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GWS 2015 kicks off with series of wellness knowledge workshops
POSTED 13 Nov 2015 . BY Helen Andrews
Andrew Gibson, VP of spa and wellness for FRHI Hotels & Resorts, takes part in a Raison d’Etre-sponsored knowledge workshop: A Revolutionary Way to Make Training Profit Credit: GWS
The ninth annual Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has got underway with a series of pre-event activities, welcoming more than 450 delegates from over 40 countries to the St Regis Mexico City.

More than 50 per cent of the delegates are new to the Summit, widening the wellness discussion by including specialists in workplace wellness, nutrition, fitness, beauty and medical services.

This year’s Summit theme “Building a Well World” further demonstrates the event’s broadened approach to the ongoing global wellness conversation.

Pre-Summit activities include Knowledge Workshops on subjects such as how to make training profitable; the creation of a health and wellness capital of the South Pacific in the city of Rotorua; and skincare brand Natura Bissé’s collaboration with hospitals and oncology centres to create free aesthetic treatments for cancer patients.

Other topics explored in the workshops include how to use wellness in every aspect of your business to increase profit; Delos Living’s approach to marketing and promoting wellness to hotel guests, tenants and home owners; plus an interactive discussion to demonstrate practical techniques to stay in the present and find focus.

GWS 2015 will run from 13-15 November.
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NEWS
GWS 2015 kicks off with series of wellness knowledge workshops
POSTED 13 Nov 2015 . BY Helen Andrews
Andrew Gibson, VP of spa and wellness for FRHI Hotels & Resorts, takes part in a Raison d’Etre-sponsored knowledge workshop: A Revolutionary Way to Make Training Profit Credit: GWS
The ninth annual Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has got underway with a series of pre-event activities, welcoming more than 450 delegates from over 40 countries to the St Regis Mexico City.

More than 50 per cent of the delegates are new to the Summit, widening the wellness discussion by including specialists in workplace wellness, nutrition, fitness, beauty and medical services.

This year’s Summit theme “Building a Well World” further demonstrates the event’s broadened approach to the ongoing global wellness conversation.

Pre-Summit activities include Knowledge Workshops on subjects such as how to make training profitable; the creation of a health and wellness capital of the South Pacific in the city of Rotorua; and skincare brand Natura Bissé’s collaboration with hospitals and oncology centres to create free aesthetic treatments for cancer patients.

Other topics explored in the workshops include how to use wellness in every aspect of your business to increase profit; Delos Living’s approach to marketing and promoting wellness to hotel guests, tenants and home owners; plus an interactive discussion to demonstrate practical techniques to stay in the present and find focus.

GWS 2015 will run from 13-15 November.
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Meet Desert Therapy: Aromatherapy Associates' first new blend in seven years
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