June 2020 - Body Techniques

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Honoring Essential Workers

While many of us have transitioned to working from home, there is still a large portion of the population getting up every morning and heading into work. These are the brave professionals who are classified as essential workers. They are health-care professionals, social workers, grocery store employees, warehouse workers, delivery drivers, journalists, postal workers, first responders, and many others who are working tirelessly to serve and sustain others. As states and counties begin to reopen, it’s time to start considering how you can show your appreciation for these essential workers by providing them a necessary service.

3 Ways To Honor Essential Workers with Body Techniques

Give the Gift of Massage

All of us could definitely use a massage right now. We have spent months hunched over on a couch or have turned our dining room table into our work from home desk. Since these setups are not ergonomically correct, they exacerbate our existing aches and pains. Although we could all use some Tender Loving Care, the workers who have been out on the front liness, should be first in line. Our team has spent months training all of our providers on extra safety and sanitation guidelines so that you can give the gift of massage to your staff with confidence. The essential workforce has sacrificed daily to keep our society functioning and it is time to give back to them with the best service possible – massage.

Calm the Mind with Focused Meditation

Being an essential worker comes with added stress that many of us have the privilege of escaping. Having to be out in the world and adhere to ever-changing guidelines and precautions means there are many more things you need to be aware of to protect yourself, and others. This acute attention to extra details can exhaust the brain and leave the essential workers feeling mentally fatigued and overwhelmed.

A great way to alleviate stress is to do a quick 15-minute meditation session. Meditation is proven to calm the mind, decrease stress, and increase focus. It is exactly what essential workers need to continue to sacrifice and work tirelessly to keep our society and essential services functioning.

Sweat Off The Stress

While essential workers are on the front lines putting themselves at higher risk, it is important to ensure that their health and immune system are operating at the highest level. It is no secret that exercise is one of the keys to a healthy immune system and an individual’s overall wellbeing. Help your essential workforce sweat out the stress and boost their immune system so they can continue to push forward and support all of us!

Not Ready for Onsite? We are hands-on, even virtually.

Are you or your organization not ready for onsite visits to your essential workers? That is okay! We can still support them and you through our virtual services. Our virtual services include self-massage instruction, guided stretch, mediations, yoga, bootcamps, zumba, pilates, and much more.

Essential workers are the first to help, but often the last to be thanked. As an organization, taking the time to share gratitude with employees on the front line is vital to building strength and resiliency. We believe gratitude is more than words and wellness is for everyone. If you have essential workers that you would like to honor, please reach out to our staff directly and we will work with you to build a program to thank those who have helped us all during these shifting times.

June 24, 2020December 16, 2021

Safety and Sanitation

In some places people are slowly combing knots from their hair, starting to remember what real pants feel like, and drinking coffee not made in their own kitchens. As humans start to discover other humans outside of their household it’s time to start thinking about how to cleanly and safely return to office.

At Body Techniques, we are people in the business of people, so when we sat down to put the newest safety measures in place, we went beyond guidelines. It’s bigger than a canister full of wipes and pile of masks. We wanted to equip ourselves with not only the physical tools but also the knowledge of how to provide a safe and relaxing experience to those returning.

How does it feel to return to work in a way that keeps our minds at ease?

We consider our community as our family—and family takes care of each other. We’ve always been dedicated to the cleanliness of our spaces and the health and safety of our community. Now we’re taking it to an even higher level.

As we get green-lights from local and state government officials to begin services we’re implementing our new Safety and Sanitation training for all providers upon re-entry to on-site services. Our training focuses on educating providers on the new levels of cleanliness needed in the wellness spaces, how to keep themselves safe, and how to keep their clients safe within the space. *washes hands* Here’s a sneak peek of our new Cycle of Safety; a step-by-step guide for providers and our clients to understand how to safely integrate on site services back into the workplace. In addition to exciting new protocols we’re excited to offer outdoor massage and goat yoga. Goats can’t get COVID right? Either way they’ll be masked so we’re good.

If there is one thing that COVID-19 has brought it’s more awareness of the speed and pace in which we’re all working. Praise of the constant hustle and bustle is shifting into a recognition of the value of a more intentional and thoughtfully productive workforce. This shift includes a focus on a resilient and healthy workforce, and an acknowledgment that wellness is for all of you, and all of us.

Click Here to read our full Safety and Sanitation guidelines

June 23, 2020December 16, 2021

Resilience and Reentry

The global pandemic united us all in a shared experience. During this time, the Body Techniques’ staff, like so many others, felt a full spectrum of emotions that included confusion, fear, compassion, grief, anger, and hope. Although our individual stories vary, this shared experience is a unifier of our society. As we’ve journeyed through these trying times, we know that Covid-19 has impacted everyone, and, through this awareness, we have opened moments of compassion previously unseen.

Grocery stores and retailers are now designating time to protect our aging and immunocompromised population with senior hours. Long gone are the days’ employers applauded their staff for a strong work ethic when someone arrived at the office battling a cold. We also now exalt our frontline workers for their vital contribution to society. These changes, like so many others, help to illuminate that in the most trying of times, the compassion of the human spirit can shine through.

