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Oneleaf is a self-hypnosis app that guides you through audio programs Meet Oneleaf, a new startup that wants to make hypnosis mainstream. The startup has designed an app that helps you get started with hypnosis and follow various programs to quit smoking, reduce anxiety or lose weight. Oneleaf raised $4.6 million (€4.2 million) from Frst, Kima Ventures, Raise Ventures and several business angels. Read More…

Levels Secures $7M Series A Extension Funding to Solve Metabolic Health Crisis NEW YORK–()– Levels, a software company that provides real-time feedback on how food affects your health, announced today $7 million in series A extension funding. The extension follows a $38 million Series A round in April 2022, and strengthens ties with existing and new individual investors and funds like TriplePoint Capital. Read More…

Othership Lands $8M to Expand Social Bathhouse Concept Building community one ice bath at a time, Othership is scaling up. Expansion mode. Othership, a wellness studio known for hot and cold therapies as well as guided breathwork, raised $8M in a Series A round led by Vine Ventures. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

At the Gym, High Intensity Is Out, ‘Sculpt’ Is In HIIT, or high-intensity interval training, workouts are falling out of favor. Fewer people are resuming high-intensity exercises as they go back to in-person fitness classes, according to trainers, instructors and other fitness professionals. Instead, more are doing gentler exercise such as yoga or walking, and giving priority to strength-training and mobility over quick calorie-burning and…

Global Wellness Summit report highlights 12 trends for 2023 Experts By Wendy Golledge The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has released its annual Future of Wellness trend report, promising 2023 will be a watershed year for wellness. The report, which annually predicts the newest directions in wellness, has identified 12 wellness trends for 2023. Read the article on europeanmagazine > Read More from the Global Wellness…

Oya Femtech Apparel Raises $1.3 Million in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Funding Oya Femtech Apparel, an innovative line of performance wear engineered for feminine health has raised $1.3M in pre-seed funding led by Sivers Innovation Lab. Other participants in the round include REI Path Ahead Ventures, R/GA Ventures, an SPV managed by Union Heritage Venture Partners and Techstars Sports. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Prescribe FIT Raises $4M in Seed Funding Prescribe FIT , a Columbus, OH-based remote monitoring and virtual lifestyle health startup, raised $4M in Seed funding. The round was led by Tamarind Hill, with participation from the Grote family, as well as practicing orthopedic surgeons and other notable business leaders such as Mike Kaufmann, the most recent CEO of Fortune 15 pharmaceutical and medical supply distributor…

Our 2023 Wellness Trend Report: Longevity, Lymph + Trend Fatigue Is it safe to say that trends aren’t trending? In the liminal space that was 2022, self-care necessitated a healthy dose of boundary-building and a slower pace of life for many. Meanwhile, Tiktok accelerated the pace of trends of all kinds, ironically contributing to some pretty major trend fatigue as we kick off the year…

Discord acquires Gas, a compliments-based social media app for teens The messaging platform Discord announced its acquisition of Gas, a social media app that’s popular among teens for its positive spin. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Mindfulness Treatments Are the Latest Global Spa Trend-Here’s Where to Find Them If you’ve been feeling more stress than usual, you’re not alone. According to the World Health Organization, anxiety and depression spiked by 25 percent in the first year of the pandemic-and as the crisis has lingered since, so too have mental health effects. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™