But while this hairstyle seems simple and drying your hair on the go seems convenient, there are a few steps and products to integrate into your styling routine for a defined curl pattern and some level of frizz control. Here’s how to do a wash and go style on long curly hair. Keep reading to get inspired: Easy Wash And Go Tutorial for Long Curly Hair Long Curly Hair Ideas 1....

How’d you like to SCORE this Darling “Love You a Hole Punch” set for FREE ? Yep, FREE!!! Tasha, the incredible talent behind Whimsicle Design Studio, created this whole printable set, and we are giving it away to all of YOU lucky ladies! Just wait until you see what it includes! It’s seriously the sweetest way to show some appreciation to your spouse AND encourage a little more romance at the same time....

Indeed, this mama raccoon, her teats distended and red, clearly ravenous after days of nursing her babies, had the audacity to forage side by side with the cats in view of us people. I imagined her exhausted, starving. Challenged to survive, she had felt compelled to leave her cubs in their nest in the shed of some overgrown yard and, without the protection of night, to brave this territory. Now, seemingly oblivious to the cats, she moved from bowl to bowl....

It’s very easy to villainize thought as some kind of enemy of practice. We get in our heads that if there were no thoughts we would be at peace, but even that’s just another thought. So, we’ll be using a noting practice, where we practice seeing thoughts clearly as they arise, gently noting them, and returning to the breath and body. If there is no mindfulness of mind, we live in a world completely defined by our thoughts....

Beyond the noble call to be compassionate, we know it’s in our best interest to get past these thoughts and feelings. The negativity. Two Befriending Practices The Befriending Meditation: from the authors of Finding Peace in a Frantic World, Dr. Mark Williams and Dr. Danny Penman present this 10-minute practice to bring us closer to ourselves and others. 2. Elisha Goldstein, a clinical psychologist and Mindful’s “On Mental Health” blogger, introduces us to the “Just Like Me” practice....

Peak Mind is one of those books written by a leader in the field that’s wrapped in the kind of self-help package publishers hold dear but that delivers so much more. It does offer help, but it also educates. It invites you to contemplate how something so innately part of who we are functions and malfunctions. In the early pages, I was taken by the explanatory power of this simple summation of ways attention breaks down: depleted attention, hijacked attention, fragmented attention, disconnected attention....

You may be surprised to learn that these names were given not to nail polish, paint colors, or candies but to diverse varieties of a single vegetable. Most radishes, once planted, mature in less than four weeks, yielding edible roots in the gentlest pastels and brightest jewel tones. White or black, fist-sized or pebble-shaped, mild or punishing, no vegetable springs from its seed so readily or in so many disguises as the radish....

Moving and breathing in rhythm for a few minutes makes you feel lighter, brighter, and more alert. A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests that acute physical exercise enhances executive functioning. In other words, short spurts of exercise have the potential to snap you out of afternoon dullness and energize us for the rest of the workday. Mindful Movement to Beat the Afternoon Slump Come as you are—this energizing mini-retreat is work clothes friendly and can easily be done in front of your desk....

While that might not be the reality for all of us right now, a recent story in the Wall Street Journal reports on how meditation is increasingly being used in hospital rehabilitation programs. The article delves into studies that show meditation can help patients cope with chronic stress, illness, depression, and lower blood pressure. Aditi Nerurkar, a primary-care doctor and assistant medical director of the Cheng & Tsui Center for Integrative Care told the Wall Street Journal that she asks her patients to start with 5 minutes of meditation a day and gradually increase to 20 minutes....

Mindful: What made you decide to expand your center’s offerings from more run-of-the-mill mindfulness courses to branching out into photography, cooking, etc? Elisha Goldstein: I think people come to mindfulness because they are suffering from pain or stress. So what’s been offered up until this point really is classes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)—classes pointing toward relief from something that’s aversive. Which is fantastic, but one of the things that is sometimes missed in the very approach to mindfulness is playfulness and creativity....

What is it about music that makes time stand still, that instantly brings us back to a memory, that can effortlessly magnify emotion? I’m not a huge music buff but there are a few certain songs that give me a chance to relive moments from the past. To chronicle the timeline of our relationship, I made a “Playlist of Our Life” for my husband and snuck into his car CD player....

Time To Celebrate!! Can you BELIEVE that National Chocolate Chip Day is a REAL holiday on May 15th?!? What could be better than hosting a little soiree to celebrate chocolate chips? You won’t have to twist anyone’s arm to celebrate this fabulous holiday! Use the free printable invite included in this post and invite your husband to this sweet event, or make it a bigger event and invite a few fun friends....

However, take it from me, don’t grab your relaxer if you can put off doing so! If you are still on the fence about whether or not you should use a relaxer on natural hair, check out our guide below to learn about one of the many ways you can achieve straight hair without a relaxer, as well as the benefits of not relaxing natural hair. Benefits of Not Using Relaxer on Natural Hair No Lye Relaxers vs....

The offenders appear to be primarily “hippy types,” says a Sydney police officer, lost in “cloud cuckoo land,” who are a danger to both themselves and others on the road. If a convicted person is unable to afford the monetary fine, he or she retains the option of attending a community session intended to teach the proper technique for grounding oneself following any meditative exercise. This technique promises to return flighty individuals to a state of mind more suited to immersion into the general public....

Ombré Hair Processing 1. Prep your hair. Before getting ombré hair, you’ll need to make a few decisions and preparations. Prep your hair beforehand by infusing the ends of your hair with as much moisture as possible. The Suave Professionals Moisture Mask With Almond & Shea Butter is a good choice for hydrating your ends before the bleaching process. You also need to decide how much of your hair you would like to have lightened....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Are you ready? Each year, I try to think of a gift idea that is meaningful, but also budget friendly! While I was shopping at Michael’s Arts & Crafts one day, I found a frame mat for $1. Inspiration began to strike! I came home and found a 5×7 picture of my husband and I....

How to Achieve Pin Straight Hair 1. Protect your hair. Heat from straightening irons can go all the way up to 450 degrees. That is a bit toasty for your hair, causing it to break of get damaged. To start, make sure you always use a heat protectant, like the Nexxus New York Salon Care Promend Heat Protecting Mist. This will protect your hair from heat as it leaves you with glossy, healthy-looking hair....