Wellness

Wellness

Since I was little, I would repeatedly snooze my alarm clock each morning until I had to get up. The evidence on whether this makes you feel more tired is mixed, but I would get stuck in a state of sleep inertia, prolonging the period of confusion and sleepiness when you first wake up. It left me feeling anxious, and I would struggle to focus all day.

I grew up believing courage was about heroes jumping off mountains and running into burning buildings, 300 Spartan warriors standing against the invading Persian army-the kind of thing that is celebrated in epic poems and Hollywood blockbusters. But life has taught me something different. Courage does not just have to look spectacular. In fact, much more often, courage lives in the everyday.

This week, it launched a Time and Well-Being space within users' account settings, replacing the existing screen- time management page. New features in the space include an affirmation journal with more than 120 positive prompts that let users set an intention for the day ahead. (Naturally, they are shareable on social media.) There's also a sound generator that can play calming sounds like rain or ocean waves. TikTok cites survey data that those who use the platform are 14% more likely than nonusers to listen to music to help them sleep or relax.

It's Saturday afternoon and you finally have a moment to breathe. You've ticked things off your to-do list, the house is mostly in order, and you should feel good - maybe even happy. But instead, there's a faint tug of "not enough": Not productive enough. Not healthy enough. Not successful enough. Not happy enough. This is the happiness paradox: The more we chase happiness, the more it slips away.

On a Tuesday night in Atwater Village, Teresa "Toogie" Barcelo is creating a portal. With her arms stretched out, she beckons the participants of her movement workshop, Wiggle Room, to join her on the other side, where they will meet a renewed version of themselves. "Walk into the next iteration of yourself," she commands. The participants, who have spent the last hour squirming, shaking and humming, cross the invisible threshold. Their limbs swing loosely, their smiling faces sticky with sweat.

I feel like these days with cannabis, we see all sorts of stuff. But wellness, it's tapped into, but it's not as tapped into as what you would expect, like joints or vapes, said Sawyer. 20 years ago, it was nothing.

The "home office" is often the most unloved corner of our home. It's the place where good posture goes to perish, where you're surrounded by a chaotic family of charging cables, and where the only "perk" is that your commute is 15 seconds long. But your workspace doesn't have to be a sad, ergonomic wasteland. It's time to transform that corner from a corporate punishment cell into a cozy command center.

That's what the viral "10-3-2-1-0" sleep hack is all about. It suggests you should stop drinking caffeine 10 hours before you plan to go to bed. It also recommends that you should stop eating three hours before bed, banish work-related thoughts two hours before bed, and ditch screens an hour before bed. If you do all of that, you should be able to hit snooze zero times in the morning: 10-3-2-1-0.

This spot takes over the former Teletron electronics store within the Sun Garden shopping center, anchored by Walmart and home to tenants like Big 5 Sporting Goods, Jack in the Box, and Chevron. Operated by Taymax Group, which runs over 160 locations across North America including 55 in California, the gym aims to serve the active San Jose community with accessible fitness options.

There was a recognised need for a sort of support service for people who have a life-limiting or long-term illness to give them support... advice and really create a safe environment for them to be involved in.

"Skincare products were historically marketing toward women both in message and packaging," Hartman told Business Insider. That is changing, but the vast majority of skincare products are still aimed at women, which he believes has "discouraged men from fully participating or feeling as though the products were meant for them." As a result, male clients are overwhelmed by the options.

In September, I published a column that laid out the design of my morning protocol, which uses the best available research to manage my mood-especially my natural negativity-and optimize my creativity and productivity. The six steps I detailed there have dramatically enhanced my quality of life. Since that column, many readers have inquired about how to design other parts of the day, particularly the evening. This column outlines the evening protocol I have developed to match my morning one.

As the weather gets colder, my skin (and my kids' skin!) gets drier. I carry moisturizers and hand lotion everywhere, but at home I also depend on non-drying hand soaps to keep everyone's hands soft all winter. This has resulted in us trying a lot of hand soaps over the years. Listed below are the ones that earned a permanent spot in our house - they smell great (or are unscented), feel good to use, and never leave our hands feeling tight or irritated.

