Massage Makes Me Healthy & Happy, an initiative of the Global Wellness Institute, is a global movement that aims to celebrate the healing powers of massage therapy and promote its benefits through research, education, advocacy and awareness. Massage Makes Me Healthy & Happy Day is celebrated annually on March 20th in a virtual event from 12pm-1pm EST. Our annual celebration highlights the benefits of massage…
Why Thermal Recovery Is Emerging as a Cornerstone of Modern Athletic Performance
Why Thermal Recovery Is Emerging as a Cornerstone of Modern Athletic Performance Around the world, elite sports organizations are rethinking the role of recovery—and embracing thermal environments as essential infrastructure within performance ecosystems. While saunas, steam rooms, and cold environments have long been central to global wellness cultures, their integration into high-performance athletics is accelerating rapidly. TCU in the United States offers a compelling case…
MUST-READS FROM THE WELLNESS WORLD (Feb 25, 2026)
From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens from Social Media Is Going Global–The Wall Street Journal Moves to bar younger teens from social media across Europe and Asia are going, well … viral. What started as an isolated regulatory gamble by Australia last fall has spread to more than a dozen countries. The policies add to a growing backlash against teen smartphone use, blamed by critics for deteriorating mental health and causing an epidemic…
Wellness Real Estate Case Study
Wellness Real Estate Case Study American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge Houston, Texas, United States The American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge© in Houston, Texas (henceforth referred to as Hope Lodge Houston) is one of the newest among more than 30 American Cancer Society (ACS) Hope Lodges located across the United States. Cancer treatment is stressful, time-consuming and expensive; for patients who need…
Social Media Is About to Have Its Big “Tobacco” Moment
Social Media Is About to Have Its Big “Tobacco” Moment And it will go beyond regulating teens By Thierry Malleret, economist Earlier this month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that “social media has become a failed state,” echoing the rising concerns of many policymakers and experts about the dangers it poses. The push to ban some digital platforms to users under a certain age is gaining traction, most notably in Europe…
Countries With the Fastest and Slowest Growing Wellness Markets
Countries With the Fastest and Slowest Growing Wellness Markets GWI’s new “Country Rankings” report is packed with data on the wellness markets of 145 countries. It reveals which nations are the five-year growth leaders, and which wellness markets are experiencing the slowest growth. The Middle East is a big story: The UAE (14.3% annual growth) and Saudi Arabia (12.2%) rank first and second among all countries…
