M2 Mindfulness Blogs

February is American Heart Month. Show your heart some love physically and emotionally too. Scientific studies show mindfulness practice can make your heart stronger, literally and figuratively. Mindfulness training has been shown to help manage stress and even lower high blood pressure. Experts reviewed dozens of studies published over the past two decades and found that meditation may improve a host of factors linked with heart disease — making it worth including in an over

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

It’s not every day that I glance out the studio window to see a miniature horse walking by. But that’s just what happened at A.T. Still University. Mindful Monday included M2 and the opportunity to interact with Tater Tot (who was incredibly soft, by the way). Animal therapy is also an evidence-based approach to stress and anxiety relief, so it makes sense. Super cool place! #mindbody #stress #stressmanagement #mindfulnesstraining #gymforthemind #mentalfitness #workplacewelln

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

Wellness AtoZ is an amazing, free resource of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Their top-notch content and educational networking meetings help local employers improve employee well-being, and promote Arizona as a destination for healthy living. And since they are first in line to walk the talk, they decided to give mindfulness training a try. Alas, I forgot to get a picture, which is a bummer, because this was an in-office session in a room with a view! #employeewell

It's National Meditation Day! Did you know? 47 clinical studies validate the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation programs to diminish anxiety and stress. Want to give it a shot? Here's a few guided practices you can try for free, courtesy of UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. #mindfulness #mindfulnesstraining #meditation #neuroscience

I was blown away by the curiosity that met us at Mobile Mini Wellness Day. We offered eight 10-minute classes, and they were all hopping-- in a still, quiet, mindful way. Two employees visited twice! The CEO tried a class. Bonus: I unexpectedly ran into a former workout buddy I hadn’t seen for a while. Thank you for inviting us; we loved how openly and graciously we were received. #stressmanagement #mindfulnesstraining #awareness #mindbody #gymforthemind #mentalfitness #emplo

Enjoyed the privilege of inspiring curiosity and supporting awareness of the Awake@Intel program at the Chandler campus. Raj Sheelvant, Joel Finkel, Olga Titkova and Kate Ewy skillfully led mindfulness meditation sessions for colleagues in our studio. Some of the best-known workplace mindfulness training programs, such as Google, General Mills and SAP, began as a grassroots initiative by employees whose personal practice inspired them to share the benefits with colleagues. In

Had an amazing day Mesa Community College. Lots of people dropped in, from first-time practitioners to retreat veterans. It was a great wellness event that also included a nature walk, yoga and rock wall, among other things. MCC is fortunate to have faculty who have worked consistently to make mindfulness part of the dental hygiene curriculum. Students here practice mindfulness and use it as a tool to enhance their personal well-being as well as apply techniques to help patie

"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

Spring Training is here! Baseball players have to be constantly self-aware, at alert attention and able to regulate emotions if they’re going to judge how the ball is coming and hit it out of the park. That’s why-- you guessed it-- many professional teams use mindfulness training. The Chicago Cubs launched their mental skills program in 2015. Program Director, Josh Lifrak, and Coordinator, Rey Fuentes, invited M2 to visit their training facility in Mesa to discuss the importa

Startup life is notoriously stressful. And M2 is a startup too. So it's pretty appropriate that M2's first event was to offer Quiet Space and "Relax" guided meditation classes at Galvanize for Phoenix Startup Week. #gymforthemind #wellbeing #employeewellness #employeewellbeing #mindfulworkplace #mindfulnesstraining

Be like the golf pros. Learn breathing and mental training techniques to focus attention, eliminate distraction and decrease negative thinking. Tiger Woods, Luke Donald and Anirban Lahiri do it. You can maximize performance too. Welcome, athletes, to the Phoenix Open! Read all about it: "Why Meditation Could Be Just What Your Game Needs" and "India's meditating golfer Anirban Lahiri 'zoned in' for Presidents Cup." #athletes #mindfulworkplace #mindfulnesstraining