- World's first region wide workplace meditation
- Virtual event for your whole organisation
- 3 minutes only: Improve focus, attention and calm
- Experts to help you practice
- 5.5km run or 2km walk
- Heaton Park on a summer's evening
- Medals, music and fun
- Join with organisations across GM in the region's celebration of wellbeing
12 Months of Value
Track, Reflect and Learn
- Two Wellbeing Apps for all
- App 1: Mindfulness in the workplace with Oxford Mindfulness
- App 2: Your health and wellbeing solution with Wisdom
Join 100s of organisations across Greater Manchester in the world's first workplace wellbeing event series
Unlimited access to Greater Manchester Meditation
(The world's first workplace meditation across an entire region)
Plus 3 places in Greater Manchester Wellbeing Run & Walk
BONUS: enter 31st August 2026 to receive 2 passes worth £550 in Wellbeing at Work Summit in Manchester on 16th September at MMU:
Note: This exclusive bundle is strictly limited and expires on 31st August 2026.
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Greater Manchester Wellbeing Run & Walk
(Highlights video from May '26)
- 72 Founder Organisations took part in the 5.5k run or 2k walk
- Colleagues, industries and communities came together
- GM Mayor Bev Craig joined in
- Good vibes brought by Happy Radio's Rach & Wingman + BBC Sport's Rob Walker
- Wellbeing experiences around the route
- Finisher medals and a JW Lees drink for all
Participation in Greater Manchester Wellbeing Series includes
Unlimited access to Greater Manchester Meditation
Greater Manchester Wellbeing Run & Walk
Elevated workplace culture through comprehensive inclusion
Participation in the region's celebration of workplace wellbeing
Inclusivity & Collaboration
Your Colleagues
Your Industry
10 GM Boroughs
WHY WELLBEING AT WORK MATTERS
For Individuals
Thrive, connect and improve mental wellbeing
"20% boost in productivity and significantly lower sick days when people are participating in wellbeing programmes"
(Global Wellness Institute, 2025)
For Organisations
High impact, low cost, simple to implement
"9 out of 10 UK staff say mental health at work is their biggest concern, and 80% would join group activities that help them feel better and more connected"
(Accenture, 2018)
For Communities
Inclusion and social health across Greater Manchester
"66% of UK professionals say they’re on the edge of burnout driven by stress, isolation, and lack of connection at work"
(Forbes, 2025)
Testimonials from GM Leaders
"This is a really exciting programme that shows the power of putting wellbeing front and centre. It's a brilliant opportunity to bring our workforce together. "
Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig
"The Greater Manchester Wellbeing Series is a flagship demonstration that we care about our workforce and our communities. It's about prevention, not just cure, creating a culture where people look after their mental and physical health together."
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
"Wellbeing is core to every engaged workforce and that does not just mean physical wellbeing, but also mental wellbeing and JW Lees supports a healthy workforce in many ways. "
William Lees Jones, CEO of JW Lees
Testimonials from Participants
"Brilliant, energised.. in fact, I wished the walk had been longer, it was over too quickly!"
Aequitas Legal
"Great, big achievement to have kept up with my colleague"
Place North West
"Very relaxed and fulfilled having thoroughly enjoyed the whole run from the reflection section to the Bhangra drums and the lovely sound baths towards the end."
Oxford Mindfulness
"It was a great evening, very good energy!"
Car Finance 247
COLLABORATION IS AT THE HEART OF THE SERIES
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