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Take a Breather - Follow along to increase your peace.

With so much hustle and bustle packed into just a couple of short months, this time of year can feel overwhelming-but you can tame the pandemonium and focus on joy with a little bit of quiet "me time" spent meditating. "Taking a few moments to ground yourself, find your center, and reconnect with the present can make all the difference in calming the chaos," says Lindsey Benoit O'Connell, a certified meditation teacher and founder of The LAB Wellness. We asked her to write a quick guided meditation just for you.

delicious TREE-TS

Add edible greenery to this year's dessert table with ideas that range from easy to extravagant.

Life lessons

As WD's Rabbi in Residence, I'll share some ancient and universal Jewish wisdom that I hope will help everyone lead a more beautiful life.

I TURNED 39!

Wildlife ecologist and TV host Rae Wynn-Grant, Ph.D., on trusting your natural instincts

Stretch it out

Limber up to stay vibrant and strong!

10 things to know about BRAIN HEALTH

It's the most important organ you have-the source of creativity, the holder of memories, and the control center for every other part of your body. Here's how to keep your brain healthy for life.

the all-natural HAPPY PILL

Movement is medicine. In this installment of our Power Up Program, WD Editor in Chief Meaghan Murphy shares the science behind the health boost exercise delivers along with simple strategies to help you get moving.

What's for dinner tonight?!

Easy meals for the whole family

grab A BOWL

Warm up with spoonable meals you can enjoy at the table-or curled up on your couch.

DIP IT!

This holiday season, turn any moment into a celebration with everyone's favorite appetizer.

WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING

DISORDER IN THE court! Season 3 the sitcom reboot kicks off by quickly addressing the finale cliffhanger, which teased that Judge Abby Stone's (Melissa Rauch) new man, HR rep Jake (Ryan Hansen), could be defense attorney Dan Fielding's (John Larroquette) son.

The 58th Annual CMA Awards 8/7c, ABC

Country music's popularity is at an all-time high-and tonight's annual telecast, live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, will show just how strong the genre is.

Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers

Tuesday, Nov. 26. 9/8c. PBS (check local listings at pbs.org)

The Curse of Oak Island 9/8c, History

Vikings on Oak Island?

INTERIOR CHINATOWN TUESDAY, NOV. 19

Willis Wu (Silicon Valley's Jimmy O. Yang) is stuck.

Our Little Secret WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27

The Lindsay Lohan (below) renaissance continues with this sassy anti-rom-com about a woman miserably stuck spending the holidays with her bitter ex (Pretty Little Liars' lan Harding) after they realize their new significant others are siblings.

BEATLES '64 FRIDAY, NOV. 29

In February 1964, the Beatles made their first flight to an America still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS

\"There's no one else like John Williams,\" says Laurent Bouzereau, director of this documentary.

Emilia Pérez WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13

A gritty crime drama about a Mexican cartel boss that's also a pulsating musical?

Our Oceans WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20

Nature docs always aim to top what has come before, and this five-parter delivers with glorious footage and facts that will make your jaw drop to the sea floor.

BLITZ FRIDAY, NOV. 22

It is clearly \"the worst of times\" in this stirring Dickensian nail-biter of a movie, set during WWII's early days, when the German Luftwaffe bombed London nightly for months.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

Days of Our Lives will mark the passing of longtime cast member Bill Hayes when Doug Williams, the beloved character he played beginning in 1970, dies and is memorialized on December 2, the show's 15,000th episode.

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked 10/9c, NBC

Come with us to the Emerald City! The Tony-nominated Broadway epic is getting the big-screen treatment on November 22, but first, NBC is inviting fans to take a trip to the merry old land of Oz (aka Universal Studios) with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, directed by Jon M. Chu (In the Heights).

Leonardo da Vinci 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org)

Sometimes it takes a genius to fully appreciate a genius.

Spreading Holiday Cheer

Kick off the Yuletide season with these exciting Hallmark Channel movies BY DAMIAN HOLBROOK.

GENERAL HOSPITAL

Alexa Havins Bruening, who portrayed All My Children's Babe Carey from 2003 to 2007, will make her daytime return as General Hospital's Lulu Spencer on November 18.

Mysteries Unearthed With Danny Trejo

SERIES PREMIERE Friday, Dec. 6, 10/9c, History

THE PIANO LESSON FRIDAY, NOV. 22

One profound question strains the bonds of family in this extraordinary drama set in 1936 Pittsburgh.

KNOW WHAT TO STREAM NEXT

\"In the middle of the day, he signals with a flashlight,\" deadpans Margo Martindale (below), indicating the ineptitude of the thieving crew she fronts in this dark comedy.

The Agency

Expectations are high for this spy thriller, inspired by international hit The Bureau and backed by a cast that includes Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere and Jodie Turner-Smith.