Africa Wellness Initiative 2021 Trends Africa has always had its own pace and special uniqueness. We have noticed some typical African trends and asked our wellness experts what they think will be particularly noteworthy for this coming year. Here is what they had to say. POVERTY Here we highlight the huge difference between Europe and Africa. In Europe, all the spa staff got furloughed, which meant…
Africa Wellness Initiative Trends for 2022
Africa Wellness Initiative 2022 Trends Africa: The Next Frontier for Innovations As the world continues to navigate post-pandemic and through other emerging global challenges, Africa has shown great resilience and with that has come great innovations that have an impact on many aspects of humanity (socially, health wise or environmentally). Through the TLC African wellness stories, I had the opportunity to interview some phenomenal institutions…
Aesthetic Health Initiative Trends for 2022
Aesthetic Health Initiative 2022 Trends TREND 1: Defining the Arts & Sciences of Aesthetic Health Paints a Picture of Overall Wellness The definition of “Aesthetic Health” includes the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of wellness and wellbeing. Just as the word influences how we feel so does the word influence of how we feel about the way we look. That however is only one perspective,…
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of August 24th 2022)
Vast New Study Shows a Key to Reducing Poverty: More Friendships Between Rich and Poor – The New York Times, August 1, 2022 Over the last four decades, the financial circumstances into which children have been born have increasingly determined where they have ended up as adults. But an expansive new study, based on billions of social media connections, has uncovered a powerful exception to that pattern…
The Future of Workplace Wellness: Meaningful Approaches; Less Spending on “Programs”
The Future of Workplace Wellness: Meaningful Approaches; Less Spending on “Programs” The GWI’s most recent report on the global wellness economy reveals that workplace wellness will be the slowest-growing future wellness category, estimated to expand from $48.5 billion in 2020 to $58.4 billion in 2025–a modest annual growth of 3.8%. Why does growth seem so slow at a time when employees are facing even more…
Trend: The Explosion of Fitness-Meets-Nature-and-Wellness Festivals
Trend: The Explosion of Fitness-Meets-Nature-and-Wellness Festivals By Thierry Malleret, economist AN EXPLOSION OF FITNESS and WELLNESS FESTIVALS – We were well aware of book, food, cinema, music and many other breeds of festivals that punctuate the summer months, but we are struck by the recent boom in fitness-meets-wellness festivals, which are on a steep upward path in the Northern Hemisphere. These cool new festivals are,…
