Whether you’re looking for insightful conversations with teachers, skilful advice for working through a challenge, or simply inspiration for how to approach life with a little more mindfulness, we hope you enjoy the following podcasts that stood out this year. The 7 Best Mindfulness Podcasts of 2021 1) Life Kit Episode: “Poet Maggie Smith On ‘Trying On’ Hope” Maggie Smith wrote Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change at a time in her life when everything felt unsure....

Bottom line: It’s a matter of preference. Lucky for you, we love breaking these things down. Read on to learn more about how to discover more about how to find a good leave in conditioner. Best Drugstore Deep Conditioner for You 1. No hair concerns Frequency: Weekly For those with no jarring hair needs, i.e. have strands that aren’t dry, damaged, processed or oily, or who aren’t worried about hair fall, are probably in the “normal” category....

Additionally, sexual dysfunction can be devastating to a relationship. The quote, “when sex is good, it’s only 2% of a marriage, but when it’s bad, it’s 98%” is not literally, but figuratively, very realistic. While these aren’t actual statistics, it does illustrate how struggles around sex and intimacy can feel like a trial you just cannot overcome. A couple dealing with sexual dysfunction may also be dealing with an extra strain on their relationship, the fear of infidelity, and an overall lack of intimacy....

Hair Products for Camping You Don’t Want to Forget Dry Shampoo Dry shampoo is a heaven-sent product and we love everything about it as an essential hair product for camping. Love, Beauty and Planet Volume and Bounty Juicy Grapefruit Day 2 Dry Shampoo is exactly what your hair needs when you wake up in your tent. This dry shampoo will freshen up your tresses and give you volume like you just styled it that morning....

The faux hawk fade, which is essentially an undercut that’s styled upwards to look like a mohawk and is shaved into a skin fade on the sides, isn’t as subversive as it sounds. Read on for a quick and easy way how-to on styling this look for work and play: How to Transition Your Faux Hawk Fade from Day to Night Day: Brushed-Back Combover For work or more formal, solemn occasions, you can opt to style your faux hawk fade into a brushed-back look....

This year, we provided meditations on how to tame the inner critic, tune into the body, sleep better, sit with change, and practice loving-kindness. The Most Popular Meditations From 2019 1. A Body Scan for Beginners The body scan practice helps you reconnect and relax from head to toe. Elaine Smookler walks us through the basics in this beginners practice. 2. A Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic The next time your self-doubt becomes too loud, explore this 12-minute meditation from Mark Bertin to confront the nagging voice in your head....

Traditional American The idea of the first plate is the American expectation of dinner for much of the past half-century: a big hunk of meat with a small side of vegetables. “It was never an enlightened or particularly appetizing construction,” Barber says, “and at this point,” for many chefs and discerning eaters at least, “it’s thankfully passé.” 2. Farm to Table The second plate represents, Barber says, “where we are now, infused with all the ideals of the farm-to-table movement....

Reconsider the Man Bun for Summer 1. You can work with your warm weather texture. Whether you’re hitting the beach and enjoying the texturizing effects of salt water on your strands or you’re just prone to a bit of a curl in the humid weather, summer is a great time to try longer strands. Your warm weather texture will make for an impressive man bun every time. If you’re looking for some texture and can’t make it to the beach, try Love Beauty and Planet Coconut Milk & White Jasmine Salt Spritz Texture Spray....

As time goes on and we grow from children to adolescents to adults, for many of us, somewhere along the way life begins to become routine. Day in and day out, whether we’re walking, driving, talking, eating, going to the grocery store, or spending time with our families, our minds get kicked into autopilot and continue to develop their habitual ways of thinking, interpreting, expecting, and relating to other people....

Read on to see if you’re sporting one of the top cute hair trends that are definitely still a thing. Cute Hair Trends: 3 Looks That Still Exist 1. The Flower Crown We’re still seeing this trend on and off the runways. The only change that we are beginning to see is the kinds of outfits that the flower crown hair trend is being paired up with. Gone are the days when flower crowns were just for summer festivals, where it with any formal outfit, or when you’re just in the mood to wear a crown of your own....

If your teen’s general response to discussing rules and goal-setting is less than enthusiastic, you’re not alone. It is 100% normal for adolescents to be moody, uncommunicative, and somewhat defiant. Dan Siegel, child psychiatrist and author of New York Times bestseller Brainstorm, explains that an adolescent’s testing of boundaries and seemingly passionate drive to explore the exciting and unknown is a key part of the developmental process. Often times it is the “work of adolescence” that helps a teen’s core character and personality traits emerge and develop, and end ups enabling them to lead lives of adventure and purpose throughout adulthood....

This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Recently my brother and his wife celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary, and only a few days later my sister and her husband celebrated their anniversary as well. After my congratulatory phone calls and Facebook status shout outs, a thought occurred to me. Why don’t we celebrate other couples’ marital successes with as much joy as our own? In reality, when our friends and family have strong marriages, it creates a loving and supportive atmosphere that in turn helps our marriage, and vice versa....

Size Matters: Easy-to-Pack Travel Hair Tools When it comes to travel hair tools, size definitely matters. Especially if you’re going by air, where weight restrictions are a thing. And we get it—packing light is a skill yet to be assimilated by many (guilty!), so we’ll take all the help we can get. Thankfully, our favorite tools now come in handy travel-sized versions that get the job done on the go, without the added bulk....

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“Tune in to yourself,” says Taryn Toomey, the latest étoile du jour to light up the fitness world, addressing a women’s retreat in upstate New York last summer. “Know there’s a part of you that really wants the suffering and part of you that really wants the awakening. “Know who’s running the show.” Therein lies the essence of the Taryn Toomey phenomenon—suffering and awakening, hurting and healing. Toomey is the birthmother of The Class, a body-depleting, mind-bending workout that defies both definition and category....

If you want to be an effective leader, there are a few critical things you need to understand: First, nobody wants to be managed. Second, who you are is more important than how smart you are. And last, leadership is all about developing and enabling meaningful and trusting human relationships. Regardless of hierarchies and power structures within a company, we are all first and foremost human beings. We want to connect on a human level with each other....

Bangs are a great way to give your look a makeover: They’re fun, fresh, and easy to style once you’ve got the hang of your day-to-day styling routine. Curly hair bangs on textured hair or straight bangs worn on curly hair are just a few trendy ways to have fun with a fringe. Tips for Wavy Curtain Bangs To inspire you to try out a curly fringe, we’ve rounded up our top tips for styling and maintaining bangs and looks to inspire your next haircut....

St. Patrick’s Day is almost here and we are sharing some of the cutest ideas ever with you! I usually only look forward to a few holidays, but this year I have to add St. Patrick’s day to my list because of all this cute stuff that we have on our site this year! Ha! I am not super crafty and I don’t decorate all that splendidly, but look at this cute banner I made!...

When testing out wedding updos for medium hair, choose a bridal updo that you feel comfortable with and that makes you feel happy. There are many types of bridal updos for medium hair to choose from, so best pick one that makes you feel the best and one that will last from the moment you walk to the altar to the very last dance of the night: 10 Wedding Updos for Medium Hair 1....