If you’re a naturalista, you’ve most likely worn regular box braids as a protective style before. With Knotless braids becoming a more popular form of braiding, you may be wondering what makes knotless braids so special over regular box braids? ** As summer approaches and you are looking for new hairstyles to step into the season, you should consider these factors when deciding whether to get knotless braids over regular braids....
Protecting and nurturing the functioning of your brain is important for your long-term health and well-being. You can make lifestyle choices that protect, exercise, and strengthen the physical brain, which in turn supports the complexity of all of your emotional, relational, and cognitive functioning. 1. Move It! Research in the last 10 years has made it abundantly clear—we need to move our bodies not just for the health of our heart, lungs, muscles, and joints, but also for the health of our brain....
As wise teachers have said, everything arises at the tip of intention. This has never been more evident to me than it is right now. The reality is, I can do virtually nothing about much of what is unfolding. What I can do is cultivate the ability, moment by moment, to choose how I relate to this experience. One element of consciously choosing how to relate and respond to the world means I’m frequently asking myself, again and again: How do I want to respond to these challenging times?...
This is an invitation to explore the experience of the present moment in all its gory glory. You can do this practice sitting, standing, upside down or whatever way you find the present moment. A 12-Minute Meditation to Give Gratitude for Your Body A 12-Minute Meditation to Give Gratitude for Your Body read more read more Stephanie Domet, Elaine Smookler, Shauna Shapiro, Barry Boyce, Gina Rollo White, and Georgina Miranda October 25, 2022...
Ammi’s Adventures: Seeds Ammi’s Adventures: Seeds Hi! I’m Ammi. My name means “the whole world is inside of me,” and I think it’s true: I carry the whole world in my mind and heart and body. I know you do, too! I like to play games, explore, and discover what makes me, me. I’m so glad we’re together on this journey! Have you ever held a seed in your hand? Some are so tiny we can barely see them with our eyes, and others are so big they fill our whole palm....
