The opening of the wellness centre Fivelements Habitat in Causeway Bay this month draws attention to the often overlooked importance of wellness, both individual and corporate. Realigning this focus and cultivating urban wellness is a top priority, argues Lahra Tatriele, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Fivelements. According to Tatriele, only 10% of workers worldwide have access to workplace wellness programmes, and this number is even lower in the Asia Pacific, at 5%. On the other hand, the APAC region also has the fastest rate of growth of interest in wellness, cited as a $9.3 billion market.
There is a need identified by Tatriele to reconnect with nature, to then generate health, motivation and edification. Tatriele says, “It’s a humbling experience when you’re in nature. You plug out, then plug into your authentic self.” By focusing on personal well-being and reconnecting with the soft values of humanity such as creativity and adaptability, corporate and company well-being will also profit.
Fivelements offers wellness in the forms of food and drink, yoga, mindfulness, sound, movement, tea and core conditioning. Corporate wellness can also be used as a means of networking, by returning to face to face interaction instead of via AI. Striking business deals no longer need to be in the board room only; they can also take place on the yoga mat or during a tea ceremony. In short, individual wellness is not only beneficial personally; it will also be profitable on a corporate level.
Paul Arkwright
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