Invite Your Spouse on a Mini Golf Date Start by inviting your spouse, friends, and/or family for this fun evening at the greens! To make your invite, just fold along the score lines making sure to keep the golf ball facing outward. When all folded, it forms a golf ball! How fun is that? But in all seriousness, my husband and I love some friendly competition, and mini-golf has been one way to really challenge each other....

According to experts, mindfulness training provides women, especially those who want to avoid pills, with a good option for treating moderate to severe hot flashes that disrupt their quality of life. The eight-week trial included a group of 110 women, mostly white, with at least five bothersome hot flashes a day. Results indicated that mindfulness training (including meditation and stretching exercises) not only enhanced sleep quality but also helped ease stress and anxiety in women during menopause....

1) THE SILENT SIGH A sigh can mean many things—relief, exasperation, pleasure, exhaustion, even sadness. Physiologically, sighing regulates and resets our breathing rate. Kids and adults sigh unconsciously, and we can unintentionally offend others when we do so. The Silent Sigh is a deliberate and respectful way of sighing. I learned it from Irene McHenry, an educator and fellow board member at the Mindfulness in Education Network. This practice allows us to let out excess emotion and reset our body and breath....

To give you an update on the most modern ways to wear it, we’re sharing a brief history lesson, as well as 15 of the most stylish undercut hairstyles to check out: History of the Undercut Hairstyle Wondering how the undercut hairstyles came about? Read on to find out. Undercut Hairstyle History The undercut hairstyles gained attention around 1910 during the lavish Edwardian era, but its association as primarily being a poor boy’s haircut is what gives the undercut its curious appeal....

Using a Hair Straightener to Create Curls 1. Brush your hair. To start on the path to curly hair, you’ll need smooth and tangle-free hair. Spray your clean and dried hair with a heat protectant like the TRESemmé Get Sleek Heat Protection Spray. This will help to protect your strands from any damaging effects from the flat iron. 2. Section your hair. Use a brush or a comb and part your hair down the middle....

Advent calendars don’t have to be just for Christmas anymore – get Valentine’s involved, too! Make the days leading up to Valentine’s Day extra special by putting together this super sweet set of framed love notes to help you countdown until the ultimate day of love! Materials Ready to get started?? Here’s what you’ll need to get going: 11×14 Wood Frame *I found mine at a craft store, but you can use any frame you want, just make sure it’s made of wood or a composite of wood and not plastic....

That’s just a sample of what Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan has to say about mindfulness in this book trailer for his book A Mindful Nation. (We’ve included a transcription, below, as well.) Ryan also talks about his own experience with mindfulness and how the practice has the potential of making a tremendous difference for our society. Transcription: “Growing up I spent about 12 years in Catholic school — Our Lady of Mount Carmel grade school, and John F....

Did you know that August 3rd is Watermelon Day?! We have the perfect date night to celebrate this special holiday with love note cards that will show your husband how sweet love is! You both are going to love this date so much that you’ll want to have a watermelon date all summer long. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Trust me, I don’t need an excuse to crush on watermelon....

With the Back to School season in full swing, we thought you might like some fun ways to celebrate the start of a new school year with your family! Here are 30+ ideas for Back to School crafts and treats you can create together, ideas for hosting your own Back to School party, as well as DIY teacher gifts, and loads of free school printables! 20 Non-Sandwich School Lunch Ideas by Keeley McGuire 2....

This is especially true in the natural hair community where those who embrace their curly texture wear wigs as a go-to protective style. While wearing a wig comes with many advantages – you can switch up your look often and quickly and they’re easy to put on – there is a specific level of care that needs to be given to your hair underneath the wig. Yes, wigs protect your natural hair from the environment’s harsh elements, but failure to care for your tresses could lead to long term challenges....

Michelle Maldonado “I love the question: What does happiness mean? But at the same time, there is a quality of happiness that feels very fleeting to me. So when I think about happiness and I feel what that means to me, there is an element that’s a little bit more elevated: That is joy. If you look up happiness, sometimes you’ll see it can range from contentment to this incredible joy....

“Caring practice!” exclaimed one of the children—and they all sat in a circle offering support and well wishes. The children immediately calmed and they continued with their lesson. This is what’s possible when kids learn to be kind at school. Various mindfulness programs have been developed for adults, but we and our colleagues at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, wanted to develop a curriculum for kids....

Suzanne’s house, by contrast, has been so consumed by her decades of hoarding that city authorities threatened to condemn it. Superficially, the two women seem to be polar opposites. Look below the surface, however, and they are not so different. And their stories highlight a mystery that has long stymied students of the mind and which recent science is shedding light on: What are the roots of compulsions, and how do they differ from behavioral addictions, which we typically associate with activities like excessive drinking, gambling, or drug abuse?...

Her work aims to give people a more full understanding of the effects of oppression and injustice by talking about how it manifests in our bodies and minds, in addition to societal systems. She says that because trauma affects our physiology, psychology, mental health, and relationships, understanding that the pain permeates so many parts of ourselves helps us heal. “I think what’s so beautiful is when you integrate science and mindfulness and social justice, suddenly people understand that they have an incredible amount of power to enact positive change on the system,” King says....

“For too many people, their workplace is an interruption from their time off, a form of paid suffering,” says Jon Ramer, founder of Compassion Games, a global organization dedicated to creating compassionate thinking and compassionate action in everyday life. “If more workplaces built their culture on a foundation of compassion, people would be more satisfied and dignified at work. They would see a connection between their deepest human values and the way they’re treating others—and are being treated—at work....

Mindfulness is not obscure or exotic. It’s familiar to us because it’s what we already do, how we already are. It takes many shapes and goes by many names. In his basketball days, former senator Bill Bradley called it a sense of where you are, and for many athletes today it’s being in the zone. For caregivers, it’s attention and empathy. For soldiers and first responders, it’s situational awareness. For business leaders, it might be presence or flow....

Read on to learn the ins and outs of the winter buzzcut and how to make it yours: Winter Buzzcut: Your Mid-Season Makeover Unlocked First things first, head to your barber with some inspiration photos. While you can opt for an all-over buzzcut, we prefer a combination style. Consider a pompadour that leaves some length up on top and focuses the buzzcut on the sides of the style. Your barber will help you choose a style that works for your hair texture and face shape, so let them work their magic....

Problems like these can pop up in every business, and every business commonly has the same basic response: Gather the necessary resources and fix it. Now—or, better yet, yesterday. But what if it’s not your supply chain that’s breaking down? What if it’s your workforce? According to an October 2021 survey by Joblist, covering workers from a wide variety of industries, it very well could be your workforce. Workers report seeking a better work–life balance, better pay and benefits, and changing their priorities in the wake of the pandemic, leading to nearly three-quarters (73%) of workers saying that they are thinking about quitting their jobs....

Post-it notes are seriously one of the GREATEST inventions!!! You can use them to stay organized, as reminders, and then… of course, as LOVE NOTES!!!! MATERIALS NEEDED: Post It Notes A Sharpie Lots of reasons WHY you love your sweetie LOVE CHALLENGE – DAY 30: Congrats!!! This is your LAST challenge in the 30 Day Love Challenge series! …and it’s a FUN one! Sit down, and start jotting down all of the reasons you love your sweetie....