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We all develop patterns of thinking over our lifetime, many of which are unconscious and can undermine our mental health by trapping us in painful moods. There are ways to break the pattern: a 2016 study again validated Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for treating depression. One premise of MBCT is that greater awareness of the content of our thoughts—cultivated through mindfulness practice—allows us to recognize destructive mental habits and, over time, create new approaches around even the most challenging experiences....

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The press release refers to “Mindful Works” as a collaboration between Atena and the Goldie Hawn Foundation to “scale up” the foundation’s MindUP program. “Mindful Works” collaboration will include “a research component to the program designed to show the results and outcomes for improvements to workforce productivity, engagement and satisfaction.” Last year, Janice Marturano of the Institute for Mindful Leadership, and author of Finding a Space to Lead lead a workshop with Mark Williams of the Mindfulness Center at Oxford University....

This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Your date begins with a tasting party! I set the scene by leaving this little invitation for James. I spied a downloadable template at Paper Crafts Magazine that I knew could be adapted to fit a Holiday theme. After creating the card base, I cut out some fun red paper to add to the drink shape and attached a little banner I made with a rubber stamp....

We spoke to Shay to get the full rundown about how she turned the way she cared for her hair into a therapeutic experience that led to a breakthrough. Read on: ** All Things Hair: What inspired you to go natural? In 2014, I decided to do a big chop and cut my hair into a tapered shape. My goal was to finally be free of relaxed hair and start to create fresh new curls....