Your Official Guide to Cornrows 1. What are cornrows? It can be confusing when the terms cornrows, cornrows and more recently, boxer braids, are used so interchangeably. But there’s really no need to panic. They’re basically all the same thing. Cornrow looks are a type of flat plait that originates from Africa and the Caribbean. As you may have guessed, the name comes from their appearance, similar to rows of cane or corn....

Gray Hair Facts Hair turns gray because of age and genetics. Hair graying is the most known sign of human aging. Genetically, hair is white. It gets its natural color from a pigment called melanin. Hair has two types of pigments: dark (eumelanin) and light (phaeomelanin). Eumelanin and phaeomelanin blend together to make up a wide range of hair colors. Melanin is made up of specialized pigment cells called melanocytes....

So, is this myth true? Keep reading to get the whole scoop on hair growth as we figure out if this statement is true or false. We’ll also give you some major hair product tips to keep your strands healthy and happy! Hair Growth Myths: Cutting Your Hair to Make it Grow Faster Fact or Myth? Before you read any further, we have to tell you that this myth is false....

Read on to discover how to get thicker hair with some of our insider hair hacks. Before you know that question of how to get thicker hair will quickly be your reality. How to Get Thicker Hair? 1. Use a volume-rich shampoo and conditioner. Those who have hair that’s on the thiner side will a boost, of sorts, in the form of a volume-rich shampoo and conditioner. Try out the TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume Pre-Wash Conditioner and the TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume Shampoo....

But that’s where we can help. Scroll down to see our selection of the best haircuts for thick hair, with short, mid-length, and long-haired styles to consider. Find Your Haircut for Thick Hair 1. Shag The shag is perfect for those who want to add more shape and overall volume. Ask your stylist for longer, choppier layers throughout, as this will help boost texture, without making your hair look too ridiculously full....

I love having banners hanging in my home. Birthday banners, baby banners, Christmas banners…you name it, I love it! I was thrilled when Sameeha from The Inked Leaf created this beautiful Happy Anniversary Banner for me to share with all of you:) Isn’t it gorgeous?!?! She is so, so talented! I LOVE that this beautiful Happy Anniversary banner can be hung and used year after year! If you want the banner in different colors to suit your home or even use your wedding colors, she will custom design it for you....

The day after their daughter’s murder, Sandy and her husband, Lonnie, dedicated themselves to helping other families grieve in the wake of gun violence. They sold their house in Texas, bought a motorhome, and now, almost 10 years after losing Jessi, they travel wherever they are needed to mentor survivors of gun violence. One of the most potent tools they have is mindfulness. What began for Sandy in her therapist’s office was solidified when she met meditation teacher and Pandemic of Love founder Shelly Tygielski after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida....

Now, Lantieri is asking for help for this groundbreaking work to continue. Donations will be matched one-to-one by the 1440 Foundation if you donate by December 15, 2014. You can read more about Lanteri’s work and the Inner Resilience Program in Mindful‘s October 2014 issue.

In its ideal form, compassion has no boundaries. It goes beyond extending loving-kindness to your inner circle of friends, family members, and other loved ones. Compassion is the art of loving all beings—even those who would seek to do us harm. It’s also about opening to love ourselves, even those hard-to-reach corners of our being. Similar to gratitude, compassion is something we have all encountered. Whether it was in a moment of crisis or following the death of a loved one, you have no doubt experienced it from others....

How to Wear Peach Hair in 5 Stylish Ways Look 1: Half-Up The half-up hairstyle is one of the trendiest ways to style your hair these days — everyone is doing it! Style your peach hair like this on a busy morning when you’re looking for a quick ’do. To achieve this look, refresh your hair with a dry shampoo like Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Color Care Dry Shampoo. Create an undone ponytail in the middle of your hair then use a hair wand to create quick waves at the back....

Does online mindfulness work? A study in Australia found that an online 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program helps employees feel more optimistic and engaged in their work, and may decrease levels of striving and need for recognition. “While the ‘human element’ may potentially enhance the efficacy of face-to-face MBSR programs, the online program is more easily accessed, and this may mean the benefits of these programs reach more employees,” the study authors wrote in a paper published in Physiology & Behavior....

In a recent Fast Company article, Wharton Business School professor Richard Shell, argues that one likely reason for the high percentage of regretful responses is that they didn’t ask the right questions at the start. From the article: “I think that for a lot of these people,” says Shell, “they hadn’t thoughtfully defined what success would look like in their own terms before pursuing work that aligned more closely with family, social or cultural expectations....

In contrast, mindful awareness creates a sense of space. When we bring awareness to something, it becomes enveloped in a spacious clarity, just as when we shine a light on something in the dark we see the object but also notice all the space around it. In the light of awareness, thoughts can be seen more clearly and lose their sticky quality. Awareness is like the sky, and from this perspective thoughts are just clouds passing through the sky....

An agonizing pain engulfed him as he realized his leg was shattered. He slipped into shock; near-seizures shook his body. That’s when Penman deployed his secret weapon: He’d learned meditation as a student in England. In sheer desperation, he gave it a try. Forcing himself to breathe slowly and deeply, he focused on the sensations his breath made. He envisioned himself in a beautiful garden and imagined breathing its tranquil air....

Coral Support Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Bobbie “Sponge Bobbie” Renfro, a PhD candidate at Florida State University doesn’t, but she does outplant sea sponges to support damaged coral and add natural filtration to reefs in the Florida Keys. “We’re trying to save the entire coral reef ecosystem, which includes so much more than just corals,” Renfro told EcoWatch. The reef will be monitored to gather data for Renfro to continue her research on coral reef sustainability....

Sometimes we don’t have time to meditate—and that becomes a point of stress, too. “Sometimes when I’m rushing, I’ll notice that I’m ‘rushing home to relax.’” says Elisha Goldstein, who is a clinical psychologist and Mindful’s mental health blogger. “In that moment I become present and realize that I don’t have to rush home to relax, I have arrived in the present moment and can choose to ‘be’ different.”...

We’re here to provide you with everything you need to know about covering up those natural gray hairs. And since not all hair is created equal, we’ve broken it down by hair color to provide you with efficient ways to mask your grays too. Keep reading! Easy, Hassle-Free Ways to Cover Up Gray Hairs Brunettes While dark hair is some of the most mysterious and alluring shades, it also hides gray hairs the least....