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How Did Wellness Become Our New Religion?

By Filings on Thu, 08/02/18
Society & Culture
American Culture
Idolatry
Materialism
Health

“In place of religion, we now have spirituality (or pseudo-spirituality). Instead of church, we do elaborate #selfcaresunday rituals. We get baptized at Burning Man. We pay tithings to yoga studios. Wellness has in many ways become our new religion, with practitioners, instructors, and coaches its priests, imams, and rabbis.” - Quartzy

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