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In contrast, mindful awareness creates a sense of space. When we bring awareness to something, it becomes enveloped in a spacious clarity, just as when we shine a light on something in the dark we see the object but also notice all the space around it. In the light of awareness, thoughts can be seen more clearly and lose their sticky quality. Awareness is like the sky, and from this perspective thoughts are just clouds passing through the sky....

I also wanted to share with her an insight that arose through my own practice of mindfulness and that greatly changed my life: Namely the realization that time does not exist at all—that it is just a notion of our mind. But I was worried she would find it too woo-woo. And had she asked me what I meant by that and how on earth this was supposed to help her deal with her busy life, I would have been hard pressed to answer....

How do people thrive in a climate where 65% of us are stressed at work and two-thirds of the workforce feels disengaged? At the recent Well-Being at Work conference, Rich Fernandez, co-founder and president of Wisdom Labs, a company bringing mindfulness to businesses like Starbucks and Google, discussed how mindfulness programs at work can counter some of the current burnout trends. Fernandez gave a nod to current research on how mindfulness helps regulate emotions and boost focus....

Learning how to curl medium length hair doesn’t have to mean setting it up in same-old-same-old beachy waves. ** 1. Springy Curls To get springy curls that almost look natural, you’ll want to use a curling wand. Using a 1 to 1 1/4 inch-barrel curling wand, wrap small sections around the barrel, leaving out the tips (or the last inch) of your hair. Repeat on all sections, then lightly comb out the spirals with your fingers to get that piecey look....

Read on to discover five ways to getting gorgeous curly hair: ** 1. Hair Rollers This classic hairstyling technique as been around for decades and it’s easy to see why: It works! Back in the day, women used to wear their beloved rollers throughout the day, all to get that perfect curl. These days you can speed up the process a bit by opting for heated rollers or flex rods, although the classic foam rollers always does the job....