January 7, 2026
Wellness in a Warming World
Mynzo Team
6 min read
As wellness grows into a global industry, its environmental impact raises hard questions—and new possibilities.
In the last decade, wellness has ascended from subculture to global industry, offering refuge from burnout. Yet beneath its calm branding lies a contradiction: wellness consumption has a significant carbon footprint.
Yoga retreats require long-haul flights. Athleisure is worn briefly and discarded. Superfoods travel across continents.
If wellness can be part of the problem, it can also be part of the solution. Beneath the market frenzy lies resilience-focused self-care.
A growing movement favors practices over products: home rituals, community gardens, time outdoors.
Sustainable wellness reframes care as communal rather than individual.
In a climate crisis that is also emotional, grounded wellness helps sustain the stamina needed to stay engaged.
The question is whether wellness can evolve into something restorative rather than consumptive.
