| Our Core Services… Our Other Services... Executive Holistic Business Coaching
Do you have a clear direction for developing the skills and emotional intelligence of leaders within your business? Have you considered what makes you truly passionate and what you would like from your role in the workplace? Your bottom line business performance depends on it. Research shows that a workplace leader’s mood and behaviour drive the moods and behaviour of everyone else. HSG assists leaders to cultivate a high level of emotional intelligence with business coaching on a one-to-one basis. A holistic business coach works with leaders to help them work to their full potential, progress their career, identify their training needs, and decide the most appropriate course of action to achieve their goals. Read more... Seated Massage
Seated massage is a form of relaxation and stress relief where the client’s muscles are massaged, as well as using pressure points and energy meridians to heal and relax the body. A session is given with the client fully clothed and without oils, either at or away from their desk. Each session ranging from 5 to 20 minutes per person, although we recommend 15 – 20 minutes for optimum benefit. Depending on the client’s needs, practitioners may focus on the head, neck and shoulders, but also on high stress areas including the scalp, ears, back and feet. Seated massage is ideally offered weekly or twice a week. Your investment starts from as low as $65 per hour1 (+gst). Read more… Stress Management & Relaxation
Stress in the workplace is one of the leading problems in today's hectic society. It creates health issues resulting in lost productivity and increased absenteeism, decreased corporate profits and workers compensation claims. Read more…
Our Other Services...
Aerobics / Cardio
The growing popularity of aerobic dance exercise over the past three decades was a major driving force behind the tremendous growth of the fitness industry and the emergence of the modern health club as we know it.
HSG can offer you a range of different aerobics and cardio classes, tailored to your requirements. There’s nothing like a great aerobics or cardio workout to get the body going! Our qualified instructors will work with you to make sure that you get the most out of your class. Aromatherapy / Essential Oils
Aromatic essential oils have been used for centuries for promoting health, both physical and emotional. Essential oils are highly effective for stress & relaxation, skin conditions, digestive disorders, mental awareness, and much much more. The focus of the Aromatherapy seminar will be on how aromatherapy can increase relaxation and decrease stress within the workplace. During the seminar suitable oils are burnt to aid in relaxation and includes a practical demonstration. Beauty & Spa Treatments
We all know the importance of looking and feeling good. HSG has a wide range of all natural beauty treatments available. Treatments include mini facials, mini manicures/pedicures, hand treatments and beauty makeovers. Catering
Let us cater your next office party with delicious, healthy food, cooked with love. Clown / Magician
Clowning is the art of play, wonder, humour and joy. It allows us to connect with out inherent innocence and naturalness and provides a context to explore in a light hearted way the patterns we adopt in life that prevent us from being free.
Productivity can often be a by product of how much an employee is willing to give. This inspiring workshop literally frees people up. And it is fun!. It opens participants up to new experiences, possibilities and ways of thinking. Employees will leave the workshop inspired and with a resource of tecniques that bring joy, fun, humour and laughter in to the work place. Comfortable Computing
Facilitated by an Occupational Therapist and Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, learn movement exercises to relax and refresh your sitting posture at work. Coming soon - six online lessons: Balanced Sitting The Chair Walk Turning & Twisting Taming Shoulder Tension Discovering Your Ribs Easy Alignment
Cooking & Nutrition Classes
Treat yourself to a refreshingly different way of looking at eating. HSG offers a series of unique nutritional cooking workshops covering easy and effective ways to cook healthy meals. Wholefoods cooking will enable you to eat in balance and harmony.
Some of our themes include: Food Nutrition, including “vitality” foods Food for the stressful workplace Fast, easy to prepare meals for breakfast & lunch
Corporate Drumming & Team Building
“Imagine the energy and power of your whole team in rhythm together”. Interactive drumming is a cutting edge psychological tool used effectively in the corporate environment for stress release, group bonding, team building, icebreaker, stimulating creativity and synchronising of thought processes.
Events can be from 10 minutes to 3 hours in length.
Choose from the following options or contact us directly to discuss your particular workplace needs! Click here for more information Eco-Design / Sustainable Design
HSG believes that being responsible for our needs, actions and creations and to live self sufficiently within our community is the only way to experience an enriched and empowered life. We see that there is too much development and “improvement” which fail to conserve, manage or add true quality to the workplace. We educate organisations about increasing health within the workplace through sustainable design, creating onsite natural resources and how to make the workplace suit specific needs. We also help create productive workplace environments using efficient, organic and natural products. Eco-consultancy includes an onsite visit to assess which products would best suit your development and a final design vision, which also plans for future adaptations or requirements. Some designs include solar energy systems, greywater treatment, rainwater catchment, passive solar design, sustainable material selection, recycling & composting, permaculture landscaping etc.
