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Often, we make gratitude sound like it’s all about you. In the domain of self-help, we hear that gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life—or that when we are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. In fact, research does support the idea that gratitude helps people who practice it. They report fewer physical symptoms of illness, more optimism, greater goal attainment, and decreased anxiety and depression, among other health benefits....

“My breath is boring—just the same thing over and over again! Surely there must be something more interesting to watch?” This kind of comment comes up quite often when people start mindfulness training. It’s good to be curious about why we practice mindfulness of breathing, but just because we experience some discomfort during the practice doesn’t mean it’s not helpful. In fact, perhaps it’s helpful partly because the breath shows us our discomfort and the patterns of relationship that perpetuate it....

Led by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families in partnership with University College London, a series of trials will see children from up to 370 schools learn mindfulness exercises, relaxation techniques and breathing exercises which aim to “to help them regulate their emotions”—alongside pupil sessions with mental health experts. The study will extend existing research into mindfulness and mental health education, comparing the effectiveness of different approaches, with the aim of establishing a robust evidence-base to help schools determine how best to promote students’ mental health and well-being....

The fourth webcast in the series features a discussion with Jeremy Hunter, PhD about his experience of teaching mindfulness methods to executives, and highlight why attention-training practices are necessary for today’s knowledge worker environment. The series is created by More Than Sound. More Than Sound publishes on mindfulness practices, leadership, and emotional intelligence. Around 21 minutes into the webinar, Mirabai and Jeremy talks about Jeremy’s article in Mindful‘s premier issue, titled “Is Mindfulness Good for Business?...

** Read on to check out 10 of our favorite lazy girl hairstyles for long hair: 1. Simple Side Braid This style is probably already in your hairstyling arsenal but it definitely deserves a reminder as a long hairstyle that you can rock in your day-to-day life. Our braid hair bible will give you the rundown of virtually every style to try, but this fishtail is all you really need for your long hair....