Archive for the ‘onsite massage’ Category
Celebrities took over the trading floor of a City firm to raise money for charity
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Celebrities took over the trading floor of a City firm to raise money for charity, originally uploaded by 5 Minute Angels.
BGC Partners, Inc. one of the world’s leading inter-dealer brokers, announced that it raised over £6 million for charity on its fifth annual global Charity Day held on Friday, 11 September 2009. Every year BGC donates its global revenues to charity in commemoration of those lost in the World Trade Centre attacks.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and TV presenters Jonathan Ross, Lisa Snowdon, Carol Vorderman and Gail Porter were among the celebrities swapping the small screen for the trading screen as part of the Charity day in London. Alongside other well-known faces such as cricketer Sir Ian Botham, snooker player Jimmy White, former England rugby captain Martin Johnson, singer Beverley Knight and society IT girl, Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, they all took part in trading and raising money for selected charities.
In New York, Lady Gaga sang her hit Poker Face for customers over the phone in return for trading with BGC’s brokers. She was joined by over 40 celebrity guests including athletes and actors such as Whoopi Goldberg, Gary Sinese and Anthony Edwards.
Elsewhere around the world BGC was joined by a number of celebrities in many of its global offices including Paris, Singapore and Sydney.
Shaun Lynn, President of BGC, said “We are delighted to have been able to increase the total raised yet again, this time to in excess of £6 million in one day, for dozens of charities around the world. Particular thanks go to our clients, and to our brokers, who every year help raise such tremendous sums for worthy causes. And of course we couldn’t do it without the generous help and support of our celebrity guests, who graciously donate their time and energy to the day in many of our global offices.”
Two Five Minute Angels therapists gave stress busting massages throughout the afternoon to the London city traders whilst they were busy raising funds for their chosen charities including Barnardo’s, Breast Cancer Care, Centrepoint, Children in Crisis, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Dreams Come True, Help for Heroes, Leukaemia Research, Multiple Sclerosis, Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity, Scope, Teenage Cancer Trust, The British Red Cross, The Children’s Trust, The Prince’s Trust, and The Variety Club.
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Employee stress related illness & absenteeism
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Do you want to create a working
environment that improves morale?
Five Minute Angels is a company that specialises in helping organisations to thrive by improving morale and employee engagement whilst also reducing employee costs. The service provides qualified and professional massage therapists to offices across the U.K. to enable employees to feel re-energised and to help prevent stress related illnesses.
A report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development highlights some of the benefits of improving morale & lowering stress in the workplace and some of the key findings are as follows:
• The prevalence of work-related stress is increasing
• The proportion of sickness absence due to stress is estimated to be 40%
• 19% of employees leaving an organisation cite stress of the job or role as the key reason for leaving the organisation
The massage itself has been specifically designed for the office environment and requires only a minimum of space, does not use oils and is carried out with the client fully clothed, lasting between 5 and 20 minutes.
All massage therapists are fully insured and the rigorous training and recruitment process ensures that you have the highest standard of therapist for your workplace.
So, what’s in it for you?
• You can reduce stress related illness and absenteeism
• Increase staff retention which in turn leads to lower training and recruitment costs
• Reduce your exposure to litigation by improving your employee health and well being
• You can improve employee motivation, morale and engagement
Here’s an offer especially for you:
Meet with your local account manager for a 20 – 30 minute presentation to go through what these benefits could mean to your company and then organise a free trial (max 2 hours) to allow some of your team to experience for themselves the benefits of this service.
This offer is only valid for meetings before the end of September 2009 so organise your appointment now.
Call 0800 288 8673 or click here to make your reservation today.
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Massage Therapist Job
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Five Minute Angels are currently recruiting qualified and professional massage therapists across the U.K.
If you are wanting to be part of the ever growing on site massage team why not get in touch…
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Corporate Massage
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Corporate Massage, originally uploaded by 5 Minute Angels.
Why not treat your team to one of the stress busting corporate massage packages?
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On Site Massage in the Office
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Onsite Massage
More and more companies are using on site massage as a way of improving the working environment for their employees to help improve employee retention and reduce sickness and absenteeism rates.
A report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) suggests that:
· The prevalence of work-related stress is increasing
· Stress has serious implications for organisational performance
· The proportion of sickness absence due to stress is estimated to be 40%
· 19% of employees leaving an organisation cite stress of the job or role as the key reason for leaving the organisation
Five Minute Angels helps organisations to look after the physical and mental well-being of their staff by offering a cost effective solution that demonstrates appreciation and commitment to each employee. On site massage leaves the individual feeling re-energised and over a period of time helps to improve productivity and employee engagement.
To learn more about the benefits on site massage can bring to your organisation call 0800 288 8673 or visit www.5minuteangels.com
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Onsite Massage
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Onsite Massage
Modern day Seated Acupressure, also referred to as onsite massage, is a hybrid of the ancient Oriental massage arts of Anma and Shiatsu. Seated Acupressure is a meridian based therapy in which thumb, finger, elbow and knuckle pressures are used to stimulate many of the acupressure points on the 12 major meridians accessible on the back, arms, hands, neck, head and legs. This press and release technique helps to stimulate and balance the flow of energy or life-force throughout the body. In turn this stimulates the circulatory, muscular, nervous, immune and lymphatic systems and promotes the release of endorphins and important mood-regulating neurotransmitters, leaving the client feeling good in a relaxed, but energised and clearly focused frame of mind.
Traditionally, the basic sequence that is taught today lasts no more than 20 minutes, which makes onsite massage the ideal modality for the busy workplace environment where employees benefit from this quick, dynamic de-stressing therapy and can return to their desks buzzing with energy.
The clever, ergonomic design of an easily portable chair completely supports the client’s body in total comfort, allowing the practitioner easy access to the client’s acupressure points without removal of clothing or the use of oils. As a result, in many of today’s busiest environments such as airports, shopping centres, spas and fitness centres, seated acupressure practitioners can be found practising their fluid, choreographed sequence or ‘kata’ on a grateful and willing public. Throughout the last decade, increasing numbers of people have benefited from this amazingly effective therapy which is arguably, one of the fastest growing in the Complementary Therapy Industry.
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