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Mövenpick’s love affair with coffee began more than 70 years ago when devoted baristas crafted fresh brews that filled the brand’s very first restaurant with enchanting aromas.

‘Der Himmlische’, a premium coffee for the home, soon followed, and today, a myriad of mystical blends and roasts are available as beans, ground or in capsules, served daily in the Mövenpick hotels and resorts around the world.

Lancôme was founded in 1935 by the visionary pioneer perfumer Armand Petitjean. Since 85 years, Lancôme's mission is to make all women happier by making them more beautiful, providing the best of cosmetics innovation in terms of quality, science and efficacy.

Lancôme is a French luxury perfume and cosmetics house and a leading name in the beauty industry, offering skincare, fragrances, and makeup. Founded in 1935 by Armand Petitjean, Lancôme will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2015. While creating the brand, Petitjean was inspired by French elegance that he simply wanted to deliver across the world and Lancôme most definitely realizes this motive.

Over the decades, Lancôme spreads its vision of French spirit and elegance combined with major innovations allowing Lancôme to become the leading luxury beauty brand in the world.

The name 'Lancôme' was inspired by the ruins of castle Le Château de Lancome and the roses surrounding it are mirrored in the brand's symbol of the single golden rose. In 1935 when the brand was introduced, Lancôme launched their first 5 fragrances including Tendre Nuit, Bocages, Conquete, Kypre and Tropiques at the World's Fair in Brussels. Petitjean quickly moved into skincare and introduced a multi-tasking repair cream called Nutrix that was launched in 1936 and is still available today. 2 years later, he progressed into cosmetics with a rose-scented pink/red lipstick that remained as Lancôme's best seller for the next 30 years. From there, Lancôme rapidly grew in the fragrance sector and expanded into the makeup and skincare market before being taken over by L'Oreal in 1964.

Lancôme has grown into a leading name in the luxury fragrance and beauty industry and has been represented by actresses, global supermodels, makeup artists, and perfumers across the years. Emerging fashion designers have also collaborated with the brand including design duo Proenza Schouler who created a dress inspired by the Lancôme Hypnose fragrance. Some of the biggest names have worked with the Lancôme brand including Isabella Rossellini, Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Penelope Cruz, and Julia Roberts who have been a part of the brand's cosmetics and fragrances ad campaigns - despite the fact, that Petitjean once stated that Lancôme would never advertise.

First introduced to the western world in the late 70s by Yogi Bhajan, Kundalini yoga is a combination of breath, movement, and sound. It derives from the Sanskrit word kundal, which translates to “coiled energy.” The idea is that we all have energy gathered at the base of our spine and, through the practice of Kundalini, we bring that energy up our spine through the seven chakras, and out the crown of our head.

“The process of growth through Kundalini Yoga is a natural unfolding of your own nature,” Yogi Bhajan has said. “Like a snake, you will need to shed old skins to be more of who you are.” The ultimate goal of Kundalini is to increase your self-awareness by silencing your mind and unblocking your chakras so that your vital energy can flow freely.

"The practice of kundalini is filled with really challenging breath exercises coupled with asanas and meditation," says yoga instructor Caley Alyssa in our 28 Days To Yoga Bliss class. "These are often practiced in repetition for a pretty lengthy period of time and move a lot of energy around in your body."

There's a reason why the practice has gained popularity only recently: The ancient teachings of Kundalini yoga were kept secret for a very long time, only taught to royalty and nobility for thousands of years until Bhajan brought it to the West in the late 1960s and began to teach it publicly.