We’ll Give You a Week Off. Please Don’t Quit–New York Times, September 6,2021 With more employees seeking companies that put wellness first, more companies are trying to combat the rising burnout from working remotely by offering more time off and other big perks. Call it “Operation Chillax.” Digital Addictions Are Drowning Us in Dopamine–Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2021 Rising rates of depression and anxiety…
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…
GET PAST THE HYPE TO HARD DATA & EXPERT INSIGHTS ENSURE YOUR WELLNESS REAL ESTATE & COMMUNITY PROJECT SUCCESS Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium Tuesday, September 28, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM ET • In Person NYC & Virtual Real estate professionals and investors have been witnessing the market demand increase for the infusion of wellness design, services and technology into living, working and relaxing spaces…and the pandemic has greatly fueled…
September | Balance Among the 24 solar terms, White Dew is the most poetic one. Time, as if by magic, makes the climate so pleasant. The crystal dew begins to turn white; the breeze starts to cool from tonight White Dew is the 15th solar term of this year and the third one in autumn. A Collective Interpretation of the Seventy-two Phenological terms said, “The…
Interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing–The Guardian, August 15, 2021 Interoception—or the attention paid to the signals sent from our internal organs to the brain—is one of our most important senses. It lies behind our sense of intuition—when something feels “right” or “wrong” without an explanation—but there’s growing scientific evidence that it plays a major role in regulating emotions and fending off anxiety and…
Workplace wellbeing was complex before COVID-19, and then this crisis fundamentally changed the very nature of work—from the mass reality of work-from-home to negotiating going back to workplaces in an ongoing pandemic. To help companies navigate this moment, the GWI’s Workplace Wellness Initiative has released an important, detailed “Return to Work Standards” guide. This is just the first Workplace Wellbeing Standards that will offer employers…
