Sit on the floor with your back against the wall, or find a comfortable chair with a backrest. You can also lay flat on the ground if you’d be more comfortable that way. Relax your arms at your sides and lean your head back. Don’t worry about breathing in any particular way. Just breathe in and out naturally and pay attention to each breath. Notice how your back is being supported by the surface you're resting up against. Ask yourself how you’re feeling. Notice any feelings of fear, anxiety, or sadness. Don’t dwell on your feelings or judge yourself for having them. You just want to observe them from afar and acknowledge they exist. Don’t try to repress them. You just want to acknowledge them and work on letting them go. Focus on replacing them with positive feelings of acceptance and compassion. Feel your body relaxing as you do. Notice if your exhales feel longer and easier. Gradually become aware of the space around you again. Take your time and get up from your resting position whenever you feel finished. Daily practice will make meditating to open your heart chakra easier. As you practice every day, notice how your emotions are changing. Work on getting yourself to a place where you feel love and acceptance. Sometimes meditation is easier when you have someone talking you through it. Search online for “meditations to open heart chakra” or “heart chakra meditations.” Look for a video or audio clip you can listen to while you’re meditating.
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One-sentence summary -- Find a comfortable spot where your back is supported and close your eyes. Focus on your breathing and how your back feels. Turn your attention inward toward your emotions. Acknowledge any negative feelings you’re having. Shift your attention back to your surroundings when you’re ready. Repeat the meditation every day. Look for guided heart chakra meditations online for help.


Like ash blonde hair, light ash brown hair often turns a brassy yellow color after a few weeks. Because of how light it is, a simple wash with purple shampoo may rejuvenate your color and cancel out the yellow tones.  Each brand of purple shampoo is a little different, so follow the instructions on the bottle. Most need to sit on your hair for 2-10 minutes to be effective. Since purple and yellow are complementary colors, the purple tones in the shampoo can help neutralize the yellow brassiness in your hair. Toner, gloss, and glaze are different words for the same procedure. Toners and glosses deposit a translucent ashy color on your hair that brings cool tones back to life and restores shine to dull, dry locks. The results aren't permanent and only last for a few weeks. You can buy glosses and glazes at beauty supply stores, some drug stores, at salons, and online. Be sure to buy a toner shade that matches your hair. Purple toner works best on light shades, while blue toner works better on medium to dark shades.
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One-sentence summary -- Try a purple toning shampoo if you have light ash brown hair. Use a toner, gloss, or glaze to rejuvenate your cool tones.


After assembling your tools, place the bent ring onto the mandrel. Slip it down the cylinder’s shaft until it can’t go any further. Avoid forcefully pushing it down past the point on the shaft where it rests, or you’ll risk warping it even more. Use gentle but firm pressure by working your fingers around the ring’s surface. Do your best not to push the ring down the shaft, but to press and mold it to the mandrel’s circular shape. If your ring is only slightly bent and made of a soft metal, you might find that you can mold it to an acceptable level of roundness using only your fingers. If your ring needs a little more work, tap it with the mallet on all sides. Use a lighter touch at first, and gradually increase your tap strength as needed. Carefully check the ring’s shape and your progress throughout the process.  Use a magnifying glass to check your progress if you have trouble seeing. Focus on spots that are particularly dented with five or six strong taps. Check your progress, then repeat tapping as necessary. Sometimes, a home repair using a mandrel and mallet can’t remove stubborn dents. If you have trouble getting your ring to an acceptable shape, you might consider using a buffer to make the ring more malleable. You can invest in one for yourself, or ask crafty friends or acquaintances if they have the equipment on hand. If your attempt at a home fix can’t remove a dent, you’ll probably want to bring the ring to a professional, especially if you don’t have access to or experience using buffing equipment.
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One-sentence summary -- Slip the ring onto the mandrel. Apply pressure with your fingers to reshape it. Tap it into shape using a jewelry mallet. Fix stubborn dents using a buffing wheel or polishing lathe.


The battery is needed only to send an initial current through the wire to cause the hydrogen in the water molecules touching the electrodes to separate from the oxygen, forming bubbles around the electrodes. This process is called electrolysis.  Notice the bubbles forming around each electrode. One electrode has bubbles of hydrogen, while the other electrode has oxygen bubbles. The battery source does not need to be completely attached the clip, just touched to the battery terminals to begin the reaction. The battery is only needed to initiate the reaction. The separated hydrogen and oxygen will recombine into water, releasing the energy originally used to split them as electricity. The platinum in the electrode coils serves as a catalyst to speed the recombination of the hydrogen and oxygen into water molecules. Initially, the output may be as great as two volts, but will decline as the hydrogen bubbles dissipate, quickly at first and then gradually as the last of the bubbles pop.  A light bulb or LED may appear bright initially, but will quickly dim and then gradually fade away.
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Touch the 9-volt battery terminals to the battery clip for one to two seconds. Remove the battery. Read the output on the voltmeter.