We know that many of you are adjusting to a new home office environment. Here are suggestions to help create a work space that enhances wellness and reduces stress.

PRIORITISE YOUR WELLBEING 

Investing in your health and wellness is important to happiness. Make time to stretch between work and online meetings. Don’t eat junk food like soda & fries. Reach for water and fruits instead. Take 15-minute interval breaks to recharge. Be kind to yourself as you adjust to your new work environment.

ESTABLISH A WORK ZONE

The Harvard Business Review wrote a great article commending the benefits, both physically and mentally, of devoting your energy to top-priority issues. Many employees are juggling family and work tasks, and find it difficult to pay attention to their core work tasks.

• Create a dedicated space and working hours. If you have a spouse or housemates also working from home, if possible, try to set up separate working spaces so you don’t distract one another.
• Have a work routine every day, treat it like a real job.
• Write down the daily tasks to be achieved, be focused.
• Take regular breaks with brief exercise and stretches to keep your body in shape.
• Keep your spirits up, working from home can feel lonely. Check in regularly with your work mates for face to face contact.
• Stock your work area with products you can use to protect and enhance your wellbeing ;         A spritz of your favourite mist, like Clean Air or Lemongrass spray to cleanse and uplift the environment. Diffuse De-Stress to ground you. Instead of defaulting to a coffee run, consider diffusing the refreshing blend of Energise, which is blended with grapefruit, lime, lemon, lemongrass and ginger to improve your mood and help you feel more alert.

ELEVATE THE VIBE OF YOUR SPACE

Office workers universally agree: Dull fluorescent lights can cause eye strain and tired eyes especially as the day goes on. Proper lighting can make a difference, consider pushing your makeshift desk close to your nearest window, the natural light will instantly refresh you and boost your body’s Vitamin D. While you’re at it, place some house plants nearby; studies show that greenery increases employees productivity by 15%.