Latest news with #Mindvalley
The Guardian
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Gwyneth Paltrow's ‘vagina candle' is still burning bright – at five times the original price
I have a foolproof way to make millions. It's a little tricky to execute, but hear me out, OK? Step one: find a time machine. Step two: travel back to 2020. Step three: quickly, before they all get nabbed, buy the entire stock of the This Smells Like My Vagina candle that Gwyneth Paltrow notoriously sold on Goop for $75 a pop. Then come back to 2025 and sell them on eBay for $400 each. Seriously, that's what they are going for now. We're talking a 433% return! How do I know this? Not, to be clear, because I am spending my evenings searching for vagina-scented candles. No, I know this because the chatter around Paltrow's candle is impossible to fully extinguish; it keeps popping back up in the news. In 2021, for example, there was a big hoo-hah because a Texas man claimed that the candle exploded on his bedside table. No one was injured but a lawsuit was filed for the Texas man and others who 'through no fault of their own, bought defective and dangerous vagina-scented candles'. That case was later dropped. The candles are now back in the headlines because Paltrow was speaking at an event called the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit over the weekend and revealed that her famous creation originally started off as a joke. The perfume team were apparently messing around with scents when she said, 'Oh, that smells like … you know.' And, well, you know what happens next. Paltrow also revealed that she thinks her candle was very 'punk rock' and challenged the shame around female sexuality. And if you don't agree, she thinks you should 'go fuck yourself'. Anyway, back to the details of my get-rich-quick plan. A time machine might seem preposterous but, according to the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit's website, manifesting means 'bending time and reality through intention, intuition and aligned action'. So manifest the damn thing and start getting that vagina candle money! Perhaps you're wondering if it wouldn't be easier to just manifest a bunch of cash instead? Yes, come to think of it, probably. Although, honestly, you shouldn't take financial advice from me. I started my working life as a corporate lawyer, then went into advertising, and now I am a freelance writer. Instead of climbing the career ladder chasing pay rises I slithered down it chasing pay cuts. Still, here I am living the dream and writing about vaginas for a living. It's very punk rock! Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
Khaleej Times
20-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Limitless Immersion launches its first edition in Dubai this May
Dubai will host the first-ever Limitless Immersion, developed for ambitious entrepreneurs, executives, and high performers to experience a profound shift in mindset and personal growth. The three-day experiential event is designed to help individuals reassess their personal narratives, challenge limiting beliefs, and intentionally shape their future identities. The workshop will take place at the Conrad Hotel from May 23-25, in Dubai. Unlike conventional seminars or retreats, Limitless Immersion offers a structured, neuroscience-informed journey into personal transformation. It is designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, parents, and high performers who seek greater alignment between their internal potential and their external reality. The workshop is led by best-selling author Ajit Nawalkha, a globally respected leadership coach, former CEO of Mindvalley, and co-founder of Mindvalley Coach (formerly Evercoach), acquired by Mindvalley in a multi-eight-figure deal. Over the past decade, Nawalkha has trained over 15,000 coaches globally and received more than 3,100 testimonials for his work in personal and business growth. "Limitless is designed for people who know there's more inside them but haven't yet found the tools or space to bring it forward," said Nawalkha. 'It's about learning how to stop operating on autopilot and start making conscious, empowered choices. Participants will learn to rewire mindsets, release limitations, and walk away with a blueprint to elevate their business, relationships, and well-being.' Structured across three days, the workshop guides participants through a powerful sequence of discovery including: Evidence-based tools for transformation. Techniques grounded in neuroscience and psychology create real change. Intimate group experience to ensure deep connection and personalised coaching. 'This is not an event where you come to be motivated for a weekend and return to old habits,' Nawalkha added. 'This is where you come to rewire the way you think, feel, and show up, for a long term.' As the inaugural edition, Limitless Immersion represents a bold new step in transformational experiences, offering practical, psychological, and strategic support for those ready to take control of their lives and lead from a place of intention.
