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May 26, 20164:37 AM ET

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Something amazing happened this morning.

Instead of hopping out of bed, having breakfast, then plunging myself headlong into work, I casually sipped my coffee, ate my muesli, then wandered into my office for a 30 minute meditation session before even turning on my computer.

What’s amazing isn’t that I’ve done this once, but that I’ve been doing it for months.

Even more amazing is that I love it.

Meditation is not an easy habit to develop, because the reward is not immediate or obvious.

Sure I know what the reward is in theory. Meditation is supposed to help me focus better, reduce stress and increase contentment.

It should help me be more creative and do better work. It should help me build deeper relationships with the people I love. It should be easier for me to appreciate the important things.

Only it’s incredibly frustrating to try to focus on my breath when new thoughts distract me every few seconds. It takes time out of my day I could really use for other important things. And during most of the session I feel like a total failure.

I want all those benefits, but gawd I’d rather watch paint dry.

Of course meditation isn’t the only habit that fits…

Source: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2016/05/24/your-beliefs-are-wrong-are-you-willing-to-change/

“Your opinion is irrelevant! I’m correct! Look at this study!”

Whether it’s Paleo vs Vegetarian, Stretching vs Mobility, Fat vs Carbs, Cardio vs Strength, Star Trek vs Star Wars, or Captain America vs Iron Man, we all have belief systems that cause us to accept certain ideas and immediately discredit others.

Go to any article on any of the subjects above and spend five minutes in the comment section, and you’ll see people either championing the article or skewering it and destroying the other side.

Can both sides be right? Can both sides be wrong? Why is it that whenever we read something that goes against what we say, we stick our heads in the sand, ostrich-style, and discredit it, only to turn around and proudly share any news that reaffirms our beliefs?

Would you be able to recognize when you held a wrong belief? Do you have the clarity to hold strong when you are in fact, right?

Gaining the right mindset to discern what’s real from what’s BS requires us to admit two big things to ourselves:

I don’t know shit.
Nobody else knows shit either!

Nobody knows nothin’

Throughout history, everything we know and have learned generally builds on the work of others before us. 

When…

Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2016/05/guest-blog-for-scientific-american-the-new-food-label/

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The FDA’s new rules for food labeling are finally here

The changes are a step toward better health and less obesity, especially in children

By Marion Nestle on May 24, 2016

The FDA’s announcement of final rules for its overhaul of labels on food packages is a signature accomplishment of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation.

In 2010, in setting the agenda for Let’s Move!, the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity called for improving the clarity, accuracy, and consistency of food package labels to enable parents and children to make healthier food choices.  The Task Force noted that more than half the adult public used food labels to decide what to buy, but that the current labels had hardly changed since the FDA’s regulations of 1993.

The FDA actually began work on revising the food label in 2005 with a request for public input on updating serving sizes, and it began formal rulemaking in 2008.  The FDA proposed rules and issued its last call for comments in 2014.

I attribute this nine-year process to details and politics.

First, the details. The Federal Register notice on the food label takes up 943 pages, and it takes another 170 pages to explain the changes in serving sizes.

FDA’s fact sheet on the changes explains the politics.  Most changes are relatively uncont…

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Your favorite restaurant doesn’t require a contract, but people keep going back to them, so why do health club operators require contracts?

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Source: http://www.sonima.com/yoga/integrated-yoga-therapy/

Before Joseph Le Page became known as a leader in the field of yoga therapy, he was a Kripalu Yoga teacher. So the announcement late last month that Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health had acquired Le Page’s Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT) program marked what is in some ways a homecoming for Le Page, the closing of a circle whose beginnings date back to his introduction to Kripalu Yoga in 1987 and his certification as a yoga teacher two years later.

But on a larger scale, the acquisition—a natural one for both entities, as Kripalu has hosted a portion of the IYT program for the past 20 years—signaled that the retreat center had definitively staked its claim in this emerging field. (“Emerging” in the Western world, that is; in India, yoga therapy is a centuries-old form of preventative medicine.)

