Do We Have Your Attention? Making Mindfulness a Sustainable Component of Your Employee Wellness Initiative

Tara Healey is the founder and director of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s Mind the Moment mindfulness program. Working initially as an health educator and organizational development professional in Harvard Pilgrim’s HR department, Tara brought an introductory mindfulness course to Harvard Pilgrim’s own staff members in 2006, long before mindfulness hit the mainstream. Since then, Tara has created a comprehensive suite of mindfulness workshops and courses that have been conducted at organizations across the U.S., in a wide variety of industries. Additionally, Tara has spoken about mindfulness at numerous events domestic and abroad, and has contributed articles to Mindful Magazine and the Harvard Business Review blog.

 

Jonathan Roberts is the om (operations manager) of Mind the Moment, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s innovative program adapting the principles and practices of mindfulness meditation to a corporate environment. Overseeing the day to day operations of Mind the Moment and its pool of instructors, Jon has helped deliver trainings in mindful leadership, mindful communication, stress management, and emotional intelligence to over 200 companies and 15,000 individuals. Additionally, Jon manages Mind the Moment’s marketing, branding, and communications, and guides the development and implementation of mindfulness programming at each of Mind the Moment’s client companies.