The Value of Meditation at Work
05.14.2013 - By Reflections on the Road to Respect
Work related stress is now the leading cause of workplace disability, costing the Canadian economy close to $5 billion a year. Doing more with less is the mantra in many of today`s workplaces. Change is the name of the game. Given those realities, the likelihood that work related stress is going to end anytime soon is slim to none.So what`s an employer to do?How about offering a weekly, 30 minute meditation class?Wendy Quan, Organizational Change Manager at Pacific Blue Cross has been leading a weekly meditation class for her colleagues for the past 2 years. The class has grown from 12 attendees to over 150. And it is producing tangible results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.