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We Tried Jones Road Miracle Balm To Find Out if It’s Actually, Well, a *Miracle*

Jones Road Miracle Balm is a multitasking blush balm that gets a lot of hype. But is it really that good? Our team tested it to find out.

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The 16 Best Lip Liners for Full, Defined Lips

The 15 Best New Beauty Launches of March, According to Our Editors

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The 11 Best Oscars Beauty Looks From Bleached Brows, Pixie Cuts, and Updos

Alicia Keys’ Secret to Flawless Skin? These Bestsellers From Her Line

The singer's glow is *on fire*

11 Best SAG Awards Beauty Looks We Can’t Stop Talking About

‘I’m a Peloton Instructor and I’m Begging You to Include Walking Meditations in Your Weekly Routine’

A Peloton instructor shares why everyone should incorporate walking meditation into their weekly routines, plus how to do it.

15 Absolutely Free Meditation Apps That Are Like an Exhale for Your Brain

Discover 15 of the best free meditation apps that therapists recommend. Start mindfulness, meditation, and breathwork practices today.

Why You Keep Falling Asleep While Meditating and How To Stop (Because We’ve All Been There)

If you're falling asleep while meditating and aren't sleep-deprived, try these easy tricks from meditation experts to stop dozing off.

The Power of Ending Every Workout With a Meditation, According to a Neuroscientist

Adding a short post-workout meditation to your day—a form of habit stacking—might be what's missing from your movement practice.

Star Bathing Is One Shimmery, Celestial Way To Ground Yourself With Calm and Connection

Learn from a meditation expert and astrophysicist all about how to access calm and connection through mindful stargazing, aka star bathing.

Doing 10 Minutes of Yoga Nidra at Night Cut the Time I Typically Spend Lying Awake in Bed in Half

Learn what one writer discovered when she tried doing yoga nidra to sleep each night for a week, and discover the benefits of the practice.

Here’s How Warming Up With a Meditation Can Make You a Better Runner

You warm up your body—here’s why a running meditation can help you warm up your mind before hitting the pavement, track, or trail.

Deep Breathing Can Reduce the Symptoms of an Anxiety Attack—Try These Techniques the Next Time You Feel One Coming

Breathing exercises for anxiety can help impart calmness. Here, learn how your breathing can improve your mental well-being.

Meditation Can Help Ease Anxiety, One Breath at a Time

Find peace and calm with meditation for anxiety. Learn simple techniques to reduce stress and improve mental well-being.

Is ‘Monkey Mind’ Keeping You From Being Able To Focus or Fall Asleep? Here’s How To Tame It

Learn how to tame your "monkey mind," a term used in meditation practices to describe racing thoughts, in order to focus and sleep better.

‘I’m a Meditation Practitioner of 10 Years, and These Are the 6 Grounding Techniques That I Personally Use’

Here's how Susan Chen incorporates grounding techniques into her day to stay calm when things get stressful.

Meet Labyrinth Walking, the Ancient Practice That Imparts Major Mindfulness Benefits

Labyrinths hold significance in many cultural traditions, and can be part of meditation. Learn from experts all about labyrinth walking.

Could There Be a Link Between Meditation and Gut Health? It’s Complicated

Learn what experts think about the possible connection between meditation and gut health, and the role stress plays in it all.

How To Use Micro-Meditations To Find a Moment of Presence and Calm Wherever You Are

You don't need a lot of time to ease mental tension. Learn from meditation experts about the benefits of micro-meditation, and how to do it.

I Tried Progressive Muscle Relaxation, a Simple Exercise to Help You ‘Flex’ Your Way to Sleep

Studies have show that progressive muscle relaxation can help relieve stress, pros say it can improve sleep. Here's how to try it out.

The Candle Method Is One of the Easiest Ways To Engage Kids in Breathwork—Here’s How To Do It

Learn a simple way to help kids calm down and regulate their nervous system called the candle breathing technique.

Release All Your Pent-Up Stress With Shaking Meditation

Mindfulness experts explain what is shaking meditation, and how it can potentially help you process and release stored stress in the body.

Why Your Mind and Body Could Use This Soothing Sound Bath Right About Now

Sound bath benefits include shifting your mind and body to a restorative state. Tune into this week's 'Well+Good Podcast' to experience one.

Jennifer Aniston’s Best Days Always Include This Mind-Body Wellness Duo

Jennifer Aniston has a wellness routine that focuses on both mind and body. Here's why she currently does meditation and Pilates daily.

