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…
A new Stanford University study of 1,000 at-risk elementary school kids found that mindfulness classes at school (combining yoga movement and breathwork) led to (on average) an extra 74 minutes of sleep per night and almost a half hour of REM sleep—a huge change. It was the first study to use polysomnography techniques, which measure brain activity, to assess how mindfulness training changes children’s sleep.…
The Pandemic Did Not Affect Mental Health the Way You Think–Atlantic, July 4, 2021 It has become accepted knowledge that the pandemic triggered a global mental health crisis, but a fascinating new study commissioned by The Lancet (analyzing 1,000 studies worldwide) questions that truism. Some groups, especially those facing financial stress, have experienced life-changing suffering—but globally, people have not experienced the misery expected or claimed:…
