How to Start a Mindfulness Program in Your Organization
You’re interested in starting a Mindfulness Meditation Program in your organization and want to know where to start. Meditation House specializes in leading Mindfulness Meditation programs in corporations. We will lead you through the process of how to start a Mindfulness Program in your organization including the questions that may come to mind.
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Determine the Goal(s) of The Program</h3 >
A Mindfulness Program can do much more than simply helping employees to relax. It can help build confidance, help prepare for a major presentation, help deal with an incredibly stressful period. It can also be a program that systematically teaches employees, how to obtain, manage, and keep a very calm, focused, confidant, and clearmind. It can instill positive attributes such as the ability to wake up each morning full of energy and enthusiasm. It can teach employees how to set and achieve goals. Still, for most corporations, Mindfulness Programs are used to help relax their employees and bring calm to their minds. Consider what your goals are and if you need assistance defining these, please speak with us.
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How Much Time Do You Want to Allocate to Each Class?</h3 >
Classes are typically 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes long. Most corporations choose 15 or 30 minutes. If you want to create a program that has the flexibility to allow all employees to meditate once per day, consider a program that has two 15-minute classes per day. By doing this, even when an employee is unable to attend the first class, they can usually attend the second class.
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How Many Weeks/Months Do You Want The Program to Last?</h3 >
Most programs run for 3 or 6 months. Three months is the minimum we recommend for a program. This allows HR people sufficient time to measure the effectiveness of the program. Why would you choose a 6-month program instead of a 3-month program? If you sign up for a 3-month program and find that your employees respond positively to the teacher, days and times of the class, you may find that we are unable to offer the same teacher, days and times for a new 3+ month program. A 6-month program guarantees that employees will have the same teacher on the same days and times for 6 months uninterrupted.
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How Many Employees Will Participate in the Program?</h3 >
Our Mindfulness Programs are typically taught to groups of up to 25, 50, 100, or 200 employees. As we teach via Zoom, Meditation House is not limited to any set number of employees. However, our fees are affected by the number of employees. Therefore, consider how many employees you would like to attend a program and how many in fact will commit to attending a Mindfulness Program.
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Consider How You Will Measure The Effectiveness of The Program</h3 >
We recommend placing a survey system in place to allow employees to report on the effects of the program. This can be implemented by your HR department and/or by Meditation House. Meditation House will offer an initial questionnaire to employees to obtain a baseline prior to the start of a program. Each month, new surveys will be offered to employees. The data from these surveys will be collected by Meditation House and delivered to your HR department with a review of how the Mindfulness Program is affecting employees. Please note that we are happy to collaborate with HR Departments to create the questionnaires and to collect the data.
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Determine Your Budget</h3 >
How much should you spend on a Mindfulness Program? Current rates offered by other organizations range between $1,000-$5.000 per month depending on the company, the length of the classes, and the number of classes. We recommending budgeting at least $1,000 per month for smaller companies and $2,500-$5,000 per month for larger companies and for companies that are setting goals.
Each organization has unique needs. Each seeks to support its employees in different ways. Meditation House recognizes that there needs to be flexibility when offering Mindfulness programs to each organization. We want to see your organization truly benefit from our programs. In order to do this, we will create a Custom Corporate Mindfulness Program according to your needs.