Rina Raphael

The flip side of optimism is gullibility, which is why a lot of people who are very into wellness can sometimes fall for things that just have no evidence behind them.

The flip side of optimism is gullibility, which is why a lot of people who are very into wellness can sometimes fall for things that just have no evidence behind them.

Yeah. And I think that's what we mean when we say that like belief is such a huge part of of the wellness industry, it's also just so part and parcel of America. Like we happen to be a highly optimistic and consumerist nation. And the flip side of optimism is gullibility, which is why a lot of people who are very into wellness can sometimes fall for things that just have no evidence behind them.

Yeah. And I think that's what we mean when we say that like belief is such a huge part of of the wellness industry, it's also just so part and parcel of America. Like we happen to be a highly optimistic and consumerist nation. And the flip side of optimism is gullibility, which is why a lot of people who are very into wellness can sometimes fall for things that just have no evidence behind them.

Yeah. And I think that's what we mean when we say that like belief is such a huge part of of the wellness industry, it's also just so part and parcel of America. Like we happen to be a highly optimistic and consumerist nation. And the flip side of optimism is gullibility, which is why a lot of people who are very into wellness can sometimes fall for things that just have no evidence behind them.

I actually wrote a piece for the New York Times about this. So now you have things like Ramadan bootcamp. You have like Catholic meditation apps. And basically because they're seeing that people want to meld their wellness with their spiritual practice. And by the way, I will say that religion is always sort of adapting to people's needs.

I actually wrote a piece for the New York Times about this. So now you have things like Ramadan bootcamp. You have like Catholic meditation apps. And basically because they're seeing that people want to meld their wellness with their spiritual practice. And by the way, I will say that religion is always sort of adapting to people's needs.

I actually wrote a piece for the New York Times about this. So now you have things like Ramadan bootcamp. You have like Catholic meditation apps. And basically because they're seeing that people want to meld their wellness with their spiritual practice. And by the way, I will say that religion is always sort of adapting to people's needs.

So this is just the most current iteration of organized religion saying, okay, this is what people are interested in. How do we give it to them? And there's even sort of religious wellness consultants who will go inside your church or your synagogue and say, okay, this is how we're going to refashion everything to get people in here who want to do fitness, nutrition, meditation.

So this is just the most current iteration of organized religion saying, okay, this is what people are interested in. How do we give it to them? And there's even sort of religious wellness consultants who will go inside your church or your synagogue and say, okay, this is how we're going to refashion everything to get people in here who want to do fitness, nutrition, meditation.

So this is just the most current iteration of organized religion saying, okay, this is what people are interested in. How do we give it to them? And there's even sort of religious wellness consultants who will go inside your church or your synagogue and say, okay, this is how we're going to refashion everything to get people in here who want to do fitness, nutrition, meditation.

Yeah, completely. A lot of these things are taken from different practices and oftentimes sort of molded to really serve the self. A really great example is even if you take something like this idea of a digital Sabbath, right? This idea of completely logging off from all your tech. Yeah.

Yeah, completely. A lot of these things are taken from different practices and oftentimes sort of molded to really serve the self. A really great example is even if you take something like this idea of a digital Sabbath, right? This idea of completely logging off from all your tech. Yeah.

Yeah, completely. A lot of these things are taken from different practices and oftentimes sort of molded to really serve the self. A really great example is even if you take something like this idea of a digital Sabbath, right? This idea of completely logging off from all your tech. Yeah.

People forget the fact that the whole idea of the Sabbath is not just to not do work. It's to be with your community. You're supposed to have meals. You're supposed to go to a synagogue. But instead, we just made it this thing that's don't be on your tech. Go do something else with your day. It's divorced from the idea of being with your community and being with other people and serving others.

People forget the fact that the whole idea of the Sabbath is not just to not do work. It's to be with your community. You're supposed to have meals. You're supposed to go to a synagogue. But instead, we just made it this thing that's don't be on your tech. Go do something else with your day. It's divorced from the idea of being with your community and being with other people and serving others.

People forget the fact that the whole idea of the Sabbath is not just to not do work. It's to be with your community. You're supposed to have meals. You're supposed to go to a synagogue. But instead, we just made it this thing that's don't be on your tech. Go do something else with your day. It's divorced from the idea of being with your community and being with other people and serving others.

That's just one example. But there's so many examples of different ways that we've completely stripped down things to make it really about the self.

That's just one example. But there's so many examples of different ways that we've completely stripped down things to make it really about the self.

That's just one example. But there's so many examples of different ways that we've completely stripped down things to make it really about the self.