Perspective
Wellness Is Felt. Longevity Is Measured.
They overlap significantly. They are not the same thing. And the distinction matters more than most people in either field want to admit.
June 2026
Insights
Where the field is going. What it means. What has not yet been named.
Perspective
They overlap significantly. They are not the same thing. And the distinction matters more than most people in either field want to admit.
June 2026
Prediction
The technology is excellent. The model is incomplete. The brands that will define longevity are not the most technically advanced.
May 2026
Trend Report
New research from Yale tested 18 epigenetic clocks across 1,000+ samples. Results fluctuated by decades within a single day.
April 2026
Perspective
Mitochondria have their own DNA. Trace it back far enough and you arrive at a single common ancestor.
March 2026
Report
Six Senses London is finally open. Here is what one particular building tells us about where luxury wellness is heading next.
February 2026
Report
Nineteen years of attending the Global Wellness Summit, and this was the first time co-chairing it.
December 2025
Perspective
Wellness aligned itself with discipline, early mornings, and controlled suffering. But pleasure has always been the more powerful biological lever.
November 2025
Trend Report
The primary driver bringing people into health clubs has shifted from appearance to mental health. The latest research explains why.
November 2025
Listen
Podcast appearances and conversations with Anna Bjurstam.
Global Wellness Institute
Where Wellness Meets Longevity: A Global View
A wide-ranging conversation on where the science of longevity and the practice of wellness are converging — and what that means for the organisations building in this space.
Watch on YouTube →StarrCasts
What's a Wellness Pioneer? Meet Anna Bjurstam!
On what it actually means to be a wellness pioneer, the arc from Raison d'être to Six Senses, and where the field is heading next.
Watch on YouTube →The Breath Guide
Shaping the Future of Wellness
On consciousness, somatic practice, and why the most important frontier in wellness is the one the industry is least comfortable talking about.
Listen on Spotify →Facets of Design
Six Senses, Wellness, and the Power of Water
On the design intelligence behind Six Senses, the role of water in wellness architecture, and the relationship between physical environment and human experience.
Listen on Spotify →Happy Healthy Podcast
You Can't Biohack Unresolved Trauma — Longevity Science and Ancient Wisdom
On why the longevity conversation cannot stop at the biological — and what happens when ancient wisdom and modern science are brought into the same room.
Listen on Apple Podcasts →The Editorial Standard
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