"Evidence-based wellness for organizations that take performance seriously."
Wellness is not a soft topic. These figures come from the same institutions your board already trusts.
$190B
Burnout costs employers $125–190 billion per year in healthcare spending alone — before accounting for turnover, absenteeism, or lost productivity.
Harvard Business Review
34%
Disengaged employees cost organizations the equivalent of 34% of their annual salary in reduced productivity. Engagement is not an HR metric — it is a financial one.
Gallup State of the Global Workplace
25%
Organizations with strong, structured wellness programs report up to 25% lower employee turnover — significantly reducing recruitment and onboarding costs.
SHRM Workplace Research
Every HARUKAZ program is grounded in published, peer-reviewed research. These are the studies we cite — and the reason we can say what we say with confidence.
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L-Theanine & Attention Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(21), 7710 · 2025 |
Mátyus et al. | Meta-analysis of RCTs: L-theanine reduces reaction time and improves working memory accuracy. The compound found uniquely in high-grade matcha. |
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Matcha & Cognitive Function PLOS ONE, 19, e0309287 · 2024 |
Uchida et al. | 12-month RCT: regular matcha consumption improves cognitive function and sleep quality in adults. |
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Mindfulness & Decision-Making PLOS ONE · PMC6683193 · 2019 |
Maddox et al. | 16-week RCT (n=160): mindfulness practice significantly improves decision-making competence — the ability to make deliberate, high-quality choices under pressure. |
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Mindfulness & Executive Function Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16, 213–225 · 2015 |
Tang, Hölzel & Posner | Mindfulness practice physically reshapes the prefrontal cortex — improving executive function, impulse control, and cognitive performance at a neurological level. |
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Organizational Rituals & Performance Davidson & McEwen (2012) · ResearchGate 2025 |
Johnson & Johnson case | 10-minute morning mindfulness rituals at Johnson & Johnson showed measurable prefrontal cortex activation and improved executive functioning across participating teams. |
Eight questions. Honest answers. A clearer picture of where your organization stands — and what a structured practice could change.
For wellness directors, HR leaders, and People & Culture teams building the case — or building the program.
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How a ten-minute structured pause — repeated consistently — changes the neurological baseline of an entire team. The research is clear. The implementation is simpler than you think.
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A frank look at which workplace wellness interventions have measurable ROI — and which ones make people feel better about doing nothing. Matcha meditation appears in the data.
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A practical guide for wellness directors and HR leaders. The financial framework, the metrics that matter, and how to present it to a CFO who has heard it all before.
Request PDFWe work with a small number of organizations each year — deeply, not broadly. If your team is serious about performance, we would like to understand your goals.
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