{"id":10320,"date":"2025-03-14T06:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gocohospitality.com\/?p=10320"},"modified":"2025-03-14T06:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:55:11","slug":"wellness-expert-series-sophie-benge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gocohospitality.com\/zh-hans\/wellness-expert-series-sophie-benge\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Expert Series – Sophie Benge"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of International Women\u2019s month, we have reached out to Sophie Benge, a highly respected 25-year veteran in the international wellness industry as consultant, author, journalist and founder.<\/p>\n

Passionate about helping and guiding women to connect more closely with their innate feminine energy, Sophie offers retreats, workshops and online courses, designed to cultivate living a life with greater flow and happiness. She also offers Meditation in Touch and developed a unique massage treatment exclusively for women, as well as collaborates with international wellness brands such as Four Seasons, Andronis and Nobis Hotels.<\/p>\n

Her expertise extends to concept creation and planning as well as copywriting for international hospitality and wellness brands including Mandarin Oriental, Lanserhof, Chiva-Som, Zulal – and Cirque du Soleil. A seasoned traveler, she has explored and researched wellness traditions across every continent, bringing deep cultural insight into her work.<\/p>\n

As an author, she has written \u2018Tropical Spa\u2019 and \u2018Healing Sources\u2019 focus on indigenous wellness cultures of Asia and Central Europe.<\/p>\n

Sophie is also the founder of \u2018hungarymud\u2019, a brand supplying healing mud to spas, product companies and at retail, offering a face mask for radiant skin.<\/p>\n

A sought-after speaker at international wellness events, Sophie is often quoted in the media as a leading voice in women\u2019s wellness.<\/p>\n

Sophie shares her insights on women\u2019s wellness, reflecting on the current state of gender equality and its impact on well-being. She offers thought-provoking perspectives and actionable solutions to help women reconnect with their authentic feminine essence\u2014unlocking a ripple effect of benefits that extend into every aspect of life.<\/p>\n

\"GOCOSophie Benge, <\/span>Consultant, author, journalist and founder<\/span><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Wellness, this International Women\u2019s Day: My Thoughts by Sophie Benge<\/strong><\/p>\n

As our media spotlights this year\u2019s IWD on March 8th, I\u2019ve mixed feelings. After its 100 years of valiant history to garner global action for gender equality and champion women\u2019s rights and achievements, there could be more to celebrate.<\/p>\n

It should NOT be that still 70% of people living in poverty are women, that just 22% of world leaders are female and that one in three of us experience physical or sexual assault – and, where in the case of South Sudan, most perpetrators go unpunished.*<\/p>\n

It\u2019s equally shocking that just this year South Carolina, USA, proposes a bill to imprison women for \u2018activity\u2019 that results in miscarriage.**<\/p>\n

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But \u2026 a positive spin on inequality appears in our industry as programmes and retreats solely for women\u2019s wellbeing . While most focus on nutrition, stress, exercise, sleep and hormones – particularly around menopause (a word that still, for many, hides behind \u2018midlife wellness\u2019!), I\u2019m offering a different slant.<\/p>\n

Despite balancing these above issues, we women often feel something still isn\u2019t quite right. We feel scattered. Ponder these:<\/p>\n