“Inconspicuous Consumption” Is Rising and Driving Growth for the Wellness Industry By Thierry Malleret, economist The joint forces of the pandemic and the climate crisis have accelerated a trend already brewing below the surface for some years: the rise of inconspicuous consumption. Nowadays, conspicuous consumption (i.e., buying expensive stuff for signaling) is often seen as vulgar, at least in the Western world, and is increasingly…
Children’s Moonshot Calendar Keeps Wellness Top of Mind in Classrooms The pandemic took a toll on kids’ wellbeing—and a new Global Wellness Institute program gives teachers a simple resource to introduce wellness practices to children in a tangible, engaging and daily way. Each month’s focus can be used as a springboard for curriculum, conversations, coloring, songs, and games. The Children’s Moonshot Calendar brings The Wellness Moonshot: A…
Air Quality Will Become Much Bigger Focus in the Wellness Industry and Investment Space By Thierry Malleret, economist This year, climate catastrophes are here for all to see: dramatic floods in China’s Henan province, parts of Europe and India, and Uganda; unbearably high temperatures in many parts of the world, including North Africa and Turkey; “unimaginable” wildfires in the West of the US, Canada and…
The GWI announced the preliminary agenda for the very first Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium, taking place September 28 in NYC (and virtually). This important and timely event will bring together top wellness real estate and communities experts to discuss the radically different future for our built environments: from brand-new data to the new concepts that are transforming architecture and design to the hottest trends in development and programming. Read the press release here—and click here to register to…
2021 Summit will bring together global leaders to create “A New New Era of Health and Wellness.” The growing intersection of health and wellness will be center stage at the 15th annual Global Wellness Summit, which will take place from November 30 to December 3 in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. The theme of the 2021 Summit is “A New New Era in Health & Wellness,” and industry leaders will work to create…
No one has the definitive wellness playbook. If they did, we’d all be using it by now. Nevertheless, in a time of accelerated crises, there are many ways to, as the Chinese proverb says, “dig the well before you’re thirsty.” You can put conditions and resources in place to cultivate high levels of wellbeing before crises happen so that people have the tools to deal with the…
