Blue Serenity -Wellness in the workplace

Aim

To decrease stress/depression related absence in the workplace and promote wellbeing by delivering meditation and massages for organisations

Blue Serenity -Who we are

Blue Serenity was created by friends Samantha and Lydia in 2019, whose dream was to share with others the benefits of meditation and holistic therapies for mental and physical well-being.

Samantha and Lydia met whilst working in the police service. During their careers they witnessed many colleagues suffering from poor mental health with limited internal resources to address this.

Having experienced how meditation has significantly improved her own mental health and happiness, Lydia wishes to train in teaching mindfulness meditation in pursuit of supporting others suffering from stress, anxiety and other mental health struggles.

Samantha began her career in holistic therapy gaining qualifications in aromatherapy massage, reflexology and Indian head massage, she then joined the police to help people in the community, with an aim of giving back.

Having seen people at their lowest and the devastating consequences of poor mental health, Samantha and Lydia want to help prevent people reaching this point.

The name Blue Serenity was chosen as 'Blue' is a wink to their roots in the police service and 'Serenity' encompasses their vision which is to reduce stress and tension and bring peace and calmness to their clients.

What we will do

• Our aim is to set up a workplace wellness business, delivering onsite meditation classes and holistic therapies in the West Midlands area. We passionately believe in the benefits of our therapies and wish to share this with others. Working with organisations we will enhance their wellbeing strategy and focus on increasing productivity, communication and resilience in the workplace.

What is Mindfulness Meditation?

Focused relaxation for mind-body connection, learning to experience the current moment and integrating this into everyday life. Practices include a body scan and breathing techniques for calming and focusing the mind and body.

Benefits of Mindfulness meditation

    Increases performance, focus, memory and creativity 

    Decreases stress, anxiety and depression

    Leads to a calm and stable state of mind

    Improves mood and happiness

    Decreases absenteeism and can alleviate health risks

    Increases energy

    Allows our minds to be prepared for any issues that may arise in daily life

    Improves sleep quality

What is Aromatherapy Massage?

Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of plant-based essential oils. Each essential oil has a unique chemical composition, containing tiny but powerful molecules that can have a stimulating, balancing or relaxing effect on the body or the mind. During massage these molecules are absorbed through the skin into your bloodstream which can improve circulation and relieve muscular tension. Inhaling essential oils can stimulate areas of the brain linked to emotion, memory and learning as well as effecting heart rate, breathing and stress levels.

Benefits of Aromatherapy massage

    Relaxation and stress relief

    Boosts the respiratory and circulatory system

    Supports the immune system

    Provides relief of minor discomforts

    Increases and promotes joint flexibility

    Improves low mood

    Promotes mental alertness

Being a green business

An important part of our vision is to be a 'green' business with a light ecological footprint, we will achieve this in the following ways:

*Our meditation classes can be live streamed to multiple locations, saving transportation costs and reaching a wider audience.

*using computers on energy saving settings

*Be a digital project whenever possible to reduce paper waste, if essential we will use recycled paper and recycle printer cartridges

*We will car share and use the eco routes settings on satellite navigation when travel is required. Our future ambition is to purchase an eco friendly car, once we are established!

*We will use eco friendly washing powders, minimal plastic and single use items and re-usable coffee mugs. 

*We will only use vegan and cruelty free products

*We will recycle all our products where possible. 

We are just beginning to start the project and so we have a number of items to purchase to be able to start up. Our savings have gone towards obtaining the relevant qualifications to practice, however we also require basic equipment to begin and to achieve our 'green' business ambition. This includes, a couch for massages, promotional materials such as pop up banners, aromatherapy diffuser, towels and blankets, yoga mats, essential oils, card machine, refurbished laptop and tablet for storing appointments and client information, uniform, travel bag.  

This project successfully funded on 19th March 2020