Never Alone Summit—It’s Time to Talk About Mental Health

Never Alone Summit | Friday, May 21, 2021 Our friends at the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation and the Chopra Foundation are reuniting a global community to create the building blocks of a new mental health culture. Hear what’s new and cutting-edge in approaches to support mental health and well-being. It’s time to talk about mental health. While the pandemic has prompted the topic…

Q&A with Spa Industry Icon Sue Harmsworth: Why “Wellness” Needs New Definitions

  Sue Harmsworth, spa industry visionary Sue Harmsworth needs little introduction: She has spent five decades shaping the global spa, global wellness and beauty industries (responsible for designing 500+ spas in 65 countries), and her services were honored by Queen Elizabeth the Second. She founded the global brand ESPA in 1993, which she sold in 2017; is founder of Sue Harmsworth Ltd, which advises owners and…

Learn More About Pathways to Mental Wellness and Raise Awareness About Mental Health

Chart Your Mental Wellness Pathways Mental Health Awareness month was introduced in 1949. Since then, organizations like the National Alliance on Mental Wellness and Mental Health America have joined the movement to raise awareness about mental health, fight stigma, and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) strongly supports this vital awareness campaign. And a…

2021 May Moonshot | Tips

The Definition of EXTEND To increase the scope, meaning, or reach To spread or stretch forth To exert at full capacity TIPS, HINTS & INSPIRATION: Read May’s article by Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group, and learn how to use EXTEND as a springboard to inspire your participation in the powerful global movement: The Wellness Moonshot: A…

May 2021 | Extend

Curated by the Global Wellness Institute and Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Boardand CEO of Wisdom Works Group. “Think light! … Think not just of raising your arms but of extending them outwards and when you are holding them still, think again of reaching still further away from your body. Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed suffering thing. Think of…

Research: Moving from Wellness Real Estate to Wellness Communities: Four Key Pillars

The coronavirus pandemic has firmly demonstrated how our health and wellness are intrinsically linked to our and the broader built environment. Investors, developers and builders are awakening to wellness real estate as consumers increasingly seek out healthy homes and communities. However, the connection between wellness real estate and wellness communities is not automatic. Creating and strengthening this connection requires an intention to do so, coupled…