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The ROI of Stillness

"Evidence-based wellness for organizations that take performance seriously."

THE BUSINESS CASE

The Numbers Your CFO Will Understand

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

SCIENCE BRIEF

Peer-Reviewed. Not Trend-Driven.

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.

Finding Study Key Result

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
ASSESSMENT

How Resilient Is Your Team?

Eight questions. Honest answers. A clearer picture of where your organization stands — and what a structured practice could change.

1. How often do team members report feeling cognitively overloaded?

ConstantlyNever

2. How much uninterrupted focus time does your team have each day?

Almost none4+ hours

3. How frequently are key decisions made under visible stress?

RoutinelyRarely

4. How engaged do employees appear in meetings and collaborative work?

DisengagedFully present

5. Does your organization have structured recovery rituals or transition practices?

None at allWell established

6. How often does your team take intentional, unscheduled breaks?

NeverDaily

7. How connected does your team feel to each other as people, not just colleagues?

TransactionalDeeply connected

8. How clearly can team members articulate their personal purpose at work?

UnclearCrystal clear
RESOURCES

Wellness Resource Library

For wellness directors, HR leaders, and People & Culture teams building the case — or building the program.

01

The Science of Micro-Rituals in the Workplace

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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02

Beyond Yoga: What Research Actually Says About Office Wellness

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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03

How to Build a Business Case for Wellness Investment

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.

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PARTNERSHIP

HARUKAZ is available as an annual wellness partner.

We 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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