Corporate Programs: Managing Stress & Building Healthy Teams

Stress is the #1 issue contributing to worker burnout, lowered efficiency and production in the workplace, and health issues in America today. Many companies are now investing in active programs to help their employees manage stress in their lives to help offset the costs of the above concerns, turnover, and more. Drumming, Yoga and other stress management programs are now commonplace in many work environments and Fortune 500 companies, and give a fun and effective way to help alleviate work related stress, build relationships and imrpove worker morale. Research has shown that implementing effective stress management protocols can reduce burnout and turnover by as much as 18-20%! Helping your teams manage their stress more effectively also shows that them that they are valued as employees and improves morale and the work environment.

Tailor made programs can always be made for any specific needs and combination packages are also available. Cheri offers the following menu of services for stress management and stress reduction

• Chair Massage
• Yoga (Power Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Vinyasa Flows, Beginner-Adv. Intermediate Levels)
• Guided Meditation
• Wellness Seminars & Consulting
• Health Rhythms Drumming

The following programs are some examples of programs that Cheri offers to help your business grow and thrive!

STRESSLESS FLOW

Perfect for Lunch Hour Break!
A 1 hour experiential workshop focusing on relaxation techniques, mindfulness, breathing, Yoga, and desk Yoga. Participants will be given a “tool” box to use and techniques to help them throughout their day to mindfully and actively alleviate tension and work related stressors in healthy and productive ways.

TEAM BUILDING Thru Rhythm & Interplay

Those who Play together, Stay Together
Experience the Power of PLAYING TOGETHER and what it can do for your team and employees on many levels..

Drumming & Music Making require the same kind of give and take that working together requires. Listening, responding, allowing for mistakes and communicating effectively. Drumming is a fun and effective way to bring your group together in a unique and joyful way. During the session, we will stop and bring to light situations as they occur to bring relevance to the play. How we are in play is how we are in work so it allows us a safe and objective space to learn and gain compassion for ourselves and each other.

Groups report the following and much more:

• Higher Productivity
  
• Better Communication
  
• More Enjoyable Work Environment
  
• Deeper Apprecation and Respect for Each other
  

HEALTH RHYTHMS

Health Rhythms is a Recreational Music Making program. It includes a scientifically proven protocol that has been shown to increase T cell activity, lower stress, and improve mood amongst other effects in participants of all ages. Health Rhythms is now being used in health care facilities, & corporations all over the world to help both the workers in these environments and those undergoing care.

As a “group” experience it offers a dynamic and powerful opportunity for people to come together in a unique and health promoting way. The program uses Rhythmical excercises and a therapeutic approach that combined gives a fun, relaxing and effective way to manage stress.

HealthRHYTHMS is a division within Remo Inc. that develops and provides materials, programs, training and the latest research supporting the use of drumming as an effective means for promoting and maintaining health and well-being. HealthRHYTHMS is on the forefront of establishing a solid foundation for proving the biological benefits of drumming. Neurologist Barry Bittman, M.D. and his renowned research team discovered that a specific group drumming approach significantly increased the disease fighting activity of circulating white blood cells (Natural Killer cells) that seek out and destroy cancer cells and virally-infected cells. Along with conventional medical strategies, Dr. Bittman includes group drumming in all of his disease-based programs at the Mind-Body Wellness Center.

You can learn more about this work at www.remo.com/healthrhythms