I am back from a working tour of Europe. My muscles ache, my jaw is clenched tight, shoulders are pinched and my arms feel weighted down. You might ask, “Jacqui, has this got anything to do with the exorbitant load of your luggage, which you heaved lopsided through cobbled streets and metro stations?” Well, yes, [...]
Do you know if your employees are flourishing or languishing? Healthy employees with robust wellbeing are more likely to be engaged and productive at work. The flip side is also true—when people experience poor health and wellbeing, so does their engagement and productivity, with a direct hit on the bottom line for the business. Productivity [...]
Stress experienced positively can feel exciting and useful when we are juggling multiple demands. Using our body’s adrenalin response to meet a challenge, ace a presentation or achieve a tight deadline can be both useful and satisfying. On the flip side though, experiencing a tension headache after feeling wound up all day or getting irritable [...]
Given such overwhelming evidence that meditation is beneficial for our physical and mental health, there’s no better time to get started. There are many ways to meditate, and no “right” way. Developing a daily habit of meditation will provide the most benefits. From zenhabits.net, here are some simple tips to get started: Commit to just [...]
