Phoenix Group, the largest life and pensions consolidator in Europe, today announces a partnership with Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation. All colleagues across the Group will be able to access hundreds of mindfulness exercises in the Headspace library for free through its app or online. They can use them to learn life changing skills that are designed to help people stress less, focus more and sleep better too.
The partnership will provide mindfulness exercises – on anything from stress to movement to sleep – to help all colleagues on their own health and wellbeing journeys. Headspace is backed by proven scientific research. Just one 15-minute meditation with Headspace can improve focus and reduce mind-wandering by 22%*.
Providing colleagues with Headspace supports Phoenix’s wellbeing strategy which aims to improve the emotional resilience of colleagues at home and work. Phoenix also has an active employee mental health network, Mind Matters, which is open to all colleagues to raise awareness of mental health in the workplace and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues. In addition, 38 Phoenix employees are trained Mental Health First Aiders who provide support and guidance on mental health issues.
In the future, colleagues will also be able to attend mindfulness sessions run by Headspace at Phoenix’s offices in Edinburgh. The on-site sessions will give colleagues the opportunity to ask questions, listen to top tips and feel supported in getting started in building healthy routines for the mind.
Sally Glarvey, Head of CSR, Diversity & Wellbeing at Phoenix Group said: “We’ve been running a trial of the Headspace app for a small number of customer operations colleagues in Edinburgh and we’ve had really positive feedback on the difference it can make. Through our new partnership with Headspace we now hope to contribute to the wellbeing and resilience of colleagues across our Group. We all need a little headspace sometimes and having an app that is always to hand will help with this.”
Statistics on reducing mind wondering available here: https://www.headspace.com/meditation/workmeditation [accessed on 24 January 2020].
Media enquiries:
Rachel Esland
PR and Public Affairs Manager
Standard Life Assurance, part of Phoenix Group
0131 245 0489 / 07892 705093
rachel_esland@standardlife.com
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About Headspace
Headspace was created with one mission in mind: to improve the health and happiness of the world. Reaching more than 60 million users in 190 countries, Headspace was one of the first meditation apps in the world and remains a leader in mindfulness and mental training. Headspace is committed to advancing the field of mindfulness through clinically-validated research, having one of the largest research pipelines of any digital health and wellness company. Headspace operates a B2B business (Headspace for Work) to offer its mindfulness products and services to more than 500 companies, such as Hyatt International, Adobe, GE, and Unilever, to help them build healthier, more productive cultures, and higher performing organizations. Headspace partners with many of the world’s most-recognizable brands, including Apple, Amazon, and more. Headspace also partners with brands like Nike, NBA, and the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team to offer sport and movement content. In 2018, Headspace launched Headspace Health, a digital health subsidiary pioneering new ways to incorporate the Headspace mindfulness experience into digital medicine. Headspace was selected for five Webby Awards in the health and fitness categories between 2018 and 2019. Headspace was also the winner of the Samsung Best of Galaxy Store Award 2019 for Best App To Relax With. For more information please visit us at www.headspace.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.