Wellness at Center of Consumer Pivot from the “Experience” to the “Transformation” Economy By Thierry Malleret, economist WELLNESS AND “THE TRANSFORMATION ECONOMY” Until the turn of the millennium, we lived in the service economy. Then came the “experience economy,” a term popularized in a book of the same title published in 1999. In it, Joseph Pine (an American management theorist) and his co-author argued that, increasingly, consumers wanted to access not…
From Longevity to Belonging: Why Social Connection Must Be Central to Aging Well The global conversation around aging often begins with numbers: longer lifespans, shifting demographics, rising care needs, and increasing pressure on health systems. These numbers matter. They help us understand the scale of change underway. But behind every demographic trend is a human question: Will people feel connected, valued, and supported as they…
Breathing Habits and Carbon Dioxide July 15, 2026, 10AM-11AM ET | Free Webinar Hosted by GWI Breathe Initiative REGISTER TODAY Description: Statistics suggest that tens of millions of people worldwide suffer with the profound and misunderstood symptoms and deficits of breathing habits that compromise respiration. This compromise is primarily the result of behavioral hypocapnia, a carbon dioxide (CO2) deficit brought about by vicious circle breathing…
2026 Global Wellness Summit Will Explore the Future of Asia’s Foundational and Fast-Evolving $2 Trillion Wellness Market The conference in Thailand this year will reveal why, if you want to understand the future of wellness, you need to understand the Asian market—from the region’s innovations in driving longer healthspans for its fast-aging populations, to taking a far more integrative approach to longevity, to putting social…
The Psychology of Sauna: Introspection, Transformation, and Human Connection (This article was originally published in Sauna Times by Stephen A. Colmant, Ph.D., MA, Prescribing Psychologist.) We hear about the physiological benefits of sauna almost daily and still very little attention is given to its psychological effects. Sauna may be psychologically powerful through its influence on mood and cognition, promotion of introspection, ritual structure, and effects…
The Men Who Forgot How to Feel Together Grief, movement, and the lost art of relational masculinity There is a growing conversation taking place around men and masculinity. Much of it is polarized. Some narratives frame men primarily as a problem to be solved, while others attempt to restore masculine confidence through increasingly performative ideals of strength, dominance, optimization, and control. Between these poles, many…
