An adaptation of a recent presentation I made at the Health & Fitness Association (HFA) Congress in Amsterdam, Netherlands focusing on the rise of 'wellness clubs'. I cover the key components of this new generation of health clubs, from contrast bathing to experiential saunas, add-on leisure facilities, hybrid training zones, outdoor gyms and diagnostics (the gym-as-clinic). 

 * Green Healthy Places [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]
 * Biofilico wellness interiors [https://biofilico.com/]
 * Biofit gym + spa design [https://biofit.io/]
 * Health & Fitness Association [https://www.healthandfitness.org/]

GHP 088 - The rise of wellness clubs

Welcome to episode 87 of the Green Healthy Places podcast, in which we explore the themes of well-being and sustainability in the built environment. 

I'm your host, Matt Morley, and we're delighted to be back after an unavoidable break with another series of concise, practical conversations from inspiring figures around the world.

This week, we're in Cape Town, South Africa, talking to Jess Berliner, co-founder and director of product of Learn Biomimicry. 

Over the last six years, Jess has co-authored all of her company's learning products, short courses, six-month mental programs, and e-books.

She's a self-professed nature nerd and scuba diver. So who else better to talk us through the topic of biomimicry?

LINKS:

 * Learn Biomimicry website [https://www.learnbiomimicry.com/]
 * Learn Biomimicry Discount Code [https://www.learnbiomimicry.com/offers/tpETQqEy?coupon_code=MATTMORLEY]
 * Biophilic Design course [https://www.learnbiomimicry.com/biophilic-design]
 * Jess Berliner on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-berliner-32078849/]
 * Matt Morley on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattaspiotismorley/]
 * Green Healthy Places [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]

GHP 087: Learn Biomimicry with Jess Berliner

Welcome to episode 86 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability real estate and hospitality. I’m your host, Mat Morley, and in this episode I’m in Toronto, Canada talking to Ron Blutrich, CEO of Clear Inc, a specialist in water purification for the real estate industry.

A scientist by trade, Ron is a passionate advocate for improved water quality after his own health scare caused by contaminated water.

In a nutshell, Clear Inc installs industrial-grade purification systems for whole buildings at the water pipe’s point of entry, and a smaller scale UV-LED solution for single family homes.

In this conversation we discuss the sources of water contamination, water filter technology, water quality testing, and the fundamental role of purified water in a healthy building concept.

 * clear.inc/ [https://www.clear.inc/]
 * greenhealthyplaces.com/  [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]

Water Quality in Healthy Buildings, CLEAR INC

In this episode I’m in New York talking to Oxana Spivey, Vice President of Wellness Standards & Development for Wellness in Travel & Tourism (WITT).

Oxana is also a yoga teacher, life coach, and entrepreneur in her own right but today we’re talking about WITT, which is aiming to become the leading wellness certification for the hospitality and travel industry.

WITT focuses on wellness destinations under development, under renovation and existing hotels, effectively providing a global benchmark in how to meet the demands of wellness-focus travelers.

Certified hotels already include US-based properties from brands such as 1 Hotels, Aman, Faena, Four Seasons, Park Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton, Rosewood, The Standard and Proper Hotels. All the heavy hitters in hotel land, basically.

The key pillars are movement, holistic healing, healthy eating, nature and local impact.

 * https://www.wittcertified.com/
 * https://www.linkedin.com/company/wittcertified/

Wellness In Travel Tourism (WITT)

In this episode I am in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) talking to Rainey Shane, Co-Founder and CEO of SEAM, the Social Equity Assessment Method for commercial real estate.

SEAM aims to promote social equity in the planning, design, construction and operation of built environments.

Rainey previously rain a non profit focused on forced labour and spent over six years developing this new standard intended to help guide developers in creating more equitable buildings.

We discuss social equity and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), the sustainability standard landscape, the key challenges Rainey faced pulling this new standard together from scratch, human centered design practices and the role of social equity in the real estate supply chain, amongst other things.

 * seamcertification.org [http://seamcertification.org/]
 * GreenHealthyPlaces.com [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]

Social Equity in Commercial Real Estate with Rainey Shane of SEAM

In this episode I’m here in Barcelona, Spain talking to Lotus Smits, Founder of The INK DEI Agency focused on promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within organizations.

Lotus has given a TED talk on Inclusive Leadership and has previously worked with the likes of Booking.com [http://booking.com/], Globo and Campari Group.

