The GWI supports 30+ Wellness Industry Initiatives, which are global taskforces on dozens of different wellness sectors and issues. Today, the GWI released thirty brief and wide-ranging trends reports from these Initiatives–an expert view of what’s unfolding now in everything from wellness tourism to mental wellness to nutrition to sleep to wellness architecture and design to workplace wellness and digital wellness (and many more!). Access…
Travelers Checking in at Fitness Resorts to Drop Pandemic Pounds–CNN, August 2, 2021 After a year-plus of stress, boredom and depression (and too much self-comforting with food and takeout), studies show people have put on the pounds. So, from the UK to the US, more people are turning to wellness, fitness and weight-loss resorts—with many reporting that they’re now sold out. Americans Are Willing to…
A new study from Yale University (on mice) showed that a single dose of psilocybin created an immediate and long-lasting increase in the connection among neurons that are damaged by depression and chronic stress. The researchers noted it was a “real surprise to see such enduring changes from just one dose of psilocybin…these new connections may be the structural changes the brain uses to store…
GWI to Hold First-Ever Symposium on Wellness Real Estate and Communities, Sept 28, NYC The pandemic has greatly accelerated the demand for “well” homes and communities. To take a much-needed deep dive into this evolving sector, the Global Wellness Institute will hold the first-ever event that brings together top executives, real estate developers, investors and architects to examine the future of wellness real estate and…
” alt=”” width=”900″ height=”250″ /> New Report: Effectively Leading Through Paradox Wisdom Works has released its first Be Well Lead Well® Research Insights report: Effectively Leading Through Paradox. Leaders now have to guide their organizations through an unprecedented degree of uncertainty, complexity and change. This means work environments full of contradictory demands and paradoxes: Go fast, go slow; be strong, be vulnerable; take control, let others…
The Global Wellness Summit, originally planned for Tel Aviv, will now take place in Boston, MA, from November 30 to December 3 at the Encore Boston Harbor. Boston, with its powerful investment landscape in health and wellness and world-leading academic institutions from Harvard to MIT, is a perfect location for a conference that will explore a new era where health and wellness will intersect in…
