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Thankfully, some sources are working to get us those quick mindfulness tips while giving us some background about the research and practice. Like Visions, a journal investigating wellness and mental health. The journal has published a list of mindfulness tips, including a definition of mindfulness and a summary of its origins. The summary briefly documents the research, beginning with Jon Kabat-Zinn‘s early mindfulness research and the formation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to the beginnings of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)....

Who doesn’t love sitting around watching a good family game show? Well, maybe not EVERYONE, but I know for me, this is one of my FAVORITE things. And, I’m guessing it may just be yours too if you are reading this. 😉 First of all, game shows are just so fun and interactive! It’s so fun to see the whole family get involved in answering all the questions on Family Feud, getting completely grossed out by things while watching the Fear Factor games, and guessing if the Price is Right!...

** Below, we are sharing a gallery of some inspiring hues to try and some of our go-to hair color maintenance tips for your new highlights. 1. Chunky Highlights In the mood for a dramatic change this season? Pile on the blonde on your light to dark brown hair. Focus the highlights toward the front of your hair to recreate this high-contrast style. 2. Face-Framing Blonde Highlights A true minimalist at heart knows a little goes a very long way as seen on light brown hair with blonde highlights....

They are the basis for most of our positive outcomes in life. They determine how often we practice mindfulness, our exercise patterns, our ability to place our full attention on our work. They bolster our capacity to interact with the people around us from a sense of compassion and full presence. Our habits also create most of the problems we encounter in life. They keep us stuck in self-defeating patterns like eating that full pint of ice cream, getting lost for hours on social media, or “checking out” instead of being present for the people we love....

Settling the mind is not the same as silencing the mind. When we settle our mind we put our mental chatter aside—give it a rest, if you will—so that we can be alert, calm, relaxed, and open to the moment at hand. Experiment with these three simple tips for settling the mind and see what you notice.