Corporate Wellness

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Whether you are a corporation, nonprofit entity, large or small company, school, hospital, or community service organization, a wellness program is the best gift you can give to your staff. 

 

Yoga, meditation, and mindfulness training has, for centuries, proven to be effective for helping people learn tools to manage their stress, gain control of their physical, emotional and mental health, and relieve unwanted symptoms from pain and illness that have accumulated in the body over time.​

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Overall benefits of Incorporating a wellness program into your workplace:

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• Lower the Cost of Healthcare

• Overall Employee Physical, Emotional and Mental Well-Being

• Increased Employee Attendance

• Increased Employee Mental Clarity, Energy

• Enhanced Productivity & Engagement

• Feeling "Being Taken Cared Of"

• Team Building: Creating "One Mind" mindset, Boosted Morale

• Enhanced Company Culture

• Responsible Leadership ​

• Enhanced Self-Care​

• Enhanced Communication and Interpersonal Skills

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Symptoms of Stress that can be relieved through mindfulness training:

 

• Headaches

• Stiff Neck, Shoulders and Joints 

• Back Pain

• Digestive Issues or Feeling Bloated; Constipation

• Cold Hands and Feet (due to circulation issues)

• Depression or Anxiety

• Poor Concentration

• Sleeping Issues/Fatigue

• Social Anxiety

• Time Management Issues

• Procrastination

• Negativity/Pessimism

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Research on Wellness Programs​

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A study performed by Johnson and Johnson indicated that wellness programs saved organizations an estimated $250 million on health care costs between 2002 and 2008.

 

Workplace wellness interventions performed on high-risk cardiovascular disease employees indicated that at the end of a six-month trial, 57% were reduced to a low-risk status. These individuals received not only cardiac rehabilitation health education but exercise training as well.

 

Further, studies performed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and J&J have revealed that organizations that incorporated exercise components into their wellness programs not only decreased healthcare costs by 30% but improved lost work days by 80% .

 

Leadership involvement in wellness programs can additionally impact employee health outcomes just as well as the programs themselves. A study performed by David Chenoweth indicated the managers who were passionate and committed about their wellness programs increased employee engagement by 60%, even if their wellness goals were not achieved.

 

Leaders are not only tasked with creating the organizational culture but also in coaching and motivating employees to be engaged in that culture.

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Lastly, presentee-ism — or the act of being on the job, but not fully functional due to illness, or other medical conditions such as seasonal allergies, asthma, headaches, depression, back pain, arthritis, and gastrointestinal disorders — can cut individual productivity by one-third or more.

 

By some estimates, presentee-ism costs U.S. companies over $150 billion a year, much more than absenteeism does. Yet it’s harder to identify: you know when someone doesn’t show up for work, but you often can’t tell when, or how much, poor health hurts job performance.  The fact is, when people don’t feel good, they simply don’t perform at their best. Researchers have discovered that presentee-ism related declines in productivity sometimes can be more than offset by relatively small investments in screening, treatment, and education.