Balance by Nature Nurturing Employee Wellness Holistically

Balance by Nature is a renowned employee wellness company that strives to create cultures of better health. The company started in 2012 by offering corporate yoga services and has grown exponentially to gain recognition at the international level; they have an impressive list of awards and accolades to their credit too.

Balance by Nature’s mission is to inspire employees and improve health, morale, focus, and even productivity. They have a wide range of wellness experiences to choose from, delivering impactful programs for corporations that understand the value in supporting the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial well-being of their staff.

Pioneers of a new form of wellness

Balance by Nature took the employee wellness industry by storm by pioneering the shift from the traditional model of employee wellness like fitness programs, challenges, and incentives to a more holistic form of wellness.

During the global pandemic, holistically supporting employees has a higher value than simply maintaining their physical health. This is where Balance by Nature comes in. The company has expanded its mental health, personal development, and healing experiences with the onset of the pandemic.

The company provides its clients with the tools to reduce anxiety, overcome fears, break limiting beliefs, heal from emotional pain and traumas, and shift their mindsets so they can show up as their best selves and thrive. This holistic approach to wellness is reflected in its initiatives outside its business.

The company donates a portion of profits to different charities and projects. Balance by Nature is launching a CSR initiative to donate its stress reduction program ’21 Days to Less Stress at Your Desk’ to a high school with every corporate purchase. Balance by Nature is currently working towards building permanent girls and boy’s dormitories for children at Little Lambs Orphanage in Uganda.

Awards and achievements

Balance by Nature has maintained its place at the top by being one of the most dynamic and adaptable companies. When the global pandemic hit, they switched from offline to online in just 30 days and provided full support to their customers.

The company studies the culture, people, and how stress or other factors affect the overall morale, communication, collaboration, and focus within a company. Accordingly, they provide personalized solutions that combine fitness, nutrition, stress reduction, personal development, team building, etc. The level of personalization has garnered them much fame and acclaim domestically and internationally in many awards. Some of them include,

• Best in Corporate Wellness Services USA 2021 – Global Business Insight Awards
• Top Employee Wellness Solutions Provider USA 2019, 2020 – HR Tech Outlook Magazine
• Top Corporate Wellness Company USA 2020 – Manage HR Magazine
• Most Innovative Corporate Health & Wellness Company Western USA 2020 – GHP News as part of their Fitness & Nutrition Awards 2020
• Top 50 Most Innovative Companies to Watch 2021 – The CEO Views
• Best Corporate Health & Wellness Consultancy California 2021 – Corporate Vision as part of their 2021 Corporate Excellence Awards
• Top 30 Admired Companies to Watch 2021- CIO Bulletin

As one would expect, the CEO and Chief Wellness Officer of Balance by Nature, Nicole Mixdorf, is also a well-recognized influential figure in the employee wellness industry. She is a well-experienced individual and is a certified yoga and meditation instructor who loves the outdoors. She loves to waterski, snowboard and travel and has received many awards recognizing her work. Some of them are,

Most Influential Woman in Corporate Wellness Services USA 2020, 2021
Top 10 Successful Business Leaders Revamping the Future 2021

Top 100 Healthcare Leader in the World 2020-2021

Programs for holistic wellness

Balance by Nature believes in changing and improving employee lives through small lifestyle changes that each of its programs offers. The company’s stress reduction program includes meditation, mindfulness, music therapy, sound bath healing, energy healing, reiki healing, EFT tapping, hypnotherapy, and more. Its personal development programs teach skills like overcoming fears, embracing change, life planning, and many more.

To help maintain fitness during a pandemic, Balance by Nature provides virtual gym solutions and stream events ranging from yoga to flamenco dancing and martial arts. Scavenger hunts, magic shows, games, and puzzles to improve team building are often a part of Balance by Nature’s programs.

Aside from these, Balance by Nature offers nutrition programs as well. The most popular nutrition programs include healthy cooking classes, health presentations, and food contests.

The company is gearing up to launch a new Wellness Studio TV channel showcasing a full schedule of live wellness events, video on demand, and online challenges, viewable across mobile and TV apps, and even an Apple Watch Fitness app. This will allow corporate employees to interact with Balance by Nature’s inspiring content anytime, from any device, anywhere in the world.

Predictions for the future

Balance by Nature looks towards the future with hope and curiosity. They predict another change in their industry and are ready to provide a hybrid wellness model when people return to the office. They plan to offer virtual and onsite events to ensure that the organizations give employees the best wellness support in these difficult times. With a holistic approach and personalized programs, Balance by Nature is on its way to revolutionize the corporate wellness industry.