1. Blonde Box Braids Give your single braids a fun look by playing around with different hair colors. Don’t know where to start? Well, they do say blondes have more fun! 2. Blonde Highlights Not into the full blonde look on your braids? You can opt for a few blonde highlights instead. 3. Side Braid Blonde A simple side braid style is perfect for any occasion. 4. Box Braids Bow Bun There are so many ways to make the single braids look a fun experience....

The Beach Wave Lob is Going to be Your New Fave Prep hair Before you dive into styling your beach wave lob, it’s important to prep accordingly. Since this style is a shorter length, make sure your strands are healthy and moisturized. Any signs of breakage or dry ends will be more apparent as your length will be more visible. In order to create this look, you’ll need a straightener or curling iron....

Do you remember playing “telephone” in elementary school? You know the one. You all sit in a circle while someone starts by whispering a word to the person next to them, who then whispers what they heard–or thought they heard–to the person next to them, and this continues person to person until it is whispered to the last person who says aloud the word they heard. It would always get a good laugh as you would compare the original word to the new word that was somehow created as the word was passed around the circle....

4 Attributes of a Good Listener A good listener asks: “What’s on your mind?” When we’re trying to make tough decisions, good listeners use gentle encouragement to help tease out what’s really at the heart of our anxieties. It’s not always easy for us to know what’s bothering us—a gentle and constructive push with a good question can encourage us to explore what’s on our minds, and help clarify what might be causing us trouble....

Pick out one of your favorite, magical fantasy movies, or try out a brand new one, and grab the popcorn. We’ve made this date adaptable to use with any of the films in the fantasy genre – from Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings. Just staring at a screen doesn’t always feel like the best way to get closer to your sweetie, but this is MUCH more than a typical movie night!...

The Best Flat Iron Spray for Smooth, Shiny Hair Fact: Applying heat to hair is the quickest way to temporarily rebound it into a new shape. This makes it ideal for styling and setting your tresses. Unfortunately, the biggest caveat (and open secret of the trade) is that repeated heat exposure—whether to UV light or via heat and mechanical styling—can also damage hair, causing dryness, dullness, porosity and split ends....

7 Budget-Friendly Must-Haves: Products You’ll Need on Your Next Hair Care Shopping Trip 1. The Dry Shampoo to Revive Your Tired Tresses Dry shampoo is a genius hair care product. It refreshes your hair without the need for water, or actual shampoo. But, you knew this already. However, not all dry shampoos are created equal, some leave white residue and can weigh down your hair. This wouldn’t be a complete round-up of budget-friendly must-haves without a dry shampoo....

“Release your diabetics to trauma!” This is prison’s wake-up song—the deafening, metallic squawk of the PA—and, for many women here, it signals a trip to medical for a morning insulin shot. I’m at MCI Framingham, a medium-security prison twenty miles from Boston that’s a catchall for female offenders: homicidal lifers, sex workers ravaged by crack and meth, check-kiting welfare moms, scared high-school kids caught with a joint during a crackdown....

For many of us, it depends on the day. There are times when we run into an obstacle and see it as an opportunity for creativity, a challenge that excites us. Then there are times when an obstacle throws us off balance, creates confusion and stress, and ‘leaks’ out in actions, whether verbal or physical. These reactions are, at best, counterproductive, and at worst, disrespectful and injurious. It all depends on our mind’s ability, on that day, in that moment, to regain equilibrium quickly so we can respond with spaciousness and creativity....

Until suddenly, one day, we break. Experiencing a breakdown can be inconvenient, uncomfortable, and even frightening, but it comes with an important message. In this video from School of Life, philosopher Alain de Botton explains how breakdowns provide you with an opportunity to learn what you really need from life. What is a breakdown? Breakdowns can take many forms, ranging from the inability to get out of bed, to becoming depressed, developing social anxiety, or feeling compelled to do something completely scandalous, or even dangerous....

Your New Nighttime Hair Care Routine Hair Mask An intense hair mask is the perfect product to start your nighttime hair care routine. Hair masks are a serious jumpstarted for your hair health as they have so many key ingredients to healthy locks. There are many different kinds of hair masks that work to replenish hair is different ways. Make sure you choose a treatment that fits your specific hair goals....

We just got our hands on the only hair care system for swimmers you need this summer, or, if you swim all year round, you can add this post-swim hair treatment to your regular hair care routine. Read on as we give you the lowdown on the hair care system we’re not living without this season. Post-Swim Hair Treatment: What You Need This Season There are a lot of post-swim hair treatment tips on the internet....

We are starving for stillness and silence in our culture. Doesn’t it seem like there is noise and chaos everywhere? The truth is that the world is not going to slow down and get less noisy simply because you want it to. You have to commit to taking time to pause. I’ve grown to appreciate that pausing truly is golden. Taking breaks settle me in a matter of minutes. I didn’t always feel this way....

The teeny weeny afro (TWA) hairstyle is big in the natural hair community, but many of us associate it as the “big chop.” This is the cut you would usually get only when transitioning from relaxed to natural hair. We don’t think that this cut should only be recognized as a style for transitioners, but as a way to wear your hair simply because you’re into short cuts, or want to show off your face shape and favorite features....

Honoring the Path of the Warrior from Roosevelt Ulloa on Vimeo. Honoring the Path of the Warrior (HPW) builds a community of support and provides a new path of service and meaning for veterans through free one-day events, retreats and veteran leadership program. Their programs combine community, nature and physical activities with mindfulness practices, providing life-savings tools and refuge for veterans. This is the second year HPW has participated in the Veterans Charity Challenge, hosted by CraigsList....

Hintsa suggests younger children will respond to more physical practices. She recommends some practices for preschool children: Have your child lie down on a mat on the floor, or on their bed, and place their favourite stuffed animal on their belly. Have them rock the stuffed animal to sleep with the movement of their belly as they breathe in and out. This is how they can begin to pay attention to their breathing....

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