World Wellness Weekend is September 15-17!

Join a wellness event celebrated in 147 countries on September 15-17, 2023. In 2015, the UNITED NATIONS adopted the 2030 Agenda with 17 Sustainable Development Goals and a blueprint for peace and prosperity. In 2017, World Wellness Weekend (WWW) was launched as a pro-bono event on the third weekend of September (just before the Equinox) to promote “Good Health and Wellbeing for All” (SDG 3). Professionals in Fitness, Hospitality,…

Must Reads from the Wellness World (August 30th, 2023)

The next frontier for corporate benefits: menopause–The New York Times  In an effort to attract and retain experienced women, more companies are adding menopause-specific care to their benefits packages. Providers of corporate menopause support services say uptake has been fast. Peppy, a UK telehealth company, offers menopause support in workplaces and launched in the US this year. US healthcare benefits provider Maven provides employees with…

Extreme Heat and Wellness Tourism Investment: Go Short on Shores, Long on Hills

Extreme Heat and Wellness Tourism Investment: Go Short on Shores, Long on Hills  By Thierry Malleret, economist This summer was the hottest one in history, with unprecedented heat waves engulfing most of the northern hemisphere. They will only become more intense and frequent, and will change everything. Wellness tourism will be impacted dramatically, with new destination winners and losers. The warm weather and beachy destinations…

How the Global Wellness Institute is highlighting better sleep habits

HOW THE GLOBAL WELLNESS INSTITUTE IS HIGHLIGHTING BETTER SLEEP HABITS  This article was contributed by NASM, the Geography of Wellness Country Partner for the US.  Sleep and rest are crucial to our overall well-being. In fact, getting too little or even too much sleep can adversely affect our day-to-day physical health, energy levels, nutrition and mental well-being.  In the recently published “The Global Wellness Economy: United States” report authored…

Wellness at Work Article Series, 2019

Wellness at Work Article Series, 2019 Inclusion, gender equity, true engagement, the aging workforce, the relationship between mind and microbiome, and conscious leadership are among the many often-overlooked topics vital to building a culture of wellness and wellbeing at work. The following papers, written by Global Wellness Institute’s Wellness at Work initiative members and expert guests, sheds light on how leaders and employers can act…

Well at Work Interviews, 2018

Well at Work Interviews, 2018 As part of our mission, our team recently interviewed 24 senior leaders across the globe to explore how work, workforces, and work environments are changing now and in the future, and what this means for the role of wellbeing. A few themes emerging from these interviews were: advancing the role of technology to mitigate suffering and promote human flourishing, boosting…