Inside Journal

Are Workplace Wellness Programs Just Corporate Theatre?

There are companies that invest thousands of euros in workplace wellness programs and still have exhausted teams. Others that offer yoga, mindfulness, organic fruit and premium health insurance, and yet people leave. Or worse: they stay, but switched off. What's happening? The philosopher Jacques Derrida comes to mind. He coined the term "hauntology" to describe the persistence in the present of something that has been denied or prematurely abandoned. For him, they were like

Feb 95 min read

Mindfulness for employees and workplace culture

Yesterday I came across an image on the Insight Timer app that stopped me cold. I’m not exaggerating: one of those pieces that, without spelling anything out, forces you to think. It felt worth bringing here because it captures a silent but unstoppable shift happening in many people (sometimes I wonder if I live in a bubble) who are transitioning from mental saturation to genuine presence. And mindfulness for employees is not, as some still believe, a cosmetic perk or a feel-

Dec 12, 20253 min read

Mashlow pyramid applet to workplace wellbeing

Why does comfort produce so much suffering? Despite historically unprecedented levels of technological progress and material comfort, modern society finds itself in a massive mental and spiritual crisis. Depression, anxiety, addictions, and suicide rates are soaring. Fear, loneliness, and lack of meaning define the general malaise of our era. Externally we appear to be thriving, but internally many are collapsing. Materially we are doing better than ever, yet psychologically

Dec 3, 20253 min read

Neglecting the body affects the mind. Ignoring the mind also impacts the body.

Exhausted teams, saturated minds, bodies running on inertia. Productivity remains the mantra, but the price is a slow erosion of creativity and motivation. We are living in extraordinary times. Around the world, rates of physical and mental illness are rising, and many people feel overwhelmed, anxious, and disconnected from their natural vitality and sense of purpose. More and more studies warn of a sustained increase in physical and emotional problems in the workplace: chron

Nov 18, 20254 min read

What do lettuces have to do with Mindfulness in the office?

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the West, was clear about one thing: the way you get ready for work, how you travel there, and how you behave once you arrive directly affects the quality of what you produce. But he went further. He said that everything you do in your life—absolutely everything—has an impact on your work. Mindfulness in the office: a lesson from Thich Nhat Hanh In his book Work , he recounts a conversation with an Ameri

Nov 13, 20254 min read

Yoga at the Office, a Practice That Inspires

So far this year, I’ve already heard the same phrase three times: “I’m leaving the company, and what I’ll miss most are the yoga classes with you.” I find it very touching and human to build these connections with people you only see for an hour a week, who allow themselves to be guided, adjusted, and supported with such trust. It’s true that often yoga “hurts”: there are challenging postures, movements that feel uncomfortable, and tensions that come to the surface. Yet they

Nov 5, 20255 min read

Redefining Corporate Wellbeing

When Google installed its first yoga spaces over a decade ago, many saw it as a quirky Silicon Valley experiment. Today, companies from traditionally conservative sectors —banking, consulting, manufacturing— are following suit. Corporate wellbeing programs are experiencing their most interesting moment in decades: the integration of physical, mental, and emotional health into the workplace. And this is how yoga is entering organizations. The premise is deceptively simple. The

Oct 29, 20255 min read

Twenty Minutes of Meditation for Profitable Companies

Meditation for Companies What sounded like a hippie plan a decade ago has become an increasingly common option for companies looking for something more than the typical wellness program that no one uses. Office meditation classes don't promise miracles, but rather a practical way to manage the stress that comes from endless emails, meetings that eat up the day, and the constant feeling of not getting everything done. The Underlying Problem Working today is nothing like it was

Oct 21, 20254 min read

The Antidote to Absenteeism is Well-being

Mind and Body in Balance: The Antidote to Absenteeism is Well-being In Spain, workplace absenteeism has reached historic levels: over 9 million cases in 2024, costing more than 33 billion euros for companies and social security. Behind this increase are mainly two factors: physical pain (algias, such as back pain) and mental health problems. This scenario raises an urgent question: what can companies do to care for employee health and reduce absenteeism? The answer does not a

Oct 14, 20252 min read