We recreate this haute hairstyle via a quick, easy, pineapple-inspired updo on curly hair. How to Wear a Headscarf That’s all there is to creating a headscarf style! Now that you know how to wear a headscarf, you’ll be able to create this look quickly and be ready to go in less than 10 minutes. It’s the perfect look for days in between washes or if you’re craving a style with an accessory....

To watch a short video of Tim Ryan talking about his vision for “A Mindful Nation,” click here. And to read more about the congressman on Mindful.org, click here. 05/29/12

A quick and easy printable gift for your spouse for St. Patrick’s Day. Print, cut, glue, and add your favorite Hershey’s Kisses for the perfect treat! Although St. Patrick’s Day isn’t one of our most celebrated holidays, I still always like to do something simple and fun for my husband to wake up to and take to work with him. This year I created a really cute simple printable box....

Here at The Dating Divas, we love a good Pictionary game night! We love trying new games, but we also love the classic games too! Pictionary is a classic game that everyone knows and enjoys in all stages of life. Well, we thought we would take this well-known game and give it a good Dating Diva spin to make a Pictionary game that is extra fun and especially bonding to play with your spouse!...

Why not let your spouse know at least 10 reasons you love them for St. Patrick’s Day? All you have to do is print off this printable, fill it out, and leave it where your spouse is sure to find it. Easy as pie! Want more fast ideas? Be sure to check out this idea to spritz the bed sheets or fellow Diva Paige’s red light kisses.

Robert Booth, writing for The Guardian, spoke with Willem Kuyken, a professor of clinical psychology at Oxford University, who is leading the study. Booth summarizes a key point from Kuyken about the significance of this project: “the spread of mindfulness among children could do for the British population’s mental health what fluoride in the water did for its teeth.” Since the teenage years are so unique, there is a growing field of research on the brain science behind teens and stress....

This relatively simple idea illustrates a somewhat complex concept around stress management and mindfulness. In part, mindfulness practice develops attention—for example, within a body scan we typically observe physical sensations from our toes gradually moving up to our head. But what’s the actual benefit of knowing what’s going on with our toes? Start with the Body Mindfulness is meant to be practical, and once again, this study shows why. The body scan practice monitors subtle physical shifts constantly occurring in our bodies....

I am so excited to introduce you to our returning intimacy expert, Laura Brotherson, today. She is one of my most FAVORITE Marriage Experts out there! We adore her & are so happy that she agreed to come back a third time! She’s our only “returning” speaker because we just can’t get enough of her!! Check out what she is talking about & MARK your calendars!! We thought it would be FUN to ask our Marriage Experts a few questions so you can all get to know them better....

When you pay close attention to everything you do, without judgment, you open yourself up to seeing everything in life as it is happening in that moment. You begin to wake up to the unfolding of your life. For example, instead of getting somewhere and wondering how you got there, you are actually present to what is occurring while it is taking place. If you can bring mindful awareness to anything you do, then schoolwork is no exception....

From the event post: This four-day, three-night retreat is ideal for lawyers, judges, law teachers, and law students who either seek an introduction to mindfulness, or wish to integrate an existing mindfulness practice into their work, studies, and life, and to deepen their understanding of meditative practice. Open to beginner and those with some meditation experience, this retreat will provide substantial periods of silent meditation practice, including sitting meditation, silent walking, and qi gong....

In one of the studies, 20 veterans with insomnia (25 percent who also suffered from at least one of the following: PTSD, depression, anxiety/panic, pain/fatigue), took part in Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia for 8 to 10 weeks. Researchers found the mindfulness therapy improved sleep, especially in reducing sleep latency (the time between lying down and falling asleep) and reducing the frequency of having nightmares. To read the article written by Boston Public Health Examiner Monica Wahi, click here....

Q: What compelled you to start meditating? A: I think basically my own inner misery and dissatisfaction. I was just dominated by my sadness and anxiety and I felt a sense of inadequacy with my inability to love myself and felt just generally lost and unhappy. When I started seeing that some of the biggest parts of my unhappiness were related to me allowing my craving to just dominate my action, and I saw how unhealthy I had become by consuming a lot of different drugs, not taking care of myself, using drugs as a vehicle to get as far away from myself as possible, it all came to a screeching halt....

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Valentine’s Day is our Christmas! We just LOVE it and think it is SO important to celebrate all the ways you love your spouse! But aside from just planning a date night and giving each other sweet love notes, be sure to take a moment to recognize the true meaning of the holiday – your relationship! On your wedding day you made a special commitment to one another! That includes taking the good with the bad....

This fun date is easy to put together.

Postpartum Hair Loss: An Opportunity for Self Care For Patrice Sosoo, mom of two, Senior Vice President of Brand & Innovation at Dotdash Meredith, and founder of women’s social club Little Gems, postpartum hair loss came as a surprise. While she had heard about the possibility of hair loss in the postpartum period, she says she was so busy getting everything ready for her babies that she didn’t prioritize her hair care or wellness....

So what is actually the truth? The truth is that instead of raging hormones what’s happening is we have remodelling in the brain in ways we never could have predicted. We now understand two big things are happening in the brain. Things you as an adult can support adolescents in developing well, and if you’re an adolescent, you actually can use this to help your brain grow in an optimal way....

Tips on Creating Easy Hairstyles for Guys with AXE Hair Creator Josh Peck All Things Hair: Style icon, woo-hoo! Please take us through your whole glam process. Josh Peck: (Laughs) Absolutely. So my whole glam process is very expedited: I wake up in the morning, hit a quick shower, look at myself in the mirror and make sure, you know, that I don’t look bloated, you know, see how I did in my diet the day before… But then I throw in a bit of my AXE Spiked-Up Look: Styling Putty, which I’m a fan of....