Psychedelics & Healing Initiative 2022 Trends TREND 1: Peaceful Psychedelic Civil Disobedience Psychedelic peaceful civil disobedience arrived in the Nation’s Capital when a sit-in was held May 9, 2022 at the doorstep of the Drug Enforcement Agency to protest the agency’s block of psilocybin (known in its fungal form as “magic mushrooms”) for the terminally ill, despite the federal “right to try” law passed with…
Nutrition for Healthspan Initiative Trends for 2022
Nutrition for Healthspan Initiative 2022 Trends TREND 1: Buzz-less Spirits for Mindful Drinking Imagine a new line-up of drinks that provide the taste and sophistication of cocktails without the hangover. Mocktails are one of the newest dialed-down spirits without the buzz. Drinkers are opting to cut down on the alcohol by volume (ABV) they consume by purchasing non-alcoholic or low-alcoholic drinks free of sugars, sweeteners, additives,…
Mental Wellness Initiative Trends for 2022
MENTAL WELLNESS INITIATIVE 2022 Trends TREND 1: Finding Peace Within is Self-care At a time when everything around us seems afflicted and conflicted, finding peace within is the age-old pathway of the world’s great spiritual and philosophical traditions. There are many practices that can help us do this – and there is evidence to support the peaceful changes that result in brain, body and mind.…
Living Well From Within Initiative Trends for 2022
Living Well From Within Initiative 2022 Trends Living Well from Within Means . . . TREND 1: RESPONSIBILITY Being responsible and accepting that we are the source of our luck, control, approval, resolution, and more TREND 2: ACTIVE LISTENING Listening to our emotions to accept and reveal our authenticity and the stories of our lives, helping us to connect with others TREND 3: CLARITY Being clear about boundaries, making agreements…
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…
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…
