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…
Think Magenta: A Day to Celebrate Wellness and Choose Joy with Belgin Aksoy
Think Magenta: A Day to Celebrate Wellness and Choose Joy with Belgin Aksoy How does one woman surviving an illness result in an annual event celebrated across over seven thousand locations in more than 150 countries on five continents? It starts with dreaming big—but that’s only the beginning. Belgin Aksoy is a dreamer. She’s the founder of Global Wellness Day, which was unveiled in 2014…
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…
Cannabis dining moves from niche to mainstream in US
Cannabis dining Nostalgia, a new bar and restaurant opened in April 2022, is bringing cannabis drinking and dining to Santa Monica. The bar serves cannabis infused cocktails and mocktails, and diners can book the private dining space for cannabis-based dinners prepared by former Michelin-starred chef Christopher Sayegh. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
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…
New credit cards and apps are here to reward you for spending on your wellness
3 New Credit Cards With Rewards for Wellness Spending | Well+Good So much of being well comes along with a price tag-and often, it’s a hefty one. At a baseline level, feeling in control of your finances and confident that you can meet your core needs (both now and in the future) is key to avoiding money-related stress and achieving financial wellness. Read More from…
Kids’ wellness takes a turn into questionable territory (Think: toddler Pelotons, tween crystal healing sets, calorie-tracking apps, and more)
Well To Do | Rina Raphael | Substack Cheryl wasn’t too happy about a proposed wellness elective course at her daughter’s high school. She was surprised to discover that the 10th-grade wellness course was only available to girls. In it, students would learn yoga, nutrition, Pilates, and sedentary spa activities that required many “sparkly” personal care products. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™