The Health and Economic Implications of Worksite Wellness Programs

Burnout: The Disease of Our Civilization. This article talks about how "more businesses are realizing that the long-term health of their bottom line is directly tied to the long-term health of their employees. Qigong and Tai Chi are the most profound health practices that can empower individuals and corporations to meet the challenges outlined in the article. CFO's, HR Executives, Benefit Managers, Medical Directors, and Wellness Professionals might consider 

Meditation rooms are the hottest new work perk. Why companies like Salesforce, Apple, Google and Nike are embracing the trend.

7 Myths About Meditation Preventing You From Grasping The Amazing Benefits of Mindfulness. If you're focused on the wrong things, you won't get the true benefits. The number one way to get the benefits of mindfulness is to practice Qigong.

Zen at Work. Why firms are investing in employee wellness.

Qigong Reduces Stress in Computer Workers.

Enhancing Profitability with Corporate Wellness Programs (video 4:48).

Why Corporate Wellness Should Include Tai Chi and Qigong (video 5:51).

Meditation Makes You Better at Everything—Including Work.

There’s new evidence that Silicon Valley's favorite mindfulness habit may help defeat a key problem of aging. Silicon Valley has figured out the mindfulness part of Qigong. Now it needs to discover the rest of Qigong.

Study Shows 8-Week Mindfulness Course Increases Workplace Effectiveness By 6 Percent.

Mindfulness meditation melts away work-related stress. 

Enhancing Profitability with Corporate Wellness Programs (video 4:48).

Spending too much $$$ on healthcare for your employees? Can't get enough exercise because you're working too much? Want to know how to reduce stress? Listen to Dr. Roger Jahnke talk about how to live and work with less stress by doing Qigong now.

In Silicon Valley, Meditation Is No Fad. It Could Make Your Career. "Meditation and mindfulness are the new rage in Silicon Valley. And it's not just about inner peace—it's about getting ahead."

A profitable calm: Meditation for investors and traders. Meditation is fast becoming a standard part of business training and practice.

At Germany's SAP, employee mindfulness leads to higher profits. 

Why Companies Are Embracing Corporate Mindfulness. 

The Google engineer teaching happiness in three steps. To improve the well-being of its workers, Google employed one of its engineers to increase happiness. 

Buddhist Meditation: A Management Skill? National Public Radio.

Mindfulness and sleep can reduce exhaustion in entrepreneurs.

Technology and Mindfulness.

UCSD Brings Mindfulness to the Workplace.

Benefits of mindfulness at work: the role of mindfulness in emotion regulation, emotional exhaustion, and job satisfaction.

Meditation finds an ommm in the office. 

A profitable calm: Meditation for investors and traders. 

Want a Better Work-Life Balance? Exercise, Study Finds. Unlike just mindfulness practice, Tai Chi and Qigong also include physical exercise.

Henderson Smith
Living Well Therapies

Worksite wellness.

Benefits companies have found mindfulness reduces stress — and appeals to millennial workers.

Harvard Medical School Recommends Tai Chi

"Time spent practicing Tai Chi makes your time at work more focused and creative, helps you manage stress, makes your interactions with coworkers more efficient, and gives you the energy to work longer, more productive hours...Employers all across the nation are recognizing just how important a heathy workplace and a healthy workforce are improving productivity as well as to controlling health-care costs... wellness programs have achieved a rate of return on investment that ranges from $3 to $15 for each dollar invested, with savings realized within 12 to 18 months."

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi.

Meditation by phone found effective for corporations. 

Changes in physician costs among high-cost transcendental meditation practitioners compared with high-cost nonpractitioners over 5 years.

Yoga and Meditation Based Programs Reduce Employee Stress. 

Qigong reduces stress in computer operators.

Qigong training and effects on stress, neck-shoulder pain and life quality in a computerised office environment.

How breathing can help you make better decisions: Two studies on the effects of breathing patterns on heart rate variability and decision-making in business cases.

Fifteen minutes of chair-based yoga postures or guided meditation performed in the office can reduce physiological and psychological stress.

Changes in physician costs among high-cost transcendental meditation practitioners compared with high-cost nonpractitioners over 5 years.

Effective and Viable Mind-Body Stress Reduction in the Workplace: A Randomized Controlled Trial.