M2 Mindfulness Blogs

Some Wednesday morning commuters heard about Valley companies that are introducing mindfulness training to promote relaxation and stress management for employees. Give this KTAR News 92.3 radio interview a listen! #mindfulworkplace #mentaltraining #stress #wellbeing #employeewellness #workplacewellness #employeeengagement

Behind many workplace mindfulness programs is a passionate employee leading the charge-- over and above her/his day job. Today M2 was thrilled to support our friend and design collaborator, Diane Pruitt, a Schneider Electric wellbeing "champion" as she led a mindfulness session for her colleagues. Diane leverages her personal training and practice with content that her company makes available worldwide, to promote leadership training and culture at the local level. As class c

When I met Tyla at wellness roundtable hosted by Lovitt and Touche, she was planning the rollout of Carvana Fit’s employee well-being campaign, “Life Happens.” The campaign is part of an initiative that includes an important focus on mental, social and emotional health. She was certain M2’s mindfulness training would resonate with employees and vowed to break M2 attendance records. And lo and behold, Carvana did. 100 employees came to class! Carvana planned a two-day event; M

Among the many reasons I love what I do is that I regularly bump up against the best intentions. The companies I meet recognize the importance of caring for the whole person, as well as how multi-faceted that needs to be, and they are genuinely looking for different ways to support and promote well-being. The Cigna wellness team introduced me to Infusionsoft in June, and they were immediately curious and receptive. Nobody in the meeting had personal experience with mindfulnes

A couple weeks ago I received an email with the subject, "Arizona Republic: Interview Request." That's music to a small business owner's ears (or the digital equivalent of that expression). Reporter Lauren Castle was researching a story about how employees can benefit from wellness programs, and mindfulness training in particular. She asked if I would be willing to speak with her. Ummmm, yes please!! Even better was the opportunity to hear directly from employees engaged in a

The first time I met Chuck Howard, Corporate Wellness Administrator at Grand Canyon University, he shared that GCU would soon be transitioning some internal processes and structures. Chuck recognized that change can be unsettling in an organization, and he wanted to be proactive about providing extra support. We reviewed some of the scientific evidence that supports the efficacy of mindfulness training to help individuals manage stress. Chuck believed the time was right to pi

Employee engagement at PayPal hit it out of the park yesterday. The Opportunity group sponsored #MindfulMonday, and 57(!) people showed up for a 10-minute mindfulness class over a 2-hour period. That’s a record, folks! I’ll let a few testimonials sum it up… #employeeengagement #employeewellbeing #gymforthemind #stressmanagement #workplacewellness #mindfulworkplace #mindfulnesstraining #mentalfitness

"Mindfulness and the Importance of Digital Disengagement" is chock full of data and experience, and how mindfulness has helped enhance performance at companies like LinkedIn, SAP and Adobe. "SAP says its investment in mindfulness training has thus far had a return of 200%. 'It’s become not only one of our most popular programs but also one of the most impactful,' Bostelmann said. 'It’s boosting the bottom line.'” #workplacewellness #mindfulnesstraining #mindfulworkplace #empl