us all. It shows you care and in this current crisis, this is essential for our mental health.

Whilst we are waiting for stay at home restrictions to lift, consider booking in regular online catch-ups with Zoom, Skype and Facebook, this could be in the form of a group book club, family dinners, or evening chats with friends. We can all be more creative and find new ways to connect.

Be kind to others and check in with those who may be feeling lonely, particularly the elderly, this is a good way to feel more connected and create a sense of community. Social distancing does not mean a lack of connection, we need to stay socially and emotionally close to others.

It is important to remember this challenging time will pass and we will continue with our lives both at work and at home. Once we return to our workplaces the need to ensure good relationships in conjunction with care incentives for employees, are crucial to increase happiness and reduce stress in the office. This, in turn, can translate into better work performance. Employers who support social connections and employee well-being incentives will help build a successful workforce. Some ideas for wellness programs may include Corporate Massage, Onsite Yoga, Group Meditation.

2. Diet and Exercise

Diet and Exercise is another way to increase not only mental happiness but also our physical self. Regular exercise plays a huge part in keeping us mentally well. Exercise releases those feel-good chemicals like dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin, helping to improve mood and reduce stress.

Walking is a great way to reduce stress and anxiety, stay fit, and boost our immune system so we’re less susceptible to infections.

As the Gyms are currently closed, we are still able to utilise the parks and walkways to increase our fitness and spend a little time outdoors. The increase with online fitness apps provides ample options for indoor activity as well. You can also get creative by dancing with your kids, climbing stairs, and playing ball with your pets.

Yoga and meditation are great options to keep you centered and grounded. If this something you haven’t done previously there are many online apps or perhaps when you are back at work, your workplace may include these in their employee well-being programs.

The World Health Organisation recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or a combination of both. If this is not possible a nice leisurely walk or sitting the garden is better than none at all.

Try to maintain a healthy diet, it’s all too easy to reach out for comfort food, but if we set some goals around good eating, resisting the urge to binge on junk food or sweet treats, we will feel much better for it. However, don’t deny yourself the occasional treat but keep in mind a diet high in fat, salt, and sugar is likely to aggravate anxiety and weaken your immune system.

Fresh fruit and vegetables plus reducing processing foods are healthier and surprisingly easy ‘cook at home’ options. You can get wonderfully creative with the many online recipes. Here are two favorites – https://ohsheglows.com/ – https://minimalistbaker.com/

3. Establishing a Routine

One of the biggest challenges we’re all facing is how to manage the huge disruption to our daily lives. Our work, home, and social lives have been completely upended and we are now having to find a new normal.

When so much seems uncertain, it’s important that we try to establish a routine in our days to provide some stability. This is where is it important to set some simple goals.

• Regular routines, like getting up at 7:00 am and going for a walk at 7:30 am for 30 minutes.
• Plan each day to include a work-out routine or a 15-minute meditation.
• Schedule in a phone or zoom call to a friend or family member twice a week.
• Plan your meals ahead of time, perhaps set aside one night to explore a brand-new recipe.

Creating a plan for each day, with set times for each task can provide stability and comfort at a time of uncertainty. Even if it’s simple things like what time you get up, walk the dog, deciding your meal plan, or talking to a friend, having a structure will provide more clarity in your day.

If you’re working from home, you can create structure by having set start and finish times, allocating a specific space for work, and taking regular breaks.

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We can all work together to create a better outcome for our and others mental health. This May we have entered into a challenge to raise funds and awareness to improve mental health. We have put together a team of practitioners from Corporate Hands. Each participant is challenged to complete 3046 push-ups in 21 days. We will be posting our progress on our social pages. You can read more here: https://headspace.org.au/the-push-up-challenge/ All funds raised go to Headspace Australia.

Best Hygiene Practices for Onsite Corporate Massage

Hygiene and infection control are at the top of everyone’s minds at the moment. Assurances with corporate massage and hygiene protocols are a top priority and need to be strictly adhered to for the continuation of best practice within the corporate massage industry and workplace wellness programs.

An infection & hygiene control policy is an essential requirement to help businesses and event management companies understand the best practice needed to minimise the risk to clients, staff, and practitioners acquiring a healthcare-related infection.

Hand Hygiene is Top Priority for Onsite Workplace Massage

Hand hygiene is considered a primary measure to reduce the spread of infection. Massage and allied health practitioners need to perform the correct hand hygiene techniques, these are outlined in accordance with the World Health Organisation Guidelines. Hand hygiene refers to any action of hand cleansing, such as handwashing with soap and water or hand rubbing with the use of an alcohol-based sanitiser.

Hand hygiene is essential before and after contact with each client in addition to hourly breaks to thoroughly wash hands with soap and water. To further promote correct hand hygiene, it is necessary to keep nails short and clean.

As workplace or chair massage is provided through clothing, no skin on skin contact is necessary. This will only be provided with the permission of the participant and in the absence of any cuts, abrasions, or skin conditions.

Clean and Sterile Equipment for Onsite Chair Massage

The majority of corporate massage in workplaces or events requires the use of a professional ergonomic massage chair.  To minimise the potential risk of contamination and transference of microorganisms, no linen or cloth is used with any chair or roaming massage. Single use paper tissue or head protector is provided then changed for each client and thoughtfully disposed of. It is the responsibility of massage practitioners to thoroughly clean their chairs with sterilising agents and disinfect at the end of each day’s session. The chair must also be cleaned with antibacterial wipes or alcohol-based sterilising products before and after each client.

