Trend: From Wellness Tech to Technological Wellness We’re inundated with technology promising to make us well–whether it’s smart home gyms or wearable devices. We predict more people will grasp that what matters more is “technological wellness,” a movement that addresses how—and how often—we engage with technology at large: where we start to treat our digital intake like we do our food intake. Between…
Chloe Freeman created For Them, a wellness company aimed at the underserved LGBTQIA+ community (and it’s making waves)
This Buzzy Wellness Company Is Catering To The LGBTQIA+ Community In A New Way Chloe Freeman isn’t the first person to make a pivot from the entertainment world to the wellness space. Rihanna, Beyonce, Jessica Alba, and, of course, Gwyneth Paltrow are just a few of the folks who’ve dabbled – and sometimes launched full-fledged careers – in creating products that help people live their…
Fariha Róisín’s new book Who Is Wellness For? asks: What does self-care look like without the shadow of cultural appropriation?
Fariha Róisín’s New Book Asks: What Does Self-Care Look Like Without the Shadow of Appropriation? The concept of self-care has too often been co-opted by juice cleanse programs and celebrity “spaspitals” to hold much weight in today’s world, but the key concept-that all people are inherently worthy of attention, care, and even (gasp!) pleasure-is more powerful than mass marketing. Read More from the Global Wellness…
Rewilded minds: The next evolution of the conscious consumer is rewilding day-to-day life
Rewilded minds In the last year, bartenders have rewilded their drinks with foraged cocktails, city-dwellers have rewilded their urban landscapes with public mini-forests, and brands have been making sweeping efforts to become regenerative. But is it possible to rewild the way we as individuals think and act on a daily basis? Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Peloton rival Tonal is adding a New York studio to win the fitness content race (The move suggests that content, rather than hardware, is the future of the $1.6 billion connected fitness market)
Peloton rival Tonal is adding a New York studio to win the fitness content race After launching live classes in September, Tonal says it’s launching a New York studio to expand its content to East Coast members. The company will now have 32 live classes per week and is adding five new coaches to its lineup. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
How Nike won the cultural marathon (Far more than the biggest sports apparel company, Nike created a concept of everyday wellness and constant personal progression that’s now baked deep into our culture–and as the brand turns 50, they’re not letting up)
How Nike Won the Cultural Marathon The Great Read As the brand turns 50, it’s not letting up. For its 50th anniversary this year, Nike could have done a lot of things. It could have done what many fashion brands do and had a series of enormous parties in multiple capitals around the world with special guests like LeBron James and Billie Eilish and Naomi…
Sleep Reset, a new app from Simple Habit’s founder, brings users the same treatments (such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) that they would receive in a sleep clinic (and they worked with Stanford and other major universities to develop it
Sleep Reset, a new app from Simple Habit’s founder, aims to help you sleep better Meditation app Simple Habit’s founder, Yunha Kim, is launching a new app today called Sleep Reset to help you improve your sleep. The app aims to bring users the same treatment they would otherwise receive in sleep clinics – such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) – to mobile…
Israel Site Visit Update from Nancy Davis – Part 2
Israel Site Visit Update from Nancy Davis Momentum is certainly what Susie Ellis and I were feeling as we continued the second half of our site visit in Tel Aviv! Adding to my earlier blog post on the first part of our week, read below for more on the #2022GWS preparations—from the behind-the-scenes orchestrators to our global media event to more innovators at the heart of…
What’s next in women’s wellness and femtech?
What’s next in women’s wellness and femtech? CEO of Aptamind Partners and industry “game-changer” Aradhana Khowala shares her predictions at #2022GWS. A global authority on the travel and hospitality industries, Khowala brings her international perspective, strategic insights and transformational thinking to the topic of women’s health for the 2022 Summit. Khowala’s keynote will focus on breaking the stigma that surrounds the traditional female healthcare and…
Israel Site Visit Update from Nancy Davis – Part 1
Israel Site Visit Update from Nancy Davis Arriving in Tel Aviv earlier this week, Susie Ellis and I are more excited than ever to have our 2022 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) delegates experience the historic sites and the remarkable culture of collaboration resulting in some game-changing innovations in Israel. We wanted to share a recap of our first few days, as no doubt you will…