Customer Success Story
Online & in-person stress-resets at HiBob
How a regionalized breathwork program reached teams across Amsterdam and Portugal.
Client
HiBob
Format
Online + in-person
Focus
Stress reset across regions
Use-case snapshot
9.1/10
Breathwork sessions rated for value by employees
9.3/10
Likelihood employees would attend again
EMEA Wide
Online EMEA wide sessions and on-site, issessions in Amsterdam
“Working with the Balance team has been incredibly easy. They take care of the full setup and bring such a wide variety of sessions that there is always something that resonates with people, which keeps attendance high and engagement strong.”
Michaela Reindlová, People Experience Manager
“We were lucky to have bi-weekly pre-lunch 30 minutes breathwork sessions with Balance. The team was very happy and felt the impact immediately. And everyone can find these 30 minutes to invest in your wellbeing! We definitely recommend it.”
Yuli Malka, Peple Experience Manager
Company overview
HiBob is a 2000-employee company behind Bob, a modern HR platform built for fast-growing, people-first companies. With teams across Amsterdam, Portugal, and offices worldwide, HiBob works in a fast-paced tech environment where supporting distributed employees is both a product mission and an internal priority. Local office managers lead wellbeing region by region, tailoring it to each team.
The challenge
HiBob runs a distributed, regionalized organization where supporting every team well meant moving past a single global format. Teams across regions had different needs, schedules, and ways of working; focus and recovery directly affected performance; wellbeing had to fit each location; and office managers wanted a partner to manage delivery without adding to their workload.
01
Regional needs
Teams across regions had different schedules, cultures, and ways of working.
02
Flexible formats
Amsterdam needed in-person sessions while Portugal needed recurring online support.
03
Managed delivery
Office managers needed a partner to handle facilitation and logistics end-to-end.
The solution
HiBob and Balance built a regionalized program coordinated locally with each office manager. Amsterdam hosted in-person workshops including breathwork, yoga, desk yoga, sound bath, ice bath, gratitude journaling, chair massage, and nutrition. Portugal received recurring monthly breathwork and meditation online, with formats chosen per region to match space, schedule, and team preference.
Employee & leadership feedback
Survey feedback
“I felt very energized afterwards!”
“It’s great that the company creates a chance to take a few minutes for myself during the day and just relax.”
“I practice mindfulness in my own time, but rarely during the workday.
"Great to reset and refresh, thank you.”
About the sessions
As part of HiBob’s regionalized wellbeing partnership with Balance, the Amsterdam office hosted a series of in-person workshops. Coordinated with the local office manager, each format gave teams a different way to reset, move, and recharge together. Balance handled all logistics and facilitation.
Breathwork
Guided group session for stress release and energy reset.
Yoga
Movement and stretching, led on mats provided by Balance.
Desk yoga
Quick stretches done right at the desk in work clothes.
Sound bath
Deep relaxation through immersive sound.
Chair massage
Quick 15-minute slots with clothes on.
Ice bath
Guided cold exposure for resilience and recovery.
Gratitude journaling
A reflection practice to build a more positive mindset.
Nutrition workshop
Practical fuel for energy and focus.
Why it worked
Broad participation across teams and seniority levels. Employees called the sessions a genuine highlight of their week. The mix of active and reflective formats suited different preferences. The regionalized approach gave each office exactly what it needed, while Balance managed the full setup so office managers could simply bring their teams together and take part.
Every month
In-person in Amsterdam. Online for EMEA.
Repeatable format
A rotating series of workshops shaped around what each team needed, with strong scores and repeat attendance confirming it was worth running again.
Create a regional wellbeing program that fits every team
Balance can help your office managers deliver practical, high-quality stress reset sessions online, in person, or across multiple regions.