Pause and Listen: A Self-Care Journey Co-created by the Immersion, Sound Wellness, Coaching, Sustainability and Social Impact Initiatives Businesses and people who are part of the $4.5 trillion global wellness economy spend most of their time working to make others healthier and happier. Now, it is time to take care of ourselves. Global Wellness Institute Initiative leaders organized a special breath and sound experience…
“It is a time to choose what matters and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not.”—Pope Francis At some point, your path of being a wellness leader will get murky. Inviting your family members to eat healthier, encouraging your team to embrace gratitude, or motivating your workforce to integrate physical activity throughout the workday isn’t as straightforward as…
Consulting Best Practices Initiative Collaboration Spa & Wellness Concepts in a Post-COVID World Spa and wellness facility design was already evolving pre-COVID. In this collaboration, the Global Wellness Institute Consulting Best Practices Initiative presented experts in the field to discuss what architecture and design concepts we may expect to see in the near future. The Collaboration was moderated by Initiative Chair and Consultant for Wynne…
MONTHLY BAROMETER The slow and grinding economic recovery will be characterized by three prominent features. (1) Much more debt, which will trigger redistribution reforms (mainly through higher taxation) similar to those put into place during the Great Depression and WWII when the top marginal tax rate went above 80 percent in several countries like the US. It will also lead to financial repression. (2) Less…
Exploring Salt & Halotherapy Collaboration How Can Spas Offer Respiratory Health & Immune System Support? Participants in this Initiative Collaboration, hosted by the Exploring Salt & Halotherapy Initiative, explored the growing importance of halotherapy and infrared for respiratory health—both in spas and at home. Speakers included Dr. Cindy Hollenbeck, executive director, World Halotherapy Association; Dr. Raleigh Duncan, chairman, Clearlight Infrared Saunas; Kathleen Slonager, executive…
There is an intriguing wellbeing twist in COVID-19’s multiple uncertainties. It seems bizarre that Japan, the world’s oldest and fastest-aging society, has so far recorded low rates of infection (13 confirmed cases per 100,000 people) and very low mortality rates (less than 1 per 100,000 people). By contrast and in relative terms, the US (a much younger society than Japan) and the UK fare poorly:…
