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…
Mind, Mood, & The Microbiome: A Healthy Gut at Work (& Why It Matters) By Gloria Treister, HHP “All disease starts in the gut.” Hippocrates made this profound statement more than 2,000 years ago, and we are just now beginning to understand how right he was. Research over the past two decades has revealed that gut health is critical to overall health and that an…
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE 2024 Trends Integrating diversity equity inclusion (DEI) into wellness enhances the effectiveness of initiatives through personalized care, access, representation, community trust and engagement, and innovation. These trends demonstrate a holistic approach to foster DEI in the wellness industry. The concept of inclusive wellness, centered on peace and community, emphasizes cultural practices and emotional support for diverse groups. This is a…
Mental Wellness Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: Climate Mental Health ‘Climate mental health’ is now a term and has been given recognition and prominence by the prestigious science journal group Nature, which dedicated a special issue of “Nature Mental Health” in March 2024 to this topic. They state: “Climate mental health unifies multidisciplinary approaches, including climate science, psychiatry, and psychology, to inform and shape public policy…
Culturally Appropriate Coaching: A Personal Testimonial By: Nina Raffaele Aponte, Certified Health and Wellness Coach “One of my personal goals is to serve and support the collective health of community-based groups that focus on activism and social change. In July 2022, I seized the opportunity to travel to a remote town in a southern highland region of Chiapas, Mexico, where I had a long-standing contact…
Trust Your Gut: From Digestive Distress to Optimal Health “Trust your gut.” In the past, this colloquial phrase has commonly hinted at the little voice within our souls that guides us to the right decision. However, in the last decade, “trust your gut” has transitioned to literally describe one of the most powerful indicators of optimal health and wellbeing. ‘Gut health’ is not only a…
