Wealth & Finance April 2017

Wealth & Finance International 10 Harvesting Community Social Responsibility he Wellness Lounge - the signature brand - supports a Community Social Responsibility in the belief that all indi- viduals through community, government and corporations are entitled to a wellness experience. Through training, ed- ucation and an interactive wellness platform the firm activates wellness experiences globally. The Wellness Lounge represents Sustainability, and Ancient Therapeutic Treatments which have been integral to the development of countries for thousands of years. The Wellness Lounge also includes onsite educational workshops and global wellness events. Founded in 2000, Wellness Interactive Inc.® promotes, educates and enables all people to pursue a wellness lifestyle. Their clients include corporations, non-profit organizations, wellness industry employees, employee sales teams and leaders in wellness & sustainability. The company offers many effective solutions in the area of building com- munity social responsibility, strategic alliances, achieving measurable results, branding wellness, organizational effectiveness in the wellness industry. They focus on marketing wellness, essential metrics for defining and marketing wellness, social wellness, wellness & sustainability, effective solutions for CSR and employee effectiveness in wellness. Desiree Wat- son tells us more. “We specialise in the leading edge of wellness and integrative health – the combination of mainstream medical practices and complementary treatments.” The organisation has several initiatives: • Educational platform; • Wellness special events; • Management and consulting; • Community outreach program; • Speakers bureau; • Product development and; • Green store. “Wellness Interactive has over 30 registered brands representing the wellness industry - some of which can be licensed to support a social wellness experience for corporations looking to specifically market wellness,” explains Desiree. “The Wellness Lounge brand is registered globally in Norway, South Africa, Australia, China, and the US.” The WL certification program can support staff engagement and can pioneer a global social wellness experience in order to accelerate busi- nesses financial goals. In addition it has: • A range of wellness programs and events, educational workshops and training programs in wellness topics around the country for corporations and non-profit organisations; • Provide integrative wellness options with the combination of main- stream medical practices; • Provide expertise within the field of health and wellness; • Provide and customise programs and services to meet specific client goals; • Guest speakers, VIP reception and; • Events that introduce new and exciting, sustainable products and services. Desiree’s role is to engage with senior leaders and stakeholders within or- ganisations. A large part of her work is aimed at drafting and implement- ing a wellness strategy for companies and their employees to succeed. She also regularly speaks and partners with local communities in order to support a wellness lifestyle and healthy workplace environments. Desiree explains more about a recent initiative, the Pop-Up Wellness Lounge. “The Pop-Up Wellness Lounge is a customised experience for busi- nesses and organisations looking to bring a wellness initiative to their employees, customers, friends or family. The WL partners closely with clients to create an event that effortlessly blends education, relaxation and unity.” The company’s therapeutic services include: THAI MASSAGE: A bodywork therapy based on yoga and Ayurveda (the science of life) that has its origins as a healing modality by Buddhist monks in Thailand over 2,500 years ago. It is considered to be more energising and rigorous than typical forms of massage. Thai Massage is performed on a padded mat on the floor as the therapist uses his or her hands, knees, legs and feet to apply gentle compression along the body’s energy (“Sen”) lines and stretching to move your body into a series of Wellness Interactive is an organisation aimed at branding wellness to support Community Social Responsibility (CSR) & Corporate Social Responsibility. T 1702WF67