Workplace Wellbeing Standards

Workplace Wellbeing Standards The Workplace Wellbeing Initiative has launched a series of Workplace Wellbeing Standards that address specific topics that are top of mind for most organizations. You can think of these standards as a checklist for your organization. Workplace Wellbeing is complex, and so these standards have been developed with the intention of clarifying what workplace wellbeing means, the various elements that contribute to a “well…

Wellness Architecture & Design Initiative 2023 Trends

2023 Trends The correlation between wellness and our physical environment has long been established. An exciting and growing trend in today’s architecture and design combines sustainable building principles with a growing focus on people and their wellness needs, whether they are physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, financial or environmental. So called “thin places”, either natural or constructed, will help give meaning and purpose to our…

Sound Wellness Initiative Trends for 2023

Sound Wellness Initiative 2023 Trends TREND 1: Sound Wellness Rooms in Spas and Hotels Spas and hotels are incorporating sound wellness into their facilities. While some spas, such as Burke Williams, feature special massages with sound therapy that may include anything  from prerecorded music to live performances of crystal or Tibetan singing bowls, others have a more intentional focus on sound as a singular healing…

Lifestyle Medicine Initiative Trends for 2023

Lifestyle Medicine Wellness Initiative 2023 Trends Lifestyle Medicine is a rapidly evolving field that aims to promote health and prevent chronic diseases by addressing lifestyle factors such as nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep and social support. The Medical Wellness Initiative predicts that some of the future trends in Lifestyle Medicine are: Trend 1: Personalized Lifestyle Medicine: With the advancement in genomics, metabolomics, and microbiome…

Wellness for Cancer Initiative Trends for 2022

Wellness for Cancer Initiative 2022 Trends The intention of these trends is to increase our collective health literacy about preventable cancers. Health education for 40+-year-old women is globally trending and is a primary strategy for health promotion. Making healthy lifestyle choices, the best time to prevent cancer is NOW. Making healthy lifestyle choices is very important for women in their 40s and beyond. This is…

Wellness Coaching Initiative Trends for 2021

Wellness Coaching Initiative 2021 Trends Public health, clinical practice and employee wellness models are evolving to help individuals change their health behaviors to prevent and better manage disease. One rapidly emerging strategy to help individuals successfully change their health behaviors is health and wellness coaching1. Scientific evidence continues to show that diet, lifestyle and environment are critical factors in creating optimal health. The causal factor…