{"id":100609,"date":"2019-01-15T16:34:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T21:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=100609\/"},"modified":"2020-01-14T11:11:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T16:11:06","slug":"wellness-right-not-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ja\/journal\/wellness-right-not-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness As a Right, Not a Privilege: The Wanderlust Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our 2019 event calendar is live! We’ll be teasing out our teacher and speaker lineup over the next couple of weeks, and announce music headliners in early February. Tickets are on-sale now<\/a>. Mark your calendars.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There is no shortage of information or statistics that wellness\u2014the <\/span>wellness industry<\/span><\/i>\u2014is having a moment. <\/span>According<\/span><\/a> to the Global Wellness Institute, it was a $3.7 trillion economy in 2015. There are a number of reasons for that, not least of which include a growing resistance to products that have long made us unhealthy (in May 2018 even the World Health Organization <\/span>recommended<\/span><\/a> banning all trans fats in processed foods). <\/span>Forbes<\/span><\/i> reports<\/span><\/a> that people are not just demanding products that are healthier, but also that help to facilitate a healthy lifestyle as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

But\u2014and let\u2019s be real\u2014wellness is expensive. We haven\u2019t reached a moment in the so-called wellness revolution that we can say with confidence that access to wellness, access to the activities and products and choices that allow us to be well, is available for all. In fact, as the income gap widens, so too does accessibility of choice. There are loads of <\/span>inspirational people<\/span><\/a> working to change that, but it\u2019s certainly a long road. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why we should expand access<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe need a culture of wellbeing that takes care of everyone,\u201d says <\/span>Kerri Kelly<\/span><\/a>, social disruptor, activist, and founder of <\/span>CTZNWELL<\/span><\/a>. She believes that we can\u2019t really have a truly <\/span>well<\/span><\/i> society until we all have the access to make choices to be well. She\u2019s not alone. <\/span>angel Kyodo williams<\/span><\/a>, ordained Zen priest, writer, and founder of <\/span>Center for Transformative Change<\/span><\/a> believes that access to wellness is a right for all humanity. \u201cWellness,\u201d she says, \u201cis when everyone has access, resources, and a sense of entitlement to get what they need to be well.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

All to say: The conversation around access to wellness is happening <\/span>right now<\/span><\/i>\u2014in a big way. Wanderlust believes that this conversation is not only worthwhile to have, but crucial.\u00a0Our ticket prices reflect the quality of our teachers and the caliber of our locations. In an effort to continue to be a leader in not only discussing<\/i> access to wellness but practicing what we preach, we\u2019re offering a Scholarship to all our US and Canada 4-day destination F<\/span>estivals, and to Wellspring.<\/span><\/p>\n