“For Kripalu to create a home for yoga therapy to grow and flourish is a significant step,” says Micah Mortali, director of the Kripalu Schools, which now include the School of Yoga, the School of Ayurveda, and the School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. “We’re making a commitment to yoga therapy and to playing a part in the future of [the practice].”

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

In this episode of The Minimalists Podcast, Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus share a handful of interviews from their new film, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, which hits United States and Canadian theaters starting today, May 24, 2016. Find your nearest showing here. You can also pre-order the online version of the film worldwide here, which includes six hours of bonus content.

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People Featured in This Episode

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist
Jesse Jacobs, Entrepreneur
Shannon Whitehead, Sustainable Apparel Consultant
Sam Harris, Ph.D., Neuroscientist
Juliet Schor, Ph.D., Economist and Sociologist
Patrick Rhone, Author
Yarrow Kraner, Film Director and Photographer
Ryan Nicodemus Co-founder, The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn, Co-founder, The Minimalists
Leo Babauta, Author
David Friedlander, Communications Director, LifeEdited
Jacqueline Smith, Illustrator and Designer
Joshua Becker, Author
Kim Becker, Co-founder, The Hope Effect

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Own: Minimalism Online
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This episode was produced by Shawn…

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If the only choice of nut butters you’ve ever made was between smooth or crunchy, you’re missing out. Today, grocery store shelves are stocked with options featuring all sorts of nuts (and seeds!) melded with exotic flavor combos from chili flakes to maple syrup.

But here’s a little secret that nut butter manufacturers don’t want you to know: In as little as 15 minutes, you can turn a few handfuls of nuts into creamy, smooth, stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth goodness in your own kitchen—no industrial machines required. Plus you can customize a nut butter every which way to create flavors that you’ll never discover in a jar of Jif.

Ready to whip up your own batch? Follow our method and choose from the potential flavor combinations below for ridiculously delicious results every time.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread 2 cups raw, unsalted nuts or seeds on a baking sheet. Roast until golden and fragrant, about 10 minutes, stirring once or twice. (Watch closely as nuts and seeds can go from perfectly toasted to bitterly burnt in a flash.)

2. Transfer nuts or seeds to a food processor or high-powered blender while still warm. Process until finely ground and butter begins to form, about 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down the sides…

Source: http://www.theptdc.com/2016/05/8-important-non-verbal-cues-to-build-trust-with-your-clients/

Starting out as a trainer in the fitness world is difficult.

Personal training is a career that requires you to wear multiple hats; sales person, project manager, and marketer. You’re also in charge of creating, organizing, and delivering all of the different programming you might offer.

It’s a lot of work, but one thing that rarely gets mentioned is your quality of service and communication, where you don’t use words at all. In other words, it’s not so much what you say, but how you “say” it.

Often it’s the little things that make a big difference.

Everyone is highly attuned to body language.

When trainers are on their phones, avoiding eye contact, and generally showing an utter lack of respect for the people that are writing them their paycheck, they are doing themselves and clients a huge disservice.

They are telling their clients that they don’t care.

When we work with people, we should take pride in our appearance, attitude, and the level of service we provide, including how we use our body language to convey these things. Try using these non-verbal methods to ensure that you’re providing the best experience you possibly can for your client.

1. Make eye co…

Source: http://www.niashanks.com/benefits-not-caring-people-think/

From what we order at a restaurant to the workout we do in the gym, sometimes we care too much about what other people think, and adjust our actions accordingly. Will they judge me or think I look stupid we wonder, and we may do something other than what we want based on what we assume they’ll think.

You’ve done it, and so have I. I’ve had clients tell me they didn’t want to deadlift at the gym because they were afraid of “looking stupid.” We may dress a certain way because it’s how we assume others expect us to look. How much of our lives have been affected because we care too much about what other people think (or what we assume they think)?

The solution is simple, but not necessarily easy. Stop caring about what other people think and actively live your life. Do that, and you’ll experience these 10 fantastic benefits to not caring about what other people think of you.

1. This is the most obvious benefit: life is better when you’re not so concerned about how other people will view you for your actions, choices, and decisions. There’s great freedom from doing what makes you happy; being authentically yourself. Whether this is something as simple as how you dress, …