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Wellness moonshot: Unite accomplishment with mental wellness
AN ATHLETE UNITES ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH MENTAL WELLNESS The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease initiative is a gigantic undertaking. So, I decided to get a new perspective about it from someone who is accustomed to accomplishing big feats—and I found the perfect person in Dartanyon Crockett. Dartanyon is a competitive Judo athlete. He […]
Wellness moonshot: adjust your thinking to transform your wellness impact
IT’S TIME TO ADJUST OUR THINKING TO TRANSFORM OUR WELLNESS IMPACT We’re living in a transformative time where tech has the potential to accelerate wellness for all. Yet, as highlighted in The Future of Wellness 2022 Trends Report and the Global Wellness Institute’s new Web 3.0 initiative, the wellness industry has been notoriously slow to […]
AG7 has partnered with the Global Wellness Institute to launch Brazil’s Geography of Wellness microsite
The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the leading research and educational resource for the $4.4 trillion global wellness industry, announced Brazil as the second country partner for its recently launched “Geography of Wellness” microsite. AG7, Brazil’s leading wellness building and real estate firm, stepped up to sponsor Brazil’s inclusion. AG7 develops and invests in innovative […]
Wellness moonshot: new beginnings can occur at any time, it just requires a little inspiration
We live in an age where non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes, are the primary global health problem, accounting for a colossal 7 out of 10 deaths, shorter lifespans, and reduced quality of life. Diet is one of the leading risk factors for NCDs worldwide. So it should be no surprise […]
Wellness moonshot: ready yourself for wellness leadership
As leaders of The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease, we are up to a bold challenge together. We’re guiding something that has never been done before—a moonshot that requires us to step into leading new wellness possibilities. How can we personally ready ourselves for this kind of leadership? This question was at […]
Global Wellness Summit announces its 2022 theme
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the foremost gathering of international leaders in the multitrillion-dollar global wellness economy, revealed the conference’s 2022 theme: “Open Minds. Open Hearts. Open for Business.” Amir Alroy and Ömer Isvan will serve as co-chairs of the leading conference on the business of wellness and help shape the agenda of the Summit, […]
Wellness moonshot: allot resources to elevate wellness for all
HOW DO WE ALLOT RESOURCES TO ELEVATE WELLNESS FOR ALL? This question is at the heart of health equity. As Healthy People 2030 defines it, health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Achieving health equity means “valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable […]
Global Massage Makes Me Happy & Healthy Day
If being happy seems like an elusive goal after in the COVID era, mark your calendar for March 20. Not only is it the United Nations’ “International Day of Happiness,” but the Global Wellness Institute’s special massage initiative has named the same Sunday in March, “Global Massage Makes Me Happy & Healthy Day.” The public […]
Wellness moonshot: reflection can bring new insight and energy to your life and work
WHAT DOES “REFLECT” MEAN TO YOU? That was my first question to Victor Koo during our recent dialogue about The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease. And who better to ask than a dynamic wellness leader? Victor has dedicated his life and career to advancing wellness, as chairman of Heyi Holdings, which focuses […]
Highlights From The Global Wellness Summit 2021
The value of the Global wellness economy shrank in 2020 from 4.9 trillion USD in 2019 to 4.4 trillion (falling 11%). The economy however, is projected to grow to 7 trillion in 2025, a growth rate of 9.9% compared to the global GDP of 7.3%. For the Latin America-Caribbean region the wellness economy fell by […]
How to Heal: The Emergence of Yoga Therapy as a Wellness Modality for the 21st Century
The necessity for individuals to sustain their physical and mental wellbeing has increased recognition yoga and its health benefits. There is a shift toward more in-depth knowledge and application of yoga’s holistic and specialized therapies for present-day health conditions. The results are clear: the healing power of yoga is not a matter of belief, but […]
The Global Wellness Summit created a scholarship to promote equity and inclusion in the wellness industry
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the foremost gathering of international leaders in the multitrillion-dollar global wellness economy, today formally announced “The Susie Ellis Scholarship for Equity in Wellness.” The new fund aims to create more inclusivity at the annual wellness event by providing financial assistance to a member of an underserved population to join the […]
