Corporate Wellness

Harvard Business Review
May 2002

For Health Wellness Consultants are well-known for their professional and engaging seminars. As corporate trainers, coaches and health professionals, they bring a unique approach to optimizing employee performance and corporate productivity.

Improving the health status of employees translates into a more successful organization with greater productivity and profits.

Program topics include:

Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being
In our fast-paced lives that are increasingly demanding and challenging it's essential to maintain our health, focus and vitality. With an aging workforce, increasing healthcare costs are a growing concern for all. In this highly-rated session you will learn five vital resilience practices for day-to-day renewal. The process includes the development of individual action plans to control your personal health factors and to help you bounce back from challenging times.
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Say Goodnight to Insomnia
Eighty percent of Canadians report sleep problems. A lack of restful sleep leads to a range of concerns such as decreased energy, an inability to focus and make decisions, unproductive moods and poor self-care habits. This practical and relevant session highlights the common causes of sleep disturbances and provides proven strategies for promoting good sleep and a healthier lifestyle.
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Stress Management
The relationship between stress levels and productivity is well-documented. In our demanding lives, how can we optimize our long-term functioning and minimize the negative effects of stress? In this popular session you will gain a greater understanding of the role that stress plays in your life as well as obtain tools for effectively managing stress. Learn to enhance your capacity to move out of the stress response and into a more adaptive and resourceful stance.
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The Relaxation Experience: Meditations for Optimum Wellness
This session combines an experiential component with a discussion of the proven benefits of relaxation and meditation. Research shows that use of relaxation skills boosts energy and productivity. Through the discussion and practice of three different relaxation techniques you will gain tools to enhance your alertness and focus, and also learn to cultivate a sense of "calm in the storm."
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Cultivating Optimism
Optimism can be learned or it can be an inborn temperament. Optimists are those who look for and expect positive experiences, and who feel more personally empowered. Research shows that an optimistic attitude enhances vitality, relationships and work performance. This spirited session provides effective strategies for promoting optimism, allowing a more fulfilled and satisfying life.
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Work-Life Balance: The Struggle to Juggle
In this session you will discover the meaning of "balance" as it relates to three main areas of life and learn to navigate your way towards a more satisfying life. We will examine the importance of investing in ourselves and learn the tools to sustain our health even through the challenges and unpredictable events of life. This interactive session will provide a framework that participants can apply to their own lives.
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Care for Caregivers
Those providing care for others often have unmet care needs of their own. This session takes a look at the challenges that face the "sandwich generation." Participants will gain insights into their coping strengths and vulnerabilities, as well as develop an action plan to work with their individual circumstances.
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Habits of a Healthy Mind
Thirty to forty percent of sick-leave claims are related to conditions such as stress, depression and burn-out. Today, being mindful of one's mental health is as vital as caretaking one's physical health. Research has recognized that there are specific practices for optimizing mental well-being. This session focuses on a range of strategies such as managing a racing mind, dealing with unrelenting worries and developing a more flexible perspective when encountering barriers.
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Communication and Assertiveness
Dealing with co-workers and customers requires clear and courteous communication. Competing workplace demands can make it difficult to maintain calm and respectful interactions during stressful situations. In this interactive seminar you will learn how to structure effective communication, how to use non-verbal communication, and ways to decrease interpersonal stress for a more productive and harmonious work environment.
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Personality Dimensions™
Personality Dimensions™ is a temperament instrument that facilitates understanding of ourselves and others in a fun and interactive manner.
This workshop works well as a stand-alone session for any team or as an effective approach to sessions such as enhancing communication, team-building, strategic-planning, or management training.
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Goal Setting For Healthy Behaviours
We all have health and wellness goals that we try to stay on track with amidst the busyness of our lives. Setting these goals is simple, but following through with them is often more challenging. This session guides you to develop a personal wellness blueprint based on individual values and priorities. You will also learn to set realistic goals, identify your support team, and implement action plans. Set yourself up for success!
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Women, Wellness, and the Workplace
Working women juggle multiple roles and responsibilities in their careers, families, and social spheres. With ever increasing demands on their time and energy, the ability to juggle various roles can have its limits. This long-term strain can result in negative effects on mental and physical wellbeing. This session helps women to assess their stress and lifestyle, understand their coping style, and learn practical ways to build resilience.
