Virtual Yoga Classes Showed Major Impact on Back Pain, Use of Pain Meds, Quality of Sleep A 2024 randomized controlled trial from the Cleveland Clinic studied two groups with back pain: one group did live-streamed group yoga classes (for 16 minutes, four times a week) and the other group continued medication as usual. The study found that just 12 weeks of virtual yoga classes reduced back pain intensity…
Why the Wellness Market Performs So Well, So Consistently, Despite Slow Economic Growth By Thierry Malleret, economist The IMF expects global economic growth of an underwhelming 3.2% this year and next, provided no shocks occur. A bold, if not unrealistic, assumption. As the IMF managing director recently observed: “the unforgiving combination of low growth and high debt makes for a difficult future.” WELLNESS STANDS OUT…
Global Wellness Economy Reaches $6.3 Trillion. Why Is It So Important to Measure It? This month the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released the latest edition of the Global Wellness Economy Monitor, which reveals that the wellness economy has reached a new peak of $6.3 trillion in 2023 and has been expanding by 6% annually since 2019. GWI’s research team has been studying wellness, both as…
June 2024 – A Celebration of Workplace Wellbeing Month In June this year, the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Workplace Wellbeing Initiative launched a global online summit to bring greater recognition to Workplace Wellbeing and to present the expertise of a powerful line-up of International Experts who delivered relevant and often ground-breaking content. As is always the case, GWI is about stepping into the future…
Regenerative Development: Resilience & Wellness For Communities & Ecosystems PART OF THE “BLUEPRINTS OF WELLBEING” WEBINAR SERIES Join us for a compelling 60-minute webinar featuring Sarah Livia Brightwood and Martin Goebel, who will discuss their insights, successes, and challenges as some of the earliest makers of wellness real estate and communities. Hosted by Amy McDonald, this session will illuminate pioneering examples like 84 years of the world-renowned Rancho…
AI: Friend or Foe? GWI Consulting Initiative Webinar Recording It’s difficult to go one hour without hearing about Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on ourselves, our work, the world! Those of us that work in the high-touch spa and wellness world may feel concerned about how our industry will be affected in the future. Like everything, there are pros and cons to AI and…
