Corporate Wellness
Workshops & Coaching

Teams & Organisations I have worked with include:

Ask Afrika (Muckleneuk, Pretoria)

OUTsurance (Centurion, Pretoria)

Australian High Commission (Hatfield, Pretoria)

South African State Security Agency (SSA) (Musanda Complex, Pretoria)

Boomi (Pennsylvania, United States)

Juniper Networks (California, United States)

iFLY (United Kingdom)

Tower Semiconductors (Canada)

Finastra (United Kingdom)

In an informal research project, former Microsoft executive Linda Stone discovered that herself and 80% of her peers suffered from what she termed email apnea — an unconscious holding of the breath while doing work on a screen such as checking emails.

This phenomenon and others related to breathing (e.g., rapid, shallow breathing) contribute to inordinate physiological stress, and deprives the brain of the oxygen it needs to perform in business and high-stakes corporate arenas.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/just-breathe-building-the_b_85651

One of the fastest ways to alleviate stress and enhance emotional regulation, sleep quality, focus, and productivity is to learn effective breathing exercises that can be done at the desk and at home.

This article published in 2020 in the Harvard Business Review is just one example of a growing body of literature that shows how various breathing exercises and training can serve as an effective intervention for workplace-related stress:

https://www.med.unc.edu/phyrehab/wp-content/uploads/sites/549/2023/09/Effectiveness-of-breathing-exercises-to-reduce-stress.pdf

Managing employee stress and burnout is an ongoing concern in the corporate and business world.

According to the 2025 Gallup State of the Global Workplace report, 40% of employees and 42% of managers regularly experience stress. This includes employees and managers in on-site, remote, and hybrid roles. Interestingly, this figure is slightly higher (46%) for employees in hybrid roles:

https://www.gallup.com/workplace/697904/state-of-the-global-workplace-global-data.aspx#ite-697919

Also according to Gallup, burnout (the result of unaddressed chronic stress) is responsible for $322 billion in turnover and lost productivity costs globally.

https://www.gallup.com/workplace/215924/well-being.aspx

A landmark study by RAND Europe showed definitely that insufficient sleep results in lower functional workplace performance.

On the economic side, insufficient sleep is responsible for up to $411 billion in annual losses in the United States alone. The functional performance deficits directly caused by lack of sleep accounts for an annual of roughly 1.23 million working days in the United States.

In addition, the study found that individuals that sleep less than 6 hours per night have a 10% higher mortality risk than those who sleep between 7 - 9 hour per night.

Sleep interventions are essential for reducing mortality, improving physical and mental health outcomes, and boosting workplace performance.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1791.html

Contact me today to schedule a discovery call to discuss how I can contribute to improving your company's employee wellness and functional performance through breathing re-education, mindfulness & movement classes, and targeted sleep coaching.

Based on your company's needs, I provide on-site group workshops, wellness consultations with managers and executives, and individual coaching programmes.