How HotPod Yoga can help you sleep better
I’ve long been a huge fan of hot yoga and back in the day I would search far and wide for a hot flow. It was a rare find outside of London. So I was delighted when HotPod came to Derby a few years ago and it’s been a firm favourite when it comes to […]
CALM Design School: How to identify what people need
Poor wellbeing is costing firms across the UK more than £50bn, according to a report from mental health charity Mind. A staggering amount – it shows the value of listening to what your people need, and taking action. At Calm In A Box, we recently kicked off another cross Nuclear sector CALM Design School, this […]
The big CALM questions survey: why should you get involved?
Take part by clicking here: https://survey.typeform.com/to/rGZlgJzQ Our core philosophy at Calm In A Box is to do well, you need to be well. Easy to say but often not easy to do at work for a whole host of very real reasons. We show up at organisations, large and small, to help disrupt traditional thinking around this […]
How to engage your people in wellbeing activities
Gartner’s 2021 EVP Benchmarking Survey revealed that although 87% of employees have access to wellbeing offerings, only 23% of employees use them. With this in mind and with a wide range of corporate organisations, home to thousands of employees, we wanted to make sure we support them to drive maximum engagement to help their people […]
Trying out some CALM cryotherapy at London Cryo
In between meetings and events in London the other week, I popped into London Cryo for a cryotherapy session recently. Having long been a fan of cold water therapy – I’ve completed an ice bath challenge for charity, quite happy with a cold shower and also enjoy a cold water dip from time to time, […]
CALMfest is back!
By the meteorological calendar, spring started on March 1. The daffodils are blooming, it’s light until almost 6pm now, and plans are well underway for thisyear’s CALMFest. I’m incredibly excited about CALMFest 2024. Once again, the headline sponsors for the week-longevent are Nuclear AMRC and Nuclear Industry Association, and I’m delighted to havethe likes of […]
Everyone’s talking about chronoworking
Are you an early riser? Or are you at your most productive in the evening, when you’re in yourcomfies and feeling relaxed? There is a new workplace trend called ‘chronoworking’ where employees tailor their working hoursto suit their body clock. This is perfect for those who are most productive outside the traditional 9-5,or for those […]
We are CALM Crowdsourcing this February
Corporate leadership is traditionally associated with experience and age. However, a growing number of young entrepreneurs are challenging this, with young millennials and Gen-Zers occupying leadership positions across the UK – some founding companies and others running teams within established enterprises. But just what do they want from a modern-day workplace? That is what we […]
How to eat 30 plants a week
Our CALM hub recommended reading for January and February is the new book Get Well Stay Well from Dr Gemma Newman aka The Plant Power Doctor and Amazon bestselling author. We were also lucky enough to welcome her on January’s CALM hub workshop to get the inside track on the GLOVES framework and chat about […]
CALM reflections on the Post Office Scandal
Every day there seems to be a new revelation about the Post Office scandal…one of the latest being that Fujitsu staff knew of the software glitches as far back as 1999. According to the company’s European boss, Paul Patterson, staff were aware of various bugs, errors and defects as far back as November 1999 – […]