What organisations can do for optimum employee mental health?

By Ishan Shivanand

Access to mental health care is the birthright of every individual. Employees in all fields of work, regardless of role or stature, form the backbone of an organization’s growth and livelihood. Young people are the most dynamic, passionate and enthusiastic to invite innovations and drive change.

However, with routine workloads and high-pressure stressful environments, they often find themselves trapped within existing ecosystems. This restricts their cognitive and psychosocial abilities to combat environments, patterns and behaviors that do not support their mental health.

The field of mental health is the least regulated and the most exploited. Today, all employees deserve access to tools and interventions that can help not only prevent corporate burnout, employee absenteeism, or occupational hazards, but also improve their quality of life and work-life balance. and personal.

Here’s what organizations can do to support the mental health of their employees:

● Provide research-based meditative modalities: It is the moral responsibility of organizations and institutions to impart research-based non-pharmaceutical meditative modalities to their employees for mental health. Such protocols are able to prevent burnout and help them lead a productive lifestyle, further leading to performance enhancement. For example, Yoga of Immortals, led by research, has been shown to reverse anxiety, depression, and insomnia in 72-82% of participants within 4-6 weeks of diligent practice.

● Support strategic breaks: Strategic breaks create high-performing teams. When team members can unplug from work at appropriate intervals, they can reflect, ideate, and create. Allow them breaks and support their mental health needs, especially when they point them out.

● Focus on guidance on criticism: Organizational cultures are created by leadership. Leaders, therefore, spearhead the overall well-being of employees and the synergy between teams. Companies must prioritize the mental resilience of their leaders and provide them with integrated mental health interventions. Employees need guidance, motivation, and constant monitoring to perform, not criticism.

If companies can provide their employees with food and drink to help keep them alert and active, they can certainly provide them with access to non-pharmaceutical meditation modalities to help keep them intrinsically motivated and happy. Employees can practice them for 5 to 15 minutes a day to improve their mental well-being.

(The author is a mental health researcher and teacher, founder of Yoga of Immortals. The article is for informational purposes only. Please consult with medical experts and health professionals before starting any therapy, medication and/or remedy. Opinions expressed are personal and do not reflect the official position or policy of FinancialExpress.com).