The Zehak Project, an organisation that has spent five years working in India’s mental health sector, has announced a major expansion of its wellbeing services. The company will now offer structured diet programs, guided yoga sessions and at-home fitness support alongside its established counselling services. The new offerings are designed to meet the growing demand for integrated wellbeing solutions from both corporate clients and individual consumers.
The decision comes at a time when organisations across India are witnessing rising levels of burnout, lifestyle deterioration and chronic stress among employees. Many HR leaders report that traditional Employee Assistance Programs, which primarily focus on counselling, are no longer sufficient for the complex wellbeing challenges emerging in workplaces. The Zehak Project believes that most emotional and behavioural concerns cannot be resolved in isolation from lifestyle habits. This belief has shaped their shift toward a multidisciplinary model.
Diet will play a central role in the organisation’s new approach. According to Zehak, nutrition is one of the most powerful yet underutilised levers for improving mood regulation, hormonal balance and daily energy. Internal data collected from clients over the past few years indicates that individuals who followed basic nutrition guidance reported a faster reduction in symptoms of anxiety, mood instability and work-related fatigue. The company’s new diet programs are designed by certified nutritionists and are created in alignment with mental health goals rather than weight-focused outcomes.
As part of its global expansion, Zehak has also onboarded a team of international psychologists. These practitioners provide a wider range of therapeutic modalities and offer culturally neutral expertise that is particularly helpful for organisations with diverse or distributed teams. The company shared that many employees, especially young professionals and those working in hybrid environments, appreciate the ability to choose from a variety of therapeutic styles. This move positions Zehak as one of the few wellness providers in India that offers access to international practitioners at scale.
Corporate offerings form a significant part of Zehak’s expansion plan. The organisation has redesigned its workshops and EAP packages to combine mental health support with nutrition guidance, movement routines and capacity-building sessions. The workshops now cover topics such as burnout prevention, stress physiology, emotional resilience, leadership behaviour and communication under pressure. Many of these modules include practical tools that employees can apply immediately. Zehak states that the goal is to ensure that participants can sustain behavioural changes long after the session ends.
According to organisations that have partnered with Zehak, the shift toward a more holistic model reflects the changing priorities of Indian workplaces. Employees today expect wellness programs that address their lived realities, which often include long work hours, sedentary lifestyles and irregular meals. HR managers and wellness directors have expressed interest in solutions that reduce absenteeism, increase productivity and support healthier team cultures. Zehak’s integrated approach appears to align closely with these expectations.
In a statement, the company emphasised that modern wellbeing cannot rely on isolated interventions. Counselling can help employees express and process emotions, but many root causes of stress are connected to lifestyle patterns that require parallel support. Yoga, diet and at-home fitness are therefore positioned as complementary pillars rather than standalone services.
The organisation believes that this model is particularly relevant for India, where mental health stigma remains a barrier for many individuals. Zehak shared that employees often feel more comfortable joining a yoga session or receiving a diet plan, and subsequently become more open to engaging in therapy. This lowers the perceived barrier to entry and increases the utilisation rate of support programs.
The company’s expansion comes at a time when organisations across India and the Middle East are treating wellbeing as a strategic priority. Several companies that previously treated wellness as a supplementary benefit are now evaluating long-term wellbeing ROI. Many are shifting from ad hoc awareness sessions to structured, year-round programs that integrate multiple health domains.
Zehak expects strong adoption across the corporate sector as well as the D2C market. The organisation states that the expansion will help families and individuals who want a more rounded approach to wellbeing that addresses both mind and body.
With this new direction, Zehak aims to set a benchmark for the next generation of EAPs in India. The company believes that the future of workplace wellbeing lies in integrated, science-backed and culturally aligned solutions that support employees in every area of their lives.