Blame releases discomfort and pain: We often try to fault others for our mistakes because it makes us feel like we’re still in control. “I’d rather it be my fault than no one’s fault,” says Brown. But leaning into the discomfort of mistakes is how we can learn from them. “Here’s what we know from the research,” says Brown, “blame is simply the discharging of discomfort and pain. It has an inverse relationship with accountability....

Experiment with Texture with a Gel to Dry Hairstyle Start with a Hair Gel The first part of creating this look is focusing on gelling the root of your hair. Take a comb or a brush and disperse a small amount of gel from the top of your head to about halfway down your strands. It’s important not to go overboard with the gel since it’s a gel to dry look and you want to be able to see this transition clearly....

Fights usually tear people apart, but we are using this one to bring you and your love closer together! Free printables that focus around UFC lingo and design are sure to impress the fight fan in your life. Fights draw a huge crowd, and if you want to host a few couples there’s an invite for that! After the crowd leaves, and if your fan was good and didn’t break any of the furniture, you might invite them to have a special match in the bedroom…...

A few years ago we all caught the coconut oil fever; everyone, everywhere, was suddenly crazy for coconut, scooping up bottles of the grocery aisle emollient, hailing it as the cure for all ailments known to man. Or at least that’s how eager marketers began presenting this beloved “miracle oil” to the masses: as a cure for everything from high cholesterol and diabetes to being branded nature’s best moisturizer. Need to strengthen your immune system, hydrate dry skin and help heal a damaged liver while you’re at it?...

Sexy Love Coupons For Your Guy I asked my husband what he wants for Valentine’s Day and guess what he said? “Uh, YOU!” Honestly, it made me blush quite a bit, but then it got me thinking about a gift idea that could give him exactly what he wants! Here is our Sexy Love Book with Intimate Coupons for “his eyes only”! {Don’t leave these babies sitting about – Wink!...

If you love the sleek finish of a gelled look but also need loads of volume at all times, then this look is for you. Here’s how we recreate this style with just two products and a little bit of finessing: Create the Perfect Voluminous Slick Back Style Create Loads of Volume When creating this look, you need to start with a base that has volume and hold. Section off a couple of horizontal sections of hair on your head....

Speakers included Jon Kabat-Zinn; Jack Kornfield; Mindful.org blogger Kelly McGonigal; eBay founder Pierre Omidyar; Dan Siegel; Congressman and A Mindful Nation author Tim Ryan; Eckhart Tolle; Google’s Meng Tan as well as key players from Google, Facebook, Zynga, and Twitter; and more. To also read about the successful 2011 Wisdom 2.0 conference, read the following articles on Mindful.org: The Digital World Connects, Boost employee satisfaction and Mindfulness and Innovation. 02/21/12

You would think conducting a study like this would be fairly unremarkable, except for one thing. More than 30 years after Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson popularized the term biophilia in a 1984 book, it remains ill-defined, controversial, and short of rigorous empirical support—yet practical applications of it have spread like kudzu. Researchers such as Kellert, a leading exponent of biophilia, are left to run after the schools, corporate headquarters, health-care facilities, architects, and designers who claim biophilia as an established fact, calling, wait, wait for research to catch up with what you’re doing!...

There’s an irony in phubbing. When we’re staring at our phones, we’re often connecting with someone on social media or through texting. Sometimes, we’re flipping through our pictures the way we once turned the pages of photo albums, remembering moments with people we love. Unfortunately, however, this can severely disrupt our actual, present-moment, in-person relationships, which also tend to be our most important ones. The research shows that phubbing isn’t harmless—but the studies to date also point the way to a healthier relationship with our phones and with each other....

Let’s say you want to be more mindful—that is, cultivate intentional, non-judgmental attention to each moment. Meditation is the core of mindfulness, but there are many different forms of meditation. Which one is best for you? That’s the question tackled in a new study published in the journal Mindfulness. Over the span of three weeks, the researchers broke 141 undergraduates into three groups that each engaged in one of these forms of mindfulness meditation: • The sitting meditation, which involves sitting in a relaxed but erect posture and cultivating awareness of each breath you take....

Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? We sure are! Our White Christmas Movie Night for couples will give you and your sweetie the PERFECT excuse to snuggle and swoon. Fans of the film will be all sorts of excited over our printable download which includes games, treats, and a whole lot more – all inspired by the classic holiday favorite! Get ready for date night, get set for snow, and let us help you turn those visions of a ‘hot’ winter wonderland into a total and complete reality....

As a psychologist and author specializing in mindfulness approaches, I believe I’ve lost touch with that experience of high anxiety from my youth. However, I’ve benefitted from the reminder that, as powerful and helpful as mindfulness can be in managing anxiety, it can legitimately feel (and be) inaccessible to those struggling with bouts of acute anxiety reactions. Mindfulness instructions often suggest for practitioners to place attention on their bodily sensations, to “let go of judgment” and to “rest” or “simply notice” their experiences “just as they are....

During the winter season, it seems that many of us with longer hair flip between two styles—it’s either up or down. To shake things up a bit, and give you some new hairstyle inspiration that’ll also work for the chilly temps, we’ve rounded up three of our favorite winter hairstyles for long hair for long hair. 3 Winter Hairstyles for Long Hair We Love 1. Crimps A little bit of frizz won’t hurt anybody which is why we’re digging the fluffy take on the crimps hairstyle....

The 2011 Wisdom 2.0 conference will be held February 25-27 in Mountain View and feature mindfulness teachers Jon Kabat-Zinn and Jack Kornfield, as well as Wisdom 2.0 creator Soren Gordhammer. Participant Natalie Villalobos says these conferences are about creating a working atmosphere where “technology and wisdom go hand in hand.” title: “Wisdom 2 0” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-19” author: “Linda Claypool” The conference is bigger than ever this year—and so is mindfulness....

I was in a window seat near the front an hour into my flight from San Francisco to New York when a woman standing in the aisle caught my eye and asked, “Would it be all right with you if I came and sat in this empty middle seat for the last half hour of the flight? I’m way at the back.” “Yes, it’s fine,” I replied, looking over at the man in the aisle seat who acknowledged that he was also agreeable....

My husband and I often joke that if everyone had a dog like Casey, there simply wouldn’t be any wars—the assumption being that everyone would just get along if he were around. Now, a new study suggests that we might be onto something. Researchers at Central Michigan University gave small groups tasks to do with or without a companion dog in the room. In the first experiment, groups generated a 15-second ad and slogan for a fictional project—a task requiring cooperation....

We are more than halfway done! We still have so many more fun challenges to help improve your marriage and make your spouse a top priority in your life. We hope you’re having an absolute BLAST with these!! Today’s challenge requires a little bit of planning for an incredibly worthwhile and romantic date. MATERIALS NEEDED: Car Treasure Hunt Printables Scissors Tape Blanket Popcorn, Drinks, Snacks Charged Laptop and DVD/Tickets to Drive-In Theater LOVE CHALLENGE – DAY 16: Make sure to head over to the Car Treasure Hunt post to grab your free printables to create this date in a snap!...

We only have 9 more days left!! Can you believe it? We have been LOVING the challenge and we hope that you are enjoying it, too! Today’s challenge is super duper easy and FAST! I actually do this all the time at work to help boost morale and so I know it will work for your honey, too! MATERIALS NEEDED: Dry erase markers or Vis-a-Vis Car window LOVE CHALLENGE – DAY 21 This challenge is based off of our Love on the Run idea and not only is it SUPER CUTE and SUPER FAST, but has easy clean-up....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. I love being the lucky girl who gets to post everyone’s awesome ideas!! I get so inspired by your creativity! This next idea could very easily be turned into a golfing date or it would just be a super awesome gift {Christmas!} for any lady or guy who loves golfing. We want to thank Suzanne for sending us such a great sporty way to show love for that special someone!...

Looking for a hair loss shampoo for women that will work for you? Read on. What You Need to Know About Hair Loss Shampoos As we mentioned, hair loss can be the result of a number of causes. Changes in hormones, high-stress situations, or simply genetics or getting older are all catalysts for noticeably thinning hair. Whether it’s merely a case of shedding more hair and noticing a fuller than usual hair brush or catching sight of full-on thinning patches in the mirror, these products will help you combat this phenomenon....