Associated Press
19-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Dr. Joe Dispenza Closes Day 2 of Mindvalley's Manifesting Summit LA With a Powerful Call to Embody the Future Self
Day 2 of the sold-out summit delivers emotional healing, energetic embodiment, and quantum transformation in the heart of LA LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, CA, UNITED STATES, May 19, 2025 / / -- Following an emotional and healing first day, Mindvalley's Manifesting Summit LA 2025 returned for Day 2 with a powerful focus on embodiment, deep transformation, and quantum growth. With over 15,000 participants joining both in-person and virtually, the summit continued to ignite personal breakthroughs and global unity. Day 2 took place at LA Center Studios and felt like the peak of the entire event. The energy was strong as the crowd moved from feeling inspired to fully living what they learned, guided by top transformation coaches and spiritual teachers. Highlights from Day 2: •Regan Hillyer: Returned to guide attendees through 'Surrendered Manifestation', teaching how to embody your highest vision by becoming what you desire to attract. •John Lee & David Ghiyam: Delivered insights into spiritual technology and wealth energetics, giving practical tools to remove inner blocks and step into limitless receiving. •Anodea Judith: Spoke on manifesting wealth in the digital age, and later closed the day with an unforgettable in-person session titled 'Creating Miracles Together'. •Vishen Lakhiani: Led immersive embodiment work and advanced teachings on the Silva Method for virtual attendees, followed by a session on becoming a manifesting master. •Dr. Joe Dispenza: lighting up the crowd with his signature approach to aligning the mind, body, and energy field to manifest radical change. Day 2 was full of energy. People joined in breathwork and movement with Lee Holden, and many talks ended with big cheers from the crowd. The crowd danced, cried, and shared real, powerful moments of change. 'This wasn't just about learning techniques,' one attendee said. 'It was about becoming the person who already lives the life I've been dreaming about.' With the skyline of Los Angeles in the background a city healing from recent fires, Mindvalley's mission to bring peace, growth, and conscious community felt more urgent and impactful than ever. As the Manifesting Summit LA ends, Mindvalley will keep growing its mission to help people change their lives. More summits and immersive experiences are on the horizon. For more information, please visit ABOUT MINDVALLEY Mindvalley is the world's premier transformation platform, committed to empowering individuals to unlock their greatest potential. The platform's mission encompasses a broad spectrum of personal growth areas, including longevity, wellness, peak performance, and spirituality. By offering innovative and cutting-edge programs designed by the world's leading experts, Mindvalley fosters a more conscious and connected global community. Mindvalley's pioneering learning platform, 'Quest,' redefines education by integrating advanced technology, captivating storytelling, exceptional educators, and dynamic community engagement, resulting in five times better outcomes in human transformation. With a presence in over 195 countries and a thriving community of 25 million passionate learners, Mindvalley is at the forefront of personal development, with impact amplified through diverse channels, including Mindvalley Talks, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Megan Pormer Megan Pormer Media +1 310-987-0864 [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Gwyneth Paltrow DEFENDS selling Goop's controversial 'This Smells Like My Vagina' candle
Gwyneth Paltrow suited up to attend the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit 2025 in Los Angeles on Saturday where she was confronted about Goop's controversial 'This Smells Like My Vagina' candle. In 2020, the 52-year-old Goop CEO-founder teamed up with Heretic Parfum founder Douglas Little to create the $75 candle scented with geranium, citrusy bergamot, cedar absolutes, Damask rose, and ambrette seed. 'That product is so fascinating because we were messing around with different scents one day. And I smelled something and I was like, "Oh, that smells like... you know,"' Gwyneth recalled during the sold-out Q&A. 'I was joking. And then [Douglas] was like, "Oh we should make that a candle and put it on the site."' Paltrow thought Little was kidding and she sarcastically agreed that it 'sounded like a winner.' 'All of a sudden, it was literally on the website. And then we broke the Internet again. And then it took us a long time to live that one down,' the Oscar winner said of the discontinued candle that now sells for $400 on eBay. 'But, I kept it on the site because there is an aspect to women's sexuality, that I think, we're socialized to feel a lot of shame. And I sort of loved this kind of punk rock idea. "We are beautiful and we are awesome and go f*** yourself."' But it wasn't all rose-scented success as Texas customer Colby Watson filed a $5M class action lawsuit against the lifestyle brand in 2021 when his vagina candle allegedly 'exploded' after burning for 'an estimated three hours or less.' Months earlier, London customer Jody Thompson alleged that her vagina candle 'exploded' in her living room and sparked a similar 'inferno.' In 2022, Goop released a $75 'Hands Off My Vagina' candle benefitting the ACLU in honor of the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which was overturned by the Supreme Court the same year. