Completely love your life. lifeyum!

by Lisa O'Brien | June 22, 2012 | yum love

Driving north to sub for my beloved teacher Vicki Brignati at estudio this morning, I had a really good cry. It was a steady stream of joyful tears of intense gratitude for my life. And for beginning to feel what I’ve only read about, talked about in yoga...

Good food, toys, martinis, spandex, music, bergamot and a well-made bed.

by Lisa O'Brien | April 14, 2012 | yum living

Blogging. Blog. It’s not a great word. But it’s a really good thing, and I wish it had a better name. It sounds so, well, blah. I’m bursting at the seams with ideas for posts, but I want to know what YOU would most like to hear about. So, I’m...

Everything is more fun in a wine glass with a straw

by Lisa O'Brien | February 16, 2012 | your yum

Feeling the need to strengthen my immune system and amp up my leafy greens today, so I whipped up a sweet (but healthy!) variation of Kris Carr’s Green Guru Smoothie. Little Blair sucked it down, too. Whole avocado, frozen banana or two, green apple, whole...

Saved by Chocolate Monkey Rooibos

by Lisa O'Brien | November 28, 2011 | yum living

OK, in reality it was soy Chai latte, but chocolate monkey rooibos (ROY-bus) is a lot more fun to say. When I endeavored to overcome my morning caffeine/sugar addiction, it was simply because it felt like the right thing to do. But that simple change set off a...

I’m in love with my juicer

by Lisa O'Brien | November 19, 2011 | yum living

After too much sugary cake last night celebrating our youngest child’s third birthday, Kris Carr’s green juice was in order for dessert tonight. Ingredients: Whole cucumber (peeled if not organic) four celery stalks two pears (Kris Carr’s recipe...