Corporate Wellness

Benefits of Corporate Wellness

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Many work place environments are experiencing increased stress and anxiety. When employees are stressed out, it ripples through the whole culture of an organization with adverse effects in many areas such as inter-personal communications, trust, creativity, productivity and the ability to build strong, effective teams. Our Corporate Wellness program offers an Employee Wellness program that can effectively address built stress and anxiety immediately. Some of the meditation benefits for your business are: 

  • decreased stress and tension
  • increased capacity to listen
  • increased sensitivity to others' point of view
  • a time to integrate confusing and troubling experiences
  • increased energy, vitality and wakefulness
  • increased focus and awareness
  • a healthier, calmer sense of self 
  • increased clarity and groundedness

Large companies such as Google now offer mindfulness meditation programs to their employees because they know how important it is to reduce stress in the workplace. When workers are able to deal more effectively with stress, they are happier, more productive, healthier and more focused on their work. 

The Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago is available to help your business today. Let us show you how we can partner with your business to help you better fulfill your mission and goals. 

 

 

 

Corporate Wellness

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Given the current economic climate, it's no surprise that business are experiencing increased pressure, stress and anxiety. Businesses are increasingly recognizing the value of incorporating mindfulness meditation in the workplace to improve morale, improve interpersonal relations and strengthen leadership skills. The Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago offers a series of solutions that help address the root causes in the work place. We currently offer a 3 Tier program that consists of:

  • Employee Wellness
  • Executive Leadership Development
  • Employee Development

Employee Wellness

At the present time, we have developed the first tier of this offering, the Employee Wellness program. We offer either a 60 minute morning or 45 minute lunch-time program at your place of business. The program teaches beginners meditation that consists of a guided mindfulness meditation that will bring employees immediate relief from crippling anxiety, raise morale and increase focus in your work place. These programs are available as weekly or bi-monthly sessions, depending on your organization or businesses needs. Morning programs cost $15/person. Lunch-time programs cost $10/person.

A minimum of 10 people is required for this program. If there are less than 10 people in the class, but at least 5 or more, we may still be able to provide the program but the cost per person would increase by $5 (i.e. Morning program would be $20/person; Lunch time program would be $15/person). 

 

Executive Leadership Development

This is a customized program with Zen Master Robert Althouse and Senior Leaders of your business. After meeting and assessing the particular needs of your business, our meditation instructor will present a proposal that addresses the root causes for the problems your business is experiencing. This program will address several areas of leadership in the following ways:

  • Connecting with Others
  • Building Pinpoint Focus
  • Motivating & Inspiring the Workforce
  • Communicating with Clarity and Precision
  • Building Productive Relationships
  • Resolving Differences Effectively

This program can be organized as themed classes or private sessions with a particular leader in your company. Depending on the level of customization the cost will range from $150/hr to $250/hr. 

 

Employee Development

These are themed, 90 minute classes that focus on building consistent, high performance from your employees. The areas of focus include:

  • Connecting with Others
  • Resolving Differences
  • Building Personal Leadership
  • Building Effective and Sustainable Workplace Relationships 
  • Building and Increasing Trust

These classes cost $20/head and are suitable for both individuals, departments, and cross-functional teams.

Many current findings in neuroscience indicate that mindfulness meditation helps people integrate diverse and sometimes difficult experiences more effectively. Many businesses, such as Google, are now offering regular mindfulness meditation periods during work hours to support their employees and help their business function more efficiently on all levels. 200 of the 20,000 people at the Google Mountain View campus have taken the seven week course which includes the practice and neuroscience of mindfulness meditation as well as instructions in things like mindful listening, mindful emailing, empathy and social skills. 

The Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago teaches people how to live a more effective Zen-inspired life of openness, empathy and clarity. We are Chicago's place for mindfulness meditation. . Our meditation instructors will extend the teachings we already offer at our meditation center to your place of business for stronger employee well-being, and team cohesion, as well as higher productivity. Please call us at 708.689.1220, to discuss how we can build a productive fruitful partnership with you so that you can be successful in accomplishing your mission. 

 

   

Mindfulness in the Work Place

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