Save money by: Increasing an office’s energy efficiency and productivity Using passive design techniques i.e. maximise on winter sun to
reduce dependence and demand for electricity Increasing value to your organisation using quality finishes and furnishings
(such as chemical free paint and solar appliances) Landscaping with smart design techniques, rare and valuable plant species
Energisers & Icebreakers
Sitting, listening, learning, perhaps dozing off – ACTION! Suddenly the fun is brought right into your conference or meeting session. A vibrant, qualified instructor provides a wake up call with anything from a gentle stretch break to a high-energy workout- then its back to more effective sitting, listening and learning. An energising ice-breaker is a great way to kick start the day before the commencement of a conference or meeting, or for that mid-day break. Optimal learning and maximum information retention comes when the mind is given time for rest breaks. Ergonomics Assessment / Physiotherapy / Chiropractic Spinal Analysis
Ergonomics is recognized as one of the most important factors in the occupational environment today affecting employee injury and illness. Read more… Family / Parenting Issues
Learn how to juggle family, work, social and personal time. Help remove family tensions and put the joy back into parenting. Family and parenting issues covered can include: Redirecting Children's behaviour The balance between love and discipline Building self-esteem Effective communication Setting boundaries Overcoming parenting disagreements between couples
Feng Shui for the Office
This is the ancient Chinese art of arranging objects in way to marshal energy and create harmony with the environment. Whether you see it as a fad or a real phenomenon, feng shui's popularity is increasing in households, corporations and small businesses. Feng Shui (pronounced "fung-schway") promotes positive thinking and enables peace of mind, and you can position your office and office furniture in a way that positively affects your success and efficiency. It also applies principles of ecology, psychology and ergonomics that are common sense.
Feng Shui helps convert office spaces into an enjoyable and rewarding space, which ensures more mental, emotional and physical health to you and your staff. Creation of a healthy, highly productive office space environment is affordable, easy to create and immediate. If your office space is in need of a positive change in environment, or a makeover that uses natural energetic principles to boost staff efficiency, then ask about our Office Feng Shui services. Gift Packs / Bags
Now is the time to be thinking of ordering unique gift ideas to thank your staff for all their hard work. We custom-make them to your requirements: whether they are filled with yummy nutritional snacks, or practical wellbeing items like custom-labelled lip balm or a relaxation cd. Let us help you choose a theme, and create a card to go with the packs. Laughter Workshops
Laughter reduces stress, eases muscle tension, deepens breathing, improves circulation, and releases endorphins, the body's natural pain-relieving opiates. It also raises immunoglobulin A, an antibody in the mucous lining of the nasal cavity, and helps release hormonal substances called cytokines that promote the activity of "natural killer" white blood cells. These cells specialize in fighting off invading bacteria and viruses, and in destroying potential tumour cells. Source: The effect of mirthful laughter on stress and natural killer cell activity. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2003;9:38-45 (“Studies and Statistics” page coming soon). Increased productivity can be achieved when people are happy and less stressed in their work. Fun is unifying- it changes the way people feel about work and each other. In a time of rapid change and debilitating stress, humour can provide tools for developing resilience and maintaining a positive outlook. "We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." We all need more laughter in our lives! Delivered by your choice of a professional clown or a laughter expert, this workshop is guaranteed to have you laughing! Naturopathy
The holistic philosophy of using a Naturopath is to support the body's healing process allowing a complete return to optimum wellbeing. Our Naturopaths are popular at Corporate Health Expos for a complementary approach to wellbeing, in addition to providing an alternative to influenza vaccinations.
Our Naturopaths are also used for mini-consultations for Staff Wellness Days, or for one on one executive health checkups. Nutrition & Healthy Cooking Demonstrations
Since 1970, the rate of overweight Australians has risen from 5% to 56%. Sugar now comprises 25% of our dietary intake and we now eat our body weight in food additives a year.
Our seminars and healthy cooking demonstrations are designed to run over a one hour breakfast, lunch or after work timetable. We have the flexibility to run shorter and/or longer sessions if preferred. We make it fun and provide tasty samples and recipes to try at home.
Topics of discussion include: Healthy eating The importance of breakfast The dangers of dieting and low fat foods The benefits of grazing The importance of exercise How to read food labels Lunch ideas Dinner ideas Healthy snack ideas
Pilates
Pilates is a popular mind-body conditioning method developed by Joseph Pilates. It combines Eastern and Western philosophies of physical and mental development and aims to promote neuro-muscular harmony, balance and co-ordination, while increasing strength and flexibility. The mostly full range of motion exercises can be done with or without special equipment and each movement is executed according to six basic principles: control, concentration, centering, focus, precision and breathing. The participant is encouraged to master the mind in order to gain complete control over the body. Readers
Choose from a range of Tarot, Astrology, Numerology, Palmistry and Psychic readers for your next special event or staff party. We even have a practitioner who specializes in Corporate Tarot readings. Click here for more...
