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U.S. workers spend between 1,800 and 2,000 or more hours at work yearly.

Downsizing and consolidation have brought longer workloads and hours to most employee days.

Workplace mindfulness techniques help with focus, balance and connection.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average worker spends more than 1,800 hours yearly at work. Some reports put that at over 2,000 hours.1

Two Scottish entrepreneurs, devoted to mindfulness meditation and one training to become a psychologist, created a health business called Buddhify. Rohan Gunatillake, author of Modern Mindfulness,2 together with Lucy Gunatillake, created The Work Mindfulness Deck.3

Calling for a redesign of mindfulness, Rohan Gunatillake writes, “A growing base of scientific research is providing substantial evidence for its benefits and effects. Leading companies teach it to employees to manage stress. Elite athletes use it to stay calm and perform under pressure. Celebrities take it on as a must-have lifestyle accessory…” Despite the endorsements, most who profess an interest in mindfulness are held back by a perceived lack of time, rejection of spirituality, and the belief that they cannot unplug digitally long enough to be mindful.

Indeed, research published by the National Institutes of Health dovetails with this, as anxiety, stress, and depression are among the top reasons why people use meditation. Yet fewer than 35 percent disclose the use of this practice to health providers.4

The research goes on to report a paucity of knowledge. Work put forth by these authors and researchers helps to lessen the gap.

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