In my last blog, I wrote that I had been experimenting with a slightly adapted working definition of mindfulness—“the awareness and approach to life that arises from paying attention on purpose, fully present, with curiosity and compassion.” This is a small shift from the most common modern definition of mindfulness, which describes the practice as ‘non-judgemental.’ Misunderstanding of ‘non-judgement’ has, I believe, has led to some unjustified criticisms, which suggest that mindfulness is ethically groundless or passive....

The take-home message: It is all too easy to use technology as a distraction or a crutch, as a way to avoid dealing with difficulties and making tough decisions. “But the costs of this kind of slumber can be high.” Click here to read “The Titanic 100 Years On: Technology, Infallibility, and Mindfulness.” For more about mindfulness and technology, read Tech Support for the Hopelessly Connected by Mindful.org’s “On Mental Health” blogger, Elisha Goldstein....

Best Mousse for Wavy Hair If you’re in search of a mousse for wavy hair, there are a few qualities you’ll want to look out for and a few you’ll want to avoid. You can nix the mousses that are geared towards defining curls and move towards the ones that promote volume and fullness. The right mousse will give a slight definition to your waves. It will also help get rid of any frizziness and add major volume at the roots....

The truth of the matter is that while looking at social media and watching Netflix relaxes us, it doesn’t actually leave us feeling refreshed or replenished. We need something more to help stimulate our minds and bodies so we can truly unwind. Enter: finding new hobbies! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. So often, we get sucked into the daily grind. We are exhausted from the routine and stresses of the responsibilities and obligations we have in our lives....

The Trendiest 2018 Hairstyles So Far 1. All Slicked Back We’ve been seeing the wet hair trend on and off the runways and the red carpets and we’re confident that this look is here to stay. To recreate this look, comb a quarter-sized amount of Nexxus Exxtra Hold Sculpting Gel through your strands and brush your hair towards the back of your head. 2. Sleek Bun Looking to recreate this 2018 favorite?...

Admittedly, the process of bleaching hair can sound barbaric, medieval even—it opens up your cuticles and allows chemicals to oxidize your natural pigments. This is to allow strands to better absorb artificial pigments, or the colors in your hair dye. Read on to discover more about bleaching hair as you discover more about this process. Bleaching Hair: A Brief Biology Session The hair shaft is made of three layers: The innermost layer is called the medulla, which is covered by the second layer or the cortex, which is then covered by the cuticle....

What seems to be new about today’s teenagers is that they aren’t just stressed about what’s going on at home or at school or in their own lives—they’re stressed about the world they are living in. For example, three quarters say they are stressed about mass and school shootings. More than half feel stressed about the current political climate, and more than two-thirds feel significantly stressed about our nation’s future....

As the sharing unfolded during a period of inquiry and dialogue, I was struck by a few of the questions left for the group to hold. For example, have we in fact “promised ourselves"? Is that promising a conscious choice or is it more a matter of an offer too good to pass up? We were exploring the places in which we found ourselves, our life work, our family and our communities....

Jan Chozen Bays, MD, is a pediatrician and meditation teacher from Oregon. She is the author of Mindful Eating: Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food and How to Train a Wild Elephant, a collection of 53 mindfulness exercises. Jan and her colleague Char Wilkins, MSW, LCSW continue to offer a 5-day Professional Training through the UCSD Center for Mindfulness entitled ”Mindful Eating, Conscious Living” based upon their work in this field and Jan’s book....

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(And scroll down for 6 for the best wavy bob hairstyles for inspiration!) Tutorial: Wavy Bob Hair for the Weekend Photo credit: Faraz Essani Photography Looking for more ways to style a bob hair look? Check out our post on some of the hottest bob haircuts for 2016 for instant inspiration. And scroll down for some of our favourite wavy bob hairstyles… 6 Best Wavy Weekend Bob Hairstyles Long Wavy Inverted Bob Update a regular blonde lob with stacked layers at the nape of the neck and longer strands at the front....

Who hasn’t become a little anxious trying to figure out what’s healthy and what’s not? And then that anxiety can trigger emotional eating. But, there is a good reason for this. When we make a list of signs of hunger—a gnawing, empty feeling in the stomach; rapid heart rate; feeling faint, weak, or dizzy; trouble concentrating; feeling irritable—we realize that they are identical to the symptoms of anxiety. So it makes sense that we eat when anxious, trying to relieve what we mistakenly interpret as hunger....

The webinar will be a live stream lecture, during which participants will be able to chat and submit questions of Makransky live. John Makransky is the author or Awakening through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness and teaches at the Harvard Divinity School. For more information on the webinar and how to register visit the ACMHE website.

Today’s post is in partnership with Shutterfly and we couldn’t be more excited! We know everyone is SUPER busy, and we know you have every intention of making Valentine’s Day special but time just gets away from you! And if you’re anything like us, by the time the special day rolls around, you are tired and just want to cuddle up on the couch and eat chocolate. So this year, for Valentine’s Day, we want you to have the best of BOTH worlds....

In this trailer for his book A Mindful Nation, Congressman Tim Ryan and Elizabeth Stanley, founder of the Mind Fitness Training Institute (MMFT) discuss what mindfulness brings to the table for those serving in the military. The video (below) is about 11 minutes long. For more, see this collection of stories—Mindfulness and the military—on Mindful.org. To see another book trailer video in which the congressman explains why he believes that, when it comes to embracing mindfulness, now’s the time, click here....

Every day of your life, every morning of your life, you could ask yourself, “As I go into this day, what is the most important thing? What is the best use of this day?” At my age, it’s kind of scary when I go to bed at night and I look back at the day, and it seems like it passed in the snap of a finger. That was a whole day?...