When we give ourselves a break from overwork, we increase our brainpower and convert stress into productive and creative energy. Have some playtime. 2. Switch Autopilot On This doesn’t mean being “mindless” and bumping into walls because we don’t know where we are. It’s about using our brain’s natural ability to run on well-grooved habits, which are more powerful than willpower in carrying life’s burdens. 3. Unshackle Yourself Take time to break free from things that tax us, like our smartphone’s constant siren song....

You can throw together this cute New Year’s Eve idea in a jiffy! Simply grab a gift bag and fill ‘er up! Here are some suggestions of what you might include in your bag… 1 . Gum: What is a “midnight kiss” without fresh breath?! 2 . Pop Rocks: Add a little “spark” to your New Year’s Eve make-out sesh! 3 . Candles: You know… to set the mood (WINK)! 4 ....

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When you practice mindful self-inquiry, you bring kind awareness and acknowledgment to any stressed or anxious feelings in the body and mind and simply allow them to be. This means staying with those feelings without analyzing, suppressing, or encouraging them. Although this may seem scary in and of itself, realize that when you allow yourself to feel and acknowledge your worries, irritations, painful memories, and other difficult thoughts and emotions, this often helps them dissipate....

Long-time friends of Mindful magazine, Ali and Atman Smith and Andy Gonzalez of the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF), are doing great work with at-risk youth in Baltimore—as highlighted in our magazine. They took a break from a retreat happening just outside of the city to speak with us on Wednesday about what they’re hearing from their community. HLF has planned an event for Saturday that will include talks and meditation. Watch the video below to hear they hope to achieve....