“Take care of your employees and they will take care of your business. It’s as simple as that. Healthy, engaged employees are your top competitive advantage.” Richard Branson
At Breathe Mindfulness Centre, our workplace wellness programs are grounded in psychology, mindfulness, compassion, and somatic-based practices that support nervous system regulation, resilience, and sustainable wellbeing.
We understand that today’s workplaces are operating under ongoing pressure — cognitive load, emotional strain, burnout, and rapid change. Employees are often asked to adapt quickly while carrying increasing demands, both professionally and personally.
We move beyond traditional stress management to support the whole person, mind, body, and emotional experience. Our workplace wellness programs offer evidence-based, trauma-informed experiences that help individuals reset, regulate, and reconnect, without adding more to their plate.
Sessions are experiential, accessible, and designed to be immediately applicable to real work and life demands.
Mindfulness and compassion are central to all of our workplace offerings. We view mindfulness not simply as attention training, but as a way of cultivating presence, emotional awareness, and steadiness in the midst of demand. Compassion, toward self and others, supports psychological safety, connection, and sustainable engagement at work.
All workplace offerings are:
Rather than asking people to “push through,” our programs create space for pause, grounding, and restoration, supporting clarity, presence, and capacity over time.
For a video on The Science of Mindfulness click HERE.
Workplace wellness programs are thoughtfully tailored to the needs, culture, and capacity of each organization. Offerings may be delivered in a variety of formats, depending on program goals and group needs.
Programs may include:
Sessions can be offered in person or virtually, depending on organizational context and objectives. Multi-day retreats and immersive programs are offered in person to support deeper integration, regulation, and restoration.
Across all formats, our workplace wellness programs are guided by a set of core themes that reflect our whole-person, nervous system–informed approach. These themes shape both the content and the experience of each offering, ensuring programs are grounded in psychology, mindfulness, compassion, and somatic-based practice.
Practical education and guided experiences that help employees understand stress responses and gently shift out of chronic activation.
May include:
Understanding the stress response • grounding and orienting practices • breathwork for regulation and focus • supporting recovery after high-demand periods
Gentle, accessible body-based practices that support regulation, embodiment, and physical ease, offered in a non-performance, chair-based or standing format.
May include:
Gentle mindful movement • yoga-informed practices • seated or standing somatic practices • tension release through body awareness
No experience or special clothing required.
Mindfulness- and compassion-based practices adapted for the workplace to support attention, emotional awareness, self-regulation, and present-moment grounding.
May include:
Brief practices for the workday • managing cognitive overload • working with difficult emotions • cultivating self-compassion • compassionate communication • non-judgmental awareness
For teams experiencing sustained demand or burnout, guided rest practices offer an opportunity to reset and support nervous system recovery.
May include:
Guided restorative practices • yoga nidra–inspired sessions • imagery-based integration • practices to support sleep and recovery
(All sessions are adapted to the needs, capacity, and context of each organization.)
Mindfulness Meditation
Accessible, guided practices to support presence, focus, and nervous system settling.
Exploring Mindfulness
An introduction to mindfulness as a practical, evidence-based approach for everyday work and life.
Exploring Mindful Self-Compassion
Supporting resilience, emotional regulation, and self-kindness in high-demand roles.
Mindfulness and Compassion at Work
Applying mindfulness and compassion to stress, reactivity, communication, and workplace culture.
Mindful Self-Compassion for Caring and Leadership Roles
Supporting resilience, emotional regulation, and sustainable engagement in roles that involve caring for others, managing teams, and holding ongoing responsibility.
Living a Value-Driven Life
Clarifying personal and professional values to support meaning, motivation, and aligned decision-making.
Mindful Yoga
Gentle, trauma-informed, yoga-informed movement to support regulation and embodiment.
(No experience or special clothing required.)
Mindful Nature Walk
Walking-based mindfulness practices that integrate rhythm, pacing, and sensory awareness.
Mindful Mocktails or Martinis
An experiential mindfulness session using everyday rituals to explore presence, awareness, and connection.
Resourced: A Holistic Approach to Stress and Resilience
Understanding stress through a nervous system lens and building practical regulation skills.
Working with Difficult Emotions
Learning compassionate, skillful ways to meet strong emotions without suppression or overwhelm.
Cultivating Joy: The Power of Gratitude
Strengthening emotional wellbeing through evidence-based gratitude and positive psychology practices.
Let’s Sleep! Improve Your Health, Mood, and Mind
Education and practical tools to support restorative sleep and recovery.
These offerings may be delivered as stand-alone sessions, short series, or integrated into half-day, full-day, or retreat-based programs.
All workplace wellness programs are personally facilitated by Jacqueline Milner, MSc, RPsych, Founder and Director of Breathe Mindfulness Centre.
With over 30 years of experience as a psychologist, Jacqueline brings a steady, compassionate, and clinically grounded presence to her work with organizations. Her facilitation is informed by evidence-based psychology, mindfulness-based interventions, Mindful Self-Compassion, and trauma-informed, nervous system–focused practices.
Sessions are delivered with care, professionalism, and responsiveness to group needs, creating experiences that feel both psychologically safe and immediately applicable to real-world workplace demands.
Jacqueline has facilitated wellness programs, workshops, and retreats for a wide range of organizations, including:
Government of Nova Scotia • Veterans Affairs Canada • RCMP • CNIB • Nova Scotia Health Authority • Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre • West Hants Regional Municipality • Quarterdeck Resort • The Keltic Lodge • Digby Pines Golf Resort
At the heart of our work is the belief that mindfulness and compassion are not ‘soft skills,’ but essential capacities that support psychological safety, resilience, and ethical leadership.
We believe workplace wellness is most effective when it is:
Each program is thoughtfully designed in collaboration with organizations to ensure relevance, safety, and meaningful impact.
We invite you to explore how nervous system–informed, whole-person wellness can support your team.
Contact us to request a consultation or discuss a tailored workplace wellness program.