Compassion is one of the building blocks of resilience. Resilience does not mean we do not falter. It also does not mean that we do not make mistakes. Instead, resilience is like a bamboo stalk that is strengthened over time. It can bend but refuses to break.

Compassion for ourselves and others allows for us to move through hard times with an openness and understanding that provides the springboard to bounce back.

Resiliency during Reintegration to the Office

As shelter in place restrictions lift across the US, we all continue to tap into our ingenuity and compassion to reshape tomorrow. Teams are starting to come back into the office and, once again, must demonstrate resiliency. During the last three months, working from home has become the new standard, and reintegrating back to the office requires teams to adapt once again to a new state of normalcy. As employees come back to work, new safety procedures and social distancing measures will impact interactions and daily workflows. All of this requires yet another round of flexibility and awareness.

Just as people are demonstrating their capacity for change, so are companies across the nation. After all, people make up these companies and carry their resilience through to their work. So many businesses suddenly had to adjust their services and delivery methods to adapt to pandemic constraints. Thoughtful employees are overcoming unseen barriers to ensure the futures of their firms and are carrying that innovative thinking into the future.

The Future of Body Techniques

At Body Techniques, we also faced the sudden pandemic shock and had to quickly adjust our services. We tapped into our vast network of professional providers and delivered our programs virtually so that they were accessible to all, regardless of location. If you haven’t had the chance to support your team with our Virtual Wellness Programs, click here to learn more. After all, corporate stress management programs become a vital resource during times of heightened stress.

As we look to the future, we are excited to bring our onsite massage service to teams going back to the office. Corporate massage is our specialty and serves as a fantastic resource to calm the stresses of high-performance teams. Our licensed practitioners have always adhered to the highest sanitation standards of the industry, and now we are implementing even more safety procedures.

Click Here to read our newest Safety and Sanitation guidelines

Over the next four weeks, Body Techniques is going to look to share our stories through the lens of resilience. We see resilience in our practitioners, clients, and our business itself. We will continue supporting businesses with stress management programs and are inspired by people leading with compassion.

Are you ready to build a Resilent Workforce?

June 15, 2020December 16, 2021

The Rise of Virtual Wellness Programs

Social distancing shifted working from the office to our personal homes and, as a result, created the need for companies to develop new resources. There was an initial shock that left many employees struggling to juggle the responsibilities of the office and personal life in one location. It turns out that so many of us were not set-up with home offices, so we quickly turned that kitchen table to a desk or the spare bedroom into an office.

Goodbye ergonomic chair, hello couch.

Team leaders are now in the process of reshaping wellness programs for professionals working from home and those who are beginning to reintegrate back into the office. In our pre-COVID world, many offices offered in-person fitness and mindfulness benefits onsite. However, the downside to these programs was that many team members were unable to access the benefits because they already worked remotely or at a satellite location. As we reconstruct tomorrow’s corporate wellness landscape, it’s vital to build programs that are accessible to all members of the team, regardless of their locations.

Just as employees needed to reimagine workspaces to make the most of a remote position, companies must transform their stress management programs.

As a result, Virtual Wellness Programs (VWPs) have surfaced as an essential resource for employees currently working from home. With VWPs, teams log on and recharge for half an hour with trained professionals. Companies are just starting to capture the emerging benefits of virtual workplace wellness programs. However, it is apparent this is the next wave of employer support of stress reduction.

Not convinced?

Here are our Top 6 reasons Virtual Wellness Programs are an asset for your team

1. Holistic Approach to Wellness

Wellness is not one size fits all and even varies day-by-day. Sometimes releasing stress means rising to the challenge in Boot Camp, other times it means letting go of muscle tension with a slow stretch. With virtual wellness accessible anytime, anywhere, taking a break to calm your mind with meditations or get fired up in a boxing class is as easy as clicking on a meeting link.

2. Focused on You

Some of the best virtual wellness programs are offering personalized care. That means you meet one-on-one with knowledgeable professionals in a convenient setting for both the teacher and student. All it takes is a quick note to share your aches and pains, and you’re ready to work through new techniques in real-time.

3. Respect for Social Distancing

For the time being, we all must continue to keep our social distance. A packed exercise class that has us breathing heavy and dripping sweat is far from ideal. Luckily, there is no need to take unnecessary risks because there’s the option to log in to a class from the safety of our own home. With virtual wellness, you can focus all your energy into your workout and never feel the need to skip that immunity-boosting session.

4. The Gift of Time

Eliminating travel to and from a wellness class creates more time to focus on other parts of the day. After all, logging on to a guided meditation geared for a midday recharge should be seamless. A quick click on a virtual meeting link means that the journey to inner peace just got a little faster, and there is more time to knock out that to-do list.

5. Integrate Health into Your Personal Space

Wellness does not live in a vacuum and neither should your routine. With VWPs, you learn to utilize your space to maximize wellness in your home. Over time, you learn to integrate small changes that transition to familiar, healthy habits.

6. Say Goodbye to Performance Anxiety

Trying something new can be scary. Trying something new next to your experienced peers is even more intimidating. With VWPs, you don’t have to worry about what others think. Most virtual classes offer the option to participate without displaying video content, so you don’t have to debut your Zumba moves in front of your coworkers until you are ready.

Month: June 2020