Workplace
Wellness
Offerings
Elevate your team’s potential for optimal performance
Work with us to make holistic well-being possible for your team, through accessible fitness, purposeful mindset training, and restorative retreats.
Why is this important
$3.7 - $11.7 Trillion
The McKinsey Health Institute even found that by improving employee health worldwide, employers can add $3.7 - $11.7 trillion to the global economy.
It’s simple, When we take the time to prioritize health, happiness, and rest we are more productive in work and life.
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employee engagement & satisfaction
talent retention
productivity
creativity
profitability
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In today’s climate, prioritizing wellness isn't just a-nice-to-have, it's a strategic choice. Studies show that when companies provide intentional wellness programs.
Movement for Everybody
Esentrics & movement in the workplace.
People thrive when their employers address the innate interconnection between work and health. So where to start?
McKinsey Health Institute identified several modifiable drivers of health (such as stress, productive activity, sleep, and social interaction) that employers can directly influence. Our offerings create an opportunity to address these, by directly enhancing
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social cohesion through shaping culture, psychological safety, and trust
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confident teams by establishing mindset and beliefs, core values and aligned visions
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reduction of stress and improvement of sleep through healthy, accessible movement
“Essentrics opened up my shoulder so that now, I don’t have any tension. I am certain that continuing this program will help me stay limber and painfree.”
Fitness for Every Employee
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Balance the Body with Essentrics Fitness
Designed for every age and stage of life, Essentrics workouts offer full-body movement that awakens the cells to unblock the body’s potential. Whether that’s to be a high-performance athlete or to manage and reduce pain related to everyday life, Essentrics works for everybody and every body. The intention of this unique fitness offering is to support one’s ability to move freely, rebalance the body, live actively, and experience the fullest range of motion possible.
Essentrics gently combats health challenges faced by employees who are experiencing ergonomic issues, brain fog, chronic stress, or poor circulation. We replicate practical everyday movement and posture, to counteract daily discomforts, unlock what is tight, and strengthen what is weak.
Unlike cardiovascular programs, Essentrics targets the circulatory system to help blood and oxygen move through the body with ease. By dynamically combining strengthening and stretching, participants experience the pathway to a balanced body where mobility is enhanced, and both physical and cognitive health improve.
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We offer Essentrics movement classes both onsite and online. Whether it’s a one-off session or a consistent program offering for your team, we adapt to meet your needs. Sessions can be offered in 30, 45, or 60-minute ranges for both groups or individuals.
Reach out to us to start building a plan that works for you.
Learn more about the science of Essentrics here.
Shaping Culture & Mindset
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Culture is the heart of your organization. A strong and functional culture has the shared behaviours, health supports, and mindset to thrive. We help bring your organizational purpose and values to life through people and shared responsibility. This includes getting into the right mindset. We work with you to nurture employee growth and development so every person can recognize and reach their potential. Our approach is designed to create a sense of belonging and a common purpose. You can expect a process to help refine, map, and visualize a culture where everyone thrives, as well as interactive sessions to help employees explore their purpose and personal values.
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We adapt our workshops and offerings to meet your needs and budget. Reach out to us to start building a plan that works for you.
Bespoke Wellness Retreats
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Reset and Rebalance
We work with your organization to provide the opportunity to decompress, reset, and rebalance, by reconnecting with the self, each other, and the natural environment. Our approach has long-lasting effects because we equip people with the knowledge and practical tools to stay nimble, adaptable, and healthy, long after a retreat. We also recognize that different people require different solutions to meet their needs, which is why we offer a range of modalities and flexible structuring so all participants can feel safe, included, and engaged.
Our retreats offer a fully immersive and holistic experience that can include full body rebalancing fitness programming, team-building, personal purpose and values exploration, healthy nutrition, and more. more.
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Studies show that wellness retreats boost employee morale and well-being, reduce stress, and increase productivity and good organizational culture. Clearing the mind and finding and taking the time to slow down and rejuvenate, unlocks better health, creativity, and teamwork.
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We adapt our retreat offerings to your needs. Whether on-site, virtual, or a rented space, half-day, full-day, or multi-day, we work with you to curate a program that meets your budget, priorities, and team needs.
Reach out to us to start designing your ideal retreat.
Learn more about the science of Essentrics here.
“I grew to love Essentrics for how good I felt. Laurissa made the class fun. We laughed as we moved. As I age I’m learning exactly where to give my body extra love with Essentrics. With Laurissa’s help I hope to avoid or delay the need for my arthritic hip to be replaced”
Laurissa & Lauren
Why work with us?
We bring more than 50 years of combined experience in the fitness, wellness and coaching industry.
Our approach examines the whole person and respects varying degrees of ability, comfort, and experience with health and fitness.
We encourage people to have autonomy and confidence over their body and health journey.
Our offerings meet both preventative health measures and reactive situations such as burnout.
Your Coach
Laurissa Manning
With over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, Laurissa is passionate about helping her clients discover their strength, agility, and power.
Laurissa discovered Essentrics in 2015, after years of enduring wear and tear on her body through competitive sports. She found the Essentrics technique to be a transformative game-changer, alleviating her chronic pain through gentle strengthening. Now a Level 4 Essentrics Instructor, an Educator with the Essentrics Teacher Training, and an ETV instructor,she helps her clients learn to love their body’s movement, She is the former owner of Core Fitness & Sport Conditioning in Nova Scotia, Canadathe first boutique fitness studio in the Maritimes. Her experience extends from private and group training to mentoring and coaching fitness professionals and is flattered by her 20+ years of event management experience. Her mission is to create thriving communities, where everyone sees themselves reflected in the culture they are a part of, and experiences a sense of belonging.
Your Coach
Lauren Sears
As a former All-Canadian and high-performance coach with 15 years experience working with volleyball athletes, Lauren is driven to help individuals and teams cultivate the conditions that will manifest their vision of success together.
She’s found the most important lessons she learned on the court have translated into the boardroom and organizations, helping guide necessary changes in mindset and to build the skills the team needs for their journey. Lauren loves to challenge team structures and ways of being together in pursuit of creating more dynamic, responsive, and effective organizational cultures.
Your Coach
Laurissa Manning
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Laurissa discovered Essentrics in 2015, after years of enduring wear and tear on her body through competitive sports. She found the Essentrics technique to be a transformative game-changer, alleviating her chronic pain through gentle strengthening. Now a Level 4 Essentrics Instructor, an Educator with the Essentrics Teacher Training, and an ETV instructor,she helps her clients learn to love their body’s movement, She is the former owner of Core Fitness & Sport Conditioning in Nova Scotia, Canadathe first boutique fitness studio in the Maritimes. Her experience extends from private and group training to mentoring and coaching fitness professionals and is flattered by her 20+ years of event management experience. Her mission is to create thriving communities, where everyone sees themselves reflected in the culture they are a part of, and experiences a sense of belonging.
Your Coach
Lauren Sears
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She’s found the most important lessons she learned on the court have translated into the boardroom and organizations, helping guide necessary changes in mindset and to build the skills the team needs for their journey. Lauren loves to challenge team structures and ways of being together in pursuit of creating more dynamic, responsive, and effective organizational cultures.