When it comes to leading wellness in our shared pursuit of a world free of preventable disease, being inclusive is one of our most powerful tools. Inclusive leaders seek to INCLUDE sidelined and disadvantaged voices so that our wellness circle expands and new potentials for wellbeing unfold. Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.…
The Definition of INCLUDE To comprise as part of a whole To bring into a group, set or total To share in an activity or privilege TIPS, HINTS & INSPIRATION: Read June’s article by Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group, and learn how to use INCLUDE as a springboard to inspire your participation in the powerful global…
Wellness communities and real estate (built environments designed to support holistic health) were a booming $134 billion sector pre-pandemic, and now it’s a market in overdrive. To meet the need for new insights and research, the GWI just launched an initiative that will explore which elements in community and real estate design and development have the greatest potential to impact human wellness. Initiative co-chairs are…
Heat Therapies (Saunas, Hot Tubs) Offer Some Similar Benefits as Exercise A new meta-review of studies from Coventry University-UK found that heat therapies, such as time in saunas or hot baths, raise core body temp and improve blood flow, leading to benefits that include lower blood pressure, better blood sugar control, better fitness levels, and reduced inflammation—all similar to the effects of moderate exercise such…
Curated by the Global Wellness Institute and Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Boardand CEO of Wisdom Works Group. Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.—Albert Schweitzer When it comes to leading wellness, as in our shared pursuit of a world free of preventable disease, being inclusive is perhaps one of our most…
Mental wellness is neither a modern concept nor a new practice. Since the beginning of civilization, humans have sought out ways to understand and improve ourselves, to find wholeness and happiness, to comprehend and cope with life’s mysteries, to work toward a moral good, and to please the gods. Over the last 50–60 years, many of these efforts have come to be associated with the…
