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What is meditation? “Most people assume that meditation is all about stopping thoughts, getting rid of emotions, somehow controlling the mind,” says meditation expert Andy Puddicombe at the 2012 TedSalon. “It’s more about stepping back, seeing the thought clearly—witnessing it coming and going—without judgment, but with a relaxed, focused mind.” Getting Started There are many forms of meditation, but it’s best to begin with the basics. Here’s a seated meditation practice:

There’s simply so much truth to this. However, most of the time we live without intentionality, and that’s when we look back many years later and say, “Where did it all go?” It’s time to live as if it mattered. We can think of mindfulness, the act of paying attention on purpose and without judgment, as a kind of mental training to be more intentional with our lives. Think about how the act of priming works: If the morning starts out with worries about all the work to do that day and the mind keeps practicing worrying, then when you get to work, everything you see will be regarded through an anxious lens....

Coconut Milk Hair Mask: How This Infused Formula Helps Dry Hair Coconut Milk Hair Mask: How This Infused Formula Helps Dry Hair To begin my routine, I wash my hair with the Suave Coconut Milk Infusion Deep Moisture Shampoo. As mentioned in my most recent Nexxus review, for the fall season, I’ve been wearing my hair in a wavy style that involves using heat styling tools on my hair. At the moment, I am giving my hair a break and focusing on replenishing the moisture the dry air is sucking out of my juicy curls....

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We start the new year full of vigor and enthusiasm, but unfortunately the statistics on resolutions look a little disheartening: Around 80% of positive habit-change resolutions will be given up again by February. It is much easier to imagine making a change than to actually implement it—which is why it’s important to bring some mindful, science-backed strategies to your goals for the year. Before we get into the details of how to do this, I would like to invite us to take a big step back and ask, “Why?...