Videos of the 2020 Summit are available, including these highlights from day two Nicola Finley, MD, health & healing, Canyon Ranch; James Nestor, best-selling author, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art; and Vivek Murthy, MD, 19th US Surgeon General, best-Selling author of Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World were among the keynote speakers who help make the GWS…
Keynote: Building a Wellness Business that Lasts with Rick Stollmeyer, Founder, Mindbody, US Rick Stollmeyer, author and founder of Mindbody, kicked off Day 3 of the 2020 Global Wellness Summit by forecasting a new 4th wave of wellness, which will take place 2021-2030 and beyond. Stollmeyer expects record growth in the wellness industry. Although there will be fewer brick and mortar facilities, these businesses will…
The top minds in the industry explore the new emphasis on wellness. Watch 2020 Summit videos Day One of the 2020 Summit was a whirlwind of inspiring keynotes, surprise guests and brainstorming sessions where delegates and attendees answered the question, “What Will Wellness Look Like Five Years from Now?” Register for On Demand access and watch videos of all main stage presentations, including these top…
Defining the Mental Wellness Economy Research Report Released Today, the Global Wellness Institute released a major research report, “Defining the Mental Wellness Economy,” at the 2020 Global Wellness Summit. It’s the first study to measure mental wellness as a global industry and provide a market value for its four sub-segments. The new Global Wellness Institute research finds the mental wellness economy is worth $121 billion – based on spend in four markets: Senses, spaces…
Alberto Villoldo, PhD, psychologist, medical anthropologist and author, Chile, keynotes on “Dreaming a New World into Being” at the 14th annual Global Wellness Summit. Villoldo explained that the earth is in its 5th extinction event with more species dying off than ever before, along with accelerated evolution. “We have to become a new human,” said Villoldo. “As the fate of the earth goes – so…
GWS speaker Vivek Murthy, MD to co-chair US President-elects Biden’s COVID team. He’s dong a conversation with Dr. Carmona on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Thanks to Spa Business for this excellent article on Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th US Surgeon General, who spoke to attendees at the Global Wellness Summit about the importance of addressing loneliness on a personal level, in the workplace, in…
GWS Chair & CEO Susie Ellis and 17th Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD kick off 2020 Summit with inspiring call to unite in Resetting the World with Wellness. Dr. Carmona reminded us that a zip code determines our outlook in life and Ellis called for wellness for all – and for the planet– and predicted a new model for holistic health: self-care AND health care.…
What a Future Meeting May Look Like—Global Wellness Summit to Welcome In-Person Contingent What a Future Meeting May Look Like—Global Wellness Summit to Welcome In-Person Contingent
The 2020 In-Person Global Wellness Summit begins on Sunday, November 8 with a series of Knowledge Workshops on various topics. The following are highlights from Unbreakable: Developing Super-Human Bone Strength with Kyle Zagrodzky, founder & CEO, OsteoStrong “The average life expectancy of someone over 60 who breaks a hip is 2 years! They don’t die from the broken hip, but because they become more sedentary, other…
The 2020 In-Person Global Wellness Summit begins on Sunday, November 8 with a series of Knowledge Workshops on various topics. The following are highlights from A Kaleidoscope View: Rapid Social Innovation in Cancer Wellness with Julie Bach, Executive Director, Wellness for Cancer “Social innovation is not just about your sector, but how to show up on a deeper scale for more impact in society. Not pushing…
