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2019 Health Fashion Jewellery

How the Olsen Twins helped me discover blazers are the key to living your best life

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November 13, 2018 at 03:59AM Every woman has those power pieces that supercharge her personal style. And we’ve found, by walking up to enough strangers on the street (and women in our own office), that if you gas her up, she’ll share her best fashion advice with you. Starting today, we’re collecting these pearls of wisdom in a new series, Good Style. First up is our associate beauty editor Rachel Lapidos, who swears blazers are the key to living her best life. Keep reading to hear why and how they came to be her sartorial spirit animal.  To me, blazers are kind of like a really good pair of jeans or a bold lip in that putting one on immediately makes me feel more confident. I started wearing them in high school in Texas, and I’m pretty sure it’s because of the Olsen Twins when they used to be on the cover of US Weekly all the time, rocking blazers in the coolest way possible. I got so lucky back then on my hunts while shopping at Goodwills and Salvation Army stores—even sometimes in the little boys’ sections. Lately though, I’ve been going to Etsy for my vintage shopping. I found my red blazer there—I like them a little longer, structured, and oversized; it makes them more interesting. Photo: Well+Good Creative At this point, I wear them literally everywhere, pretty much all year long. They look great with all different types of shirts: band T-shirts or just vintage T-shirts in

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This partner variation on boat pose is a serious abs burner

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November 13, 2018 at 02:21AM Thanks to bendy, uber-toned Insta-stars flaunting partner poses that are equal parts delicate-looking and strong-seeming, social feeds can become an infinite scroll of partner yoga FOMO… even if you’ve never done yoga before (or you know, barely). If you’re not a self-identified yogi, some one-on-one time with your mat could do your body and mind good, and sharing that first-time excitement with a workout buddy makes it all the more motivational. “Partner yoga can be a joy-filled, intimate way to exercise, and you don’t need to be as advanced in your practice as you probably think,” says yoga instructor Francesca Valarezo, who’s leading our next Well+Good Retreat in Miami. “It all comes down to communication.” To do so, Valarezo recommends starting with a partner yoga 101. “Partner boat pose is a beginner move that strengthens your core, hamstrings, and quads.” Of course, if you’re going it solo, you can totally use the wall as your BFF for the exercise or take the proper form of boat pose, and challenge yourself by alternating foot taps to the floor. Otherwise, sit facing your partner with your knees bent and feet pressed flat into the floor. Reach out for your partner’s wrists and hold onto them snugly. If you’re brand new to the movement, grab wrists between your legs; if you’re more advanced, you can hold wrists outside of your legs. Using your hold as leverage, lift your chests up and towards each other by engaging your core. Leaning

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How one simple tweak to your email signature supports LGBTQ+ inclusivity

5 min read

November 13, 2018 at 01:00AM Emails are a medium for sharing a message, and they’re not new (bear with me here). But something that is relatively new? The email signature—that often-automated inch at the very bottom of your message—holding the power to send a separate message. Like a tweet, the character-limited, easily-digestible space allows for concisely sharing a bit about who you are, what you do, and even where you’re from. So choosing what to disclose (or not!) sets a tone all its own. This is especially true at work, and especially if you want to share facets about yourself and your identity—like your pronoun of choice. You may have landed on a generic signature ages ago—full name, job title, workplace address, phone number, Instagram handle—without giving it a moment’s thought since. That was the case for me, at least. But the latest book from gender-diversity advocate Lee Airton, PhD, Gender: Your Guide, brought to my attention that something important and informative is missing. They say putting (“signposting”) your pronoun of choice in your email signature could help increase a vibe of inclusivity and ethic of LGBTQ+ allyship in your office and in the world at large. For basic background, here’s the SparkNotes breakdown of the pronoun issue: Gender exists on a spectrum. We’re no longer just cisgender women (she/her/hers) or men (he/him/his); we’re trans*, gender-fluid, genderqueer, nonbinary, and agender. Some trans* folks identify as either a man or a woman, and use the correlating pronouns. Others have a fluctuating gender identity, no gender at all,

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