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A focus on nutrition and movement can transform workplace wellbeing, enhancing cognition, emotional stability, energy, and resilience

Organizations that prioritize play and fun challenge traditional corporate norms and create a more joyful and healthy work environment.

Explore the transformative impact of merging nature's essence with corporate cultures for healthier, more productive, and cohesive teams

Explore the journey of Alternavida's approach to redefining corporate culture - well-being, enhanced communication, inspired by nature

Research reveals the science behind nature's influence on innovation, from boosting brain function to fostering creativity and collaboration

Authentic leadership and heart-centered relationships are the cornerstones of a thriving work environment.

Explore the transformative power of authentic leadership in creating a positive and engaging work environment.

Hike the national rainforest, kayak the bioluminescent bay, and experience some of the Caribbean Island’s best wellness retreats on this trip designed to refresh all your senses. Courtesy of Discover Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s many wellness centers and activities draw on the Island’s wealth of natural resources to help inspire and rejuvenate you. Bask in the lush nature of the El Yunque rainforest, start your day with yoga at a retreat center, and explore the island of Vieque

Are you someone that keeps pushing to work more, through one more weekend or one more late night to try and get caught up? Despite all the r

Founder of Casa Alternavida, in Puerto Rico, a safe space for people to get away, regroup, and explore life challenges with the support...

Once upon a time, it was believed that if you wanted to rise to the pinnacle of success in business, you had to play not by the rules of society but by the law of the wild. Business was a game of survival of the fittest. Only the most select specimens survived. Only the apex predators endured.

We are celebrating our first full year of operations! In 2013, when I first had a vision to create a retreat center, I would have never...

Remember when you were a kid? That sense of boundless optimism, of endless possibility? It was as if the whole world were laid out at your feet and all you had to do to embark on the life’s journey of your dreams is take that first step. The future was one big, bright, beautiful mystery. But then you grew up. Life began to knock you around a bit, as life does. And, one by one, all those dreams started to fade away. Those around you called it “growing up” or “being realistic.

William Shakespeare wrote much about truth. “To thine own self be true,” he admonished us. “Truth will out,” he warned. “Honesty is the best policy. If I lose my honor, I lose myself,” he counseled. Yet, so many of us seem to fear the truth. We silence our voices. Why? Because it is easier, perhaps. Or, to put it more precisely, because it is less frightening in the moment than the alternative. We live in the age of cancel culture, after all, an era in which expressing an unp

How often does fear stop you from pushing beyond your comfort zone? Sometimes age limits people from facing what is behind underneath their fear, preventing learning and growth. As a normal, healthy, human emotion fear does not need to be something to be ashamed of. Author and conscious communications expert Katie Hendricks, Ph.D . would say it’s actually an opportunity to befriend your fear. One easy way to determine whether you are in a low grade of fear is to check your be

The alt-rock singer/songwriter, Moby, once famously proclaimed in a popular lyric that “we are all made of stars.” But herbalists, naturalists, and practitioners of folk medicine all know that the human body is far more terrestrial than celestial. We are the children of earth, the heirs and offspring of Mother Nature. We are part of the great cycle of life, and both our origin and our destination lie in the soil beneath our feet. It is perhaps little wonder, then, that the na

Your smartphone buzzes with text notifications even before your alarm clock sounds. Your email inbox is flooded with messages. The red notations on your daily calendar look like a crime scene. And there’s not a spot in your home or office where you can find quiet, where you can escape the endless barrage of questions and requests that assail you from morning to night. It’s a frenetic world, and you’ve probably been swept up in the maelstrom for some time now. So, if you find

A company's success is measured by more than just a balance sheet and profits. It’s a unified culture that makes it successful long-term, and that culture is formed by both the leaders and the employees. We need only look to the alarming statistics of our post-pandemic era to see what harm disunity can bring. A Gallup poll conducted in late 2021 of more than 50,000 found that only 34% felt engaged with their company, while a staggering 16% of respondents stated that they fel

If you have been feeling exhausted, unmotivated, or really challenged lately it might be time to re-evaluate your leadership mindset before you end up in burn-out territory, if that isn’t the case already. A shift in mindset can only occur if you are open to the possibility and curious about creating a different outcome than the one you are currently experiencing. If you glance over the headings below and find you are arguing to justify why the old mindset is important for yo

No doubt about it: Our society loves its superheroes. We marvel at the martyrs who are always ready and eager to sacrifice self for the greater good. We celebrate the workaholics always pushing late to complete yet another task, at least until they start experiencing burnout. We demand and expect results, and we repudiate idleness as slothfulness. Consider this though: You wouldn’t expect your cellphone to operate seamlessly without a daily recharge, right? So why do we expe