Artist Maira Kalman illustrates the back page of Mindful magazine. A longtime illustrator for The New Yorker, Kalman decided to delve into meditation and illustrate the result. You can view Maira’s covers on Pinterest: For Kalman, art comes first and the medium follows. She is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, and is well known for her collaboration with Rick Meyerowitz on the “New Yorkistan” cover in 2001 and “The New York City Sub-Culinary Map....

To find this inner choice point, start by questioning destructive mental habits. Even though there may be a bit of legitimacy to our grievances, are the disturbing emotions we feel way out of proportion? Are such feelings familiar? Are you ruminating? If so, we would do well to gain more control over those self-defeating habits of mind. This approach takes advantage of an effect studied by Kevin Ochsner, a neuroscientist at Columbia University....

“You could say that I’m Nancy’s friend and that I’ve lived locally for twenty years,” I replied. “Fine,” said the greeter. “We’re glad to have you.” And then she went on to welcome the folks behind me at the door. Nancy and I found seats at one of the twenty or so trestle tables set in rows spanning the length of the hall. “You sit at the end,” Nancy said. “That way, it will be easier for you to stand up when your name gets called....

Mushrooms are delicate yet hearty, exotic yet earthy, and have a texture all their own. They’re often treated and thought of as a vegetable, or used to substitute meat, yet they belong to another biological kingdom altogether (the fungus kingdom). From their flavor to their texture, aroma, and appearance, mushrooms are truly distinct. I love them on their own, sautéd with a little garlic, some parsley, and a splash of wine, then cooked in cream....

In addition, Dove is becoming a leading voice as a proud co-founder of the CROWN Coalition. This effort is driving actionable change to make hair discrimination illegal. Attendees of the ESSENCE Festival will be invited to partake in doing work to pass this legislation. All Things Hair will also be making an appearance, so read on for more info. ** On the beauty front, attendees will visit a Dove station for a 10-minute foot massage....