A Guided Walking Meditation Choose a foot to start with. Pick it up, move it through space, and gently place it on the ground, feeling the sensations of each part of this process from heel to toe. So, picking the foot up, making a choice, picking a foot up, lifting it, moving it through space, feeling it touching down from heel to toe. Walk with intention. We’re so used to walking in what we call automatic pilot, basically being tuned out and just letting the body go....

Valentine’s Day is such a fun holiday to celebrate! A full day dedicated to love—what could be better?! Kick it off right by showing your spouse how much you {HEART} them, by preparing a healthy and heart-y breakfast. We have come up with some amazing and heart-healthy ideas to serve to your love for the perfect Valentine’s Day breakfast! Make your sweetheart’s day with this complete guide for creating a memorable heart-shaped Valentine’s Day breakfast that has a little of everything!...

The breath itself, a common anchor of attention in mindfulness practice, can be triggering. My patients, and some physicians that I lead in awareness of breath practice, tell me that focusing on their breath makes them even more anxious, and short of breath. My patients oftentimes have underlying lung disease that already takes their breath away. The sensation of air hunger, this need to take in more air, but you cannot, no matter how hard you try, is a terrifying experience....

The tree we are sitting under is that small yellow spot in the middle of the above panoramic image of Valley Forge National Park. There are days when we feel flustered and unrooted, moments when we feel like we’re just living in our head. Those are the times when it’s most important to pause, even for a minute, and practice some deep breathing with your feet on the ground....

With Breathware, you can become aware of how your breath changes. The app measures breath rate through a sensor that you wear at your waist and sends the data to your phone. The point is not to force you to breathe in a particular way, though. Neema Moraveji, co-founder of Breathware and director of Stanford’s Calming Technology Lab, says “there is no universally good way to breathe.” Instead, the app allows you to know how you’re breathing....

“To my surprise, the only thing that really interested me on the yacht was the crew—the captains struggling with alcoholism, the (c)overt relationships between the crew,” he says. When that journey through Asia ended with a sitar in India, what was once a teenage fascination with the human mind became a lifelong study of mind, awareness and human experience. So, in 2008, after completing graduate school in Vermont, a clinical internship and postdoctoral work in California, Amit and his wife returned to Israel, where he took up a job at the University of Haifa in the Psychology Department and founded the Observing Minds Lab....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Recently, the problem occurred that is there is nowhere to find a list of ALL 102 Bluey games from the show when you want to sit down and play or set up some imaginative play for your children. That is, there was nowhere to find a list UNTIL NOW! (Can we get some epic music here?) So, we’ve decided to gather together EVERY game from Bluey into one giant and awesome list....

Dark Brown Hair Guide All hair is composed of pigments that defines its color. Those with dark brown hair have higher levels of eumelanin and lower levels of pheomelanin (Note: blonde hair has tons of this second pigment). 1. Rich Chocolate We love chocolate everything, so it’s pretty obvious that this is one of our favorite dark brown hues. This rich deep color gives a polished effect that looks stunning on all skin tones....

Applying this practice to your everyday hair care is incredibly easy and the benefits of Ayurveda for hair are well-worth the lifestyle change. We’ll walk you through what you need to know about Ayurveda and how it can help you maintain a healthy scalp and nourished hair: Learn the Benefits of Ayurveda for Your Hair Needs What is Ayurveda? The Ayurvedic approach uses products and practices that are natural and holistic, originating thousands of years ago in India....

We feel your pain and we know you want something that will give your hair the right level of volume it needs. To help you on your quest, we rounded up some of our top volumizing mousses for fine hair types. Ready to have your day made? Read on for our picks for the best mousse for fine hair. We love them and are sure you will too, trust us:...

A fresh, new short ’do isn’t just a fun update; it’s also a way to stay on-trend while making the most of what you have. Fun and Fabulous Short Hairstyles for Thick Hair Check out a few of our favorite styles for short thick hair: 1. Lob Those with thicker, wavy hair will really maximize the inherent texture in their hair type, as lobs tend to offer a lot of movement....

Parenting is hard work, but having a child with a severe disability takes an extra toll. Mothers of children with autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders report high levels of stress, depression, and anxiety. This, in turn, can negatively impact how they care for their vulnerable children. Many studies have focused on therapies for the children, but the serious issue of parental stress has been largely overlooked—until now. A new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests that both mindfulness and positive psychology techniques can reduce mothers’ stress....

Charcoal for Hair Widely known as a face mask essential, the benefits of this essential ingredient extend to the scalp, as well! Charcoal is known to pull impurities and toxins out from your skin and scalp while ridding the surface of excess oils. When it comes to your hair, excess oil can be a major downer, ruining your style and all the hard work you put into your strands. You can start with a clean slate after every wash by incorporating charcoal-infused products into your haircare routine....

Since it’s not often that you come across a genuine standout in a slew of trendy New York Salons, we knew we had hit gold when we came across Chelsey Pickthorn’s namesake salon. To better understand the magic of everything PICKTHORN, we sat down with Pickthorn for an All Things Hair exclusive. PICKTHORN is a Salon Unlike Any Other All Things Hair: Where are you from originally? PICKTHORN: Portland, Oregon....

Get ready for a sweet and addicting at home date night!! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. This game is so fun! About three summers ago, my husband and I were in the middle of our third move in less than a year. After tucking our two kids in bed, we sat down in the middle of our bedroom with boxes strewn everywhere....

Creating Space for Compassion “My mission is to create a space where our voices can be heard authentically, and consistently. Everything I do at WURD is to create a place where we can be who we are in all of our diversity, all of our complexity, all of our excellence, and even all of our mediocrity. All of our voices deserve to be honored and heard.”While Lomax-Reese works to create space in media for people of color to be heard, she is looking to create that space in mindfulness as well, as co-creator of the People of Color meditation group, which meets on the second Sunday of each month from September to June....

To help shed light on the detailed difference of looks between crochet twists and other protective hairstyles, we sat down with renowned Honey Artists Hairstylist Daven Mayeda. Read on for his expert take, as well as some choice pro tips on protective and natural hair care: From the Pros: Caring for Natural Hair, Crochet Twist Hair and Other Protective Styles All Things Hair: Hi Daven! Can you tell us a bit about protective twists?...

You can listen Daniel Goleman’s conversation in this podcast. Goleman talks about the themes in his new book, including new brain-based research on emotional intelligence and how those findings can be applied on a practical level to professional and personal relationships. In particular, Goleman talks about how to bring elements of emotional intelligence into daily life. His suggestion? Concentration can only be maintained if we put effort into noticing what the mind is up to....

Late in July, we like to try to get into some of those patches just before the legions of rabbits do, and pick a little basket of berries. The girls have a tiny doll’s basket (the berries are no larger than the nub of a pencil eraser, but contain more concentrated sweetness than an entire bushel of the mega-irradiated, supermarket jumbo-giants), and because I’m colorblind, I can’t find the tiny strawberries and have to rely on the girls to do the harvest....