Podcasts Have Long Felt Like My Personal Meditation—But This New Pod Literally Is

I added Amazon Music’s Become to my mindfulness practices—here’s how this meditation podcast helped me connect with my higher self.

Yes, You *Can* Meditate Even if You Can’t Sit Still—Here’s How

How to do a movement meditation that makes you feel more centered physically, mentally, and emotionally if you have trouble sitting still.

I Went On a Buzzy Winter Spa Retreat, and Came Home With 3 Wellness Practices I Can Do Every Day

Our editor traveled to Miraval Berkshires on a winter wellness retreat, and returned with three wellness practices you can recreate at home.

How To Be More Patient When You’re Running on Empty

We’re more impatient now than ever before. But learning how to be more patient is easier than you might think, according to pyschologists.

Everything You Need to Know About New Moon Rituals

Moon Club co-founder Ruby Warrington explains the power of the new moon—and how to develop the ultimate ritual to maximize it.

Jessamyn Stanley’s Method for Achieving Self-Acceptance Starts With One Easy-to-Implement Tip

Deepak Chopra interviews yoga teacher and body positivity activist Jessamyn Stanley on how to finally find total self acceptance.

This Mindful Movement Practice Will Help People Who ‘Hate Meditating’ Find Inner Tranquility

This moving meditation combines journaling, intention-setting, and light stretgching to help you find your zen.

You Only Need 5 Minutes to Fit in a Quick Mindfulness Break Between Back-to-Back Meetings

Packed work day? That's when taking a break is most important. Here are 3 exercises you can do for a quick mindfulness break during the day.

I Made a Pact With Myself To Prioritize My Mental Health This Month—Here’s How This Personalized App Helped Me Do It

This is what happened when one editor tried meditations for stress and other emotional wellness practices for an entire month.

‘I’m a Meditation Teacher, and 3 Minutes Is the Perfect Amount of Time To Reap the Benefits of Meditation’

A three-minute meditation can reset your mind and body, calm your sympathetic nervous system, and strengthen your parasympathetic nervous system.

Kneading Bread Is the Meditative Cooking Act That Gets All Your Senses Involved

Meditation is more than "closing your eyes and breathing." Using bread making as meditation can be the sensory experience your mind needs.

Deepak Chopra Has the Secret Key To Unlock Your Creativity and Potential

Self-awareness is essential for tapping into your full creativity and potential, according to Deepak Chopra. Here's how meditation can help.

Apple Watch’s New ‘Reflect’ Feature Is Perfect for One-Minute Meditations On-the-Go

The new Apple Watch Mindfulness app's "Reflect" feature offers thoughtful prompts for a meditative moment whenever you need it most.

Nothing Soothed My Anxious Thoughts at Bedtime—Until I Tried This Personalized App

Using meditation to sleep was a game-changer for soothing my anxious thoughts at bedtime—and Breethe was the one app that helped.

15 Easy Breathing Techniques to Help You Take 5 Minutes Out of Your Day To Be Present

Experts share 15 ways to practice quick breathwork excercises, as breathwork is a scientifically-proven tool for calming the mind and body.

How To Scan Your Body To Learn Where, Exactly, You’re Feeling Grief (and What That Means)

A somatic expert shares how to do a body-scan meditation for grief in six steps, and how the practice can help you release emotional pain.

What To Do When Meditation Doesn’t Work for You

Is meditation really for everyone? Different people weigh in as one editor searches for what to do when meditation doesn't work.

The Surprising Mindfulness Benefit of Writing With Your Non-Dominant Hand

Slow down and incorporate more intention using Rachel Ricketts's exercise of mindfulness writing with your non-dominant hand. Here's how.

Meditation—Not Just Medication—Can Help Alleviate Pain From Headaches. Here’s How

Research suggests that meditations can help manage headaches. Here, we list some meditations for headaches docs love to help you find relief.

‘I’m a Meditation Teacher, and This Is How I Use 5 Minutes To Let Go of Something Each Day’

High on stress but pressed for time? It's so important to keep a handful of five-minute meditations in your back pocket to help you let go.

Why Wellness and Meditation Apps Need More Diverse Voices (Literally)

Diverse voices on meditation apps are hard to come by. A handful of app creators have stepped up to create an equal listening experience for all.

Meditation Has Become a Streamable Form of Entertainment—But Is It That Good for Mental Health?

