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Read on to check out these no ponytail hairstyle ideas that are sure to help you step outside of your self-inflicted hairstyling box: ** 1. Blowout Let’s start with something slow and steady, shall we? The blowout is one of our favorite sleek hairstyles that is bringing women in droves to their local blow-dry bars. To achieve this look, wash and condition your hair like you normally would, then let your hair air-dry until it’s about 90 percent dry....

The longer exhales signal a state of relaxation by the vagus nerve, which results in further relaxation. This is a breathing exercise that is a basic 1:2 ratio breath that will help with relaxation and sleep. You can do this exercise either sitting or lying down, but I recommend lying down as the goal is to slow you down so that you can fall asleep. A Breathing Practice to Let Your Body and Mind Get Sleepy A Breathing Practice to Let Your Body and Mind Get Sleepy...

Mindfulness practice encourages nonjudgmental awareness—seeing things exactly as they are, with openness and curiosity. With sleep, as with meditation practice, intentions are easier said than done. Neither sleep routines nor mindfulness practice responds well to a heavy hand. If you set out to force yourself into sleep, you’re less likely to sleep. If you strain for some picture-perfect mindset when meditating, you’ll create more stress and uncertainty. If you set yourself up with clear-sighted planning and patient resolve—intentionally but unforced—sleep and mindfulness are both more likely to follow....

Time required 15 minutes daily How to do a loving-kindness meditation: How to do a loving-kindness meditation: Relax Your Body: Close your eyes. Sit comfortably with your feet flat on the floor and your spine straight. Relax your whole body. Keep your eyes closed throughout the whole visualization and bring your awareness inward. Without straining or concentrating, just relax and gently follow the instructions. Take a deep breath in. And breathe out....

Move. Breathe. Sit. Move. Breathe. Sit. 1. Side Sways Moving your spine side-to-side invigorates your entire body. On an inhalation, reach your arms forward and up. As you exhale, lower your arms down by your sides. Inhale and come back to center with both arms overhead. Repeat for 3-5 breaths. With your arms back at center and overhead, exhale and tilt to the left. Reach both arms to the left until you feel a light stretch....