Magical Realism & Creative Wellness with Co-Founders of OYE What does the Global Wellness Summit have in common with one of the biggest music stars in history? Colombian Reggaeton Superstar J Balvin has been very open and honest about his struggles with anxiety and depression—as well as the wellness practices he uses to find relief. To that end, he’s co-founded the development of OYE, an…
Global Thermal Think Tank October 29 – 31, 2022 Happening just before the 2022 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) in Israel, the Global Thermal Think Tank (GTTT) is a gathering of world thermal industry leaders designed to provide an opportunity for sharing knowledge and ideas and discuss industry-wide issues and initiatives, including best practice, global research projects and collaboration opportunities to grow and enhance the hot…
Myndstream Will Bring Extraordinary Musical Performances to the Global Wellness Summit The company’s keynote featuring autistic and blind artist, Derek Paravicini, one of the world’s most incredible pianists, will explore the powerful effect of music on neurodiverse individuals; Musical duo Palm Reading will unveil a first-ever musical experience: capturing biodata from plants in both Israeli and Palestinian territories to create a seamless composition illustrating music…
2022 Recipients for The Susie Ellis Scholarship for Equity in Wellness Resonating with the global movement for equality and inclusion, the inaugural year of the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI’s) Susie Ellis Scholarship for Equity in Wellness was met with “a powerful and poignant response,” receiving an impressive 97 applications from 36 countries according to the fund’s creator, Executive Director and Chief Creative Officer Nancy Davis.After…
The metaverse is becoming the multi-trillion-dollar frontier for a more engaged virtual world. Health and wellness will be one of the metaverse’s bright spots, with emerging technologies such as virtual, augmented and merged reality, haptics, blockchain, gamification, and crypto (together with many still unrealized technologies and behaviors) that will better engage more and more people in health and wellness experiences. Every sector in the global wellness economy–whether it’s fitness,…
Dan Buettner, Founder, Blue Zones, LLC Joining delegates in Tel Aviv to present new research on the profound impact of diet on longevity Dan Buettner, who famously identified the Blue Zones–those five places around the world where people live significantly better, longer lives–will keynote at the 2022 Global Wellness Summit. Buettner will share surprising insights from his upcoming new book, Blue Zones American Kitchen, which…
Trend: The Wellth Divide Is Widening: Super-Expensive Wellness Is on the Rise The pandemic brought new demands for a less elitist wellness market, but it also fueled growing wealth disparity–so we’re seeing more expensive, exclusive wellness than ever before: $4,000/night room rates at new wellness hotels, $75 million wellness condos, $200,000 cosmetic procedures, and a surge in private, expensive wellness social clubs (or the Soho-House-ification…
Are You a Victim of “Well-Washing?” with Rina Raphael Everyone wants to feel healthy, but none of us want to be duped—and many prefer not to be goop-ed, for that matter. How can we navigate the world of wellness as savvy consumers and avoid the “well-washing” so often used to sell us on the next expensive fad? We know just the expert to help us…
Using Visual Poetry to Heal the Planet with Louie Schwartzberg The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has had many guests across various fields in the wellness industry on Global Wellness Conversations, but our guest today is a first: A visual artist who uses his talent to help people fall in love with nature and be motivated to protect it. We’re talking to the famed cinematographer Louie…
Wellness and the Metaverse: Global Wellness Summit Announces Groundbreaking “Call for Innovation” Competition This is the first-ever global competition for innovators pioneering a new era for health and wellness in the metaverse and Web3.The contest is now open, accepting submissions through September 20, 2022. Learn more & meet the judges The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the most prestigious conference on the $4.4 trillion business of…
