Web-based stress management program for employees empowers businesses to increase productivity and reduce absenteeism by addressing the $300 billion issue of stress in the workplace.

Mental Workout, which offers web-based programs that inspire and empower people to live better lives, and Stephan Bodian, the bestselling author of Meditation For Dummies, recently announced the release of ‘Freedom from Stress’, a comprehensive, user-friendly program developed to enable businesses to reduce stress among their employees.

’Freedom from Stress’ is a web-based program that offers five effective, scientifically proven strategies for eliminating stress and enhancing overall well-being. Users can apply the strategies in sequence, each building on the next, or they can begin where they feel inclined and stick with the strategies that work best for them to build their own personalized stress-management program. The program can be used at the employees’ convenience and can be accessed anonymously.

The program includes a video introduction to stress, a personal stress evaluation with progress tracker to measure improvements, a stress journal to identify personal stress triggers, tips for dealing with stressful situations, suggestions for lifestyle changes, and a total of 18 guided exercises and meditations that can be downloaded to a mobile device, computer, or CD for optimum accessibility.

The author and narrator of the program, Stephan Bodian, is an internationally celebrated author and meditation teacher and a licensed psychotherapist with expertise in stress management and positive psychology.

Freedom from Stress is available for $9.99 (U.S.) at www.mentalworkout.com/store/apps/freedom-from-stress/web. Volume discount pricing available upon request.