Maybelline Is Donating $10 Million to Mental Health Nonprofits

Beauty & Balance

Despite the lasting stigma surrounding mental health issues, we need to be addressing and seeking treatment for them — now more than ever. Due to self-isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic, adults have reported significantly worse mental health conditions than average, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in June. Essential workers, unpaid caregivers, minorities, and young adults experienced […]

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The Yogi masters were right—meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mind

Health Problems

It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen our ability to focus on tasks. A new study by researchers at Trinity College Dublin explains for the first time the neurophysiological link between breathing and attention. Breath-focused meditation and yogic breathing practices have numerous known cognitive benefits, including increased ability […]

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