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…
In 2016, a randomized trial from NYU found that a single dose of psilocybin delivered rapid improvements in anxiety and depression in cancer patients when combined with psychotherapy. A follow-up study found that 71–100% of participants reported that the improvement in depression and anxiety had lasted five years—with participants “rating it among the most personally meaningful experiences of their lives.” ACCESS STUDY
Nature is rising in importance and relevance in the post-pandemic era. Once more, we are devoting space to it, as research and commercial interest in the broad field of nature are “exploding.” Almost every day, a new research paper or article expands on the vital importance that nature plays with respect to our physical and mental wellbeing. At this rate, increasing the nature immersion experience…
Designers Are Rethinking Senior Living—With a Focus on Wellness–Architectural Digest, April 27, 2021 }Since senior living environments emerged as a center of extraordinary crisis during the pandemic, a reevaluation of creating healthy and well spaces for seniors is underway. Doctors Harness the Power of Human Connections (Prescribing Social Time)–New York Times, April 28, 2021 In the next few decades, the global aging population will skyrocket…
Earth Day 2021: Understanding the Connection Between Wellness and a Healthy Planet From research on healthy built environments to information on why tree planting in cities is essential, the Global Wellness Institute trumpets the connection between a healthy planet and wellness. This Earth Day, understanding the convergence of wellness and the environment is more important than ever before. Healthy Built Environments for Healthy People The…
The $828 billion global physical activity sector, while enormous, is currently only engaging about one-third of the world’s population. According to The Lancet, one-quarter to one-third of adults around the world are not getting sufficient physical activity by any method (via natural movement or recreational activities). The large and growing share of the world’s population with insufficient physical activity represents a major ongoing public health…
