Archives for 2020

It’s well known that in winter more people suffer with illnesses, and the cold and dark days can lead to lower mood and experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder.    December is also a period of stress and strain for many.  This may be because employees are burning out working towards year-end goals or planning for the …

As another lockdown looms for employees here in the UK, businesses need to dig-deep to find solutions and support to help their employees navigate the month(s) ahead.  The added blow of a cold, dark winter replacing the spring sunshine we were blessed with last lockdown will make this next lockdown a mental and emotional challenge …

World Menopause Day is on 18 October 2020. To mark the day we asked our menopause workshop facilitator to share her top 5 tips from our menopause training at work workshops. Julie is a menopause coach and trainer who delivers our ‘Understanding Menopause’ and ‘Menopause for Managers’ workshops. Develop a menopause policy Or guidance document …

After months of working from home we expect many of your employees will be crying out for long-overdue office massage to iron out tight shoulders and tense necks. However, we also appreciate and acknowledge there may be some trepidation around returning to your regular massages. Which is why, we’re sharing our best practice guide to …

With a work calendar full of awareness day and weeks, it can be overwhelming to plan for them all. But World Mental Health Day is one you don’t want to miss. This global initiative, taking place on 10 October each year aims to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world Drawing on our …

Nearly 5 months in to working from home and many of us are feeling the strain of our home office set-ups and a more sedentary working day. Drawing on our 10 years experience teaching office yoga, we’re sharing our top 5 desk yoga poses to keep neck niggles, sore shoulders and bothersome backs at bay. Office Yoga Pose …

Like many business, when lockdown hit we swiftly moved all our workplace wellbeing services online. Unsure how receptive our clients would be to replacing their regular ‘in office’ yoga class with an online alternative, we were overwhelmed (and super impressed) by their dedication to keeping up their regular classes, albeit via Zoom.   With online …

It’s half-term here in the UK, but for parents who’ve had their little-ones underfoot for the past 10 weeks, this week feels no different than others. Our ‘Wellbeing for Working Parents’ webinar has helped hundreds of working parents balance the juggle of work + kids + the C-19 crisis. The webinar is packed full of …

It’s been six weeks since transforming their business to a solely (hopefully temporary) virtual one. During that time, Stretching the City directors, Katy Chambers & Sally Lovett have now virtually taken part in over a hundred of their client’s wellbeing webinars. Here they share some of their key learnings.     Rituals and Routine are …

As a seasoned working-from-homer, Stretching the City founder, Sally Lovett shares her tips for keeping well whilst working from home. Like the rest of the world, here in London we’re in the grip of the Corona virus crisis and all adapting to a ‘new normal’ way of working. For many of our clients, a significant …