“Scientists have known for a while that both of these activities alone can help with depression,” says Tracey Shors, a professor of exercise science at Rutgers and co-author of the study. “But this study suggests that when done together, there is a striking improvement in depressive symptoms along with increases in synchronized brain activity.” The study included 52 participants—22 diagnosed with depression. For eight weeks, volunteers meditated for 30 minutes and completed 30 minutes of aerobic exercise twice a week....

Here at Mindful, we’ve been chronicling Richard Davidson’s research on the neuroscience of meditation. If you want to get a sense of the scope of Davidson’s research and the breadth of meditation’s benefits, you might want to check out our infographic: “This Neuroscientist Proves How Well-Being Can Actually Change the Brain.” (Editor’s note: We had a lot of fun turning Davidson’s 87-page curriculum vitae into an at-a-glance view of his research areas....

** Meet these three outstanding LGBTQ+ creatives who are making noise and stirring conversations in the haircare space: Kara Zosha, Dimo Ortiz, and Carlisa McNee. 1. Kara Zosha (They/Them/Theirs) – Non-Binary Multifaceted Creative Kara Zosha is a multifaceted artist and creative who has always been known for their most colorful hairstyles even as early as 12 years old. Colorful hair is a big part of their identity and is their favorite creative hairstyling outlet....

Microsoft cancels the HoloLens due to lack of direction Microsoft cancels the HoloLens due to lack of direction Companies are working to make Augmented Reality just a plain reality. Microsoft was one of those companies that wanted to do this. It brought some interesting and high-end devices to the market under its HoloLens brand. It made two AR headsets that projected images onto the real world. Unfortunately, according to Business Insider, that road ends here....

Perhaps. But something else may be happening too. If you’ve discovered that you’re not fully in charge of your mind, you might like to ask yourself: How do I know this? How have I realized that the mind is distracted? And how am I able to bring it back? In order to notice that the mind has wandered, and be able to return it to attention, there must be something bigger than that mind, a wider perspective that can observe the distraction....