"It is clear to me, as CEO of a technology company, that providing Dr. Kozak's workshops to our staff has been a huge success and a smart choice for our company. It is amazing what diverse returns can be reaped from such a low impact benefit, and how much our employees appreciate it."
—Howard Pierce, CEO, PKC Corporation
"Human beings must, in a sense, always, in order to create meaning, in order to create an ecology of belonging around them, must bring the central questions of their life into whatever they are doing most of the time." -- David Whyte from Clear Mind, Wild Heart
Uncertainty is an unavoidable fact of corporate life today. Economic cycles, competition, and the pace of innovation – all contribute to this sense of uncertainty and, at times, groundlessness. Such uncertainty is challenging to cope with, for most individuals in the workplace. A lack of job security, for instance, may create stress and anxiety leading to poorer work performance and diminished job satisfaction. Stress in the workplace is a widespread problem leading to productivity loss, increased sick time and utilization of health care, job turnover, and other costly workplace outcomes. A lack of meaningful connection to work can also contribute to unhappiness at work. Fortunately, there are methods designed to address these problems.
Founded by Dr. Arnie Kozak, a licensed clinical psychologist with 20 years of yoga and meditation experience, Exquisite Mind at Work offers consultation based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapies in conjunction with Dr. Kozak’s unique psychological insights and a well-researched and effective means of stress reduction. This training can be tailored to the needs of your company and are available in a variety of formats – from a 1-hour introductory training to 8-week courses and ongoing consultation. Training can be done at your work site or in groups of 15 at the Exquisite Mind Studio in downtown Burlington.
For the past 9 years, Dr. Kozak has worked in a corporate setting and he understands the vicissitudes and issues that beset the corporate work life. The Exquisite Mind at Work consultation can bring real improvement to your company's work environment by giving your employees practical and effective tools for transforming their experience at work in a positive direction.
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"It is clear to me, as CEO of a technology company, that providing Dr. Kozak's workshop and course work to our staff has been a huge success and a smart choice for our company. It is amazing what diverse returns can be reaped from such a low impact benefit, and how much our employees appreciate it. We will continue to make this a part of our benefits package." -- Howard Pierce, CEO
"World events, business pressures, and life's little surprises all combine to add stress to our lives. Mindfulness training provided our employee participants with a valuable set of coping skills that can be applied in both professional and personal experiences. The perfect "just in time training" for today's workforce." -- Dan Reay, Vice President of Operations
“Living in the present allows for more awareness and enjoyment of life. A side benefit, and a huge benefit at that, is being able to use these techniques
to reduce daily anxiety and stress. The Exquisite Mind at Work proved to be a very useful workshop for me and the other participants at our company.
I'm pleased that we will be adding this workshop to our Wellness Benefits”-- Donna Hamilton, SPHR, Director of Human Resources
“This course helped me to explore how I can be mindful of my experiences and choice-full about how I move around in the world. It also provided me
with a framework for exploring my internal and interpersonal interactions, and a vocabulary for understanding what I was observing. I can think of a
number of concrete situations in which I successfully used the techniques to experience my work and my world in a more positive way.”
-- Jenn Schmidt, Director of Communications
“The guided meditation sessions allowed me to explore mindfulness and created the example for ‘How’ to do the practice on my own. Arnie’s voice is soothing and creates a sense of trust.” Theresa Martel, PKC Corporation.
“The idea of turning aside fro anxiety and turning towards noticing the concrete world instead has been very helpful to me during the work day.” Sarah Howe, PKC Corporation.
“This class was a good first step for anyone interested in stress reduction. It provided valuable information but instructor stressed that daily commitment would be needed to maximize its utility. I enjoyed it.”
“These 8 weeks have been just an appetizer in my journey to self-actualization. Every technique has been an opening to some awareness of my inner feelings, fears, apprehensions, and joys."
“The guidance provided during meditations was impressive – better than Deepak Chopra!”
