For more information, click here. And to register, click here. Please note that payment is processed through the information site. The “Gathering of Mindful Professionals,” taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, brings together professionals in a contemplative environment to share their experiences, support one another, and explore new contemplative applications. The gathering begins on Thursday with a keynote talk titled “The Mindfulness Movement: Can the Quiet Revolution Go Mainstream?” delivered by James Gimian, publisher of our upcoming magazine—Mindful....

The night sky. Always. The dark, inky, borderless sky. All those stars. How you can’t see it all at once, can’t take it all in at once. Looking up at the night sky requires pausing and breathing deeply—and lying down so you can look as long as you want without hurting your neck (mindfully pragmatic).—@jewellofawriter (Instagram) The magical relationship I have with my sister. Recovery from anorexia—deciding to live outside the cage....

** Static hair occurs when our strands become electrically charged. Hair, which is already drier during the colder months, picks up an electrical charge from the air, which is also less moist. To be more specific, electrons, the negatively charged subatomic particles in our hair, move about much easier when conditions are drier. Hair retains the positively charged particles, a.k.a. protons, which, unfortunately, repel each other—giving rise to hair that moves around and flies about, generally causing flyaways, the occasional zap and blah hair days galore....

Why do we prefer to do this during the fall season? This process should be done any time of the year. However, during the fall, we tend to have a bit more time on our hands to take care of ourselves the way we should. Read on for our top three hydrating treatments for the fall season. ** 1. Try hair steaming. Whether you have a hair steamer or not, you can benefit from hydrating treatments like the in-shower steam method....

How Mindfulness Benefits Children How Mindfulness Benefits Children In the four-minute film, kindergarteners talk about coping with emotions and using meditation and breathing techniques. Filmmakers Julie Bayer Salzman and Josh Salzman created “Just Breathe” with their son, classmates, and family members one Saturday afternoon. “The film is entirely unscripted,” says Julie. “What the kids say is based purely on their own neuro-scientific understanding of difficult emotions, and how they cope through breathing and meditation....