Southhall, the Farm-Focused Resort Set on Idyllic Working Farm in Historic Franklin, Tennessee Opens This Summer–Hospitality Net, April 1, 2022 Southhall is a shining example of the new farm-centered wellness resorts and the soon-to-open, 325-acre property will offer a unique menu of farm, wellness and adventure programming that will give guests acres of land for foraging and very immersive, hands-on farming education and experiences. How the…
Trend: Farm Livin’ Several of our 2022 wellness trends explore how big farms and farm-focused experiences are becoming much more central in wellness real estate and at wellness resorts—and how the home gardening and foraging trends just continue to bloom and evolve Next Friday, April 22, is Earth Day—so we thought we’d spotlight how the getting-people-back–to-the-earth trends of farming and gardening are a…
ClassPass proprietor targets itemizing as in-person health rebounds Mindbody, the health and wellbeing tech platform that owns train subscription service ClassPass, plans to go public as demand for in-person exercises grows following pandemic shutdowns. A flotation would mark a return to the general public markets after simply 4 years away from the Nasdaq for California-based Mindbody, which was taken non-public by Vista Fairness Companions in 2019…
An unusual startup is looking to raise $20 million to turn coca leaves into the next trendy wellness ingredient Power Leaves Corp. is seeking to become the first Nasdaq-listed coca-leaf company. The company is working with Indigenous communities in Colombia to harvest legal coca leaves. The coca leaves will be used to produce an energizing extract for food and beverage products. Coca leaves, minus the…
Mindgram makes use of €7 million, maps migration Warsaw’s Mindgram, which claims to be the “first European science-based platform and mobile app for complete mental wellness,” has raised €7 million in a seed round in an effort to further develop the platform and launch international expansion plans. The migratory mission includes stops first in Spain and Portugal, to be followed by other LATAM markets at…
Nepalese Billionaire Binod Chaudhary On Why He Invests In Wellness Films and television shows have an interesting way of portraying the lives of high-profile, high-net worth individuals as stressful, isolated, and sometimes even unhealthy. As if on auto-pilot, creators of shows and movies peg the powerful and affluent as persons who work endless hours-under extreme amounts of pressure with hardly any time to spare for…
Micro-dosing happiness January 2022 saw the launch of Move, a new feature on the meditation app Calm. As its name implies, Move seeks to get people to be more active for tiny bursts of time – 3-5 minutes. Manageable but impactful, Move sessions aim to help people build a daily habit and as the brand claims “enhance joy”. Read More from the Global Wellness News…
China’s One Trillion Yuan Sleeping Economy | Jing Daily When was the last time you didn’t sleep through the night? This was the question posed by China’s official broadcaster CCTV during World Sleep Day (March 21), which quickly caught netizens’ attention. On Weibo, the national news agency’s post on sleep disorders has amassed over 1.9 million views so far. Read More from the Global Wellness…
MycoTechnology Secures $85 Million To Further Capitalise On Fermentation Platform With Worldwide Product Launches Colorado-based MycoTechnology has closed an $85 million Series E funding round. The investment was led by a representative of the Omani sovereign wealth fund, the Oman Investment Authority. Previous investors joined the round, including Tyson Foods, S2G Ventures, and Evolution VC partners. New backers joined alongside. Read More from the Global…
Vertical Farms Expand as Demand for Year-Round Produce Grows Square Feet The industry is expected to grow to $9.7 billion worldwide by 2026, but it faces challenges, including high energy costs, technological limitations and the ability to scale. Greens growing in a warehouse operated by Plenty Unlimited, an agricultural start-up, in South San Francisco, Calif. Credit… Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
