Now about 1, 000 strong, and less than two years old, it is finishing beta testing on its Level 1 certification program as I type.

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The impact of this type of program goes beyond those who are participating as fellows.

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Of course, not all companies are as lucrative or as large as Google, and perhaps resources are not as vast, but every company has the ability to place some type of wellness program in place.

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