TREND: DYING WELL COVID-19 Will Accelerate the “Dying Well” Trend Forecasting the Future Members of the Global Wellness Institute’s Dying Well Initiative, Dr. Candi Cann, associate professor at Baylor University, and Liz Eddy, CEO of Lantern, recently weighed in on how the pandemic will change our culture around death. They discuss what most needs fixing and what’s ahead, from end-of-life planning moving beyond the will…
Wellness Master Class Helen Shelton: What if the Vaccine for Chronic Racism was Humanity and Kindness? A Candid Conversation about Diversity & Inclusion 9:30–10:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, July 8 Helen Shelton is a communications strategist with particular expertise in creating impactful platforms and programs that address the needs and interests of diverse audiences. In her Wellness Master Class, Helen will challenge us to think beyond…
TREND: WELLNESS MUSIC WellMusicTech: A new era of personalized music as precision medicine New technologies and apps are radically reimagining how music can become a deeply personalized precision medicine. A pioneer, geared toward the healthcare space, had been Project Sync, which worked with top neuroscientists and musicians to develop personalized musical therapeutics for everything from pain management (given the deadly opioid crisis) to improving sleep. A…
Fitness & Mind-Body: Insights on Reopening, Resetting, Reimaging Collaboration Takeaways The Global Wellness Collaborations bring industry leaders together in meaningful dialogue to share ideas and best practices for navigating the COVID-19 crisis around a specific industry segment. Topic: Fitness & Mind-Body: Insights on Reopening, Resetting, Reimaging Date of Discussion: June 23, 2020 Countries/Regions Represented: Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica,…
Wellness Master Class Dan Buettner: “Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer…Especially Now” Explorer. National Geographic Fellow. Award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author. Dan Buettner is renowned for discovering the Blue Zones, the five places in the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. In this inspiring Wellness Master Class, Dan explains why it is more important than ever to learn from the…
TREND: FOCUS SHIFTS FROM SLEEP TO TRUE CIRCADIAN HEALTH CIRCADIAN LIGHTING Get your home light right…finally Most of us have read about circadian lighting for years: the new lighting technologies that are tunable, biodynamic and sync with the time of day. You would think with all the talk that most of us would have it. We think 2020 will be the year that the light…
Summit Trend in the News: Focus Shifts from Sleep to True Circadian Health Circadian rhythms and immune function – Timeshifter This new report takes a deep dive into the recent medical studies showing that the human immune system is controlled by circadian rhythms. While scientists have long known that time of day impacts infection susceptibility, what was less known was whether this was a result…
Spa & Hospitality: Insights on Reopening, Resetting, Reimaging Collaboration Takeaways The Global Wellness Collaborations bring industry leaders together in meaningful dialogue to share ideas and best practices for navigating the COVID-19 crisis around a specific industry segment. Topic: Spa & Hospitality: Insights on Reopening, Resetting, Reimaging Date of Discussion: June 16, 2020 Countries/Regions Represented: Antarctica, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada,…
#FIVEINTEN Leader Livecast Fumiko Takatsu, Founder and CEO, The Face Yoga Method GWS Podcast Host and S’Well Public Relations Co-Founder Kim Marshall asks five compelling questions in ten minutes. The goal? Sharing positive action steps to help now and in the future.
Wellness Master Class Neil Jacobs: “The Future of Global Hospitality–What Is Going to Really Matter” Visionary wellness and hospitality leader Neil B. Jacobs has the experience, knowledge and passion for understanding what lies ahead for the wellness industry—and to predict what changes in the industry will really matter. During this insightful one-hour Wellness Master Class, Neil explains how a renewed commitment to constant innovation, new…
