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Practical, Human and High-impact Workplace Wellbeing.

Since 2010, Stretching the City has delivered expert-led wellbeing workshops, training and toolkits: On-site, online and on-demand. Founded in 2010 by a duo of sisters who boast a combined 35 years experience in wellbeing and HR, Stretching the City are proud to have provided workplace wellbeing support to more than 300 organisations globally and count PwC, Lonely Planet and Accenture amongst our hundreds of clients. From mental health workshops to meditation – and everything in between, we offer a holistic portfolio of nearly 100 different wellbeing workshops, classes and events to suit every workplace. Our sessions are delivered in person, or virtually online by a hand-picked team of the UK’s leading wellbeing facilitators, psychiatrists and teachers, who make it their mission to educate, empower and inspire employees worldwide.

30/12/2025

Blue Monday is coming (19 January)... and HR teams will recognise it well:

📉 Low motivation
🌑 Reduced daylight
💬 Heavier emotional load

This year, instead of just talking about it, we’ve built something practical:

🛠️ A Blue Monday Toolkit with prompts, team rituals & mood-boosters you can use in your organisation.

It lands in inboxes the week before Blue Monday — want it?

👉 Join our newsletter list: https://mailchi.mp/stretchingthecity/nfurhw82gr

We've designed it to be used during team meetings, internal comms, or wellbeing weeks.

Let’s start the year supporting each other — one small, human tool at a time 💙

26/11/2025

Planning your 2026 wellbeing calendar?

We’ve created a free PDF with 10 workshop topics that our clients are consistently choosing for the year ahead.

Perfect for HR, People and Wellbeing leads.

📥 Download here → https://mailchi.mp/stretchingthecity/10-high-impact-wellbeing-sessions

18/11/2025

🎥 NEW: Bespoke Recorded Wellbeing Training⁠
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Want wellbeing training that feels like your organisation — not generic content anyone could use?⁠
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We now create fully bespoke recorded wellbeing modules, tailored to your people, culture and strategy.⁠
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Perfect for:⁠
✨ Onboarding⁠
✨ Leadership development⁠
✨ LMS learning pathways⁠
✨ Global teams who need always-on content⁠
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We design, script, film and deliver it end-to-end — with your branding and values throughout.⁠
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If you’d love something unique, scalable and “owned” by your organisation, get in touch.⁠

https://stretchingthecity.com/workplace-wellbeing/on-demand-evergreen-wellbeing-workshops/

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👉 Email: info@stretchingthecity.com

04/11/2025

📅 The 2026 Workplace Wellbeing Calendar is here!

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Ready to plan ahead for your 2026 wellbeing strategy?

Our latest blog brings together every key workplace wellbeing awareness day, plus workshop ideas and planning tips — to help you map your wellbeing year with ease.

📥 You can also download the full 2026 calendar directly inside the post to share with your team.

💡 Early-bird bonus:
Book your 2026 wellbeing sessions before 15 December 2025 and receive 10% off your first 2026 booking.

Plan your 2026 wellbeing year → https://stretchingthecity.com/blog/wellbeing-awareness-days-2026/

28/10/2025

📅 Planning your 2026 wellbeing calendar?
We’ve rounded up the Top 5 Workplace Wellbeing Awareness Days you won’t want to miss — from Blue Monday to World Menopause Day.

Each one’s a ready-made opportunity to:
💡 Start conversations
💬 Engage your teams
🌿 Build wellbeing into the rhythm of your year

Swipe through for inspiration ➡️ then download your free 2026 Wellbeing Awareness Calendar before it goes live:
✨ https://mailchi.mp/stretchingthecity/2026-wellbeing-calendar

Because the best wellbeing strategies aren’t last-minute — they’re planned with purpose. 💚

27/10/2025

📅 Planning your 2026 wellbeing calendar?

We’ve rounded up the Top 5 Workplace Wellbeing Awareness Days you won’t want to miss — from Blue Monday to World Menopause Day.

Each one’s a ready-made opportunity to:

💡 Start conversations

💬 Engage your teams

🌿 Build wellbeing into the rhythm of your year

Swipe through for inspiration ➡️ then download your free 2026 Wellbeing Awareness Calendar before it goes live:

✨ https://mailchi.mp/stretchingthecity/2026-wellbeing-calendar

Because the best wellbeing strategies aren’t last-minute — they’re planned with purpose. 💚

15/10/2025

🍫 Chocolate as a mindfulness tool? Absolutely.

