Twice a week around lunchtime in a conference room at Shutts & Bowen's Miami office, employees turn down the lights, play ocean sounds and relax with chair yoga directed by an instructor.

Yoga at the office happens at White & Case's Miami office, too, except there, it is held at the end of the day, and employees bring their own mats. Holland & Knight also brings in a yoga class, along with a massage therapist, once a week.

The classes are part of wellness programs that to an extent may be a way for firms to retain and market themselves to employees. But they are also an attempt to keep employees healthy, more productive and perhaps give them an opportunity to bond. As The Florida Bar embarks on creating a framework for a member wellness initiative by October, several large firms in Florida already have wellness programs that include amenities from gym membership subsidies, activity competitions between employees, on-location flu shots, and reimbursement for standing desks and Fitbits.