Barry: And I’m Barry Boyce. I’m the founding editor of Mindful Magazine and mindful.org. And I write the regular column Point of View. Stephanie: And this is the Point of View podcast. Welcome to a special, pandemic edition of Point of View. As we record this—me in my home, and Barry in his—many places around the world are locked down, quarantining, self-isolating, social or physical distancing—whatever you want to call it, we are doing it....
“I had a rush of emotions,” he says. “And, obviously, I don’t know what was happening. Maybe she forgot something.” He pauses, then adds, “but I don’t think so.” As a young man he would have been angry—at the situation and the woman. “But now, I was sad,” he says. “And, at the same time, I knew it was complicated—I could feel what she must be going through, to be afraid of a tall black man....
Adopting a minimalist approach is applauded by some children’s health professionals as well. In his book, The Good Life, psychotherapist Graham Music asserts that although kids are smarter today than ever before, their capacity for empathy and compassion has reached new lows, thanks to growing consumerism. If you’re about to become a parent and are considering a minimalist approach, you may want to reflect on these tips from author and co-founder of the Inner Kids Foundation, Susan Kaiser Greenland:...
We wanted to talk to Kim Kimble about hair care — this woman’s hands has taken immaculate care of the manes that belong to so many A-list celebrities (who also inspired her solution-based hair care line, Kimble Beauty) that we definitely admire with some serious #hairgoals. So who wouldn’t want Kim’s tips on how to keep their hair in #formation every single day — even if it’s a bad one?...
“Your turn to get up,” you say, nudging your partner. So he does, drowsily leaving the room only to return a few minutes later—followed, not surprisingly, by your two kids. As they happily bounce on the bed, you grumpily try to convince them to go play on their own. It’s no use. While your partner snuggles back under the covers, you drag yourself out of bed. Later that morning you find a moment to talk with your partner....
Come Fly With Me – A Virtual Tour of Europe By: Stacy LADIES and GENTLEMEN, fasten your seat belts and return your trays to their upright positions, because we are sending you and your long-distance-lover-boy on a virtual vacay to EUROPE!! Are you totally stoked?? I am! The good news is, this date is totally man-approved! In fact, the idea came from my husband himself! Cue background story: My guy lived in Germany as a foreign exchange student twice as a teenager, then later spent two years in South America as a missionary and has travelled to a few other countries as well while he was abroad....
What if we told you that on average rush shipping generates approximately 40% more carbon emissions than standard shipping? That means that shopping early and choosing standard shipping over rush allows you to perform a small act of love for the planet. The Power of Vegan Beauty By finishing up your online shopping before December 4th and not selecting next-day or same-day delivery, you will be giving one hefty holiday present to the planet....
Eat, Pray, Love—and Marry: Eat Pray Love’s author Elizabeth Gilbert talks about the business of falling madly in love and what it takes to maintain a marriage. Engaged for Life: Yoga practice can be like a microcosm for what you’re experiencing in life, says yoga teacher Meredith Bailey. She explains how, when change makes her world new and foreign, sometimes it helps to look at it upside down. The Perfect Love We Seek, the Imperfect Love We Live: Love is what we long to receive and to give, yet our intimate relationships are conflicted and often painful....
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways . . . Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? What can be more romantic than receiving poetry from your one true love, especially on Valentines Day? But let’s face it: unless you are some modern day Shakespeare – writing a poem is tough! Well, no fear! I discovered this sweet little site that will assist you in creating your own declaration of affection to the one you love – IN AN INSTANT!...
Read on for our top low effort hair products you should be using: 3 Low Effort Hair Products You Need 1. Dry Shampoo Of course, dry shampoo is the first on our list of low effort hair products. If you’re not using a dry shampoo, whether you’re a woman of color or not, you’re truly missing out. While the purpose of dry shampoo is to refresh your hair in between washes, women have hacked their way into using it for other styling purposes....
Be fully present when you are with your spouse. Isn’t it crazy how difficult it can be to stay present with your spouse? After work, or when you finally have a moment of downtime, you want to unwind with your phone in your hand and a show on the TV. But quickly 10 minutes turns into an hour and by the time you lay down to go to bed you have barely even spoken!...
2. PICK A PILLAR Psychologist and The Power of Meaning author Emily Esfahani Smith spent five years researching what constitutes a meaningful life. Strengthening even one of the resulting “four pillars” will support the quest for greater meaning in anyone’s life, she says. Belonging: This comes from our relationships, from feeling valued for who we are and from valuing others. “It’s a choice—you can choose to cultivate belonging with others.” Purpose: Without something worthwhile to do, we flounder, Esfahani Smith writes....
Read on to discover more about hair oils, and how you can restore your hair with this easy at-home treatment: Using a Hair Oil Treatment: Easy Tips and Solutions A hair oil treatment, which can be an oil or a cream, works by enhancing your locks with keratin. Over time, this can make them stronger, shinier and more manageable. They can also help with frizz and even make split ends smoother with continued use....
Richard Goerling is a certified mindfulness trainer and former police lieutenant, who specializes in teaching resilience and performance skills to first responders. In this interview, he explores the biases that exist in policing—and explains how mindfulness can foster a more compassionate police force. The Two Types of Change Policing Needs “One of the greatest failures of police leadership is the failure to lead a culture—or maybe, more specifically—the failure to lead an ethos that is grounded in humanity, rather than grounded in tactics or grounded in equipment, or grounded in the good old boy network,” Goerling says....
Using brain imaging data from a previous investigation of the impact of meditation on cortical thickness, this new study examined whether the estimated brain composition of meditators aged 50 and beyond differed from that of non-meditators. To answer this question, researchers compared brain images of a matched sample of 50 meditators and 50 non-meditating controls ranging in age from 24 to 77 years. Both groups included 22 women and 28 men, and had a mean age of 51....
For this post, we deconstruct how to achieve messy wavy hairstyles such as the chunky lob in just a few steps. Read on and see how you, too, can work this look like a bonafide fashionista: Messy Wavy Hairstyles: the Blogger Lob Step 1: Wash Your Hair Hair aficionados worth their salt know that any long-lasting style usually starts in the shower. A shampoo and conditioner that thicken your hair, like TRESemmé Thick & Full Shampoo and Conditioner help create a base for effortless-looking waves....
Mindfulness helps us cultivate qualities of attention so that we can more fully greet and be available for what unfolds in our lives. And yet, when we come face to face with pivotal financial moments—a depleted checkbook, an investment decision, asking for a loan, coveting something we cannot afford, or riding the stock market rollercoaster—mindful attitudes we embody so seamlessly in other moments can disappear. At these times, we can be prone to unconscious emotions and behaviors that lead to suffering....
You haven’t heard much from me for a while, but the Initiative continues to grow and move forward in many ways. Just last week I returned home from my second trip to Broward County FL, where much great work is underway to support the whole community following the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. This trip included a day long training session led by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Sharon Salzberg (who, by the way, I introduced to the 500 people attending as the “James Brown and Aretha Franklin of the mindfulness world,” to rousing laughter!...
Executive function includes cognitive abilities that act as the brain’s manager. ADHD is essentially a consequence of poor executive function, not inattention or impulsiveness. That means it undermines skills such as time management, decision making, organization, and planning. For people with ADHD all these management-level mental abilities can be difficult. The ADHD Executive Chef While research shows eating issues common around ADHD, if you are an adult with ADHD or have a child with it, all this might come as a surprise—for good reason....
