Holistic Services Group

Holistic Services Group Cultivating cultures of workplace wellness across Australia and all over Asia-Pacific with tailored programs in mindfulness, stress relief, yoga & more.

Onsite or online—wellness that works, wherever you work. Holistic Services Group (HSG) is Australia’s number 1 provider of workplace wellbeing services. Founded in 2003, we were the first workplace wellness provider with a preventative and holistic approach to health. Our clients include many companies amongst the top 500 in Australia, as well as multi-national organisations.

Men are statistically less likely to seek help for mental health than women.That's not news to anyone in HR.What's less ...
09/06/2026

Men are statistically less likely to seek help for mental health than women.

That's not news to anyone in HR.

What's less talked about is why — and what workplaces can actually do about it.

A big part of it is culture. If the unspoken message is "push through it," that's what people will do. If leadership never talks openly about struggle, no one below them will either.

Men's Health Month is a good time to look honestly at whether your workplace culture makes it safe for men to say they're not coping.

Not through a poster on the wall. Through how managers actually respond when someone raises their hand.

Here's the thing about winter wellness in the workplace.It's not really about oranges and vitamin C.It's about people sh...
03/06/2026

Here's the thing about winter wellness in the workplace.

It's not really about oranges and vitamin C.

It's about people showing up when they're running on empty, pushing through when they should rest, and the culture that quietly expects that.

The healthiest workplaces we work with don't just do flu vacs and leave it there. They build movement into the week. They check in on their people. They make rest feel like a reasonable choice.

If your team does a winter wellness initiative, what does it actually look like? Genuinely curious what's working.

Today is the last day of National Reconciliation Week.It's easy for awareness weeks to come and go without much changing...
03/06/2026

Today is the last day of National Reconciliation Week.

It's easy for awareness weeks to come and go without much changing.

The ones that actually move the needle are the ones where leadership commits to something specific after the week ends — not just a post or a morning tea, but a real look at whether the culture includes everyone.

For People and Culture teams, the question isn't just "did we acknowledge it?" It's "what are we doing differently because of it?"

If your team had good conversations this week, the worst thing would be to lose that momentum. Worth capturing what came up and building it into your plan.

June is Men's Health Month — and winter is officially here.Two things that, honestly, go together really well.Winter ten...
02/06/2026

June is Men's Health Month — and winter is officially here.

Two things that, honestly, go together really well.

Winter tends to be the season when people pull back. They move less, eat more, drink more, and check in with each other less. For men in particular, who are already more likely to avoid seeking help, the colder months can quietly compound things.

This month, we'll be sharing content on men's health, winter wellbeing, and a few other themes worth discussing in your workplace.

If you've been thinking about running a wellbeing initiative for your team in the second half of the year. June is a smart time to start planning.

What's your team's biggest challenge this time of year? Would love to hear what HR and people leaders are seeing.

Today is Wear White at Work Day.It's a day that asks us to break the silence around su***de and mental illness in the wo...
28/05/2026

Today is Wear White at Work Day.

It's a day that asks us to break the silence around su***de and mental illness in the workplace.

For HR and People and Culture leaders, this one matters.

Because your people spend more waking hours at work than almost anywhere else. The conversations you make possible — or impossible — at work have a real impact on how someone is doing.

That doesn't mean HR needs to be a counselling service. It means creating an environment where people feel safe to say they're not okay.

It starts with the basics: leadership that doesn't reward suffering in silence. Policies that actually support people when they're struggling. EAP programs that people know how to access.

If your team is wearing white today, take a moment to talk about why. That's where it starts.

The couch isn't a workstation.Neither is the kitchen bench.Since hybrid work became the norm, we've seen a sharp uptick ...
28/05/2026

The couch isn't a workstation.

Neither is the kitchen bench.

Since hybrid work became the norm, we've seen a sharp uptick in people presenting with lower back and neck issues — and a lot of it traces back to home setups that were never meant to be used full-time.

Spinal Health Week is a good moment to ask: do your people have what they need to work comfortably from home?

Not everyone knows what a proper chair height looks like. Or where their monitor should sit. Or why their wrists hurt by Thursday afternoon.

The good news — this stuff is fixable, and it doesn't require a big budget. It just requires someone to take the time.

Happy to share a few quick tips in the comments if useful.

