The leading initiative in this area is the Law Program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, headquartered in Northampton, Massachusetts. The program sponsors annual retreats and other gatherings for lawyers, judges, professors, and students. It held its first retreat in 1998, for Yale Law School students and faculty, led by mindfulness luminary Joseph Goldstein. The program has held over twenty retreats and events since, including its flagship annual retreat for legal professionals at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County....

The Product I’m Using While I Grow My Hair Out Before we get into the magic of this split end repairing product, let’s review the preventative measures you can take to avoid split ends altogether. If possible, you’ll want to sleep on silk pillowcases. Silk will cause less damage to your strands when your hair rubs against your pillow at night and taking this measure will help keep your tresses intact....

HH: Barry, how can people begin to carve out a little silent space for themselves? BB: You have this kind of language that people use sometimes of “leaving some space,” you need to “give it some space.” It sounds kind of woo woo and odd. But what it very simply refers to is loosening up a kind of mental claustrophobia that we have where we are trying to pack so much in....

All right, all right, I know what you’re thinking… just how long is a quickie anyway?! Well, you’ll be happy to hear that there is definitely no right or wrong answer! The most important thing is that you and your spouse keep the line of communication open to fully understand each other’s needs, desires, and expectations! How to: simple quickie date The best part about this sexy quickie date is the fact that it takes very little prep!...

Bangs for Fine Hair that Step Up Your Style Just because you have thin hair doesn’t mean you need to stray away from bangs. Check out these top bangs for thin hair looks. 1. Split Bangs A great way to adjust a set of full bangs so that it flatters finer hair is to style it by splitting it down the middle, a.k.a curtaining them. Your fringe will blend into the rest of your hair and create less of a separation between your bangs and the rest of your style, making the most of your gorgeous finer strands....

Research has suggested that in a few short weeks, mindfulness meditation practice can bring about physiological, psychological, and social benefits in our lives. From increases in gray matter in the brain to alleviating physical ailments such as migraines and fibromyalgia, the benefits of mindfulness and meditation practice more generally have been touted for everyone ranging from executives to schoolchildren. While some have been critical of the science behind mindfulness meditation due to poor study designs and small effect sizes, this hasn’t curbed mainstream interest....

Personally, I haven’t found one all-purpose answer. But, what seems to ring true for most situations is that you have to challenge yourself to do things that are unfamiliar and uncomfortable. For me, this approach helps me wake up, calm down, and extend myself. In the past ten years I’ve noticed that physically challenging tasks are the ones that cause the most visceral fear reactions for me: seeing my fears, my seeming limitations, and questioning how I can go beyond what I think I can do....

How to Create a Long Bob Secure the front section of your hair by using some clips. Place the pieces loose around your hair as they meet the back section. The waves will look accentuated and super feminine. There you have it – a fun and easy hairstyle you’ve got to try on your long hair this summer. Who knows, maybe you’ll even trick your friends into thinking you went for the big cut!...

Different Ways to Style Twists for Men Check out these styles below to see which twists hairstyles work best for you! 1. Loose Textured Twists Looking for an easy-going twist hairstyle? Then try this style! The key to achieving this textured style is to use less hair products in your afro. Adding on to this, try sectioning your hair into smaller pieces when twisting for an even fuller look. Make sure you start with clean hair....

So, what’s a girl to do to keep her type 3 curls in check? Grab some curl-protecting and styling products, of course! We’ve rounded up some of our fave products to help style those curls into perfect ringlets: 4 Products to Help Keep Type 3 Hair On Point For washing your curls To have great hair, you have to start taking care of it in the shower. It seems pretty obvious, but many people don’t realize how much of an impact the kinds of shampoos and conditioners you use have....

If you are a meditator and seek an environment that’s a bit more supportive of such a practice, I recommend talking to your current employer about it. You may be surprised. If you are leaving for certain, make sure to ask other potential employers about their wellness and mindfulness programs. If your values and passion don’t align with the work you’re currently doing or your organization, spend some time looking into this question....

There is a fundamental problem with organizations trying to be both efficient and generate innovate ideas. The corporate culture is biased toward rewarding an accelerated pace and greater cost-consciousness. However, more often than not, companies fall back on their fine-tuned “autopilot,” habitual ways of dealing with day-to-day issues. When asked for something new and creative, employees tend to tweak what has already been done. There is little time to germinate, to think of novel and clever ideas....

However, although these looks are indeed iconic, it’s one thing to see your favorite actor sport that enviable, dapper hairstyle. It’s totally another thing to try to recreate it yourself (#NailedIt!). Scroll down for a few tips on how to do three of the most popular, old-school vintage hairstyles for men: 1. Pompadour The pompadour, or pomp, is a hairstyle most notable for a high, crested “wave” at the front....

It can be tempting to come to mindfulness training and hope for lots of techniques to help us handle specific situations. What’s the right method for dealing with a parent or child, or for making the right career move, or for managing depression? Of course, there are ways to approach these situations artfully, but in mindfulness training, we focus first on becoming familiar with the workings of our internal processes, seeing parts and patterns with a precise, open eye....

All you need is ten minutes with your stylist to cut and refresh your strands. You’ll have a totally new look for the dance floor. Ideal for brides who can’t choose between long, princess-like lengths and a short, edgy style, the wedding haircut gives you the best of both. Wear your locks long for the ceremony and debut a newer, edgier style for the rest of your big day:...

Apart from our hair color quiz, you can check out of the most popular and universally flattering hair colors trending right now. A quick flip through this gallery will help you determine what hair color you should have in no time, regardless of whether you’ve got gray roots or a serious color itch to scratch. What Color Should I Dye My Hair? 1. Soft Red This soft red hair color competes for first place as far as best hair color for green eyes and brown eyes go....

A lot of us who were interested in it were trying to shoehorn it in, but the faculty wasn’t interested. They thought it was a crazy topic, and that there was no point in pursuing it. What I’ve seen now from Richard Davidson’s research, who I talked to extensively for the book, are really gold-standard studies: brain imaging of highly advanced meditators that shows something we all maybe suspected way back when....

In the workplace, so much of what we accomplish, particularly as leaders, comes in the form of conversations. And when those conversations can be more mindful, we can develop a kinder, more compassionate culture, while still maintaining high standards of excellence. We can all think of a conversation or two (or five or 10) that we wouldn’t describe as mindful. But what really makes a conversation mindful? The Benefits of Mindful Conversation For Starns, a mindful conversation is an opportunity to open people up to a broader view and take them to an unexpected place....

Marcus is part of the WholeSchool Mindfulness network, a non-profit which aims to make mindfulness an integral part of the curriculum in all schools. The group partners with schools to hire mindfulness directors and then helps facilitate and support the integration of mindfulness into the school community. Much of Marcus’ work this year has centered around students’ self-reflection. Through Google Classroom, Erica gives students mindfulness exercises and asks them to submit journal entries about the experience....