The Yogalastics Blog — intention

How do you stay calm when not only your own life, but the world is upside down?  Written by Laura Baumann As I was writing about setting an intention instead of resolutions, the Coronavirus hit and took all my attention. This time it wasn’t my writer’s block and never-ending perfectionism that stopped me from writing. It’s been the topic of every conversation and for many, our lives as we know it, stopped. It will never be the same again. It’s starting to sink in. I’ll admit that I was in denial and wishfully thinking it would blow over. But it...

Mindfulness at Work By Wenny Lin I work for a pharmaceutical company that is dedicated to improving people’s health through innovative medicines and health technologies. However, the company realizes that we will only succeed in that mission if we commit to the wellbeing of our own community. My employer, one of the Fortune Best Companies, has promoted meditation and mindfulness as part of its goal to support the wellbeing of employees. A holistic approach to wellbeing at work Starting in 2014, the company adopted a holistic approach to wellbeing that leveraged research from Gallup. The research suggested that five essential...