Wellbeing: A New Religion?
Claire Langham and Lucy BlakemoreSynovate
Once, Religion formed the cornerstone of society. It gave us values to live by, a crutch to lean on, rituals to follow, mentors to guide us and communities to bond with. Today, our quest appears to be for a different and altogether more selfish kind of fulfilment: physical and emotional wellbeing.
The focus on me (and, at a push, my family) is at the heart of our modern-day obsession with yoga, massage, counselling, self-help and other individualistic, self-focused pursuits. For many, organised religion is being superseded by the...