Trend: A More Intellectual Wellness Travel May 10, 2022 Travelers now seek purpose, personal growth and new skill sets, so programming is moving beyond mindfulness to actually feed their thinking minds—from more citizen science programs to immersing people in the creative arts Our 2022 trend, “Wellness Travel, Seekers Welcome”, argues that with social forces such as the “great resignation,” record retirements and global nomadism,…
Psychedelics startups are on a long journey to consumer markets, but these 5 VCs are taking the ride “Like a pressure cooker, COVID blew the lid off what was a simmering mental health crisis for over a decade,” VC Tim Schlidt told TechCrunch. According to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25% in the first year…
WSJ News Exclusive | Peloton Seeks Minority Investment to Shore Up Business Peloton Interactive Inc. is exploring a sale of a sizable minority stake, in an effort to shore up its business as the once-hot bike maker’s stock continues to sink. The fitness company is targeting potential investors including industry players and private-equity firms that could take a stake of around 15% to 20%, according…
The US femtech market is booming, with room for many startups to grow The news: There were two buzzworthy developments in the femtech space closing out last week and starting off this week. 1. Women’s virtual care startup Tia partnered with UCSF Health to open a new clinic in the Bay area, per Fierce Healthcare. This marks Tia’s second partnership with a major health system.…
Well To Do | Rina Raphael | Substack “We can’t do, use, or buy anything!” “Just threw away like half my makeup.” “[This is] scaring the shit out of me right now.” “I can’t believe these [beauty] companies are trying to slowly kill us.” These are just several of the terrified responses to the HBO documentary series “Not So Pretty,” now going viral on social…
Wearable technology promises to revolutionise health care I T IS A stealthy killer. When the heart’s chambers beat out of sync, blood pools and clots may form. Atrial fibrillation causes a quarter of more than 100,000 strokes in Britain each year. Most of those would never happen if the heart arrhythmia were treated, but first it has to be found. Read More from the Global…
And Now, the $200,000 Face-Lift Luxury cosmetic procedures reach next level prices. As the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald line goes, the rich are different from you and me – and apparently so, too, are their face-lifts. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
SoulCycle Without the Bike: Here Comes Peoplehood For their second act, the fitness entrepreneurs Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler are building a company centered on workouts for the self. Since last summer, a start-up in beta mode has been soliciting volunteers to take part in 55-minute sessions called “gathers,” where strangers discuss their deepest hopes and fears. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Wellness Subsidiary of Music Company Behind Bridgerton and Stranger Things Soundtracks Launches Highly Curated Music Portal for Wellness Industry — myndstreamspa.com myndstream, the world’s leading wellness music company, has partnered with Universal Companies, the world’s top leading b2b supplier to the spa and wellness industry, to launch a subscription-based music service called myndstreamspa.com for the purpose of offering the highest quality curated spa music at…
Martha Stewart Welcomes You to Generation Ageless The octogenarian is the new face of skin care on TikTok. Credit… Ysa Pérez for The New York Times Gen Z has a juggernaut of a new beauty influencer: Martha Stewart, age 80. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
