by Lisa O'Brien | December 23, 2015 | your yum
Does your mind race at night, making it hard to fall asleep? Do you want to start a meditation practice, but it seems too hard to fit it in? Want to learn an almost instant calm-inducer? Here’s one of my favorites. It doesn’t require any experience with...
by Lisa O'Brien | June 13, 2015 | your yum
Have you tried meditation and noticed when you close your eyes, your eyes still flutter? I know there are lots of reasons, but for me it’s mostly thinking. Rapid thinking. Mind fluttering. It’s getting harder and harder to be present. I see it in my kids. I see it in...
by Lisa O'Brien | May 1, 2012 | your yum
My breath exists only in the present, never in the past or in the future. Living Your Yoga: Sit quietly with your back tall and chest open. Close your eyes and breathe ten long. slow breaths. Note afterward how your mind has settled a bit. Then say to yourself, When I...