From Longevity to Belonging: Why Social Connection Must Be Central to Aging Well

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…

Must Reads from the Wellness World (June 2026)

  The Future of Health: Early Detection for All Sorts of Ailments Will Allow Doctors to Treat Conditions Before Damage Is Done–The Wall Street Journal Rapidly moving scientific advances are shifting healthcare toward earlier disease prediction and prevention within the next five to 10 years. Blood tests, AI tools and GLP-1 drugs are emerging for early detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s and heart disease. New therapies aim to regenerate damaged joints…

Breathing Habits and Carbon Dioxide

Breathing Habits and Carbon Dioxide July 15, 2026, 10AM-11AM ET | Free Webinar Hosted by GWI Breathe Initiative 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 habits. Survey…

2026 Global Wellness Summit Will Explore the Future of Asia’s Foundational and Fast-Evolving $2 Trillion Wellness Market

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

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

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…