Medical-wellness resort Lanserhof Sylt opens after five-year-project costing more than $129 million

Lanserhof Sylt opens after five-year-project costing more than €120m | spabusiness.com news Medical spa brand, Lanserhof Group, has welcomed the first guests to its all-new coastal health resort on the German island of Sylt. With plans for the 55-key property first revealed in 2017, Lanserhof has invested more than €120m (US$128.6m, £102.6m) to bring the property to fruition. Read More from the Global Wellness News…

Virtual reality meditation is on the rise: Awe, avatars and psychedelic designs

Perspective | Virtual reality meditation: Awe, avatars and psychedelic designs Placeholder while article actions load In January, I sat on a mountain, savoring the panorama. I could hear soft music, and crystals swirled in and out of my mouth with every inhale and exhale.Several feet away, a boulder projected a beam of light into the sky, and rocks in the distance produced the same beams.…

The post-divorce breakup trip is having a moment (Trend: more people seeking wellness retreats that help them cope with the end of a marriage or relationship)

The Post-Divorce Breakup Trip Is Having a Moment Journaling, group therapy and a dating-profile photoshoot: Welcome to the breakup trip. More people are taking trips to mark the end of a marriage or relationship, say resorts, destination spas and travel advisers. Travel has come roaring back this year, and some people whose relationships ended during the pandemic are looking to observe the split with a…

Trend: Move-to-Earn Apps and Gaming Platforms–That Reward People for Hitting Exercise and Wellness Goals–Are on Fire

Trend: Move-to-Earn Apps and Gaming Platforms–That Reward People for Hitting Exercise and Wellness Goals–Are on Fire   In just the last few months, there has been an explosion of gaming companies rewarding people with cryptocurrency just for moving around–as well as new apps and credit cards that pay you (whether in cash or with discounts off wellness brands) for exercising and other healthy behaviors   …

Trend in the News – Week of June 8th 2022

Trend in the News: Move-to-Earn Apps and Gaming Platforms–That Reward People for Hitting Exercise and Wellness Goals–Are on Fire   Week of June 8th, 2022 Move To Earn: A Temporary Fad Or Here To Stay?–Entrepreneur This article looks at several companies in the move-to-earn space that have transformed the concept from a niche innovation in the crypto world to a pop culture phenom–from Wirtual, where you…

Berlin-based Inne.io secures a further $10 million to expand hormone-tracking tech

Berlin-based Inne.io secures a further €9.3 million to expand hormone-tracking tech | EU-Startups In the world of healthcare, there are two things that certainly stand out – 1) women’s health care is dreadfully underfunded, and, 2) we want healthcare to be more personalized and digitalised. Addressing both of these truths, Inne.io is leveraging technology to empower women to understand their reproductive health. Read More from…

Vana aligns with Six Senses with aims to become world’s most iconic wellness retreat

Vana aligns with Six Senses with aims to become world’s most iconic wellness retreat | spabusiness.com news Established Indian destination spa and retreat Vana has been taken over by global hotel group Six Senses. The property in Dehradun, India, has since been renamed Six Senses Vana. Launched in 2014 by Veer Singh, Vana is a 21-acre wellness destination surrounded by clusters of Sal forest, and…

Menopause is having a major wellness moment, finally

Once a Taboo Topic, Menopause Is (Finally) Having Its Wellness Moment This past spring, a small group of women gathered at the Beaverbrook estate in Surrey, England, a 470-acre country idyll outside London that once received guests including Elizabeth Taylor and Ian Fleming. The sprawling property, which has become a destination for wellness programs featuring everything from lectures on traditional Chinese massage to Wim Hof’s…