At a recent press event, GWI researchers further expanded on its 2020 major research report: “Defining the Mental Wellness Economy,” the first study to size and analyze the multi-sector, global mental wellness market. Said Sr. Researcher Ophelia Yeung, “COVID has brought mental health and wellness to the forefront of the global conversation, for obvious reasons. But even before COVID, our mental health situation was grim.…
The Global Wellness Summit yesterday released its top nine wellness trends for 2021. The 97-page report was authored by wellness industry thought leaders, researchers and trend spotters, and the trends represent the new directions that the GWS feels will have the most meaningful impact on the multitrillion global wellness industry. Forecasting trends in the fast-evolving wellness space is daunting every year. In 2020, we experienced…
Traveling With a Purpose: For Some, It’s a 2021 Resolution – New York Times, January 21, 2021 The crises of 2020, particularly the pandemic and violence against Black Americans, have caused many travelers to rethink how and where to travel. Rather than taking luxury spa trips or sun-and-fun cruises, many are seeking to put more meaning into their future travels, either through a personal challenge…
January | Solidify TONIFY IN WINTER FOR THE COMING SPRING The ancient Chinese divides each year into 24 terms based on observations of the sun’s annual motion. Each term reflects the changes in climate, natural phenomena, and agricultural production. Originally, the 24 terms were for guiding farmers on their agricultural practices, but Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) also has a comprehensive and thorough understanding of…
The Definition of BELIEVE To accept something as true, genuine, or real To hold a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something To lean into an ambition that seems impossible Use BELIEVE as a springboard to inspire actionable steps, tangible involvement, and active participation in the powerful global movement: The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease. TIPS: Excerpted from…
The focus of The Wellness Moonshot for January is BELIEVE. To believe in something focuses your attention, energy and willpower. As a wellness leader, believing in fundamentally new wellness possibilities for yourself, your organization, your community and the world means you understand that, even with setbacks on the path toward your aspirations (like much of 2020), you have the resilience and adaptability to learn and…