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh all declared Roe v. Wade was 'precedent' and 'settled law' while under oath during their confirmation hearings, but then promptly overturned it with Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. The LA-born nepo baby originally launched Goop in 2008 as a weekly e-mail newsletter providing new age advice before expanding the brand into e-commerce, a wellness summit, a print magazine, a podcast, and a Netflix docuseries. On the personal front, Gwyneth has two children - daughter Apple, 21; and son Moses, 19 - from her decade-long marriage to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and they 'consciously uncoupled' in 2013. Apple has been acting in plays when she's not studying law, history, and society at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Moses fronts the band Dancer Dancer Dancer Dancer when he's not busy with his freshman studies at Brown University in Providence, RI. But it wasn't all rose-scented success as Texas customer Colby Watson filed a $5M class action lawsuit against the lifestyle brand in 2021 when his vagina candle allegedly 'exploded' after burning for 'an estimated three hours or less' Paltrow originally launched Goop in 2008 as a weekly e-mail newsletter providing new age advice before expanding the brand into e-commerce, a wellness summit, a print magazine, a podcast, and a Netflix docuseries (pictured in 2020) Last year, Paltrow wrapped her role as Timothée Chalamet's much older love interest in Josh Safdie's solo feature directorial debut Marty Supreme, which hits US theaters December 25. A24's $70M-budget ping pong drama also stars Tyler the Creator, Fran Drescher, Penn Jillette, Abel Ferrera, and Sandra Bernhard. The empty nester will also have a cameo in Rachel Israel's indie comedy Miracle on 74th Street alongside Drew Barrymore, Jill Kargman, Justin Bartha, David Krumholtz, Christine Taylor, and Jason Biggs.
Gulf Business
12-05-2025
- Business
- Gulf Business
Evercoach's Ajit Nawalkha on leadership, coaching and the power of inner clarity
Image: Supplied/ Rene Lutterus Ajit Nawalkha, co-founder of From his early leadership days in AIESEC to launching transformative coaching programmes and preparing to host the 'Limitless Immersion' experience in Dubai, Nawalkha's work is grounded in purpose, clarity and sustainable personal growth. In this exclusive interview with Gulf Business , he shares the mindset shifts shaping the coaching industry, what truly drives transformation, and why success must start from within. Your journey from AIESEC to becoming the face of Mindvalley Coach is inspiring. What early leadership lessons from AIESEC continue to guide you today in how you lead and coach others? AIESEC is a student volunteer organisation that promotes world peace through understanding. It was also the place where I first discovered what it means to lead — not just manage. And those early lessons have never left me. The first lesson I learned was that resources matter far less than resourcefulness. When I joined AIESEC, I led a small local chapter in a town with limited visibility and almost no legacy of success. We didn't have the numbers, the budget, or the infrastructure. But what we had — or rather, what we built — was resourcefulness. Under my leadership, we went from being one of the least-known chapters globally to becoming the number one local committee worldwide. That transformation didn't happen because we had more. It happened because we used what we had better. I've carried that mindset into every business I've built. Tools and funding matter, but never more than creativity, initiative, and intelligent effort. The second lesson was that leadership isn't about time — it's about intensity. In AIESEC, leadership roles turn over every year. You don't get five years to find your voice. You get 12 months — sometimes less — to build trust, drive impact, and leave a legacy. That environment taught me how quickly leadership can be earned if you lead with clarity, conviction, and heart. It's a lesson I bring into coaching every day: you don't need more time to change your life — you need more intention. Finally, AIESEC showed me the power of consistency over intensity. Many chapters operated in bursts — peaking in summer, fading in winter. We didn't do that. We chose to be consistent all year round. That consistency — not short-term hype — created real, lasting success. I see the same pattern in coaching and entrepreneurship: the ones who win aren't always the loudest or the fastest—they're the ones who keep showing up. In many ways, AIESEC didn't just teach me how to lead; it shaped the entire foundation of how I coach, build, and serve. What do you think makes a transformational coaching programme truly effective? After working with over 15,000 coaches, I've found that true transformation follows structure. I call it the '6 Cs of Transformation': Commitment – Creating a strong internal desire for change Clarity – Setting specific, embodied goals Courage – Inviting bold decisions Capability – Equipping clients with real skills Confidence – Building inner certainty through action Community – Offering accountability and support Transformation doesn't happen by chance — it's built with intention and supported with the right structure. In 2015, a personal crisis led you to pivot toward coaching. How did that reshape your understanding of success, and what do you tell others navigating burnout or disillusionment? In 2015, I looked successful on paper — leading a Dhs100m company — but inside, I was in crisis. My marriage was ending, and I felt disconnected. That's when I stopped chasing success and started defining it for myself. Burnout isn't just about hard work. It's about spending your life doing things that no longer matter to you or doing what others expect. When someone feels burned out, I ask: Why are you doing what you're doing — and what is it costing you? The