Mindfulness is defined as “a state of active, open attention on the present.”
Here are four things to know about the organizations’ efforts.
1. At Newton (Mass.)-Wellesley Hospital, employees may gather in the hospital chapel during their lunch breaks to sit in quiet meditation.
2. The meditation sessions are catching on at Newton-Wellesley, according to the report. “I can sit through my day,” Suzanne Sears, a hospital employee, told The Boston Globe. “I make my list, I can get everything I need done — and if I don’t get something done, then I know I have tomorrow, rather than stressing out about it.”
3. Newton-Wellesley isn’t alone. Boston-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts offers yoga and meditation classes to employees twice a week, including at a wellness center at its headquarters, according to the report.
4. Like at Newton-Wellesley, interest is growing in the mindfulness exercises offered by Blue Cross, benefits consultant Lesley Delaney told The Boston Globe: “People are asking for more classes.”
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