Your Guide to Wellness Retreats in Africa in 2026 These are a few handpicked transformational retreats that are hosted by the incredible panelists from our inaugural African Wellness Summit 2025 panel on “Retreat Leadership in Africa.” To watch the post-summit recording and explore insights from retreat leaders across the continent: click here If you would like to inquire about listing your retreat with the African…
Conversations That Are Reimagining the Future of Work
Conversations That Are Reimagining the Future of Work Guest Author: Laura Putnam, MA A LinkedIn Live Wellbeing at Work Series in Partnership with the Global Wellness Institute This past year, I had the honor of hosting a series of LinkedIn Live conversations in partnership with the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute. Each conversation tackled a defining question of our time. Why are so…
Why Workplaces Need a Solution That Quantifies and Ends Adult Bullying
Why Workplaces Need a Solution That Quantifies and Ends Adult Bullying Resource Recommendation by Grant Ian Gamble, WorkRight23 Contributor Why This Resource Matters Adult bullying in the workplace is a widespread yet often invisible problem. Many employees and volunteers endure undue stress due to bullying, and while managers may recognize this, they often lack the expertise or tools to address it. WorkRight23 breaks that cycle…
Must Reads from the Wellness World (November 25th, 2025)
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic are lowering the US obesity rate–Gallup News A new Gallup poll indicates that the rate of obesity among US adults has declined over the past three years as GLP-1 use by adults rose sharply from 6% in early 2024 to 12% today. Obesity fell from 40% of the population in 2022 to 37% in 2025 (the equivalent of 7.6 million…
Study Finds Listening to Music Regularly Linked with 39% Decrease in Dementia
A large observational study (2025) from Australia’s Monash University, spanning a decade and involving over 10,000 people over 70, found that people who listened to music most days slashed their risk of developing dementia by 39% compared with those who did not. The regular music-listeners also had a decreased risk of experiencing general cognitive decline and performed consistently better on memory tasks and cognitive function…
New GWI Report Shows UAE’s Wellness Economy Has Surged to $41 Billion
New GWI Report Shows UAE’s Wellness Economy Has Surged to $41 Billion Last week, at the sold-out Global Wellness Summit in Dubai, the GWI released a new Geography of Wellness report on the UAE, revealing its wellness market grew an eye-opening 14.3% annually between 2019 and 2024, making the country the wellness growth leader in the Middle East-North Africa. Standout markets for growth: the UAE’s…
