well building standard: Mind M08 Restorative Programming
Biofilico well building standard consultants: specialists in health & fitness programming
What qualifies Biofilico to deliver the WELL MIND M08 Restorative Programming?
Company Founder Matt Morley advises on wellbeing and sustainability for the real estate and hospitality sectors. He is a certified green building professional and a natural health & fitness expert with a specialism in creating biophilic, nature-inspired spaces.
Biofilico is his wellness interiors consultancy offering expert advisory, creative interiors and green / healthy building certification services but in this instance it is his experience creating Biofit Health & Fitness that is perhaps even more relevant.
Biofit has its own natural fitness courses online as well as a growing tribe of certified coaches around the world promoting this unique combination of functional fitness, mindful movement and mobility.
Additionally, Matt’s brother, Charlie, is a bestselling author and teacher of mindfulness, lucid dreaming and shadow integration making him ideally placed to advise on this MIND feature of the WELL Building Standard on Restorative Programming.
Charlie was “authorised to teach” within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in 2008. Since then he has written four books which have been translated into 15 languages and has run mindfulness workshops & retreats in more than 20 countries.
He’s spoken at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Ministry of Defence Mindfulness Symposium, The Houses of Parliament (on Buddhism & youth culture) and the Mindfulness Association Annual conferences.
In 2018 he was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship grant to research PTSD treatment in Military Veterans and continues to teach people with trauma-affected sleep a set of practices called Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep.
What is the WELL Building Standard MIND M08 feature?
WELL are looking for ongoing programming for building occupants that gives them access to classes in, for example, mindful movement, meditation or yoga. Why? As a response to workplace stress and poor mental / physical health in the workplace. A stressed office worker is less productive, creates negative energy and is going to burn out eventually.
The role of Mindfulness in MIND M08
Mindfulness has become a buzz word of late but it’s principles are sound. We approach this theme by taking inspiration from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of mindfulness, being present in the moment, as it is happening.
This can be brought on via mindfulness meditation or indeed by practicing a form of mindful movement such as walking slowly barefoot outdoors or, practicing yoga or forms of mindful movement fitness such as Biofit.
The results are likely to include less stress, less anxiety and an improvement in mood.
Our Vitamin Nature / mindfulness space in Canary Wharf, London went deep into this concept, looking at the effect exposure to nature and mindfulness combined can have on our mental wellbeing .
What are the requirements of WELL Feature MIND M08 Restorative Programming?
WELL are specifically looking for two or more of the following to be on offer for regular building occupants and the services should be fully subsidized or by 50% at a minimum to ensure equitable access to all.
Mindfulness training course either online or in person
Guided meditations or yoga classes, either in-person or online
Digital mindfulness programs such as an app combined with a dedicated space for self-practice
All of this must then be verified by a Policy or Operations schedule for certification.
How do we deliver WELL Feature MIND M08 Restorative programming as consultants?
We start with a quick discovery phase including a project briefing, relevant stakeholder meetings, a review of the project plan and any concept designs for the development as a whole, establish the project’s overall wellness and sustainability priorities, then identify user or occupant profiles so we know who will the end users will eventually be.
We would then research and select a suitable mindfulness training course, or propose one of our own if language-appropriate. We research, select and pre-screen a local yoga and/or meditation teachers, or provide a mindful movement program ourselves as Biofit. We also research and select suitable digital mindfulness offerings for the local market, such as an app, whilst ensuring that there is a designated space within the WELL project boundary for self-practice.
Finally, we deliver a restorative programming plan, contacts and recommended budget to cover two or more of a mindfulness training course, weekly mind-body program and digital mind-body offerings to secure the maximum available point score in WELL MIND M08 Restorative Programming.
To discuss how we can help you secure maximum points in your WELL certification, contact us here.