There are numerous pathways to mental wellness, many of which are known to us but often seem like an impossible to-do list. In GWI’s report Defining the Mental Wellness Economy, we segment them into four broad categories: 1) activity and creativity, 2) growth and nourishment, 3) rest and rejuvenation, and 4) connection and meaning. These domains have mind-body and internal-external dimensions, although their boundaries may…
CDC study finds about 78% of people hospitalized for COVID were overweight or obese—CNBC, March 8, 2021 An overwhelming majority (78%) of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator, or died from COVID-19 in the US have been overweight or obese, the CDC just reported. Just over 42% of the US population are considered obese, according to the agency’s most recent statistics. It doesn’t…
Curated by the Global Wellness Institute and Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group. “A seed today is a forest tomorrow.”” ― Matshona Dhliwayo When we engage as wellness leaders in The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease Initiative, it may seem strange to talk about the topic PROSPER. Why? Because people today often equate prosperity…
The Initiative creates a coalition of awakened conscious leaders to facilitate healing, growth and wellness at this historic time of need and opportunity.
WELLNESS ECONOMY DATA SERIES The Global Wellness Institute is the authoritative source for research on the global wellness economy. We are the only organization that produces market data and analysis for all eleven wellness sectors and for over 200 countries worldwide. GWI’s research team has been studying wellness, both as a concept and as an industry, since 2008, and we first defined and measured the…
Global Wellness Institute Research Team Ophelia Yeung Senior Research Fellow, GWI Ophelia Yeung has more than two decades of experience leading research and consulting assignments for global business, governments, universities and nonprofit organizations, including 20+ years at SRI International and as the co-director for the Center for Science, Technology and Economic Development. Under the auspices of the Global Wellness Institute, Ms. Yeung has created new…
