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Priyanka Chopra Jonas' Breezy Dress Priyanka Chopra was a vision in her long breezy dress that featured gathered bodice and voluminous pleated skirt. The dress was ivory-hued and accentuated by abstract patterns in pastel hues. It was a beautiful summery dress, ideal for vacationing in tropical lands. She notched up her look with a diamond ring and pretty earrings. The matte pink lip shade with a glossy touch and pink eye shadow with mascara spruced up her avatar. The yellow nail lacquer upped her look and she rounded out her look with side-swept tresses. … [Read more...] about The White Tiger: Priyanka Chopra Jonas Inspires Us To Step Up Our Fashion Game With Her Outfits

Many mindfulness teachers, authors, and practitioners (including myself) have taken its culture-specific concepts and practices and made them our own. While this is part of effective teaching, it can have unintended consequences. For example, its well-known definition, cited constantly all over mindfulness literature, is "paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment with non-judgment, curiosity, acceptance & openness" (Kabat-Zinn, 1990, p. 44). This "westernization" of mindfulness is most notable when it's centered on one's own well-being (individualist) in the US, whereas in Asia, where it started, it's geared to the well-being of others (collectivist). For example, we find the practice of Naikan, a variation of mindfulness in Japan, which is based on other-directedness, and is thus actually a kindness/compassion practice, instead of egocentrism that can worsen suffering. Mindfulness in the US has become … [Read more...] about The Problem with Mindfulness

Over and over again studies reveal that children that participate in mindfulness programs (in or out of classroom) are happier boys and girls. They develop a capacity to become calm, and remember it like an old friend when troubles arise. One of my 7 year-old clients uses deep breaths when she begins to feel overwhelmed, and then counts to 10 before acting on her emotions, which is great progress because initially she came to me for hitting a kid (yikes!). Now Samantha even tells her mom in LA traffic, “Momma, I think you need to use the breaths” and her mom agrees. … [Read more...] about Mindfulness in Children

According to Blue H.E.L.P, a nonprofit that works to reduce the stigma around mental health issues in law enforcement, 239 officers died by suicide in 2019 and 173 died by suicide in 2020. A white paper commissioned by the Ruderman Foundation revealed that first responders, including policemen and firefighters, are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. In 2017, there were at least 103 firefighter suicides and 140 police officer suicides. In contrast, 93 firefighters and 129 police officers died in the line of duty. … [Read more...] about What First Responders Teach Us about Cumulative Stress

In the first set of trials, participants believed that they had succeeded. A green stoplight appeared on the screen, along with the statement that they were 80% correct. After the second set of trials, a red stoplight appeared, informing participants that they were only 40% correct, and had performed far worse than their peers. To add to the impact of failure, the research team added a social embarrassment component by telling participants their faces were being recorded and that later, a group of researchers would rate their nonverbal behavior. … [Read more...] about What Goes on Beneath the Surface When Narcissists Get Angry