Making wellbeing a policy priority: lessons from the 2021 World Happiness Report–The Brookings Institution, April 6, 2021 Every year, the World Happiness Report tracks individual life satisfaction and the emotional “temperature” of societies around the world. In the new report, three lessons stand out for improving societal wellbeing and sustainable economies (the two go hand-in-hand): (1) Mental health has declined—especially among the most vulnerable; (2)…
The sharp global deceleration of population growth is an under-appreciated yet critical phenomenon for long-term investors and business leaders—and certainly crucial to the future wellness industry. While this is primarily driven by social choice, endocrine disruption (that has caused a 50% decline in sperm count over the past 50 years, plus soaring miscarriages) is also an important contributing factor. Now COVID has added another…
Green spaces aren’t just for nature – they boost our mental health too–New Scientist, March 24, 2021 We’re beginning to understand just how vital access to natural space is for our mental wellbeing—and the mounting research (well-presented in this article) has big implications for how we could build greener, nature-rich cities post-pandemic that could boost human health and redress social inequality. Stanford study into “Zoom…
April | Cleanse GRAIN RAIN IS THE LAST SOLAR TERM OF SPRING According to the Florilegium (Qun Fang Pu in Chinese), “the Grain Rain comes in 15 days after the Bright and Clear. Rain represents the harmony between the heaven and the earth, and it vitalizes the grains.” The Grain Rain literally means “the rain nourishing the hundreds of grains.” From this day on, rainfalls…
Curated by the Global Wellness Institute and Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group. We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming—well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate. —Author, Amy Tan When you embark on a bold dream, such as The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease, you activate hope. The dream…
March | Stretch The red peach blossoms were moistened by the night rain, The green willow leaves were dampened with the fog of spring, The fallen petals are waiting for the servant to clean, The hermit is sleeping, though the warblers already started to sing. — The Joy of Pastoral Life by Wang Wei WHEN INSECTS ARE AWAKENING COMES THE TIME OF STRETCHING Nobody…
