Global Wellness Institute

06/18/2026

Wellness is becoming essential infrastructure—and the real estate industry is paying attention.

GWI’s research on wellness real estate was recently featured on the New Home Insights podcast from John Burns Research & Consulting, one of the industry's leading research and advisory firms.
In the episode, Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki, co-chair of GWI’s Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative, explores how wellness is reshaping housing, communities, and the future of development, drawing on insights from GWI research and the Build Well to Live Well: The Future report.

The conversation was also highlighted in the firm's newsletter, reaching more than 40,000 real estate professionals and further amplifying the importance of wellness-centered design and healthy communities.

Listen now: https://hubs.li/Q04lYsRJ0

Why wellness is becoming infrastructure, not an amenity. Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki on wellness premiums, the changing housing buyer, and what builders should do next.

06/16/2026

Creative expression isn't just enriching—it's therapeutic.

A Penn State and Harvard meta-review found that music therapy, visual arts therapy, movement-based creative expression, and expressive writing can help reduce anxiety, stress, and mood disturbances.

Explore the research and thousands of other studies on Wellness Evidence—the first portal dedicated to helping people find authoritative medical evidence for wellness approaches.

https://hubs.li/Q04lDq9y0

A 2012 meta-review from Penn State and Harvard researchers, examining studies on the health effects of music therapy, visual arts therapy, movement-based creative expression and expressive writing, found clear indications that creative engagement and arts therapy can decrease anxiety, stress and moo...

06/13/2026

Today, we join the global celebration of Global Wellness Day and this year’s inspiring theme, .

Joy is often overlooked in conversations about health and wellness, yet research continues to show its profound impact on resilience, emotional wellbeing, social connection, and overall quality of life.
Founded by Belgin Aksoy and first introduced at the Global Wellness Summit in 2014, Global Wellness Day has become a worldwide movement encouraging people to make wellness a priority through simple, meaningful actions.

Today, we invite you to pause, reconnect, and celebrate the moments that bring joy into your life—and the lives of those around you.

💖 Happy Global Wellness Day.

06/11/2026

🇸🇬 Singapore's wellness economy has surged to US$23.2 billion.

New data from the Global Wellness Institute shows Singapore is rapidly strengthening its position as a global wellness leader, with wellness spending per capita exceeding US$3,800, wellness tourism topping 1 million trips, and wellness real estate reaching US$3.84 billion.

The new report, developed with the Singapore Tourism Board , explores what's driving this remarkable growth and what it means for the future of wellness.

Read the full report and press release via the Geography of Wellness platform. https://hubs.li/Q04l6Rv60

06/08/2026

Save the Date: Global Wellness Day – June 13, 2026

This year’s Global Wellness Day theme, , is a reminder that joy is more than an emotion—it’s a powerful pathway to wellbeing.

In a world often filled with stress and uncertainty, joy helps us reconnect with ourselves, our communities, and the simple moments that bring light into our lives. A walk in nature, sharing kindness, listening to music, or simply smiling can become acts of wellness.

This Global Wellness Day, let’s celebrate joy as a daily practice—one that strengthens the body, nurtures the mind, and inspires a healthier, more compassionate world.

Choose joy.
Share kindness.
Live well.

Save the date: June 13, 2026.

06/04/2026

A powerful insight from the Global Wellness Institute’s Monthly Brief: Chronic disease is no longer just an older generation issue.

Nearly half of new colorectal cancer cases are now in people under 65, 1 in 5 heart attacks affects someone under 40, and rates of high blood pressure and obesity are climbing fastest among younger adults.

Prevention can't wait. 💙

06/02/2026

🌍 Summer travel season is here—and so is the challenge of overtourism.

Overtourism impacts more than crowded destinations. It can diminish the traveler experience, strain local communities, increase housing costs, damage ecosystems and put the long-term sustainability of wellness destinations at risk.
As wellness tourism continues to grow, destinations will need to invest in protecting local environments, cultures and communities—or risk losing the very qualities that make them attractive.

One country taking a proactive approach is Japan. While aiming to grow tourism through 2030, Japan is implementing innovative solutions including dynamic pricing, visitor caps, AI-powered crowd management and incentives that encourage travelers to explore beyond the most popular hotspots.

Could Japan’s strategy help break the overtourism cycle and create a more sustainable future for travel?

✍️ This perspective was written by Thierry Malleret:
https://hubs.li/Q04jNZYN0

Overtourism Hurts Wellbeing, Even Impacting Wellness Destinations. We Need to Think Like Japan By Thierry Malleret, economist A WELLNESS CRISIS TO ADDRESS: OVERTOURISM AND RESILIENCE Overtourism undermines wellness in multiple ways : 1) it affects our individual wellbeing (crowding, noise, “place ...

05/28/2026

The future of cooling in thermal wellness is not just colder—it’s smarter.

Join the GWI Hydrothermal Initiative on June 17 at 11AM ET for Beyond the Heat: Cooling as a Core Component of Thermal Wellness, a timely conversation on the evolution of cold therapy, contrast bathing and more accessible cooling experiences.

Register today: https://hubs.li/Q04jfJ3l0

Beyond the Heat: Cooling as a Core Component of Thermal Wellness June 17, 2026, 11AM-12PM ET | Webinar Hosted by GWI Hydrothermal Initiative | REGISTER TODAY A growing recalibration is taking place around cold therapy and contrast bathing. After years of emphasis on extreme cold plunges and ever-low...

05/27/2026

What’s next for workplace wellbeing?

The Global Wellness Institute’s Workplace Wellbeing Initiative, led by Chair Jessica Grossmeier and Vice Chair Ellenit Serrano, has launched Future of Workplace Wellbeing Live, a new 2026 LinkedIn Live series presented by Propel.

Across seven interactive sessions, experts will explore the key trends shaping the future of workplace wellbeing—and share practical, evidence-based strategies to help leaders respond to today’s evolving workplace challenges.

Follow the Initiative on LinkedIn for session alerts, live Q&As and upcoming discussions.

Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q04j44NK0

The Workplace Wellbeing Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute is launching a new LinkedIn Live series for 2026: Future of Workplace Wellbeing Live, in partnership with Propel. The series will examine seven key trends within the landscape of workplace wellbeing and practical, evidence-based str...

05/20/2026

In honor of Africa Day, a special webinar on May 25 from 11a-12pm GMT will explore Africa’s emerging and essential role in shaping the future of global longevity. Moderated by Michelle Saudan, Co-Chair of the Africa Wellness Initiative and founder of Amanzi Wellbeing, the discussion brings together leading voices across longevity science, medicine, Indigenous knowledge systems and African cultural preservation. Speakers include Osinakachi Akuma Kalu, founder and board chair of Afrolongevity; Ricardo Catumbela, MD, medical director at Optima Performance; and Dalian Adofo, co-founder of Ancestral Voices. Together, they will examine how African wisdom traditions, community-centered living and advances in genetic research are contributing to a more inclusive and culturally grounded vision of longevity and wellbeing worldwide.

Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q04hnLn20