Meditation at Work
Our places of work can be the most stressful environments we inhabit. Indeed, it's well documented that stress in the workplace contributes to sick leave, accidents and low productivity. Conversely, the ability to relax can improve work relationships, job satisfaction and efficiency.
Meditation is the art of relaxing the body and calming the mind, whenever you want to. It's an effective antidote to stress, and is easy to learn and apply. By turning on the 'relaxation response', it enables people to respond more calmly and effectively to the pressures of work. Meditators also find that they have more energy, relate to people better, perform more efficiently, solve problems more creatively and allow life to flow more smoothly.
Case Study
R.W. Montgomery, CEO of a chemical manufacturing plant, introduced meditation to his firm in 1983. Within three years workers from upper management to production line employees were meditating for 20 minutes before they came to work and 20 minutes in the afternoon, on company time. Over the next three years, absenteeism fell by 85%, productivity rose 120%, quality control rose 240%, injuries dropped 70%, sick days fell by 16% and profit soared 520%. Montgomery attributes the improvements entirely to the meditation exercises, which relieved stress and made the company's employees more relaxed. "As a result, people enjoyed their work, they were more creative and more productive."He tells companies, "If you do this, you'll get a return on your investment in one year."
For further information contact Matt Young.
p. 03 9531 1607
e: matt@melbournemeditationcentre.com.au