On 13 June, the campaign will encourage people to change just one aspect of their lives for the better
There are now 39 spa industry leaders, from 30 countries, who’ve been appointed Global Wellness Day ambassadors
ambassadors. From Noel Asmar (Noel Asmar Group) and Nicolas Ronco (Yelo Spa) in North America to Marianne Brepohl (Lapinha Spa) in Brazil and Sammy Gharieni (Gharieni Group) in Germany – all ambassadors have made a commitment to invite their community to become a part of GWD. Asmar says: “Wellness is a necessity, not an option, and I felt I must be involved.” Gharieni adds: “I’m excited about finally
having one day when everyone thinks about wellness. It’s a sober claim that ‘GWD or one day can change your whole life’.” In fact, many initiatives, partnerships
and events are already underway or being planned behind the scenes in the run up to the third GWD on Saturday 13 June. Highlights include the possibility of a seal of approval from the Dalai Lama when he talks at the Happiness and its Causes conference in Australia on 11-12 June; while in Thailand, GWD has been included as an official event in the Tourist Authority’s calendar for 2015 and 2016. In the USA, UK, Austria and Germany, word is being spread to spa and
wellness-related organisations. And in Turkey the aim is to set up an official GWD association and to distribute GWD apples with in-flight meals to 80,000 Turkish Airline passengers on the day.
Wellness is the answer From its first tentative steps in Turkey, the GWD campaign has gathered momentum and moved across borders – five continents to be precise. So far, it’s collected signatures from over 5,000 people who support the campaign. Aksoy concludes: “Ten years ago,
wellness was considered a luxury. Today most of us know that we all need to adopt a better lifestyle and approach to wellbeing. Ten years from now, people will know that ‘wellness’ is the answer – we’ll go back to basics and learn to appreciate the silence within our minds, as well as how to transfer positive vibes to others. We’ll take actions to learn the simplicity of happiness. At least this is my dream for the future and Global Wellness Day will be a very important instrument to achieve this dream.” ●
GET INVOLVED Aksoy would love to hear from
anyone who wants to become a GWD ambassador for their country. She’s looking for volunteers – especially infl uential industry leaders – who have “motivation and dedication”. Tel: +90 2165714900 Email: belgin.aksoy@
globalwellnessday.org
Web:
www.globalwellnessday.org
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