Across Africa and its diaspora, a growing calendar of wellness retreats, festivals and gatherings is creating space for rest, reconnection, healing, movement and the sharing of traditional and contemporary wellbeing practices.These African wellness retreats and festivals sit within a rapidly growing global wellness tourism economy but they are not simply Africa catching up to a global market. They are knowledge-led rather than amenity-led, organised by…
2026 Africa Wellness Initiative Trends Initiative Chair: Mariane Akwenye, Managing Director, Nomad Group, Namibia Initiative Vice-Chair: Michelle Saudan, Founder & Facilitator of Amanzi Wellbeing, Dubai-Zimbabwe TREND 1: Afro-Longevity The term “afrolongevity” represents a newly created word that sums up an African perspective for examining aging. The biophilosophical model brings together metaphysical insights from traditional thought with modern ethical analysis. Afrolongevity emphasizes the qualitative depth of aging:…
Africa Wellness Initiative Resources Africa Yellow Pages 1. AFRICAN PLANTS The African climate is diverse, containing a rainforest in the center of the continent where it’s hot and wet and two large deserts, the Sahara and the Kalahari. A vast savanna surrounds the rainforest turning into the Steppes, where the temperatures are hot and rain falls in the summer months only. A Mediterranean climate is…
Africa Wellness Initiative Resources 2017 Briefing Paper The briefing paper is a snapshot of this industry sector including valuable information on latest trends, challenges and initiative accomplishments. READ NOW
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African Wellness Initiative Resources Spa Associations Moroccan Spa Association (A-SPA-MAROC) South Africa Spa Association (SASA) Spa & Wellness Association of Africa (SWAA)
