As mental health becomes a focus in a post-pandemic world, author, alternative medicine advocate and wellness guru Deepak Chopra recently transformed his wellness empire, Chopra Global, into a healing company. and currently serves as Chief Scientific Advisor there.
The sale includes his popular Chopra: meditation and well-being app, Various treatment spa.
Chopra said he may not be so involved in the company’s day-to-day operations, but he doesn’t want the move to be called a retirement.
“I have no intention of retiring until the day of Mahasamadhi,” Chopra told Yahoo Finance, referring to the condition when a yogi leaves the body consciously and intentionally.
“The body is busier than ever. The mind is busier than ever,” he added.
Simon Belsham, co-CEO of The Healing Company, an online platform for wellness and alternative medicine, said the acquisition of such a giant brand equates to the company’s strategy and goals.
“What we are trying to build is like LVMH for wellness or Procter & Gamble for wellness where the Healing Company brand is the connector,” Belsham said in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
“In many ways, I don’t think there’s ever been a time when alternative approaches to medicine are so necessary and distressing to society. We’ve been noticing mental health issues on the rise in recent years.” he added.
The acquisition comes at a time when demand for wellness products and therapies is at an all-time high. Use of telemedicine surges app and Growing demand for mental health professionals.
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently said: Published a report on the problem of loneliness.Regarding the United States and its impact on physical health, the statement said: Substance use disorders. ”
Mr. Chopra clearly agrees.
“Most chronic illnesses are affected by how we live, how we think, how we act, how we feel and how we interact with each other,” he said. I was.
He says medical schools are beginning to teach the importance of diverse approaches to medicine, offering courses in lifestyle medicine and holistic medicine, which will show how future physicians will approach health. pointed out that it could be.
“The demand from medical students and residents is amazing,” Chopra said, adding that he had never seen anything like this before.
Chopra added that Healing Company is the perfect home for his brand and believes this partnership will help him achieve his lifelong goal of positively impacting one billion people.
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