July 22, 2019 at 07:52AM by CWC According to best-selling author and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin, there are two types of expectations you’ll encounter in life—inner and outer—and how you respond to each can provide insight into yourself and others. In fact, exploring this very concept is the central focus of her book, The Four Tendencies (the Gretchen Rubin four tendencies are personality types or temperaments). While inner expectations are guidelines you place on yourself (like getting to an 8 a.m. workout class), outer expectations are the the variety you assume from others or others assume from you (like helping a friend move or meeting a deadline at work). Taking stock in how you handle and respond to both types of expectations can lead to an improved self-understanding and understanding of others close to you, and also help you mitigate interpersonal conflicts before they arise. (Don’t know your type? Take this quick online quiz.) ad_intervals[‘409341_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409341_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Check out how your personality type affects how you respond to expectations. 1. Upholder Meets inner and outer expectations The pros: An upholder is a naturally goal-oriented, rule-following type. They seem to easily hit all their deadlines, or at least always set reasonable deadlines for themselves. They are highly conscientious, always showing up to events when they say they will. One reason they never break plans is because they thrive on structure in their lives; they make plans in order to keep themselves—and
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The cooling yoga poses to take when class gets too. dang. hot.
July 22, 2019 at 06:49AM by CWC We’ve officially reached the point in the summer where it’s gone from “fun in the sun” weather to “too damn hot to be outside.” As I type this, it is 103-degrees in New York City, there is sweat in places I didn’t know it was possible to sweat, and I am legitimately praying to the air conditioning gods to make mine work more efficiently. While you likely have your own tips and tricks for dealing with these rising temps (personally, I’ve been sleeping with a cup of ice next to my bed), there’s a wellness-savvy way to beat the heat that you may not have tried yet: yoga. We tapped Wanderlust Wellest Challenge instructor, Andrew Sealy to tell us how. When it’s hot, a few different things happen to your body—aside from sweat, that is. “When it’s super hot outside blood vessels widen and blood flow increases,” explains Sealy. So where does yoga come in? “Yoga helps your body regulate heat on those super hot days,” he says, adding that the process can also be used as a means of “cooling the body and reducing inclination when the temperature outside becomes overbearing.” Here, he shares three poses that can help with the process. ad_intervals[‘409612_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409612_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); 1. Child’s pose: This is one of the best cooling poses there is—there’s a reason why so many teachers use it as a resting pose after an intense
Meet 3 Women Who Are Shaping The World Of Inclusive Beauty
July 19, 2019 A More Inclusive Beauty World Is Upon Us. Meet 3 Change-Makers To Know Continue Reading… Author | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Sick of being on autopilot? These are the 5 steps to living life to the fullest
July 22, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC Having a routine can be comforting, but sometimes, it can feel like you’re living the same day over and over. Get up. Make coffee. Go to work. Hit the gym. Fulfill all the family obligations thrown your way. Figure out what to get on the table for dinner. Scroll Instagram for a while. Go to bed. The mundanity of it all can make you wonder, is this it? The phrase “live life to the fullest” is thrown around a lot, but when it comes to what that actually looks like, many are left scratching their heads. When I called up life coach and What If It Does Work Out? author Susie Moore asking what exactly this oft-used expression meant, she explained it to me this way: “It means simply: Conducting your life and taking charge of it in a way that means you won’t have any regrets.” Moore tells me that so much of life is repetition and routine. “Typically, we don’t like change or uncertainty,” she says. “We like our comfort zones because they make us feel safe. Although there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s not necessarily a very full, rich life.” ad_intervals[‘409019_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409019_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); If I had to think of one person committed to living her life in this way—the routine-busting, full-life way—it would be Moore. She’s always trying something new, whether it’s rock climbing or simply having dinner with someone
How the beauty industry is confronting its relationship with waste
