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From SWAT to Sit

Aug 14, 2019
2 min

From SWAT to Sit

Sometimes careers take an unexpected turn. Ed Morales, Gilbert police officer and former SWAT team member and U.S. Marine, spent most of his career embedded in highly dangerous, adrenaline-fueled, critical situations. He was professionally successful and trusted by his peers and superiors to get the job done. But over time he noticed his health and personal relationships deteriorate. He describes barely being able to move when he got out of bed in the morning, his muscles and

Records Are Made To Be Broken

Oct 9, 2018
1 min

Records Are Made To Be Broken

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

Infusionsoft: Quiet, Cold Brew, Cereal and Turf

Sep 22, 2018
1 min

Infusionsoft: Quiet, Cold Brew, Cereal and Turf

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

Subject: "Arizona Republic: Interview Request."

Sep 19, 2018
1 min

Subject: "Arizona Republic: Interview Request."

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

Lope Country

Sep 6, 2018
1 min

Lope Country

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

One For the Record Books!

Jul 31, 2018
1 min

One For the Record Books!

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

Tools for change

Jul 9, 2018
1 min

Tools for change

While M2 specializes in short classes that build and reinforce sitting practices, every so often we enjoy an opportunity to take a deep dive with a team. Today we had the pleasure of a 2-hour team-building session with the compliance and regulatory affairs team at Centene. Their VP wanted to acknowledge their hard work and additional demands during a period of exceptional change, express gratitude and provide some tools and ideas for self-care and stress management. Most of t

Walk the Talk

Jun 28, 2018
1 min

Walk the Talk

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

Teacher Love

Awake @ Intel

Apr 9, 2018
1 min

Awake @ Intel

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

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Mindfulness Training Boosts Employee Engagement

Feb 26, 2018
1 min

Mindfulness Training Boosts Employee Engagement

"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

PHX StartUp Week

Be Like the Golf Pros

Feb 1, 2018
1 min

Be Like the Golf Pros

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