E29: Just Go Outside – with Jennifer Walsh from Walk With Walsh

GWS Podcast Episode 29 Prescribing Nature: Just Go Outside – with Jennifer Walsh from Walk With Walsh If you walk into the office of Dr. Robert Zarr, there’s a good chance of walking out with a prescription for a walk — a prescription for nature. He will pull out a prescription pad and scrawl specific instructions for his patient’s walk, just like he would when…

Wellness Technology Center Stage at GWS Call for Wellness Innovations Competition Launching

Dear Colleague, I am excited to share with you two important projects that will be center stage at the 2020 Global Wellness Summit, taking place at The Breakers Palm Beach from November 8–11. As we all know, this has been a challenging year. We have learned together during this time—on our Global Collaboration Calls, Wellness Master Classes and Initiative Collaboration Calls—and discovered that many of…

E28: Creating a World Free of Preventable Disease – with Dr. Richard Carmona, former Surgeon General

GWS Podcast Episode 28 Creating a World Free of Preventable Disease – with Dr. Richard Carmona, former Surgeon General Today we’re very happy to share a two-part interview with former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona – pre- and post-pandemic. Dr. Carmona is an American physician, nurse, police officer, and a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He was also a medic in…

Wellness Master Class: Bill Bensley

Wellness Master Class Bill Bensley: “Creativity in the Time of COVID: A First Look at a New Project” 9:30–10:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, August 26 Bill Bensley is a jack of all trades…gardener, architect, interior designer, lover of all things natural, sustainability expert, and, most of all, a wide-ranging explorer of as many corners of the earth as he can. In this GWS Wellness Master Class,…

E27: COVID-19 & The Wellness Moonshot – with Sarah Smith from Prevention

GWS Podcast Episode 26 An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: COVID-19 & The Wellness Moonshot – with Sarah Smith from Prevention Back in January, some of the most forward-thinking minds in the wellness industry got together for the release of the Global Wellness Trends Report: The Future of Wellness 2020. We had the opportunity to record some incredible conversations, and we…

Resetting the World with Wellness

Dear Colleague, Hopefully you are staying safe and well—and finding silver linings during these challenging times. Remarkably, a silver lining for the wellness industry has grown out of the three parallel pandemics of COVID-19, economic devastation and racial injustice. That silver lining is the world looking to the wellness industry to lead. This is our time to join together and ensure that wellness for people…

Wellness Master Class: Amrita Banta

Wellness Master Class Amrita Banta: “The New Normal: Global Affluent Consumer’s Mindset Post Covid-19” 9:30–10:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, August 19 As Managing Director of Agility Research & Strategy, Amrita Banta has worked with global brands to understand affluent consumers. In this GWS Wellness Master Class, she will share insights gathered through thousands of interviews with wealthy consumers across Asia and the United States, conducted in…