The release of Headspace's meditation on Netflix raises interesting questions about meditation's place in entertainment. Can they ethically co-exist?

14 New Year’s Eve Meditation and Yoga Classes You Can Stream Online

Never has a year been so collectively despised than 2020; here, New Year's Eve meditations and yoga flows you can utilize to see it off with serenity.

Meditation Is Up 2,900%—Here’s What 3 Mindfulness Teachers Say Your At-Home Space Needs

Need to de-stress? Three mindfulness pros share their meditation room essentials to create a calming corner of the world for yourself.

How To Do a Body Scan Meditation for Head-To-Toe Tension Release

A body scan meditation involves mentally scanning your body from feet to your head, releasing tension as you go. Here are its benefits, plus how to do it.

Take a Deep Breath With 3 Free Meditations for Handling Politically-Charged Emotions

Feeling beyond stressed out about election uncertainty? Take a minute and try out these free meditations for election anxiety.

Intermittent Silence Is Like the Modified Push-Up of Meditation—Here’s How To Practice It

Meditation experts explain what intermittent silence is, how to do it, how it's different than meditation, and what the benefits of it are.

Everything You Need To Create a Beautiful Outdoor Meditation Space—Even if You Don’t Have Much Room

See a roundup of 10 outdoor meditation space decor items that will enhance your practice. Plus, a meditation teacher shares the perks to meditating outside.

These Free Bilingual Guided Meditations Will Help Center Your Practice if English Isn’t Your First Language

See a roundup of free bilingual guided meditations in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and French, the five most common languages in the U.S.

Headspace’s Partnership With Snapchat Lets You Meditate With Friends, But, Y’know, on Your Own Couches

Headspace and Snapchat have teamed up, letting you meditate with friends from your own couches. Here's what to know about the new feature.

The Most Calming Words To Use for an ASMR-Like Mantra

Feeling out of your element? Going down a stress spiral? There are certain words to calm down yourself when you're bugging, based on word shape.

Confront Your Privilege on the Cushion With These 3 Just-Launched Anti-Racist Meditations

These three newly-released anti-racist meditations want you to take a look at your privileges and biases during your next sit.

Harry Styles Is Narrating Your Next Meditation—So Prepare for a Watermelon Sugar Mindfulness High

The Harry Styles meditation on the Calm app just became the best pre-sleep meditation you didn't even know you wanted. Here's how to try it for free.

Visualization Meditation Actually Encourages an Active Mind—Here’s How It’s Done

Athletes use visualization meditation to improve their performance, and it's a technique that applies to more than just sports. Here's how to practice it.

A Musical Meditation Walk Challenged Me to Find a Different Kind of Center—And it Worked

I gave Murray Hidary's MindTravel SilentWalk a try on a meditative walk—here's what the musical experience was like from start to finish.

10 Beginner-Friendly Online Mindfulness Courses That Go Beyond Meditation

Right now is the perfect time to begin a new practice with online mindfulness courses because you know your brain needs a rest.

Meditation app Headspace is offering *free* year-long subscriptions to anyone unemployed right now

Announced today, anyone unemployed in the US can use meditation app Headspace for free for a full year, to help manage anxiety and stress.

Gardening is actually a sneaky form of meditation—here’s the reward you’ll get from it

Gardening can bring us joy, and Carla Manly, PhD, clinical psychologist and author, says you can also practice gardening as meditation.

The 9 Most Popular Meditation and Sleep Podcasts on Spotify

Ready to bliss out? These are the most popular and most streamed meditation and sleep podcasts on spotify—tune in now and get zen.

How a Successful Root Chakra Meditation Makes You Feel More Grounded

Meditation can be a powerful tool for keeping the energy flow of your root chakra open. Here's how to have a sucessful root chakra meditation.

6 steps to master indoor meditative walking, because being mindful while stuck inside isn’t so simple

Indoor meditative walking is the answer for those who can't quite sit still in uncertain times—here's how to get started, according to master instructors.

Breathwork meditation will make you feel calm and collected in mere minutes—here’s how to practice it

Breathwork meditation can center yourself and bring a sense of calm. Here are other benefits of breathwork meditation and how to practice it.

I’m a neuroscientist, and this is how ‘compassion meditation’ helps you feel less alone while social distancing

Here, a neuroscientist explains how practicing compassion meditation can help you think outside of yourself and feel more hopeful and calm.