At The Great Office Escape, we believe that one can achieve wellness on their own terms. What that means is that we’re not going to tell you what you should or shouldn’t do to be healthy. We are open to all the different ways that a person can find a balance between health and happiness.…
5 Ways To Power Through Work Do you ever feel like there’s fog with a chance of rain going on in your brain and throughout your body? A lack of steady energy throughout the day can be caused by just about anything – from low blood sugar, depression, anemia, poor diet – and the list goes on.…
Do you have a whole production line of snacks set up at your desk? It’s ok, I’m not judging. I love to snack but I realized that it wasn’t the best thing to do at my desk because I looked something like this: I was just mindlessly munching away and eating more than necessary. No matter what…
Spring is here. Nature has shed the somberness and stillness of winter and is renewed. The first warm breeze has blown in bringing with it the sun, happy chirping birds, and buds breaking open for a display of freshness. The world is alive again. Traditionally, this cycle of renewal and rebirth surrounds the ritual of…
Chris Borland of the San Francisco 49ers just had one heck of a season. This season was his first–and last–as an NFL player. Borland has retired from football at the ripe old age of 24 because of concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma. “I just thought to myself, “What am I doing?”…
Work-life balance is possible. Yes it is, and you can stop laughing now. Just hear me out. First, let’s remove the word “balance”, because that’s probably the word that’s throwing us all off. Let’s start with Work. What is work? What does work mean to you? How do you work? Is work a chore to…
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. – Mother Teresa – Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.- Gandhi – How many times do you put yourself down or immediately see the glass as half-empty rather…
Our friends over at The Roasted Fig are always cooking up something delicious in their kitchen with help from Chef Freddy Kunkel. I personally do not eat shrimp (save the animals!), but Hallie and Len loved it! This Shrimp Cocktail with Tomato Balsamic Marmalade makes a perfect hors d’oeuvre that you can whip up and serve…
Are you having trouble staying positive at work? Are you just not enthusiastic to go to work or you hit a energy low at 3PM? If you’re just in need of an energy boost at work check this out but if you’re finding it hard to be positive at work read more below. 1. Change…
Let’s talk a little about Yoga and how you can incorporate it into your work day- without much effort. We know that yoga can be very intimidating, especially when most advertisements show yogis in advanced poses. Don’t worry, we won’t be asking you to do a headstand. We won’t because that is just not the…
