Companies that realize and invest in the connection between employee health and business goals have a competitive advantage. Taking care of your employees and taking care of your customers are not mutually exclusive events. If you support your employees with the right tools, they'll be more engaged, more focused, less stressed and better able to deliver bottom line results. Research has shown that meditation can reduce stress for employees while also improving performance and productivity for the organization. On February 20th, Tom Freeman, Engagement Manager, Headspace for Work, will give a presentation on the benefits of meditation and mindfulness for your team, and demonstrate what a culture of meditation could look like in your organization. In this webinar, you'll learn: The scientific benefits of meditation and mindfulness More about the Headspace library of content and how to make it part of your day How to build a supportive culture of meditation in the workplace

1. Tom Freeman
Engagement Manager at Headspace

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Who am I?
(and why are we here?)

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Engagement Manager
Tom Freeman

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Headspace
is meditation
made simple
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Download the Headspace
app and learn to meditate
whenever you want,
wherever you are, in just a
few minutes a day.
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Our focus is
health and
happiness
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We’re in the age
of distraction

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10. We often
ignore
the mind
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11. 1 in 5 adults have
a mental health
condition
-that’s 40 million
Americans.

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This affects our health
and happiness, and also
how we interact with
others

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Meditation can help…

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What is meditation?
At Headspace, we define it as
the formal practice to cultivate
awareness and compassion.
One skill we develop through
meditation is mindfulness…

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What is mindfulness?
Think of it as meditation-in-action.
Mindfulness is the quality of being
present, in the here and now, with
a soft and open mind.

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Co-founder Andy Puddicombe is a
meditation and mindfulness expert.
In his early twenties, Andy began a 10-
year journey that took him around the
world, culminating in his ordination as a
Buddhist monk.
He co-founded Headspace with
Rich Pierson in 2010.
Andy
Rich

19. Headspace is
about demystifying
meditation

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v
It doesn’t
look like
this

22. It looks like this…
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23. It’s for
leaders
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“I’m now
meditating daily…
Headspace
focuses on one
thing and does
that one thing
extremely well.”
Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn

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It’s for athletes

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everyone
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27. How meditation and mindfulness can help

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Meditation
has many
benefits for
both mind
and body

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Meditation is like exercise for
the brain

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Neuroplasticity
Amygdala
Reduced stress and fear
Prefrontal Cortex
Increased focus and critical thinking

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Compassion*
Relationships
Focus*
Decision making
Sleep
Happiness*
Stress*
Anxiety
Sadness
Aggression
*Outcome based on Headspace research
Blood pressure
Heart disease
Weight loss
Pain
General mindfulness research shows a variety of benefits

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We’re doing the research to prove it
works

33. 65+ research
collaborations
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20 published
studies
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14%
decrease in
stress after
10 days of
Headspace
57%
decrease in
aggression shown
after 3 weeks of
Headspace
14%
increase in
focus shown
after 4 weeks of
using Headspace
21%
increase in
compassion after
3 weeks of
Headspace

35. Want more?
headspace.com/science
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36. Getting some Headspace

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On-the-go app
● 800+ hours of
meditations and
exercises
● Available offline too

38. Happiness
Self-Esteem
Patience
Happiness
Acceptance
Kindness
Health
Anxiety
Stress
Sleep
Pain
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At Work
Mindful Technology
Taking a break
Presentations
Work & Performance
Focus
Creativity
Productivity
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Crazy day?
Minis
Breathe
Destress
Unwind
Focus

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A few highlights…

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Headspace on the move

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Daily meditations

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Headspace for kids

45. No more
counting sheep
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Where can I do it?

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In a quiet
place at home
or work?

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With your team?

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Before a
meeting?

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As a club?

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What could you try?

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Start small…

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Block out a
quiet space for
meditating
Start meetings
with short
meditations
Using our sports
content

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Case Studies

55. Adobe
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56. Adobe, holistically, wanted to build more
emotional wellbeing into their employee offerings
by focusing on resilience, mindfulness, and
balance.

57. When participants were asked for their feedback on
Headspace, the majority of employees in the program
agreed that Headspace helped them to feel less stressed,
less anxious, and less reactive.
Employees shared that they found that Headspace also
improved their self-esteem, increased their mental strength
and focus, and improved their physical health and energy.
100% of survey respondents said they’d recommend
Headspace.

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59. 238 healthy employees from Google and Roche
took part in the study, conducted by Oxford
University. The study looked at psychological and
biological outcomes relevant to heart disease and
whether short, accessible self-guided programs
like Headspace would be associated with the
established benefits of more intensive
mindfulness training.

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8 weeks of Headspace in the workplace resulted
in a 31% decrease in symptoms of anxiety and a
46% decrease in depression symptoms, and an
increase in positivity and well-being.

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Getting some
Headspace

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Access to all of our content

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Monthly Webinars

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Support from our team

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www.headspace.com/work

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How to access our
content

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www.headspace.com

70. Thank You

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www.headspace.com/work