Trading my sweatpants-and-Birkenstocks uniform for dresses and beach coverups, I arrived with my husband at the 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay in Kauai, Hawaii on the day I hit 27 weeks and stayed through the transition into the last leg of pregnancy, leaving when I was 28 weeks along. During the six days we spent there, I practiced holistic self-care with the hotel's expansive wellness programming complimented by the serene setting;

Here comes the obligatory "colder weather is here, which means..." intro. But seriously, the fall and winter air has officially landed, and just like you swap T-shirts for turtlenecks, your grooming routine should adapt, too. During the summer, we presented the best lightweight moisturizers to keep your skin healthy in the heat (many with SPF). Now, frigid temps call for richer, barrier-repairing formulas that do more than hydrate - the best moisturizers for winter soothe, nourish and restore, too.

At 4:30 a.m., before her husband and two kids are up, Morgan Walker is typically just starting her workout. "I'm kind of a first-thing-in-the-morning type of person when it comes to exercise," Walker, a 32-year-old registered sports dietitian at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania, told Business Insider. Walker focuses her own workouts on a mix of cardio and strength training. Each week, she spends three to four days building muscle mass by gradually increasing the weights and rep counts of exercises like bench presses, deadlifts, and squats. She also runs twice a week, for up to an hour at a time.

Shed the stress of the festive season with a trip to Mayfair's newest boutique wellness clinic, Le Petit Saint. From the moment you enter through the blush pink doors, you're cocooned by warm, Pinterest-ready interiors created by Australian designer Blainey North, who's known for overhauling New York's tallest residential building and multiple celebrity abodes. Amid the nap pods, water features and high ceilings peppered with cherubs, you'll find rooms equipped for Hydrafacials, futuristic ExoMind treatments (to improve mental wellness) and IV drips.

When I quit my $250,000 corporate HR job last year, I thought finding another job would be no big deal. I was out of touch with the reality of the job market. I hadn't applied to a job in a traditional way in over a decade because I'd always been recruited. Now that it's rounding up on a year of unemployment, I wish I could go back and shake myself.

The Sun is a major arcana card that represents big themes like happiness, optimism, and contentment, as well as a sense of confidence and youthfulness. In the days ahead, don't be surprised if you find yourself thriving more than you'd think. When this card appears in a tarot reading, it suggests you'll be in a good mood, and you might even have some extra energy to... I don't know... go out on a Wednesday night?

I've been a single mom for just over five years. My daughter's dad and I separated when she was six months old, and since then, I've dedicated my life completely to her. I haven't dated, traveled, or done pretty much anything "for me." Despite having joint custody, our daughter refused to sleep over at her dad's place, and they only saw each other once a week, during the day.

There comes a time in the life of many a journalist when we're asked to take a break from gorging ourselves on vegan fast-food or banana tiramisu, combing through the collections at Mother Foucault's, and bus-hopping our way to Seattle to do some real honest-to-goodness research. We're talking straying from our beats, leaving our comfort zones, peeling off our protective layers, literally and figuratively.

SF Parkour hosts a free Beginner's Parkour Class at noon on the second Saturday of each month. It is geared towards first timers and lasts 1.5 hours. Location: Each month the location rotates through Sunnyvale, UC Berkeley and the Embarcadero in SF. Please check the SF Parkour Facebook page to make sure you have the right date and location before heading out.

This comprehensive guide explores everything you need to know about pregnancy-safe facial near me, from understanding different treatment types to selecting the best providers for your specific needs. Whether you're seeking your first professional facial or looking to upgrade your current skincare routine, understanding the landscape of pregnancy-safe facials near me empowers you to make informed decisions that deliver real, lasting results for your unique skin concerns and aesthetic goals.

The prospect of taking an extended unpaid break from work can be daunting. But with the right financial planning, it can be an opportunity to pause, spend time with family and explore new avenues

In just a few decades, cannabis has undergone a major transformation, from a symbol of counterculture to a marketed form of self-care. Legalization, changing perceptions, and aggressive marketing have made it widely accessible, turning it into one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances in the world. Its rise marks more than a change in legality; it reflects a broader redefinition of health itself.

Even if you shower before bed every night (gold star), you're still bringing an invisible entourage with you under the covers. We don't think about it because sleep is non-negotiable, but dead skin, sweat, and yes, a little saliva end up on our sheets and pillowcases. You can't see itbut it's there. I'm not hear to induce fear, I'm just saying all this as a reminder that clean sheets do matter.