Blue Monday has arrived, so here’s how we are brightening up the supposedly gloomiest day of the year: with revitalising wellness experiences and workshops.
Innovative wellness regimes are travelling around the world; from lymphatic massages in the South of France to Japanese detoxes in London, and chic Australian luggage brand Nere is here to take us there in style. Here’s what we are loving this week.
TRAVEL WITH THIS Nere
Up your luggage game this year with Australian fashion luggage brand Nere, and their new collection of nylon accessories that can be worn on-the-go, whether it’s to the gym or office, at a festival or for your upcoming holidays. The fashion-forward Seeker collection offers styles for everyone and every purpose, including a compact backpack, camera bag, duffle bag and bum bag – making it the perfect accessory to carry alongside your Nere suitcase. Keep your eye on our Instagram page this week to catch the CF team’s favourite luggage and 2024 top destinations.
BOOK THIS RUUBY in the Alps
After a successful summer season pop up in the South of France, RUUBY has now landed in the Alps for the 2023-24 winter season. Delivering a curated treatment edit designed for an après-ski audience – including deep tissue, lymphatic and relaxation massages, facials and bespoke hair and makeup (cocktail bun and old fashioned shave included) – customers can book premium on-demand treatments straight to their chalet or hotel in Meribel and Courchevel. After an exhausting day skiing, this is what those in the know book.
TRY THIS 'Shiawase' at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square
The Japanese philosophy ‘Shiawase’ marks the celebration of happiness and wellbeing, a welcome practice during the months following a fun-packed, indulgent holiday period. This January, Nobu Hotel London Portman Square is embarking on this holistic, rejuvenating experience in everything from the dining options to the exercise schedule and the cocktail menu. The new bespoke overnight stay package includes a two-night ‘happiness retreat’ where an endorphin-boosting Nobu Pilates class awaits, followed by a Detox Bento Box by the hotel’s executive chef, Michael Paul, which includes a high-protein sushi and nigiri selection, a prebiotic-packed dragon fruit ceviche and a selection of Everleaf mocktails. Around the hotel, artist David Aiu Servan-Schrieber has taken residence with his calming paintings inspired by nature’s equilibriums and the four natural elements.
EXPERIENCE THIS Michelle Roques-O'Neil, Therapie Life Aromatherapy
Understanding the mental and emotional pressures of this time of year, aromatherapist and wellness expert Michelle Roques-O’Neil is sharing her expertise at her Marylebone studios, The French Pharmacy. Through bookable 75-minute therapy appointments including a holistic approach to counselling, the sessions are designed to revitalise your nervous system and energy levels. Each appointment includes a conversation and personalised visualisation to focus intention, as well as aromatherapy using essential oils to target key nerve pathways and pulse points, touch therapy for autonomic system, reiki to dissolve negativity, followed by sound therapy for overall harmony.
LEARN THIS Cinnamon bun workshops at Hampton Manor Bakery
Hampton Manor, the five-star lifestyle hotel in England’s green Warwickshire has added a cinnamon bun-making workshop to its portfolio of events. Guided by head baker Jax and the team, guests and visitors can learn how to make the bakery’s best-selling recipe; you’ll make the dough from scratch and learn all the techniques that go into it, from kneading to making the best cinnamon butter. Sometimes, all January needs is a sweet sprinkling of cinnamon and the scent of freshly baked dough.
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