What if the skin you’ve been trying to fix has been trying to take care of you all along? Conventional skincare asks you to conform to a narrow beauty “ideal” that glorifies unattainable, unsustainable, and superficial flawless, glowing skin. It does not recognize skin as a dynamic organ that’s essential to human health. Instead, skin is treated as a superficial, static, and passive surface which can…
Inclusive Wellness Initiative 2026 Trends Initiative Chair: Jackie Roby, Executive Leadership Advisor, United States Initiative Vice-Chair: Cherrie Catresse, Wellness Practitioner with Catreese & Co Wellness The language and priorities surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion continue to evolve across the wellness industry. In many regions, shifting political climates and changing workplace dynamics are influencing how organizations approach inclusion, belonging and wellbeing. At the same time, new research…
In today’s fast-paced corporate environment, employee wellbeing is no longer nice-to-have — it’s a priority. Stress, burnout, and declining mental and physical health don’t just affect individuals; they directly influence productivity, engagement, creativity, and retention. One company that has embraced this forward-thinking approach is Vesta, an industrial real estate owner, developer, and asset manager of industrial buildings and distribution centers in Mexico, with approximately 100…
In its essence, wellness is about a need that underscores our common humanity – the need for rest, recharging and resetting. But in practice, in order to meet that need, it is in recognizing and honouring our differences that these are achieved for everyone. This is because what wellness looks like (the subtle and not-so-subtle nuances required) will depend on our identities, our experiences, and…
The Global Wellness Institute’s Inclusive Wellness Initiative was featured in GoWell Mag’s anniversary edition in “The Wellness We All Deserve,” exploring the transformative vision of creating wellness spaces where everyone truly belongs. Redefining Wellness for All The article opens with a compelling vision: “A corporate wellness program where employees don’t have to choose between being authentic and being accepted. A yoga studio where the imagery,…
In our pursuit of inclusive wellness practices, we must recognize how cultural expectations, systemic pressures, and personal histories uniquely shape the wellness journeys of different communities. Latina relationship mindset coach Jackie Roby, hosts workshops “From Overwhelmed to Overjoyed” which exemplify the type of culturally-informed wellness programming the Inclusive Wellness Initiative seeks to amplify. The Invisible Weight of the “Busy Badge” This workshop centers on a…
