This month, we highlight activities, tips and resources to prioritize your health and well-being. Whether you’re looking to improve your physical fitness, mental health or overall lifestyle, our Wellness Month initiatives are designed to support you on your journey. Wellness at MCI USA is all about balance, using MCI’s flexibility to achieve both work and personal goals toward being your best self.

Tips to Stay Balanced

🧘 Engage in a meditation practice. Meditation has been shown to offer a range of benefits, including reduced stress, improved sleep and enhanced focus. Just 10 minutes a day is shown to produce positive effects.

🥦 Up your veggies. To maintain a balanced healthy lifestyle try adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet. Challenge yourself to Meatless Mondays this month to reduce meat consumption more sustainably.

🎨 Try something creative with friends. Creativity is pure expression. Engaging in creative activities can reduce stress, improve mood and even contribute to physical health improvements. Grab a friend for a paint night, start a journaling practice or create a dream board collage.

MCI Tools for Mental Health & Wellbeing

Did you know that MCI provides extensive tools to help you to reach your best potential? Here are a few that come free of charge for all MCI employees.

  • Mental health care: Through the MyCigna portal you can be matched with a registered mental health professional. Using your EAP resource, you can get access to Headway, Growtherapy, Alma, SonderMind, TalkSpace and Tava at discounted prices.
  • Physical health and wellness: In addition to free weekly yoga classes every Wednesday (Wellness Wednesdays!) via Teams, Cigna provides one-on-one health coaches through MyCigna at no extra cost. MCI is also partnered with Active & Fit Direct, which provides multiple gym memberships for a low monthly cost of $28.
  • Learn and share: Use MindTools for bitesize microlearning sessions covering everything from recognizing burnout to project-building tools.
  • Financial tools for success: Money is stressful, whether it’s spending or saving, MCI has got your back! Did you miss the financial wellness lunch and learn last month? MCI offers one-on-ones with RBC Wealth Management to discuss financial wellness. Reach out to stacia.apostolos@rbc.com directly to set up your 20-minute consultation.

Helpful Resources

Documentaries:

  • “Cooked” (Netflix) – A look at the connectiveness and mindfulness of cooking.
  • “Heal” (Prime Video) – An intelligent film about the power of the mind to heal your physical bodies.

Books:

  • “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle – A complete guide to living in the moment with practical mindfulness exercises.
  • “Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto” by Tricia Hersey – A call for rest and rejuvenation in a culture of hustle and bustle.

Other Important Observances in August

  • National Friendship Day (Aug. 4) – Celebrate your friends and connections
  • National Black Business Month – Supporting black-owned businesses
  • World Humanitarian Day (Aug. 19) – Honors humanitarian aid workers all over the world

Let’s make August a month of integrity, connection and mindfulness!

Become a Champion!

If you’re interested in joining the MCI USA Sustainability Champions, reach out at ussustainabilitychamps@wearemci.com or directly to Megan Weygandt at megan.weygandt@wearemci.com.