Mindfulness- based programmes enhance attentional and cognitive functions, improve the self-regulation of emotions and behaviour and positively influence our physiology. Given the growing evidence for such benefits, mindfulness is increasingly applied in the workplace to reap benefits in terms of employee performance, health and wellbeing as well as improve work relationships.
The science surrounding workplace mindfulness is – however – lagging behind its implementation. Despite relatively limited evidence, big companies and institutions routinely offer mindfulness, meditation or yoga, for example Apple, SAP, Google, LinkedIn, Beiersdorf, Bosch, Nike, IKEA, the US military, and the UK Parliament, to name just a few.