Spirituality in the Workplace
We respect each individual's belief and their right to hold their beliefs sacred and private. Spirituality - as we define it - has no religious component or preference; it is a way of expressing more humanity. HSG believes in promoting a model for business that allows people, in their daily work, to remain true to their deepest beliefs. Many believe that adopting such a model will soon become the only way for companies to make a profit, because it will be the only way for companies to stay creative. Perpetual innovation offers the only hope of business and personal success, but it thrives only in an atmosphere of trust. To create that trust, a business must ground everything it does in sustainable values. People need to believe in what they do for a living before they can tap their deepest creative potential. Our program provides a way to measure values that are highly prized, including honesty, integrity, creativity, and fairness. In response to a long overdue need of individuals and companies, spirituality is slowly entering the workplace. Together, we will demystify spirituality into tangible actions that can be brought into your life and work.
Expressions of spirituality include: Accessing / Expressing Creativity Identifying and Clarifying Values Use of Humour and Laughter Increasing Self Awareness and Self Knowledge Sustainability in the Workplace Practical Spirituality Storytelling
Tai Chi / Qi Gong
The ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi is designed to improve the flow of Chi, or "life energy" throughout your body. A smooth flow of this energy results in good health, and in contrast "dis-ease" occurs when the flow is interrupted. No blockages to Chi flow means an optimal level of health, both physical and mental. The gentle Tai Chi movements are a form of moving meditation that open your body to the natural flow of energy, and the benefits of Tai Chi are more than simply the benefits of physical exercise. Tai Chi is great as a relaxation event for staff training days or conferences, or as an extended wellbeing program. Qi Gong (pronounced Chee Kung), is similar to Tai Chi, and is a traditional Chinese exercise which weaves together movements of Breathing, Self Massage and Meditation into a gentle art - it is a complete system of health maintenance.
It is available to anyone whatever their age or condition. The gentle flowing movements increase strength and flexibility, as well as improve balance and circulation.
General Benefits of Tai Chi / Qi Gong: Regulate breathing and strengthens the internal organs Exercises all joints and muscles Activates the flow of Chi/Qi (intrinsic energy) along the meridian channels Increases longevity through maintenance of health and vigour of the body and mind Balance skeletal structure
Tai Chi / Qigong is great as a relaxation event for staff training days or conferences, or as an extended wellbeing program (like our 8 week yoga program). Woman’s Health & Wisdom
Women’s health is an acknowledgment of the differences between women and men. It is wisdom focused on women, providing valuable information on complementary medicine and holistic health care. Complementary, holistic medicine for women offers the best of both worlds. Our qualified naturopaths, offering a wealth of clinical expertise and with specialised knowledge of women’s health, offer natural and effective solutions for issues faced by women in the workplace. Women are accommodated in their unique situation. Attention is focused on the woman’s individuality and embraces the philosophy of self-reliance, integrative health care services and focus on the special needs of women in their attainment of the best health. Non-invasive investigations include iridology, tongue and nail diagnosis, nutritional and dietary assessment plus a thorough case history that can take up to one and a half hours (if you choose). Women are considered as a whole incorporating the interactive potential of all body systems including the mind and spirit. Natural remedies are individually prescribed including Herbs, Homoeopathy, Bach Flower Essences, Vitamins and Minerals to entice the body back to optimal health. Women in the Workplace
This workshop addresses the fact that today’s working women are required to juggle many roles. On a daily basis, women in the workplace are asked to carry on professional tasks while also caring for the immense responsibility of taking care of their families. Often, while caring for everyone else, women fail to care for themselves. Issues that will be addressed include: ways for women to understand their professional and personal purpose; how to integrate professional and personal lives in a spiritual, meaningful way; and how to prioritise while letting go of things which are unimportant.
Drumming up Women! - Teambuilding Just for Women
If your heart beats you can drum! Drum up your confidence with the support of other female colleagues. Drumming is a wonderful avenue for self expression and building rapport with others. It’s also a great release from workplace stresses.
Come and join two dynamic female percussionists for a unique and fun team building session! Yoga
Prevention and care is by far the best medicine there is. Yoga, which literally means "union", is an ancient system of mind/body healing combining active meditation (deep breathing) and exercise that tones and strengthens the entire body Corporate yoga programs save businesses money, and as a result, more and more companies are now realising the value of offering yoga to reduce staff turnover, absenteeism, illness and stress leave. Yoga students often comment on improved concentration, greater clarity of mind, better decision-making and improved personal productivity as well as the more general feeling of a deeper sense of health and wellbeing.
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