Today we delivered our Mindful Chocolate Tasting workshop for a telecoms client — a delicious reminder that mindfulness doesn’t have to mean meditation cushions or incense.

Hungry to bring some mindful chocolate tasting to your workplace?

Learn more about this session:
👉https://stretchingthecity.com/workplace-wellbeing/corporate-mindfulness/mindful-chocolate-tasting-2/

07/10/2025

🧠✨ Productivity isn’t just about doing more.

It’s about working with your brain, not against it.

Our Positive Productivity workshop helps your team:

🧠 Understand why procrastination isn’t laziness (it’s self-protection)

🔁 Harness your natural focus rhythms (hello, 90-minute cycles)

🖊️ Swap burnout for brain-based productivity strategies that actually stick.

Let’s help your team work smarter, not just harder.
🔗 Search ‘productivity’ at stretchingthecity.com.

29/09/2025

“What’s it like working with your sister?” We get asked this a lot… and the answer is: It’s great!

We balance very different skills (creative strategy vs operational detail), we’ve learned to air disagreements kindly, and yes, sometimes work calls drift into gossip! But sharing the joys (and challenges) of running Stretching the City as a family business is one of the best decisions we’ve made.

It’s not for everyone, but it works for us ❤️

👉 Swipe through to see our story.

22/09/2025

HR, People & Wellbeing teams: this one’s for you 👇

We’ve just published our free 2026 Workplace Wellbeing Calendar, all the awareness days you’ll want to mark next year, from Stress Awareness Month to International Men’s Day.

It’s designed to make planning easier, spark ideas for campaigns, and help you avoid the last-minute scramble.

📅 Download it here → 2026 Workplace Wellbeing Calendar
https://mailchi.mp/stretchingthecity/2026-wellbeing-calendar

Please do share it with your parenting networks, ERGs or wellbeing leads, it’s a resource that saves hours.

20/03/2025

🌍 Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: The Power of Community 🤝

This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme is COMMUNITY —and for good reason.

🤝 Research shows that employees who feel a strong sense of belonging at work are 3.5 times more likely to be engaged and productive.

🤝 A study by Harvard Business Review found that high belonging was linked to a 56% increase in job performance, a 50% drop in turnover risk, and a 75% reduction in sick days.

🤝 Another study found that 91% of employees who feel they belong are engaged, compared to only 20% of those who don't.

To support and celebrate this year's theme, we've curated a programme of community-inspired events, including a bespoke, signature workshop - Building Community for Better Mental Health.

Click here to see what we've got up our sleeves for MHAW25:
https://stretchingthecity.com/blog/mental-health-awareness-week-2025/

19/12/2024

Before you log off for the festive break, we wanted to say a heartfelt 'Thank You' for your support this year. We really do appreciate it and we thank our lucky stars we get to spread wellbeing amongst workplaces far and wide every single day.

2024 has been another amazing year at Stretching the City, with our wellbeing workshops, exercise classes and office massages reaching thousands of employees across the globe.

🎉 Next year will mark 15 years of Stretching the City, so watch this space for some celebrations.

Until then, we're looking forward to practicing what we preach - by logging off next week and succumbing to some rest and relaxation!

👇🏼 Before we sign off, we're sharing some links which may help you if you're honing your 2025 wellbeing plans.

🗓️ Download your 2025 Awareness Day Calendar copy here, so you can have 2025's most important dates at your fingertips: https://stretchingthecity.com/blog/2025-wellbeing-awareness-days/

🔮 Read our predicted Wellbeing trends for 2025 ⁠here: https://stretchingthecity.com/blog/2025-wellness-trends/

🌟 Check out our new workshops here, with plenty more new additions to our offering to come in 2025: https://stretchingthecity.com/workplace-wellbeing/whats-new/

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Stretching the City is your go-to provider for happier, healthier and more productive employees.

Founded in 2010 and today boasting a 1000+ strong team of the UK’s leading wellbeing experts and teachers, Stretching the City deliver bespoke workplace wellbeing solutions, that have been specifically designed to address the aches and pains, stresses and strains of corporate life. Whether it’s the growth of Britain’s working age population, or worryingly low levels of mental wellbeing amongst millennials*, there has never been a more pertinent time to invest in a workplace wellness strategy.

From mindfulness meditation to massage, we bring a diverse portfolio of wellbeing activities and initiatives directly to your office, or at an off-site location of your choice. Whether it’s a one-off Wellness Day or a year-long wellbeing strategy, our team of experts and event planners will curate a wellbeing programme that will engage your employees and boost the bottom line.