Gallup Research Finds Strong Association between Religion/Spirituality and Wellbeing The global mental health crisis is relentless and yet the relationship between mental wellbeing and spirituality and religion has been largely underexplored. New Gallup research (based on poll data in 152 countries and interviews with 1.5 million people) sought to shine some new light. It revealed a strong association between the importance of religiosity/spirituality in people’s…
Unhappiness at Work Is Rising: An Employee Wellbeing Roadmap for Wellness Companies By Thierry Malleret, economist So many new surveys indicate that unhappiness at work has never been such a problem. Macro stressors—from the cost-of-living crisis (notably in Europe) to uncertainty about working from home—are taking a toll on employee wellbeing. Some industries have happier employees than others, like non-profits, perhaps thanks to the sense…
A Framework for Wellness in the Built Environment Chiharu Shiota, a Japanese performance, and installation artist educated in Japan, Australia, and Germany writes, “Our first skin is human skin. Clothes make up our second skin. Our third skin is made up of our living spaces – the walls, doors and windows that surround the human body.” This “third skin” – the residential, hospitality, retail, commercial,…
The 2023 Global Wellness Summit Has Relocated from Qatar to Miami Ensuring the Safety and Continuity of the Event The 17th annual Global Wellness Summit will now be held at Hyatt Regency Miami, November 6-9. In light of recent developments and the growing concerns surrounding instability in the Middle East region, and in full alignment with Msheireb Properties, our host sponsors in Qatar, the Global…
Meet the Recipients of the Second Annual “Susie Ellis Scholarship for Equity in Wellness” The successful scholarship program that enables recipients to attend an annual Global Wellness Summit received twice the number of applications in its second year and doubles number of scholarships awarded to this year’s Summit. This year, the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Susie Ellis Scholarship for Equity in Wellness received an overwhelming…
Discover Opportunities in the Wellness Economy The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) is the conference where top executives come to understand the wellness economy and identify opportunities to expand their existing business and investments or diversify their portfolio. Join Us in Miami November 6-9 for the 2023 Global Wellness Summit to discover opportunities in the wellness economy. Evolving right up to the Summit, the robust GWS Agenda will…
