The Global Wellness Institute has released its top wellness trends for 2025, and leading the list is The Analog Wellness Trend—a movement toward slower, low-tech living. As digital overload and online burnout reach a tipping point, 2025 is predicted to be the year people actively “log off” and “analog on,” embracing retro, pre-digital technologies, hobbies, and experiences as both a wellness practice and a lifestyle shift. This movement toward digital disconnection and analog living is set to reshape everything from travel to home design.
Anna Bjurstam, a wellness industry leader and wellness pioneer for Six Senses Hotels and Resorts, shares that the brand is partnering with YONDR, a company that creates phone-free spaces to foster genuine connection, focus, and creativity. According to Bjurstam, Six Senses is “motivating guests to turn in their phones for a number of hours each day (though not mandatory),” placing them in a YONDR box lined with Faraday fabric to block all incoming and outgoing signals. “It allows guests to go on a hike and truly experience how good it feels to be without their phones,” she explains.
At the heart of this trend is the shift from digital interaction to in-person connection, allowing people to experience joy and friendship offline. Six Senses is embracing this concept with the launch of its first social club in London this year, with more locations opening worldwide in 2026. Six Senses London will feature Six Senses Place, a new kind of social club where wellness and community intersect. Rooted in the brand’s philosophy that wellness encompasses mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being, the club aims to foster balance and broaden horizons. “It’s very much about belonging to a community,” Bjurstam says. “It will have a restaurant, bar, co-working spaces, and a longevity medical clinic. Being connected with yourself and those around you creates a sense of purpose and belonging.”
The analog revival is also driving a resurgence in hands-on hobbies and social gatherings. Attendance at classes for sewing, jewelry making, book clubs, and chess clubs is rising, while old-school sports like bocce and croquet are making a comeback. Manhattan’s Lawn Club, a 30,000-square-foot venue, offers guests the chance to book a “lawn” for a night of retro fun with friends.
In a world that moves at the speed of a swipe, the analog wellness trend is a powerful reminder that true well-being isn’t found in an app or a notification—it’s in the quiet moments of presence, ritual, and connection. By embracing analog practices, we not only reclaim our time but also rediscover the art of being fully, beautifully present.