GWI calendar supports wellness integration into workplaces
We love finding and sharing tools, techniques and initiatives that cultivate healthier ways to live and work. The Global Wellness Institute recently released a new tool that hopes to encourage creation of a culture of wellness within organisations and workplaces worldwide. – the 2019 Wellness Moonshot Calendar. The GWI’s Wellness Moonshot is an initiative to […]
15 wellness quotes you need to hear
Three ways to access funding for workplace wellbeing in Australia
As a parent of primary-school aged children, I want them to have the opportunity to be in supportive places of work when they enter the labour market. We know from research that our workplaces need to change in order to support, rather than detract from, our wellbeing. I am confident that work can be part […]
What I’m looking forward to in 2019
Reflections from Angela Derks, Founder and CEO, on the positive impact on individuals and organisations through the ASWA wellness education and integration approach.
How to drink less alcohol and still enjoy the celebrations
For many, the Christmas season means a greater number of situations where alcohol is consumed and certain social situations whether it be work related, at the Christmas party, or even with family where you will be around people who you may not necessarily connect with. You may be wanting to reduce your alcohol intake for […]
Why mentoring is important for managers and team leaders
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves” – Steven Spielberg To rise to meet their potential, most successful managers and team leaders have had a mentor and have been a mentor. Mentoring could be the missing ingredient to shift you […]
Overcoming self-doubt to rise and meet your goals
Can you remember a time in your life when you doubted your ability to do something that was asked of you or that you wanted for yourself? You know that critical inner voice that’s in all our heads that may question whether we are deserving or capable. I know I can! There have been many […]
Wellness education and why qualifications are useful
Never before has the importance of qualifications when seeking your health and wellbeing information been so important. The quantity, diversity and overwhelming nature of the information that is available to most people on the internet these days is more of a hinderance than a help. Gurus, health coaches, medical mediums, scientists and skeptics can offer […]
Wellness vs wellbeing
Shakespeare famously wrote, “What’s in a name?” The answer is a lot. Words, and how they’re activated matter. The subtle ways that words evolve and the “impact” they have can be highly influential on how people think. More and more often recently I have witnessed and experienced heated debates on the definition of the words […]
8 ways to live and lead well with yoga
October is here and that means a new business quarter, spring, back-to-school and warmer weather. Most of our team here at the Australasian Sustainable Wellness Academy have been practicing yoga for our own personal wellness for a decade (or more for some of us!) now. For me personally, and like many others from my […]
