5 Creative Wellness Ideas For Your In-person Conference

As many event planners recognize the importance of wellness breaks to drive attendee engagement and satisfaction, more planners have started searching for inventive wellness event ideas for corporate events, B2B events, product launches, and conferences. This last year we also saw the trend being incorporated in virtual events with short wellness breaks designed to get rid of screen fatigue, among other things. YogaHub has been named by BizBash as one of the TOP Yoga Companies for your next virtual, hybrid or live event.

“Any meeting or conference is a time-intensive affair," says Ali Singer, YogaHub’s Founder, CEO and wellness trainer and speaker. "There’s education, there’s networking, it usually also involves traveling and maybe jet lag. These types of events are a perfect storm for stress."

Consider your attendees' lifestyle as you plan wellness and fitness breaks and find unconventional ways to maximize your conference venue's capabilities. Organizing events and activities that promote work-life balance and health education will resonate with event participants and have the greatest impact and return on investment. Here are some ideas on how you can spice up your wellness breaks and create a memorable experience for your attendees. 

1. Take It Outside

Taking a day in the fresh air fosters well-being like nothing else. Organize an outdoor "start your day right" networking breakfast with coffee, tea, and a variety of healthy food options such as yogurt, fresh fruit, and granola. Besides providing an excellent opportunity for networking, your attendees will also get a breath of energizing fresh air.

Are morning hours not suitable? Serve a catered healthy lunch on the venue’s deck. Heading outdoors for a midday break is a great way to help people recharge for the packed afternoon agenda. 

2. Schedule A Breathing Workshop

Once participants attend their first breathing workshop, the phrase "take a deep breath" will take on a whole new meaning.  Good breathing techniques can alleviate stress, boost creativity, improve focus, and enhance concentration and energy. With YogaHub's breath workshops, thousands of people have improved their daily habits and enhanced their general wellness and well-being. YogaHub’s breathing workshop program explains the physical aspects of breathing, discusses how it happens anatomically and changes in response to internal and external events. Participants are then guided through a number of techniques and exercises that improve their breathing and relaxation.

You can also invite a mental health professional to participate in the program and lead a discussion on home and work stressors. Offer techniques to reduce anxiety and stress. Be sure to give ample time for questions and distribute materials about stress-reducing techniques and employee assistance programs.

3. Make-Your-Own-Smoothie Bar

Another out-of-the-box wellness event idea is creating a smoothie bar, where your meeting attendees can create their own “health potions”. Incorporate interactive features that explain the benefits of the ingredients for a fun and educational experience. Offer a wide selection of milks and their alternatives, yogurts, fresh fruits, veggies, protein powders, chia seeds, and other blenders and let participants’ creativity take over. Display infographic cards with basic proportions or offer sheets with takeaway recipes and nutritional information for each.

4. Set Up A Health Screening

Activating health screening at your conference is relatively low cost but creates a high impact for your attendees. Bring medical professionals on-site and offer screenings in curtained areas to ensure privacy. Consider offering flu shots and basic health screenings for weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, vision, and other conditions that may be offered by your healthcare provider. As an event organizer, you benefit from the perception that your event is going the extra mile to put attendees' health and well-being first.

Give away mini first aid kits, fitness pamphlets, gift certificates for yoga classes or tickets to sporting events to encourage attendees to take a health screening. And while they wait for their turn for screening, keep them engaged with a 10-minute massage activation or a quick whole-body stretch. 

5. Mental Health Seminar And Meditation Session

If you’re looking for on-trend wellness event ideas, offer your conference attendees a chance to experience the joy of meditation and the opportunity to explore well-being from the inside out. As we are busy with our daily routines and work, we sometimes forget that mental health is just as important as physical health. Bring in wellness experts and speakers to discuss mental and emotional well-being and why it's important to address this topic holistically. Towards the end of the session, you can incorporate guided yoga or meditation to enhance concentration, alleviate stress and improve your attendee’s mood. 

YogaHub is a premier corporate wellness provider with a  team of certified Yoga teachers with a broad background in different fields of mental health like positive psychology, stress release, and mindfulness. YogaHub offers workshops and talks that combine the scientific perspective with the holistic yogic approach as well as customized fitness classes ranging from yoga, Pilates to Bootcamp or Zumba. 

Yoga and Meditation For Conferences

Are you considering adding a yoga session to your next corporate meeting or event? We offer wellness and fitness breaks in both an in-person and virtual setting. Discover how YogaHub can help you bring zen to your attendees.