Chakra 5 Yoga Celebrates 7 Year Partnership with Hankey Investment Company
Hankey Investment Company is a Los Angeles firm that has been investing in Southern California real estate and finance for over 30 years. Tonia Douglas, Vice President, Human Resources for Hankey Group of Companies, reached out to us in 2013 to come teach yoga classes onsite to employees. The classes were so popular with employees that Hankey built an onsite gym with a yoga room.
Workplace Wellness: More Than Office Yoga Classes
Jump to 2019 and we’re still partnering with Hankey to offer various wellness classes. Hankey puts wellness first with its employees and experiments with trying different things to keep them inspired. Throughout the years, they’ve tapped into Chakra 5 to offer yoga, Pilates, meditative sound baths and vegan cooking classes on site at their main office and at various other operating locations throughout Los Angeles. They even arranged to get company-branded yoga gear through us (check out their custom-branded mats here). Our partnership with Hankey is a perfect example of how to get real results through a creative workplace wellness program, with employees reporting less stress, less sick days, and better overall morale.
C5 Instructor Keirin with Hankey staff
We interviewed Ms. Douglas her experience with Chakra 5:
Why did you decide to start a yoga program at Hankey?
We knew yoga would be an essential component to our Wellness Program, providing employees with an resource to lower workplace stress, promote exercise that can be beneficial to muscle and joints as well as strengthening the mind and spirit.
Why did you decide to partner with Chakra 5?
After meeting with several yoga instructors, if I may add, all that I spoke with had a peace or calming effect on me, I needed a partner that I could rely on and capacity to be flexible with days and hours of availability. Also, most importantly, I needed to make sure the instructor would be a fit for our employee population.
Tell us how the yoga classes have been going and the benefits the employees have been enjoying as a result?
Yoga has been well received by our employees. We have many, including myself, who had never attended a yoga class and some never tried yoga prior to offering it at the workplace. Many have provided positive feedback, how taking yoga at work has affected their life.
Ms. Douglas shared comments from employees from their survey:
“My yoga experience has been great. Due to me being a single working Mom I don’t have time after work to exercise so I’m taking advantage of this opportunity. Great instructor great class.”
“Great! It really helps to go during my lunch break.”
“Really helps to refresh and stretch my leg muscles especially after a challenging run.”
“great! I am much calmer and more energy..”
“Awesome! I love it so much, it makes me sleep better and feel better. I have not caught a cold in months!”
“Great! This is a very important benefit for me!”
Watch our video of mobile yoga client testimonials, featuring Hankey Investment Co.
