Global Wellness Day UK, which took place on 8th June, was celebrated in style this year.
2019 marked the eighth annual Global Wellness Day celebration. The event kicked off when UK ambassador Paul Gerrard led the charge on a wellness walk with local businesses and community members through Elstree and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.
As one walker enthused: ‘The rain stayed away, everyone enjoyed it and Paul loved it so much he did it twice!’
Gerrard joined Diane Nettleton of Gaia Skincare for a free-to-all yoga session, overlooking Newquay’s Fistral Beach, where relaxing music was played through ‘silent disco' style headphones.
Other GWD activities included taster fitness sessions at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire and Rosewood London. Across the globe, the likes of British chef Heston Blumenthal and US icon Oprah Winfrey shot videos enthusing about the benefits of wellness.
Reflecting on his first GWD as UK ambassador, Paul Gerrard says: ‘After stumbling across Global Wellness Day online, I feel privileged to have officially introduced it to the UK. My purpose is to make GWD UK an established annual event, and to have the rest of the UK feel just as excited about it as I do. I’d better hurry though, because I’ve only got 364 days until the next celebration. It’s not just about one day, it’s about the other 364 days and what to do with them.’
GWD is now celebrated in 130 countries and across seven continents.
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