Social Prescribing to Promote Mental Wellbeing By Tonia Callender, GWI research fellow Pay for a medical prescription or take an art class? Instead of using traditional medications, health service providers in over 30 countries are prescribing community engagement and recreational activities to alleviate various health symptoms and promote mental wellness..1 Originating in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, and now utilized in dozens of countries…
Why Employers Need a Roadmap for Employee Health and Well-Being Resource Recommendation by Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH In recent years, the importance of employee health and well-being has taken center stage in workplace discussions. Recent articles in Harvard Business Review and Forbes indicate employees are expecting more meaningful well-being support from their employers. The rise of hybrid work, global stress levels at record highs, and…
Some of the most meaningful developments in beauty today are emerging not from the lab bench, but from centuries-old traditions. These indigenous systems—Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Jamu, African, Māori, and Amazonian practices—are all rooted in a profound connection between mind, body, spirit, and the natural world. As anxiety, chronic stress, and feelings of systemic imbalance rise in modern life, people are looking backward to…
How Design Can Inspire Wellbeing Presented by Global Wellness Institute. This content was produced for R.Evolution by BBC StoryWorks as part of the In Pursuit of Wellness series presented by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI). What if the spaces we lived in could be more than a home? This is the question Alex Zagrebelny, founder of luxury real estate developer R.Evolution, asks himself as he believes…
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The Workplace Wellbeing Foundations Most Organizations Overlook