Most organisations mark World Meditation Day with a post. Maybe a lunchtime session. An email with links to a breathing ...
21/05/2026

Most organisations mark World Meditation Day with a post. Maybe a lunchtime session. An email with links to a breathing app.

And then it is the next day and nothing has changed.

Our founder Michael wrote something today that gets to the heart of why so many wellbeing investments miss the mark. The gap is not between organisations that care and organisations that do not. It is between organisations that run awareness days and organisations that have built the actual conditions where their people can recover, regulate, and sustain performance during the workday.

What closes that gap is not a bigger wellness budget. It is leadership that participates visibly rather than endorsing from a distance. Programs that come to the team rather than asking the team to opt in. And enough consistency that meditation stops being an event and starts being part of how work happens here.

Twenty years of delivering workplace wellbeing programs across Australia has shown us the difference between those two versions of an organisation.

The gap is not as hard to close as most people think. It just requires being honest about which one you are currently in.

If today is prompting that question for you, we are glad to help think through what the next step looks like.
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The most sceptical person in the room is usually the one who gets the most out of it.We have run sound healing sessions ...
14/05/2026

The most sceptical person in the room is usually the one who gets the most out of it.

We have run sound healing sessions for corporate teams across Australia. Lawyers. Engineers. Government officials. Logistics managers. The person who walked in rolling their eyes is almost always the one who sits the longest afterward, not wanting to leave.

Here is what is actually happening in the room.

Low-frequency vibrations from Tibetan and crystal singing bowls shift the brain from beta state, the one running your back-to-back meetings and your inbox, toward alpha and theta states associated with deep rest and recovery.

Cortisol drops. Heart rate slows. People who sit in a 30 to 45 minute session often describe it as feeling like several hours of sleep.

You do not need to have meditated before. You do not need to clear your mind. You sit, you listen, and the sound does the work. That is what makes it work in a corporate setting where most people will never voluntarily sign up for a yoga class.

We know it sounds like something from a Byron Bay retreat. We get that every time.

And then the session happens.

If your team is carrying a load that a team lunch is not going to touch, this is worth a conversation.

Mindful in May is a natural moment to bring something different in. Something that actually reaches the people who need it most, not just the ones already open to it.

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What is the most unexpected wellbeing session your team has responded to? Genuinely curious. Drop it below. 👇

A P&C manager in Melbourne told us she sent a company-wide email for Mindful in May last year.Curated resources. A medit...
11/05/2026

A P&C manager in Melbourne told us she sent a company-wide email for Mindful in May last year.
Curated resources. A meditation app recommendation. A link to a breathing exercise. She spent two hours putting it together.

Three people clicked it.

Not because her team did not need mindfulness. They did, badly. But because an email asking already-stretched people to add something to their personal routine is not a wellbeing intervention. It is a communication exercise.

The version that works is not another resource email. It is a facilitated session that comes to the team. A breathwork workshop during work hours. A mindfulness program that removes the barrier of voluntary attendance and reaches the people who would never opt in on their own but who are often carrying the most.

The version that does not work asks individuals to solve a collective problem in their own time.
This month we are working with organisations across Australia to make Mindful in May something their teams actually feel.

Not a campaign. An experience.

If you want to know what that looks like in practice for your team, we are glad to have that conversation.
holisticservices.com.au or DM us.

What has your organisation done for Mindful in May that actually landed? Drop it below. 👇

There is a moment in almost every corporate breathwork session we run.About eight minutes in. The person who walked in a...
06/05/2026

There is a moment in almost every corporate breathwork session we run.

About eight minutes in. The person who walked in arms crossed has uncrossed them. The manager who said he did not need this has his eyes closed. The team that has been in back-to-back meetings since 8am looks, for the first time all day, like it has actually stopped.

That shift is physiological, not psychological. It happens whether anyone in the room believes in breathwork or not.

Controlled breathing with an extended exhale directly activates the parasympathetic nervous system.

Cortisol drops. Heart rate slows. The physiological sigh, a double inhale followed by a long exhale, is one of the fastest documented nervous system resets. Thirty seconds. Works at a desk.

A team that can regulate its own stress state makes better decisions and handles pressure more effectively. That is a business outcome.

We run Breathwork for Stress Relief sessions across Australia. Particularly effective for teams resistant to wellness framing because the results are immediate.

DM us or visit holisticservices.com.au 🌬️

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