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While physical fitness has been high on the list for people and employers alike, we still fail to see that we need similar proactive approach also for our own mental fitness. As training our mind demands very similar approach like going to gym we have developed world’s first mental wellness gym for teams. Only difference is that all the trainings in this mental wellness gym are for your m...

How was your 2018?  We often measure results of a good or bad year with external factors, based on what we achieved in the physical world: a new car, a new phone, or new  relationship (be it business/work or personal life related) etc. How often do you stop to reflect what you achieved in your inner domain? For example: Are you are more productive and engage...

Hopefully this holiday season will bring you joy and time for self-care Taking time to be with family and friends is super important. So is keeping yourself well, especially as we all know that the end of the year can be stressful due to work-related deadlines for many of us. Here is what we recommend for self-care: 1) Switch off your mobile device during the holidays. This enables you to...

Endless amount of things around you can trigger stress. Like technology we use (freezing of computer or app when you are most busy), unfriendly remarks (in social media), problems at work ('toxic' workplace or colleague), financial problems, family relations etc. However those outer triggers are not the real cause of stress. It is foolish to blame those triggers for our own inner stress re...

Arianna Huffington has said, ‘create a wellbeing culture, a healthy workforce is a productive workforce’. There is profound truth in this sentiment as only healthy minds can work well. When you are a modern tech entrepreneur or an office worker, we can assume that the proportions of work related tasks placed upon you are approximately 10% physical and 90% mental. It is theref...

Back in 2017 CoFounder Magazine published an article by entrepreneur Marc Dillon entitled, ‘Stress Test’, it raised a question how to effectively deal with stress as entrepreneur and employer. Work related stress clearly is the main obstacle that do not let you to get the best results from the company that you lead. This article inspired Dr Helena Lass to write...

Mental wellness is a proactive approach to mental health – it is the discipline that helps to keep all our inner capabilities in good shape. When people are equipped with effective methods to handle every-day challenges, pressures will not escalate to stress and from there on to burnout and mental illnesses like depression, anxiety etc. Why pre...

All success stems from personal initiative. When people are not engaged with what they do or feel passive they lack intrapersonal skills that enable them to take individual initiative. This means that their life is at a standstill until this changes.  Nature has organized us in a excellent way, so that we can survive as physical entities without ever having to use our self-awareness a...

Good news! Dr Helena Lass has her second article published on Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global. It’s her sixth article published in UK, US and New Zealand media. We would be extremely happy if you could share those stories with your colleagues and friends. Dr. Lass’s latest article, 'New Path Towards Mental Wellness', maps out our inner systems and brings into focus ...

Focusing on mental wellness is an opportunity to positively influence the lives of all employees, entrepreneurs and achievers. In her latest article published in Human Resource Institute New Zealand (HRINZ) magazine entitled “High Performance is the Result of Mental Wellness”, Dr. Helena Lass discusses the importance of proactive mental wellness and the benefits it can bri...

“Positive stress is a double-edged sword. It releases energy for you to float high on the tides of life, but can just as quickly turn against you…” With burnout being one of the most common byproducts of our always-on society, it should not be taken so lightly. Burnout can have adverse effects on not only an individual’s mental wellness, but also a business’ profi...

With it being Mental Health Awareness week in the UK this week (14-21 May 2018), HR Magazine UK has today published and shared an article entitled “Intrapersonal Skills As A Proactive Way To Personal Sustainability” written by Dr Helena Lass.  The article pointed out that the business costs of poor mental health are increasing, and businesses can n...

The arena of mental health has been stagnating for some time, as there is no single gene known to cause psychiatric illnesses there are no simple medical solutions. Historically the focus on mental health topics has been placed upon disorders and the cure. The majority of methods in psychology have been developed as forms of intervention for a therapy setting and not as a proactive education. When...

Wellness Orbit’s new and innovative e-trainings have been on the market for a year. Despite the success, the most common question we have had from user feedback is: “Am I able to have Wellness Orbit only for certain teams within my company?” Absolutely, we hear you! From now on the answer is always, yes! We changed our pricing focus from whole companies and organi...

For any company, hiring an experienced and insightful professional who is already trained and fully competent is the dream for any employer. In reality those organizations that have trained such people (and they do exist!), also value them enough to keep them. You therefore need to build your own talent. If you want to start retaining your own talent, you have probably wandered at some point &n...