Umbrella Wellness Ireland

What a gorgeous morning in kicking off their Wellness Week. We started with a really honest panel discussion on the power of taking breaks, managing overwhelm, and how just four minutes of mindfulness can reset your entire day.

Afterwards, everyone melted into a calming breathwork practice, followed by the most delicious açaí bowls — the perfect way to ease into a Monday.

Such a fab group, such good energy. Thank you for having me ✨

Grateful my job doesn’t feel like work x

Cultivating Resilience: Tools for personal and professional growth.

Thank you so much to everyone that joined the talk today for it’s such an honour to talk all things strength and resilience with our clients.

Happy women’s day to all our incredible instructors and clients. 💓

Happy Birthday to co-founder George Brown. Wicklow man George isn’t the biggest fan of social media so he can be hard to find so we thought we would share a picture of him here so you don’t forget what he looks like. 🙂

George has fabulous skin and has promised to share his step by step skin regime with us very soon!

Happy Birthday George

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce/reintroduce myself and our business Umbrella Wellness

Umbrella Wellness is a workplace wellness provider. We provide online and on-site seminars, classes and workshops to clients across the emerald isle. We operate under four pillars of wellness;

* Financial Health
* Mental Health
* Physical Health
* Nutritional Health

We currently employ 12 contractors who work with us on a weekly and monthly basis. Employee wellness has never been more important and we have found that employers really do care about the health and wellness of their employees.

is the co owner and founder of Umbrella Wellness. Laura is head of on-site for the company and her main responsibility is to ensure strong client relationships and smooth running of all onsite classes, talks and seminars. She spends half her time in the office and the other half with clients or teaching yoga and meditation classes.

Laura has two gorgeous girls (Farrah,3, and Freya,18 months) and a red setter Rex. She is currently studying to become a neuroscience based life coach and is loving it.

George Brown is co owner and founder of Umbrella Wellness he is head of Online at Umbrella Wellness and his core responsibility is the smooth function of the Wellplayer (our online platform) and the design and implementation of the monthly timetables. He is also concerned with general day to day operations of the company, largely being office bound but does enjoy site visits when it comes to meeting new clients or helping out at large client events.

George is a military instructor in the Army Reserve, holding the rank of Sergeant. He enjoys spending time in the outdoors, hiking, camping and mountain biking with his dog Rex, an Irish Red Setter.

If you have any questions for Laura & George or would like a quote for your company please don't hesitate to reach out! [email protected]; [email protected]

Emily Dickens, chief of staff of the Society of Human Resource Management, warns that the results of well-being surveys may be less important than concrete steps companies are taking to invest in employee health resources. While the “scope of well-being,” she said, remains undefined, “there’s a recognition that it’s more than just physical.”

For most companies, the initial numbers wouldn’t look promising. A majority of employees say their health either worsened or stayed the same since last year, according to the survey. Eight in 10 respondents identified stressful job duties as the biggest roadblock to improving their quality of life, with 60% of employees saying that they’re considering leaving their role for another that would better support their well-being.

That excerpt was taken from Bloomberg.com. Article titled: Burnout is back in a Big Way - Here’s why.

Is it any wonder that nearly every organisation now has a goal towards having some kind of wellness offering for employees? It's not just a simple tick the box exercise, wellness programs attract and retain talent, motivate the workforce and make the employee feel included and valued therefore reducing absenteeism and burnout.

If you want to learn more about our online and onsite offering please visit www.umbrellawellness.ie (link in bio)

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Studies at large corporations which implemented comprehensive wellness education and programming found 14 percent to 19 percent reductions in absenteeism. General Electric reported an astounding 45 percent decrease in absenteeism. Many companies including Johnson & Johnson reported that employee wellness programs produce a healthier, happier and more productive workforce.

Taking time out during the workday to listen to a talk on mental or financial health, go to a yoga or Pilates class or empowering employees to take 10mins to meditate daily will make all the difference to their daily productivity. Wellness matters.

I know many of us started work last week but let’s be honest, today is the day we’re all physically AND mentally back in the swing of things. Best of luck for the year ahead. Look after yourself always ❤️