Welcome to the Asian Century Catherine Feliciano-Chon, Founder & Managing Director, CatchOn – A Finn Partners Company, Hong Kong; 2019 Global Wellness Summit Co-Chair View the PowerPoint Presentation here.
Mission Accomplished: Wellness Is a Global Force…What’s Next?
Mission Accomplished: Wellness Is a Global Force…What’s Next? Susie Ellis, Chairman & CEO, Global Wellness Summit, U.S. View the PowerPoint Presentation here and the Transcript here.
GWI Researchers Introduce New Physical Activity Study
Asia-Pacific’s Physical Activity Market Now $240 Billion – To Reach $373.5 Billion by 2023 The first major study on the global fitness economy was released today at the 13th annual Global Wellness Summit, being held this week in Singapore. Global Wellness Institute Senior Research Fellows Ophelia Yeung and Katherine Johnston presented key findings in the 180-page report, Move To Be Well: The Global Economy of…
The Asian Century and J Wellness: The Future of Wellness in Japan
The Asian Century and J Wellness: The Future of Wellness in Japan Catherine Feliciano-Chon, a leading brand development and communications expert with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Tokyo-based spa/wellness investor and entrepreneur Yoriko Soma today addressed delegates to the leading conference on the business of wellness. The Summit returned to Asia for the third time in its 13-year history and is taking place…
Physical Activity Is an $828 Billion Market
New Research: Physical Activity Is an $828 Billion Market – To Reach $1.1 Trillion+ by 2023 Yesterday at the Global Wellness Summit being held in Singapore, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released its major 2019 research report: Move To Be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity. In 2018, the GWI found that the fitness/mind-body market was worth $595 billion, but this new research broadens…
Apps and Technologies Boosting, Personalizing and Transforming Meditation Experience
TREND: MEDITATION GOES PLURAL New apps and technologies are boosting, personalizing and transforming the meditation experience Apps bring meditation to the masses—and get people used to flipping meditation “channels” There are now, according to estimates, roughly 1,500 meditation and mindfulness apps—and there’s no doubt that there has been no greater force ever in making the idea of meditation less mysterious and more accessible. Headspace alone…
Apps Bring Meditation to the Masses
Summit Trend in the News: Meditation Goes Plural New Music-Focused Wellness App Wave Is Peak Meditation – The Observer The new app Wave is forgoing waterfalls for a diverse music mix that’s used with a vibrating bolster. As their founder puts it, “We’re fusing beats with breathing techniques and vibrations in the cushion to create a new experience better suited to millennial consumers…” This App…
Exploring Death Becomes Part of Living a Mentally Well Life
TREND: DYING WELL Exploring death becomes part of living a mentally well life From death cafes to death fests: A hunger to just talk about it If modern culture is the first to pathologize any interest in death, now there are many more places and platforms to finally come together and have a real conversation about it. So many blogs, podcasts and YouTube channels explore…
More People Living Their Best Life By Embracing Death
Summit Trend in the News: Dying Well How the Death Positive Movement Is Coming to Life – Healthline From joining “coffin clubs” to downloading apps such as WeCroak, which pings you five times a day reminding you that you will die, more people are living their best life by embracing death. And this new death-positive mindset isn’t just some smiley face substitute for grief; it’s…
Consumer Awareness of Fashion Industry’s Environmental Impact Hits Boiling Point
TREND: WELL FASHION — WAY BEYOND ATHLEISURE An Avalanche of Platforms for Recycling, Reselling & Renting Fashion We live in a make-buy-trash fashion culture: Eighty-three percent of our clothes/shoes get chucked in the garbage. And in 2018, there were reports about fashion’s nasty secret: Brands incinerate/shred unsold stock to protect their halo of exclusivity. For instance, Burberry acknowledged it destroyed $36 million worth of unsold…