Organizations & Teams

Wellbeing that
works at work.

Body-based wellness for teams who are ready to invest in sustainable human performance.

Your people are your most important asset — and they are operating in conditions that deplete rather than replenish. Chronic stress, disconnection, and burnout don’t just affect individuals. They erode culture, reduce performance, and cost organizations far more than any wellness initiative.

Embodied Wisdom Institute brings evidence-informed, body-based practices to your organization. Not as a perk — as a strategy.

77%of workers report chronic workplace stress
$322Bannual cost of employee burnout globally
ROI on workplace wellness programs on average
40%of turnover is linked to burnout and stress

“When people feel regulated and present, they think more clearly, collaborate more effectively, and stay longer. Wellness isn’t soft. It’s structural.”

Jason Jacobs · Co-Founder, EWI
Who We Work With

Built for organizations that take people seriously.

We work best with organizations where at least one leader genuinely believes that human well-being is connected to organizational performance — and is willing to act on that belief.

Our engagements are not one-size-fits-all. We take time to understand your team, your culture, and your goals before we design anything.

  • HR & People Teams
    Building or expanding employee wellness programming that goes beyond basic benefits.
  • L&D & Training Departments
    Developing facilitators and trainers who are skilled, sustainable, and performance-driven.
  • Leadership & Executive Teams
    Teams seeking grounded, restorative retreat experiences that serve both renewal and strategy.
  • Healthcare & Helping Professions
    Organizations whose staff carry significant emotional labor and need sustainable support systems.
  • Mission-Driven Organizations
    Nonprofits, educational institutions, and social impact organizations where values alignment matters.
Our Promise to You
We will never deliver a generic wellness day with no follow-through. Every engagement begins with a real conversation about what your team needs and ends with a clear sense of what changed. We stand behind the quality of our facilitation and the integrity of our approach.
How We Work
Discovery call to understand your goals → Customized proposal with options and investment → Co-design of the engagement → Delivery with your team → Debrief and next steps. Simple, transparent, and genuinely collaborative.
Investment
Organizational engagements are priced based on scope, group size, duration, and format. All engagements begin with a complimentary discovery call. Reach out at contact@embodiedwisdominstitute.com to start the conversation.
Your Facilitators

Experience you can trust. Presence you can feel.

Jason Jacobs
L&D Strategy · Qigong · Performance Architecture
With 20+ years of L&D leadership at Samsung, T-Mobile, and Sunrun, Jason brings rare fluency in both corporate performance systems and somatic practice. He has led training integration for a 1,300-person merger, reduced time-to-proficiency by 77%, and generated over $11M in measurable business outcomes. As a certified Qigong instructor and co-founder of EWI, he brings the body into every organizational engagement — bridging sustainable performance with embodied well-being.
Vanessa Simmons
Nervous System Care · Somatic Practice · Organizational Wellness
Vanessa brings deep knowledge of the nervous system, somatic awareness, and the principles of trauma-informed care into organizational settings. Her work with teams focuses on creating environments where people feel safe, regulated, and genuinely supported, conditions that make everything else possible.

She consults with organizations on implementing trauma-informed approaches across their culture, practices, and people systems, helping leaders and teams understand what nervous system safety looks like in practice, and how to build it intentionally over time.

Vanessa is also co-founder of Embodied Wisdom Institute and a sound therapy and somatic practitioner with nearly a decade of experience supporting individuals and groups.
Let’s Work Together

"Your team doesn't need another productivity tool. They need to remember how to breathe."

Every engagement begins with a conversation. Tell us about your organization, your team, and what you’re hoping to build. We’ll listen carefully and propose something that actually fits.

Or reach us directly at contact@embodiedwisdominstitute.com · (717) 219-7163