Employees face high demands both at work and in their personal lives, trying to keep all aspects in balance. However, this balance is increasingly lost: overload, absenteeism, and burnout are growing issues. Both employees and organizations strive for long-term success and need each other to make it happen.
Recent scientific studies show that meditation offers a wide range of benefits, from stress reduction and improved cognitive functions to better emotional regulation and team dynamics. It helps employees find balance, manage stress, and sharpen their focus. These benefits lead to increased productivity, reduced absenteeism, and a positive work culture.
At incompany zen, we believe that the long-term success of an organization is inextricably linked to the well-being of its employees. Through our meditation workshops, we focus on improving the physical, mental, and emotional health of employees. This results in less stress, greater focus, and a culture of continuous learning.
MORE ATTENTION TO EACH OTHER
“The incompany zen training at BDO has noticeably led to more effective collaboration: there is greater focus on work, and we pay more attention to each other.”
Chris van den Haak
- partner at BDO
MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
“The incompany zen workshops have led to more effective communication in the various projects I was involved in, which has clearly improving workplace relationships.
Gideon Rozendaal
- CFO at CORTEMY
Meditation effectively reduces stress and anxiety. It enables employees to better manage deadlines, high workloads, and daily challenges. Additionally, their overall well-being and sleep quality improves. [Bartlett et al., 2019]
Meditation enhances employees' attention and concentration, allowing them to stay focused on their tasks for longer periods and become less easily distracted by external stimuli. [Basso et al. 2019]
Meditation helps employees regulate their emotions more effectively, leading to greater self-control and improved communication. This reduces conflicts and enhances teamwork.
Meditation enhances the ability to make well-considered decisions under pressure. Employees with a calm and focused mind respond better to stressful situations and show greater resilience.
Open-monitoring meditation, a technique used in zen meditation, stimulates divergent thinking. This is a crucial skill for creative problem-solving, as it helps generate multiple solutions to a problem. [Colzato et al. 2012]
Meditation boosts employees' sense of well-being and job satisfaction. By supporting meditation training, employers can create a healthier, more productive workplace. This leads to a more positive attitude towards work, higher engagement, and reduced employee turnover. Shapiro et al. 2007], [Rep et al. 2013]
Every moment is unique, every person is unique, every organization is unique. That’s why paying attention to the present is so important, because we only have one chance to fully experience and make the most of it.
Below is an overview of our most popular workshops, giving you a glimpse of what we offer. In addition, we provide a range of customized options, such as online introductory sessions, multi-day workshops, and in-depth sessions on topics such as stress, happiness, ego, and projection.
Workshops are conducted on-site or, if preferred, in one of our forty meditation rooms across the country.
3,495 eur (excl. VAT)
In this full-day workshop, we teach your employees the basics of zen meditation an help them set personal goals. Through practical exercises, we emphasize the importance of mindful action. A dialogue exercise helps participants practice mindful communication.This experiential day gives attendees a clear understanding of what meditation can mean for them personally and professionally, as well as practical tools to continue on their own.
1,795 eur (excl. VAT)
In this half-day workshop, we teach your employees the technique of zen meditation and guide them in setting personal goals. Participants experience firsthand the effects of meditation and receive tools to practice independently.
495 eur (excl. VAT)
In this introductory session, we give your employees the opportunity to experience meditation and receive a brief explanation of its principles and benefits.
We would be pleased to get in touch with you to learn more about you and your organization, allowing us to design a customed training program tailored to your needs.
Here are some of our clients, and in the video, a BDO partner shares their experiences with incompany zen in this interview (in Dutch).
Organizations where we previously provided incompany zen training include:
incompany zen is part of Zen.nl, a national zentraining institute with 40 locations, where more than 30,000 individuals have learned to meditate since the 1980s.
The trainers of incompany zen are CRKBO-certified and have extensive experience in the corporate world.
In addition to the trainers below we also collaborate with the national Zen.nl network, which includes experienced zen teachers with a wide range of backgrounds in the business world.
With his experience as an interim manager, project leader, and Zen teacher, Paul uses his 'presence of mind' to guide personal growth and organizational improvement in a calm and balanced manner. His approach fosters a safe environment for all participants, encouraging insight and development.