The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don't go back to sleep.
Rumi

INHALE EXHALE SMILE®
WORKPLACE WELLBEING PROJECT

Partnering to make real change by leveraging interdisciplinary expertise from Occupational Health Psychology, Nutritional Psychology, Human Performance Science, and Mindfulness.

Occupational

Health

Psychology

Human

Performance

Science

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Nutritional

Psychology

Mindfulness

An organization's long-term success or failure is highly dependent on the wellbeing of its workforce. Numerous studies have shown a correlation between workplace wellbeing and performance. Transformational leaders appreciate that their most valuable assets are human capital and acknowledge an indisputable bidirectional benefit in addressing workplace wellbeing. Employee stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, absenteeism, quiet quitting, job hopping, and physical and mental health disorders may result from a lack of awareness in promoting workplace wellbeing.

The INHALE EXHALE SMILE® WORKPLACE WELLBEING PROJECT, led by Founder and CEO AnJenette Afridi, MA, partners with organizations to promote physical and mental health in the workplace by leveraging interdisciplinary expertise from Occupational Health Psychology, Nutritional Psychology, Human Performance Science, and Mindfulness. AnJenette offers remote, on-site, and off-site keynotes, educational talks, and "WalkShops" (intoxicating walking lectures) to groups, organizations, and corporations. Her warmth, credibility, and engaging personality create an atmosphere that supports expansion, creativity, and abundant possibility.

Presentation topics include but are not limited to:

Nutritional Psychology: Impact of food on mind, mood, health, stress, and performance.
Science-based tools to reduce stress, improve mood, and achieve goals.
Bidirectional associations between physical and mental health and the systems (collection of daily habits) that promote human flourishing.

Endorsed by Science

Detrimental effects of stress, negative emotions, and sympathetic dominance of the autonomic nervous system have been shown to be counteracted by different forms of meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques (Jerath et al., 2015).

Research on major depression has confirmed that it is caused by an array of biopsychosocial and lifestyle factors. Diet, exercise and sleep are three such influences that play a significant mediating role in the development, progression and treatment of depression (Lopresti et al., 2013).

Positive psychology, journaling, meditation, and nature therapy are creative and mindful applications that may mitigate feelings of burnout, anxiety, and overwhelm, as well as promote a happier and healthier mental state in personal and professional lives (Riddell et al., 2020).

Among people with depression, exercise can be used for acutely managing symptoms. In addition, a robust body of evidence from randomized controlled trials demonstrates that exercise is effective in treating depression (Schuch et al., 2019).

Scientific research has widely examined the therapeutic and health benefits of being in nature. Depression and anxiety symptoms have been shown to benefit from nature walking (Grassini, 2022). A Stanford-led study finds quantifiable evidence that walking in nature could lead to a lower risk of depression (Bratman et al., 2015).

Watching, feeling, and touching canines can boost neurons in the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that helps regulate emotional interactions (Marti et al., 2022).

You'll meet AJ's therapy pups Adi and Sofi at Talks & WalkShops.

“Claim your power, and bring along your full humanity. Clear the way for others to do the same. Because what our families, our companies, and the world needs is nothing more—
and nothing less— than exactly who we are.”
Abby Wambach

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep. Rumi

INHALE EXHALE SMILE® WORKPLACE WELLBEING PROJECT

Endorsed by Science

“Claim your power, and bring along your full humanity. Clear the way for others to do the same. Because what our families, our companies, and the world needs is nothing more— and nothing less— than exactly who we are.” Abby Wambach

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don't go back to sleep.
Rumi

INHALE EXHALE SMILE®
WORKPLACE WELLBEING PROJECT

“Claim your power, and bring along your full humanity. Clear the way for others to do the same. Because what our families, our companies, and the world needs is nothing more—
and nothing less— than exactly who we are.”
Abby Wambach