shift begins not with more effort, but more truth. With programmes like the Certified Business Coach and Certified Life Coach reaching thousands, what trends are you seeing in the type of coaching people need today versus five years ago? When we first launched these programmes five years ago, the world was in a very different place. We were navigating the collective uncertainty of Covid-19 lockdowns, isolation, and the emotional weight of an unpredictable future. At that time, coaching was deeply rooted in personal resilience. People were asking questions like: How do I find mental peace? How do I stay connected in a disconnected world? Life coaching focused on helping individuals manage anxiety, regain inner balance, and rebuild emotional strength. On the business side, the conversation was all about survival. Entrepreneurs were figuring out how to pivot, launch digital-first businesses, and access financial support to stay afloat. That period sparked a wave of entrepreneurship, but it also created a deep need for guidance — which is where business coaching began to thrive. Fast forward to today, and the landscape has evolved significantly. Coaching has shifted from being a niche concept to a widely accepted solution. In the West, both life and business coaching are now mainstream. People actively seek out coaches not only during crises but also for growth, clarity, and performance. We're also starting to see this trend gain traction in the East, though the pace of adoption is unfolding differently. Today, coaching is mainstream. People now seek it for growth, performance, and deeper alignment. Two major trends are shaping business coaching today: The rise of AI and tech: Coaches are helping leaders adopt new tools and shift their mindset to stay relevant. Generational change: Younger entrepreneurs are moving away from traditional business models toward impact, intellectual property, and innovation. In life coaching, themes like mental wellbeing, career change, and relationship clarity are dominant. People want to feel whole, not just successful. What mindset shifts do you instill in entrepreneurs aiming to build high-impact businesses? The first shift is that success isn't about working harder — it's about thinking clearly. High-impact businesses aren't built on more hustle, but on alignment between your offer, message, and identity. Second, identity matters. I ask: Who do you need to become to lead the business you envision? Transformation starts by upgrading skills, habits, and beliefs. Lastly, I teach the power of systems and simplicity. Most businesses fail not from lack of money but from founder fatigue. Simpler, smarter systems protect energy and focus. For someone ready to transform their life, what one powerful practice would you recommend? One of the most significant mindset shifts I teach is this: You don't build a high-impact business by working harder; you build it by thinking clearly. A lot of coaches and entrepreneurs come into this work overwhelmed. They believe success is just beyond more effort, more content, more clients, and more tools. While all of that helps at the beginning, it stops working when you're trying to scale. High-impact businesses aren't built through more work—they're built through more alignment. When your offer, message, and method of working align with who you truly are, you no longer have to fight for momentum. You create pull, not push. The second major mindset shift is around identity. Most people try to build the business they want without becoming the person who can lead it. So I help them bridge that gap by asking: Who do you need to become to build the business you envision? True transformation begins when you see clearly which skills, habits, and beliefs you need to upgrade. Third, I emphasise the power of systems and simplicity. Businesses don't fail because they run out of money — they fail because business owners run out of energy. Rene Lutterus They burn out doing the wrong things. They get exhausted running without the right systems — or without any systems at all. Most of us are buried in noise. We listen to everyone around us — about everything. But the people who create the life they truly want are the ones who know what that life looks like . They've learned how to tune out the noise and tune into their signal. In both business and life, we're surrounded by a constant stream of opinions, strategies, trends, and expectations. Everyone's telling you what you should do, how fast you should move, and what success is supposed to look like. But noise doesn't create clarity — it creates confusion, comparison, and burnout. What does create transformation is your signal: that quiet, grounded voice inside you that actually knows what matters most. Tune out the noise and listen to your own signal. We're constantly told what success should look like, but clarity comes from within. I recommend setting aside 15 minutes to answer: Who am I beyond work and title? What do I want beyond money and recognition? What does my perfect day and life look like? Clarity is your most underused advantage. Act from your signal, not the noise — and that's where transformation begins. Tell us about your upcoming programme in Dubai. Limitless Immersion is a three-day live experience in Dubai from May 23-25 . It's for entrepreneurs who feel stuck — not because of external strategy, but internal limitations. This experience helps you confront the identity holding your business back and step into the version of yourself that's ready for the next level. Most people try to scale by doing more. Limitless flips that — you scale by becoming more. We help leaders recalibrate, shed old beliefs, and grow from the inside out. Because your business can only grow to the extent that you do.
