Abundance Buddies Posts

As we navigate busy and challenging lives, finding ways to better support our health, balance and happiness has become increasingly important. It’s why the wellness industry too, has grown in leaps and bounds, seeking to serve our desire for a well-rounded life. This week Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has released its 2024 Future of Wellness Report, flagging changes in the business of wellness and also our evolving desires when it comes to engaging in them. The report is supported by…

In fast paced modern life full of scrolling and liking, a lot of things can feel very superficial and fake. Real self-care has taken a back burner even though its increasing importance for maintaining mental and emotional well-being. Dissociation from reality is becoming a trend. People, me included, become so engrossed in their online personas or the content they consume that they lose touch with their immediate surroundings and experiences. But there is simple yet profound practice that is a…

Bosses want you to be well – but they may be making you ill. To help improve employee health, companies are doing everything from helping workers to stop smoking, offering diet plans and health food, and introducing yoga and exercise sessions, to installing bicycle-powered desks, giving employees apps that track their movements and sleep, providing therapists, taking employees on outdoor adventures and much more. Companies around the world spent $61.2bn on wellness interventions in 2021. That amount is projected to…