 * She is also Co-Founder of Egala an organization that connects migrants to skills and jobs via mentoring, workshops and placement programs.

So she is clearly someone with a strong social conscience, determined to be a force for good in the world of business.

This podcast is mostly dedicated to sustainability and wellbeing, People and Planet, so I want to give space to the concept of Social Equity as it’s becoming an increasingly prominent part of how modern businesses do good.

 * https://www.theink-dei.com/
 * https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotussmits/
 * https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/

The INK - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

In this episode I am in Lisbon, Portugal talking to Jorge Lima, Founder of the Longevity Medicine Summit that will next take place in Lisbon in May 2025. The second day of that event will be focused on wellness real estate and longevity clinics in particular, looking at how the healthspan trend is playing out in buildings and interiors. I’ll be giving a presentation there, that’s how Jorge and I originally connected.

Here we discuss the term wellness real estate, then we go a level deeper into longevity clinics and medical spas in particular, before discussing the type of products and services each might typically offer, why Venture Capital investment is flooding into the sector, the differences between an individual clinic, a larger format wellness resort and an entire wellness residences concept, as well as how such businesses can contribute to the local tourism economy.

 * Longevity Med Summit [https://www.longevitymedsummit.com/]
 * Longevity Med Summit on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/longevity-med-summit/posts/?feedView=all]
 * Matt Morley on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmorleylux/]
 * GreenHealthyPlaces.com [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]

Longevity, Healthspan and Medical Wellness Clinics

Welcome to episode 81 of the Green Healthy Places Podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in the built environment.

I’m your host Matt Morley and in this episode I’m in Bangkok, talking to Anchalika Kijkanakorn, Founder and Managing Director of Akaryn Hotel Group, a boutique hospitality business she created in 2008 that built on the success of the Aleenta Resort & Spa she had launched five years before that.

Anchalika is also Founder of the Pure Blue Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to protecting and preserving the planet’s marine ecosystems and promoting environmental causes in the communities around her resort properties.

We cover the relationship between the tourism industry and environmental / social causes in Thailand more generally, as well as the specifics of her activities under the umbrella of the Pure Blue Foundation in her home country.

 * Pure Blue Foundation [https://www.purebluefoundation.com/]
 * Aleenta Resorts, Thailand [https://www.aleenta.com/]
 * Ayurah Wellness [https://www.aleenta.com/ayurah-wellness/]
 * Green Healthy Places  [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]



GHP 081: Pure Blue Foundation

Welcome to episode 080 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in the built environment.

I’m your host, Matt Morley and in this episode we are exploring a specifically human aspect of our environment to do with psychology and how to successfully implement changes amongst people within an organization, or client base.

Guiding us through is Dr. Michelle Constable, a Chartered Health Psychologist with more than 15 years’ experience of applying behavioural science in practice, developing interventions at individual, community and population levels.

Her speciality is translating research into practice and strategically embedding behavioural science across organisations and systems.

She co-founded the Behavioural Science and Public Health Network (BSPHN), a charitable organisation that develops and supports behavioural science communities of practice across the UK.

The Behavioural Scientists builds on this work and brings together a unique offer for organisations in the Middle East to support and develop their behaviour change agenda.

 * thebehaviouralscientists.com [https://www.thebehaviouralscientists.com/]
 * guest's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebehaviouralscientists/]
 * greenhealthyplaces.com [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]
 * host's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmorleylux/]

GHP 080: The Behavioural Scientists

In episode 079 of the Green Healthy Places podcast, I am in the UK talking to Dean Jarvis, Founder and CEO of Veda Homes, a residential developer active in the London commuter-belt area with a clear focus on wellness and sustainability. 

Dean has a background in finance and launched Veda in 2017, setting out on a mission to combine his own journey towards holistic wellbeing with the need for more healthy, green housing stock for families in the UK.

 * https://www.vedahomes.co.uk/
 * https://www.instagram.com/vedahomes/
 * https://biofilico.com/  [https://biofilico.com/]
 * https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/



079: Veda Homes / The wellness company that builds homes

Exploring wellbeing & sustainability in real estate and hospitality with podcast host Matt Morley. 

Each episode dissects a global benchmark in places and spaces that go out of their way to promote the health of People & Planet. 

Find us at greenhealthyplaces.com [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]