Hydrothermal Initiative 2021 Trends TREND 1: In-Room/In-Suite Wellness There will be an increased commitment to bringing wellness and wellbeing features into the hotel guest room, in addition to the “main” hydrothermal spa area. We will see a renaissance in bringing tubs back to hotel rooms, but this time marketed for their hydrotherapy (wellness) benefits versus the fun/luxurious way in which rooms with Jacuzzi baths have…
Hydrothermal Initiative Trends for 2022
Hydrothermal Initiative 2022 Trends TREND 1: Modern Urban Bathhouses There’s a renaissance of the centuries’ old tradition of “communal bathing” occurring in cities across the world. Urban bathhouses in all shapes and sizes, featuring a wide diversity of rooms with varying temperatures—from saunas and banyas to steam rooms and hammams, as well as pools featuring local waters, be they minerally-enhanced, salt water, or naturally treated…
Happy Holidays and a Bright New Year!
Happy Holidays and a Bright New Year! At this time of reflection, we wanted to share insights from the GWI’s new research report, “Defining Wellness Policy,” that summarize the crucial ways that wellness has positively changed the world. The explosion of wellness into a multi-trillion-dollar economy has generated an ever-increasing array of criticisms of the “wellness-industrial complex.” Critics complain about wellness businesses preying on consumer…
Hormonal Wellness Initiative Trends for 2021
Hormonal Wellness Initiative Trends 2021 Trends We have been observing keyword search and hashtag appearances to measure changing attitudes and interest in the subject of hormonal wellness. The trends previously defined by our working group still persist, and COVID-19 did not seem to have any measurable impact on the attitudes of those seeking information on safe and natural solutions to perimenopause and menopause. Data shows…
Hormonal Wellness Initiative Trends for 2022
Hormonal Wellness Initiative 2022 Trends TREND 1: Acupuncture to be Recognized as Ameliorating Symptoms of Menopause We see significant growth of the use of Eastern Philosophy and acupuncture towards menopause in the West. TREND 2: Phyto-estrogens Overtake Synthetics as a Therapy of Choice There has been an increased use of phytoestrogens, naturally occurring compounds structurally similar to endogenous human hormones that are found in plants…
First 1000 Days Initiative Trends for 2019
First 1000 Days Initiative 2019 Trends TREND 1: Optimizing the home environment for “integral wellness” Optimizing the home environment for “integral wellness” will be the trend with the purpose being to lower stress, anxiety and depression and to optimize lowering inflammation. This includes air quality, less noise, improved light, lowering EMF exposure (which smart homes have a lot of), frequency of music, smells, and individualized…
