[Limited to 10 Companies] Recruiting Early Adopter Partners for a Corporate Mindfulness Subscription Service to Enhance the "Quality" of Human Capital Management

International Mindfulness Center JAPAN (operated by Kuu Inc., Representative: Seiko Inoue, hereinafter "IMCJ") is launching a corporate mindfulness subscription service, centered on MBSR and MBCT, to support companies in human capital management, health management, and well-being promotion. To mark the service launch, they are exclusively recruiting 10 early adopter partner companies, offering unlimited participation for a monthly fee of 50,000 JPY.

Background: Corporate Mental Health as a "Management Issue"

In recent years, mental health issues within companies are no longer just individual health concerns but have become critical management challenges significantly impacting the workplace environment, productivity, talent retention, and organizational culture.

Chronic stress can lead to decreased sleep quality and concentration, emotional instability, interpersonal friction, and potentially result in absenteeism, leave of absence, turnover, and presenteeism (being at work but unproductive due to poor health).

With the increasing emphasis on human capital management, there is a demand for mechanisms that continuously support employees' physical and mental health, viewing it not as a "cost" but as crucial "capital" that sustains the organization's long-term growth.

Cultivating Abilities with Mindfulness: The Power to Gain Perspective and Flexibly Respond to Change

Mindfulness is not merely a temporary relaxation technique.

It is a practice that cultivates awareness of breath, bodily sensations, thoughts, and emotions, thereby fostering the "power to see clearly (clarity)" by gaining perspective on the current situation. Simultaneously, it nurtures the ability to engage with oneself and others with flexible and warm acceptance.

Even amidst intense change and stress, a "clear mind" that calmly grasps the situation and a "flexible heart" that remembers consideration for others and kindness to oneself are essential. With both of these, individual resilience is fostered, and a trust-based well-being takes root in the organization.

Programs including MBSR and MBCT have been reported in numerous studies to reduce stress and anxiety and improve psychological distress, drawing attention as evidence-based well-being initiatives.

Features of This Service

1. Authentic Programs Centered on MBSR and MBCT

This service provides evidence-based mindfulness programs, primarily MBSR and MBCT, which have been utilized in medical, educational, clinical, and corporate fields.

IMCJ has continuously offered 8-week online programs such as MBSR and MBCT for individuals. This time, leveraging that operational experience and instructor system, they are expanding it as an easy-to-implement subscription service for corporations.

2. Simultaneously Supporting Mental Health Prevention and Resilience Cultivation

This service can be utilized not only for "defensive" support, such as preventing mental health issues, but also as an "offensive" human capital investment that supports concentration, self-understanding, emotional regulation, communication, and creativity.

The aim is for each individual to become aware of their own condition, practice necessary self-care, and perform more stably and effectively in the workplace.

3. Unlimited Participants with a Fixed Monthly Fee, Providing Learning Opportunities for All Employees

For early adopter partners only, this service allows an unlimited number of participants to join the program for a fixed monthly fee.

By creating an environment where all employees, regardless of department or position, can continuously learn mindfulness, the goal is to establish well-being as an organizational culture, beyond individual self-care.

[Limited to 10 Companies] Overview of Early Adopter Partner Recruitment

To coincide with the official service launch, companies willing to cooperate in verifying implementation effects and building case studies are being sought.

Recruitment Slots

Limited to 10 companies

Special Conditions

Fixed monthly fee of 50,000 JPY (excluding tax)

Target

Companies interested in improving employee mental health, promoting well-being, human capital management, health management, preventing turnover, and building organizational culture.

Content

Unlimited participation in online programs such as MBSR/MBCT.

Format

Online (Zoom)

Anticipated Usage Methods

Employee welfare programs

Health management initiatives

Human capital management initiatives

Manager training

Mental health measures

Turnover prevention / Leave of absence prevention

Improvement of workplace communication

Well-being promotion initiatives

*Early adopter partners may be asked to cooperate with post-implementation surveys, interviews, and case study development.

Class Instructors

Classes will be conducted by instructors who have completed specialized training in MBSR and MBCT from various fields, including psychiatrists, certified psychologists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, and business professionals.

What is MBSR?

MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) was developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn.