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Rooty blonde hair for fall can be a graceful, transitional look while you’re cusping between seasons—not to mention that damage-wise, it’s also way gentler on your strands than having your hair literally change overnight. Smudging out a lighter shade is like saying “okay, I get it, but let me just play with this a little bit more,” and it comes with a certain rough-around-the-edges feel that’s actually quite chic. Yes, some may think it’s the version of a snooze button for your hair color, but we think it’s a majorly cool, thoughtful look in and of itself....

How to Thicken Fine Hair First, we will break down the possibility of finding ways to thicken your hair: Is it possible to find ways to thicken your hair? The short answer: Yes, but not in the way you think. Thick hair refers to the density of hair in your scalp (versus coarse hair, which refers to each strand’s diameter), so the main concern here is increasing—or in most cases, maintaining—the amount of hair that grows on your head....

Whatever the habit is that you want to make, here are a few practical tips to help make your changes stick. How to Make Your New Habits Stick 1. Choose the right practice If you’re trying to integrate the ability to become more present in your daily life, choose what you want to practice. You may want to integrate a more formal mindfulness practice that would come in the form of a sitting meditation or mindful yoga....

This is a huge elephant in the room, and so we say, “Clearly we are white older women of privilege and don’t know your culture or the issues you face. But you are the people to take mindfulness beyond the white world and it’s time for us to get out of the way.” There was an audible letting go in the room. People were happy to have the situation named and for us to show respect for their efforts to bring diversity to this work....

At the inauguration, we joined close to a million people stretching from the west front of the Capitol down the Mall and to the Lincoln Memorial for a great party that I found both uplifting and moving. It was a momentous moment: America’s first black president was being sworn in for a second term on Martin Luther King Day, fifty years after Dr. King delivered his “I have a dream” speech at the opposite end of the Mall....

International Men’s Day: 5 Guys’ Looks That Get it Right 1. Effortlessly Messy The beauty of the men’s trend scene is that effortless and messy styling techniques often reign above all else. You can easily rock an authentic ‘I woke up like this’ hairstyle and roll out of bed and into your clothes. Because believe it or not, your towel-dried slept-on hair is just as good as a more intentional style....

Then came that now-ubiquitous messy L.A. lob. Then came the ’90s redux—a wispy, staticky fringe, minimal layers—and then here we are, in blunt bob central. And you can believe that South Koreans, being the lightning-quick trend-adapters they are, were definitely one of the first on this retro-charming bob train. Korean Short Hairstyles for 2022 Not to say that bobs are the only Korean short hairstyles making the hot circuit right now: Several iterations of cropped cuts have gone wildly viral, thanks in part to Asian celebrities, models and ulzzang (“best face”) influencers sporting the look....

That’s when I spot the guy who suggested I try this yoga class. The congressman has flipped his dog. He’s turned his downward dog almost inside out—back bent, belly up. The moment offers one answer to the central question of this story: How does Representative Tim Ryan truly live his mindfulness practice? As I stick with downward dog, he looks like he could hang out upside down all day, and the more I get to know him, it’s clear his steadiness is not limited to the yoga mat....

Then this is just what you are looking for! All you have to do is give your spouse this HOT love note card to really get his blood boiling! So, what’s IN this love card? Oh, just an enticing invite for your spouse to ‘shop’ through your own lingerie, pick out his favorite for you to wear, and have a sexy date night between the two of you! Isn’t this card just amazing?...

You can see maybe why I wanted to bring him here today to talk about why mindfulness is helpful for our present day maladies and what we can learn from ninja training to get out of our heads and into our lives. Elisha: Why is mindfulness so effective in working with our personal mental, emotional and physical maladies? Richard: I begin to feel like a snake oil salesman when I talk about all the research demonstrating the benefits of mindfulness, but the key factor is awareness....

Everyone’s spouse (or self :)) has to travel away from each other every once in a while, right? If it’s for a business trip, family emergency, etc. there would be an occasion where you would be apart. Well that’s what happened to me this week. My hubby is gone on a business trip but I still wanted to be able to ‘hang out’ with him. So, I wanted to plan a ‘date’ while we were apart....

It is a Love Map showcasing the cities they met, married, and now live. This would be SO easy to do and pretty cost friendly! You could make it as big or as small as you wanted. I’m thinking I’d do mine on canvas and have the hearts raised up?! {Oh, the possibilities!} I can’t wait to do this for my next anniversary. Head over to minimoz to get the details of how she came up with and put it together....

Tonight, surprise your sweetheart by making dinner fancy! Transform your table in a matter of minutes with fancy stemware, china, and candles. With your favorite song playing in the background, we hope you and your spouse will feel transported to an intimate, cozy dinner for two! If you have a few extra minutes and want to attempt a delicious garnish, check out Angie’s post: Quick and Easy Romantic Dessert. She will show you the steps to create a one-of-a-kind chocolate monogram!...

Cecile says after practicing meditation daily for one month, her panic attacks began to dissipate. “Now, when I feel my anxiety come up, I can name it, […] I can feel it come up, and I know that, like my breath, it’s going to come up and leave out of my body, so I shouldn’t attach to it.” In this video, Cecil talks about her anxiety and discusses how being mindful of her feelings and attempting to be aware of the present has changed her sense of reality, which she previously felt she had no control over....

Guided Meditation VR is the first virtual reality meditation app to hit the scene. Developed by Cubicle Ninjas, it allows you to “expand your mind,” by placing a headset over your eyes and ears and immersing yourself in a serene illustrated environment like a lush, sandy beach or a burnt orange and rusty red-hued treescape, while listening to a guided meditation of your choosing (the nine options include “Zen” and “Relaxation”)....

How annoying is that? Relaxation is distinctly not something you can just command yourself to do. It needs to come over you and perhaps, ultimately, to overcome you. That’s one of the reasons so many of us grow to appreciate mindfulness practice. It sneaks up on stress from the side. It lulls us into letting go of obsessively grasping for a permanent security blanket. But we’re not instructed to “just relax....

The entire program will cost us around $160,000, and the funds will contribute to Mindful Moment trainers, Mindful Moment staff, classroom supplies, administrative expenses, and more. To see the whole proposal with a breakdown of spending, click here. To learn more about the Holistic Life Foundation and their campaign to start the Mindful Moment program, visit their indiegogo page. The short video below also explains what HLF wants Mindful Moment to look and feel like....

A Joyful Retreat In September, InsightLA hosted “Creating Joy in Community,” the first residential meditation retreat by and for transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and genderqueer (collectively, trans*) people. Mindfulness and Buddhist practitioners, as well as new meditators, attended the four-day program. It was broadly accessible, thanks to scholarships (from donations), care for accessibility needs, and a trauma-informed approach. All the retreat’s teachers and staff are also trans*. Martin Vitorino, InsightLA’s Director of Programming and a retreat leader, noted that factors like gendered housing plans and few teachers of diversity can make other retreats untenable for trans* people....

The fifth and final step asked participants to take part in exposure exercises. The exercises required participants to provoke IBS symptoms, to eliminate behaviours that served to control symptoms, and to expose them to situations where symptoms were particularly unwanted. The results of the study showed that compared to the control group, participants in the mindfulness training group improved on IBS-related quality of life and gastrointestinal-specific anxiety, depression, and general functioning....