Practitioners are also advised to clean all frequently touched surfaces in the room being utilised for the massages – using cleaning and sterilising agents such as; tables, door handles, and light switches.

This ensures proper hygiene standards of cleanliness and the safety of both client and practitioner.

Hygiene Etiquette and safety for Practitioners and Massage Participants

Current standard practice is to cover nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Sneezing or coughing into your elbow or shoulder and away from any other person.

To minimise the risk of transmission of infection to others, any practitioner or participating client presenting with the signs and symptoms of a cold, fever or suspected acute respiratory infection must notify the massage therapist or staff co-ordinator before attending any onsite workplace massage or event. Anyone who becomes sick, or present with the signs and symptoms of during any visit will need to separate themselves from other individuals immediately.

Practitioners reserve the right to refuse massage provision to all participants who show symptoms of illness.

Why Is Hygiene Important in The Workplace?

Hygiene is important in the workplace because it contributes to a healthy workforce. A healthy workforce is happier and more productive. A healthy workplace also means workers take less sick leave. Which will reduce the huge cost that sick leave places on small business – it is reported that it costs SMEs $20,000 a year.

Best Hygiene Practice

All Corporate Hands practitioners adhere to the Association of Massage Therapists. Massage Therapy Code of Conduct, including guidelines surrounding Hygiene and Infection Control.  They have all completed the Australian Health Department’s COVID-19 Infection Control Training for health care workers. We also require each practitioner to hold a current senior first aid certificate before any corporate or event booking with us.

The five benefits of employees’ health and wellbeing

With the growing awareness around the importance of mental health, emotional wellbeing, and physical fitness, comes the essential need for employers to invest in the health of their employees. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it is also good for business. Investment in employee health and wellbeing has been found to result in increased creativity, engagement, and production.

Given the current situation with Covid-19 this is now more important than ever. The mental and emotional health of your staff is essential as we all move through this period of uncertainty. Let’s take a look at 5 great reasons for how your organisation can benefit from employee wellbeing and health.

1. Increased employee productivity

Employees will give so much more to the company that looks after them! The bonus of alert and focused staff is increased productivity; when your employees are working more efficiently and productively, profits must increase. With the daily busy routine, one optimum way of increasing productivity is by providing small breaks in the employee’s busy routine. This will help employees to clear their minds, keeping them more focused and active.

Furthermore, regular breaks significantly reduce personal and work-related stress. Thus, helping your employees to cope. Corporate massage is an ideal example with a well-deserved 15-minute break to relax and restore the mind to the body.

2. Adopting a healthy workplace

Wellness programs can be used to drive and reinforce healthy behaviours, bringing benefits to the employer, the employee, and their families. Employers have a tremendous opportunity to help their employees see the value of adopting healthier behaviours so that they can live healthier lives. A healthy workplace culture where managers reinforce a sound wellbeing strategy can help keep employees motivated and engaged.

3. Employee retention and reduction of absenteeism

An organization that focuses on having regular employee wellbeing programs also leads the way towards a better rate of staff retention and reduced absenteeism. When your employees feel valued and appreciated they will stay with you, it’s that simple. This not only saves your organisation the cost of rehiring, but it also saves time spent recruiting and training new staff. Happy and content employees will become advocates for your company, helping you to become an employer of choice.

Organizations can see evidence of reduced absenteeism though the elevation of mood and mindset of their employees, reduced stress & fatigue plus their health, in general, will reduce sick days and keep them in the workplace.

4. Building Staff morale

Giving importance to employee wellness will not only reduce health-related costs, but it will also save you serious dollars. Your employees are your backbone and supporting them throughout will showcase your amazing company culture. Providing recognition to your valued staff will set up a positive work environment helping them to elevate their mood and increase renewed energy. Introducing wellness initiatives and activities on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis sets the mood for anticipation, adding a buzz in the office and it’s something to look forward too. You can be certain staff will not want to miss their seated massage session, yoga, or meditation class on Monday!

5. Social connection and Nurture

One of the biggest challenges in the current ‘stay at home’ orders for employees is the lack of social connections with their work colleagues. We know that the current Covid-19 restrictions are important for everyone’s health and safety, however, it is also affecting social interaction with others. Working from home can affect employee wellness in different ways; social distancing leading to isolation, finding it hard to maintain mental clarity, physical fitness, and lack of enthusiasm may be common factors. As an employer, this may hamper your business in the long term. The provision of a well-being program or wellness activity to welcome back employees and a return to normality will be appreciated and hugely valued by your staff.

Many companies are embracing new and innovative corporate wellness activities and events that go beyond a typical company BBQ or other widely used but not as effective ways of applying well-being into the workplace. Group sessions such as onsite yoga and meditation will encourage relaxation and mental clarity, whilst a rejuvenating massage will enable feelings of happiness and increased focus. Onsite health checks will provide staff and companies with the ability to check and evaluate their health increasing the shift in awareness around their health. These events and activities promote powerful nurturing and will leave a lasting impression on participants.