July 22, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC As a beauty editor, I’m sent probably around 10 skin-care and makeup products a day, and opening them up never fails to remind me of playing with nesting dolls. Each product comes in a jar or bottle or tub, which is typically in some sort of product box, which is then nestled inside of a larger box that may or may not be packed with Styrofoam fillers, scrunched-up cardboard pieces, or tissue paper. Which all goes to say that, for the sake of safely transporting one relatively small beauty product, a lot of waste is produced. That’s just the beginning of it, though. Beauty products themselves often need to be packaged within containers that are made up of a number of different materials, including plastic, glass, recycled plastic, and aluminum. The use of mixed materials for a single item makes recycling complicated, and despite our best efforts to recycle them, many of those materials can wind up in landfills. ad_intervals[‘383028_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘383028_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); In terms of being a source of waste in the world, beauty products are not the biggest culprit: bottled and packaged beverages and food are, according to Shane Wolf, founder of sustainable beauty brand Seed Phytonutrients; however, they still pose a significant—and unique—problem. “Beauty products create less waste in volume [than the food and beverage industry], but our plastics challenge is more complex because we tend to use mixed material and
The secret to controlling your emotions has nothing to do with ignoring them
July 22, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC Starbucks, the G Train, the L Train, the E train, Penn Station, diners, public parks—those are just a slim few of the many places I’ve cried this year alone, largely because I have no idea how to control my emotions. I’m in therapy, and consider myself a constant work in progress, but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and I would love to learn how to have better emotional control. Wouldn’t we all? Though being able to express your feelings is a divine and important life skill, sometimes there’s a time and a place. For example, only a couple of the places on my cry list are actually appropriate (or, rather, not totally inappropriate) venues for outbursts. Generally speaking, when you’re in a public setting, like work or a party, it might be wise to dial down your extreme negative feelings to, like,…a 7. Because I’m clearly no expert in the art of learning how to control your emotions, I sought advice from someone who is. Carla Marie Manly, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who tackles the very subject of emotional regulation in her book, Joy From Fear, and to me she revealed a fascinating truth that I contend could quell even the most chronic cryer: most humans suppress and express feelings in extremes. ad_intervals[‘406831_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406831_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); “Most of us are never taught how to understand and manage our emotions, so we often
Stressed AF? Maybe lay off the HIIT for a day or two
July 22, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC “I’m hitting the treadmill so hard tonight.” That’s what I always say to myself whenever I’ve reached the top of a stressful day. And even if it’s not a treadmill, I always make sure to hit up the most intense fitness class I can find in order to burn through the stress. That’s what so many people do—we think that the ultimate way to release some stress is to take things up a notch with our workout… because all that sweat and movement feels like such a cathartic release. Amirite? Then it hit me: Working out is a stressor. “It’s good to understand that movement is in itself another stressor,” says Emily Schromm, fitness expert who’s co-leading the upcoming Wanderlust Wellest Challenge. “It sounds like stress relief in your head, but if you want your body to change and get stronger, you have to break down muscle so that it can build back up—so it stresses the body to adapt.” ad_intervals[‘409322_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409322_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); I mean, it’s true that working out doesn’t exactly relax your body—biologically, it does the complete opposite. But it’s the endorphins and sense of accomplishment that make you feel so great afterwards—not what you did to your muscles. Cortisol—AKA the stress hormone—obviously spikes when you’re experiencing lifestyle stressors… but it’s circulating throughout the body during an intense workout, too. “If a person’s going to work out intensely all the time to release
I’m Not Trying To ‘Get My Body Back’ After Giving Birth — Here’s Why
July 22, 2019 at 02:08AM Can we stop it with the whole “mom comeback” thing? Continue Reading… Author Angela Watson Robertson, MBA | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
An Expert Feng Shui’d My Desk & My Productivity Is Thanking Me For It
July 22, 2019 at 12:17AM Here’s what she changed about it. Continue Reading… Author Emma Loewe | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Why Some Veggies Make You Bloated & Exactly What To Eat Instead
July 22, 2019 at 12:12AM The good news? There’s a simple solution. Continue Reading… Author Liz Moody | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC