Tai Chi & Qigong for Corporate and Workplace Wellness

Minimum charge 1 hour $250+ GST (Plus travel dependent on location)

Up to 25 staff/employees

For larger corporate retreats and PD days please contact Tamara for a quote.

The WHO (the world health organisation) listed stress at work to be one of the top 10 factors causing poor health around the globe.

The latest Workplace Wellness Report (2019) shows a net 23.5 per cent of surveyed businesses reported their staff were more stressed than before.

Absent employees cost the New Zealand economy $1.79 billion in 2018, up from $1.51 billion in 2016.

It’s estimated around 38 per cent of the world’s workers are suffering from excessive pressure on the job.” Well-being programmes for companies are designed to promote healthier, happier, more productive workplaces, and to cut absenteeism.

So the question is, is there a place for tai chi in the work place? An evidence based answer is yes, there is certainly a need to address stress and general health and well-being in the work place.  

Workplace stress on the rise, new survey says

22 Aug, 2019      nzherald.co.nz

The latest Workplace Wellness Report also shows a net 23.5 per cent of surveyed businesses reported their staff were more stressed than before.

It also shows absent employees cost the New Zealand economy $1.79 billion in 2018, up from $1.51 billion in 2016.

Southern Cross chief executive Nick Astwick said workplaces were investing more in helping their staff become resilient.

 “A lot of employers now are looking at the human, not just the employee,” he said.

“People that are more resilient and more flourishing in their home life are actually more resilient to the work pressures.

“Yes, while work pressure is a demand, if you look after the human, invest in their resiliency, the work pressure doesn’t be as prevalent.”

More workplaces were starting to focus on resiliency by bringing in more “wellbeing” measures.

This included free flu jabs and health checks, paying specialists and clinicians to come into the office, providing health plans, and allowing “flexible” working.

Workplace stress: Why we need to tackle increasing pressure

8 Jul, 2018       nzherald.co.nz

The latest two-yearly Wellness in the Workplace report revealed a marked increase in workplace stress in New Zealand. A net 22.9 per cent of employers noted an increase in stress/anxiety and for larger companies, according to the 2016 survey, sponsored by Southern Cross Health Society and Business NZ.Jul 8, 2018

General workload was found to be the biggest cause of stress in all businesses in 2016.

The research found despite more businesses encouraging people to take time off when ill, on average more than 40 per cent of staff turned up sick.

Workplace absence cost the economy an estimated $1.51 billion in 2016.

And in March, the Mental Health Foundation surveyed mental health and wellbeing in 335 New Zealand workplaces.

“From this survey we found that high workloads, poor work life balance and stressful work were the top three causes of poor mental health in the workplace,” says chief executive Shaun Robinson.

Productivity and workplace relations suffer when workers are stressed, Eatwell says.

“Some research on the impact of culture and performance suggest the impact is about 30 per cent. Those companies who have a positive culture perform 30 per cent higher than those with a negative culture.”

When people do not switch off or take breaks, they slow down.

Jess, who will run corporate workshops on dealing with workplace stress, teaches “tired, wired” clients how to be able to switch off.

 “There is so much at stake when health and wellbeing are not prioritised. It sends a ripple effect into our careers, families, and general life satisfaction.