The “Premiumization” of the Wellness Market: A Worrisome Trend By Thierry Malleret, economist Rich economies are now gentrifying as businesses narrow their focus on the wealthiest consumers: doubling down on premium, exclusive goods and experiences for high-end customers with stripped-down offerings for the rest. The wellness economy is at the forefront of this new gentrification. Whether it’s pricey new fitness clubs, wellness resorts, or well-tech,…
2023 World Happiness Report released: Finland the happiest nation again and global benevolence is rising– CNN, March 20, 2023 There’s cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness: benevolence is about 25% higher than it was pre-pandemic and global happiness has not taken a hit in the three years of the pandemic. For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world’s happiest…
How Brief Breath Practice Can Enhance Mood New Stanford Study Released On behalf of the GWI Breathe Initiative, we’re posting up-to-the-minute studies and articles to share the power of Breath for overall well-being at the moment as well as the long-term benefits of accessible practices like this. Here’s a just-released study from Stanford’s Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. David Spiegel on the power of a…
More Than Meets the Eye: The Important Story of Aesthetic Health Global Wellness Institute, Aesthetic Health Initiative, 2022/23
Registration Now Open for the Children’s Mental Health Symposium in Dublin, Ireland The Inaugural Children’s Mental Health Symposium will be held in Dublin, Ireland, from May 20-21, 2023, spearheaded by the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI’s) Global Wellness for Children Initiative and featuring renowned speakers, surgeons, researchers, and “First 1,000 Days” international advocate Sergio Pecorelli, MD, PhD, and the creator of Neuro-Nurturing and Brain Insights, author…
Partnerships Now Available for Geography of Wellness The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is pleased to invite new Country Partners to participate in GWI’s groundbreaking Geography of Wellness initiative which provides wellness market data for 150 countries around the world. Wellness sector data for individual countries is made available to the public for the first time with the support of exclusive Country Partners who donate $20,000 to the…
