Global Wellness Institute Initiatives
The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) supports a wide range of important industry initiatives that further the growth of the various sectors of the wellness economy. Led by Initiative Chairs who are renowned thought-leaders in their field, GWI Initiatives have been instrumental in powering the growth of the multi-trillion-dollar wellness economy and uniting the health and wellness industries. How to Start a New Initiative | Connect with an Initiative Chair
Featured Initiative Resources + Opportunities
Explore the wide variety of resources and opportunities the GWI Initiatives are creating to further our mission to empower wellness worldwide, ranging from campaigns to raise awareness about a certain issue, white papers, practical booklets, trends, best practices and more. View more initiative projects
Global Wellness Initiatives
Aesthetic health is the art and science of understanding how the signs and symptoms of beauty impact our lives.
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The Africa Wellness Initiative (AWI) aims to promote African wellness through strengthening wellness institutions, training and human resources development.
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This Initiative aims to explore winning happiness and wellbeing indices that can be implemented in all parts of the world as a new metric beyond GDP.
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The BREATHE Initiative is an international group of devoted breath practitioners, scientists/researchers, doctors and wellness thought leaders dedicated to sharing the various modalities and the science of BREATH for wellbeing.
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The Clean Water Initiative (CWI) aims to reduce wastage of water, make clean and potable water affordable in areas it is inaccessible, and improve levels of sanitation and hygiene there.
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The Consulting Best Practices Initiative aims to help individuals and businesses evaluate when a consultant would benefit them, as well as provide guidelines on the selection process.
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This Initiative brings together thought leaders to serve as a think tank evaluating research and advocating for policy and education on the healthy use and adoption of technology.
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The purpose of this initiative is to create a positive impact on the wellness of global society by promoting innovative wellness-based approaches to elevate and seed greater unity, respect and inclusion for all. READ MORE
The Dying Well Initiative’s core objective is to facilitate an ongoing, global conversation about death and dying.
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This Initiative will investigate the use and benefits of salt therapies, and provide guidance for those who want to understand and best utilize salt therapy to benefit their clientele.
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The vision of the First 1000 Days Initiative is to positively impact the health of future generations across the world.
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The Hormonal Wellness Initiative seeks to perfrom active research leading to hormonal wellness education and protocols.
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The Hot Springs Initiative is an international wellness think tank dedicated to exploring the diverse values of geothermal waters for health, tourism and community.
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This Initiative aims to increase transparency and awareness in the design and implementation of all elements of facilities involving thermal and wet treatments.
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The Initiative creates a coalition of awakened conscious leaders to facilitate healing, growth and wellness at this historic time of need and opportunity.
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The Massage Makes Me Happy Initiative aims to celebrate the healing powers of massage therapy and promote its benefits through research and education, advocacy and global awareness.
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The Mental Wellness Initiative aims to understand those pathways that help people stay well and thrive mentally as well as physically.
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This Initiative commits to developing simple tools for the industry to help disseminate practical and easy to follow guidelines on the how to’s of Nutrition for Healing.
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This Initiative works to build consensus and nurture a collaborative approach to leadership in a new field that holds the possibility of bringing relief and healing to many.
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This initiative examines the link between climate change, air quality, and respiratory wellness and aims to educate and mobilize people to reduce their impact on our health and well-being.
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The Sleep Initiative’s initial focus is on uncovering the factors that contribute to restorative sleep and sharing tips on how to incorporate these into lifestyles, homes and hotels around the world.
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The Social Impact Initiative will identify and communicate evidence-based healthy living efforts that companies and communities are working on together to benefit society.
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This initiative aims to bring broader awareness, research, education and transformational experiences through the healing power of sound, music and acoustic resonance/vibrational therapies.
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This Initiative will provide information for GWI Initiatives & wellness professionals who want to contribute through (in) their company and/or in their city to the global efforts of helping people live richer, fuller and longer lives.
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An initiative that focuses on the intersection of the $4.4 Trillion Global Wellness Economy and major web-related developments, and its implications for the business of wellness, and society at large. READ MORE
This Initiative brings together diverse thought leaders with the purpose of raising awareness on how our surroundings directly impact us.
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This Initiative will explore how community environments can increase personal wellness.
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The Wellness Coaching Initiative will empower individuals and businesses around the world to confidently partner with wellness coaches, optimizing health and wellbeing.
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It’s logical that cancer patients and survivors need to visit spas to de-stress and heal, but yet very few spas are trained or have invested in appropriate training.
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The goal of the Wellness for Children Initiative is to create awareness of the need for children and young people to be actively involved in their own wellness.
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The key purpose of the Wellness Tourism Initiative is to create a global platform of lead stakeholders in what has become one of the fastest growing tourism segments.
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This Initiative brings together top thinkers and doers, who offer thought leadership on the impact of wellness at work in the global community.
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This initiative helps to create resources, programming, and more that address the needs of women in wellness leadership and help you evolve in your leadership positions and aspirations.
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This Initiative is planning to define the ancient and evolving, multidimensional science of yoga therapy as a legitimate wellness technology for the 21st century.
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The Global Wellness Institute serves as an umbrella organization for numerous Initiatives, that are independently chaired and run. The resources, editorial, research and opinions presented by the Initiatives do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Global Wellness Institute.
Inspired to Start a New Initiative?
Here is the link to a document including detailed information on how to start an Initiative, communication guidelines and best practices, how to evolve an Initiative, etc. It also includes guidelines for Initiative members. To become an Initiative Chair, you will need to have attended at least one previous Global Wellness Summit.
Connecting to an Initiative Chair
Interested to Get Involved with an Initiative? If you are interested in connecting to an Initiative Chair, please fill out this form so we can learn more about you, which Initiative you are interested in and how you would like to be involved. We will review this information and introduce you to the appropriate Initiative Chair.