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	Healthy Workplaces A Healthy Workplace = Increased Productivity Levels = increased profitability = increased safety practices = increased employee attendance = increased retention of employees Harvard Business Review May 2002 For Health Wellness Consultants are well-known for their professional and engaging seminars. As corporate trainers, coaches and health professionals, they bring a unique approach to optimizing employee performance and corporate productivity. Improving the health status of employees translates into a more successful organization with greater productivity and profits. Program topics include: Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being In our fast-paced lives that are increasingly demanding and challenging it's essential to maintain our health, focus and vitality. With an aging workforce, increasing healthcare costs are a growing concern for all. In this highly-rated session you will learn five vital resilience practices for day-to-day renewal. The process includes the development of individual action plans to control your personal health factors and to help you bounce back from challenging times. ^ Back to top Say Goodnight to Insomnia Eighty percent of Canadians report sleep problems. A lack of restful sleep leads to a range of concerns such as decreased energy, an inability to focus and make decisions, unproductive moods and poor self-care habits. This practical and relevant session highlights the common causes of sleep disturbances and provides proven strategies for promoting good sleep and a healthier lifestyle. ^ Back to top Stress Management The relationship between stress levels and productivity is well-documented. In our demanding lives, how can we optimize our long-term functioning and minimize the negative effects of stress? In this popular session you will gain a greater understanding of the role that stress plays in your life as well as obtain tools for effectively managing stress. Learn to enhance your capacity to move out of the stress response and into a more adaptive and resourceful stance. ^ Back to top The Relaxation Experience: Meditations for Optimum Wellness This session combines an experiential component with a discussion of the proven benefits of relaxation and meditation. Research shows that use of relaxation skills boosts energy and productivity. Through the discussion and practice of three different relaxation techniques you will gain tools to enhance your alertness and focus, and also learn to cultivate a sense of "calm in the storm." ^ Back to top Cultivating Optimism Optimism can be learned or it can be an inborn temperament. Optimists are those who look for and expect positive experiences, and who feel more personally empowered. Research shows that an optimistic attitude enhances vitality, relationships and work performance. This spirited session provides effective strategies for promoting optimism, allowing a more fulfilled and satisfying life. ^ Back to top Work-Life Balance: The Struggle to Juggle In this session you will discover the meaning of "balance" as it relates to three main areas of life and learn to navigate your way towards a more satisfying life. We will examine the importance of investing in ourselves and learn the tools to sustain our health even through the challenges and unpredictable events of life. This interactive session will provide a framework that participants can apply to their own lives. ^ Back to top Care for Caregivers Those providing care for others often have unmet care needs of their own. This session takes a look at the challenges that face the "sandwich generation." Participants will gain insights into their coping strengths and vulnerabilities, as well as develop an action plan to work with their individual circumstances. ^ Back to top Habits of a Healthy Mind Thirty to forty percent of sick-leave claims are related to conditions such as stress, depression and burn-out. Today, being mindful of one's mental health is as vital as caretaking one's physical health. Research has recognized that there are specific practices for optimizing mental well-being. This session focuses on a range of strategies such as managing a racing mind, dealing with unrelenting worries and developing a more flexible perspective when encountering barriers. ^ Back to top Communication and Assertiveness Dealing with co-workers and customers requires clear and courteous communication. Competing workplace demands can make it difficult to maintain calm and respectful interactions during stressful situations. In this interactive seminar you will learn how to structure effective communication, how to use non-verbal communication, and ways to decrease interpersonal stress for a more productive and harmonious work environment. ^ Back to top Personality Dimensions™ Personality Dimensions™ is a temperament instrument that facilitates understanding of ourselves and others in a fun and interactive manner. This workshop works well as a stand-alone session for any team or as an effective approach to sessions such as enhancing communication, team-building, strategic-planning, or management training. ^ Back to top Goal Setting For Healthy Behaviours We all have health and wellness goals that we try to stay on track with amidst the busyness of our lives. Setting these goals is simple, but following through with them is often more challenging. This session guides you to develop a personal wellness blueprint based on individual values and priorities. You will also learn to set realistic goals, identify your support team, and implement action plans. Set yourself up for success! ^ Back to top Women, Wellness, and the Workplace Working women juggle multiple roles and responsibilities in their careers, families, and social spheres. With ever increasing demands on their time and energy, the ability to juggle various roles can have its limits. This long-term strain can result in negative effects on mental and physical wellbeing. This session helps women to assess their stress and lifestyle, understand their coping style, and learn practical ways to build resilience. ^ Back to top
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			"Research shows that the return on investment for preventative health programming is in the range of $1.75 to $12.00 for every dollar spent, depending upon the programme." "The value of improving the health status of employees translates into a more successful organization with greater productivity and profits." Harvard Business Review July/August 2005
Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being Say Goodnight to Insomnia Stress Management The Relaxation Experience: Meditations for Optimum Wellness Cultivating Optimism Work-Life Balance: The Struggle to Juggle Care for Caregivers Habits of a Healthy Mind Communication and Assertiveness Personality Dimensions Goal Setting For Healthy Behaviours Women, Wellness, and the Workplace