Flash Giveaway! Join me at a feel good, do good yoga weekend in VT

by Lisa O'Brien | August 22, 2016 | your yum

If you don’t become the ocean, you’ll be sea sick every day. —Leonard Cohen I followed this advice all summer, with delight. Lots of ferry rides and fresh air. Salt water and starry nights. Stained a deck and planted hydrangea. Invited ocean waves to lull...

The Perfect Chaturanga (and downward dog, too)

by Lisa O'Brien | August 21, 2014 | your yum

The other day I went for a walk. A real walk. The kind that my friend and life-altering teacher Jennilee introduced me to: one foot in front of the other; breath in, breath out; other thoughts? Oh, well. Back to the walk. Why does this matter? Because it’s...

It’s not all yoga and yuppies: my Wanderlust Vermont 2012 recap

by Lisa O'Brien | July 9, 2012 | yum living

Elephant Journal is right: “For many folks who aren’t in the yoga club, the idea of going to a yoga festival is off-putting. The privilege and yuppiness reeks (though there’s a ton of great stuff at various festivals, for those of us who have the...

On karma: avoiding the injurious and accruing the good.

by Lisa O'Brien | June 29, 2012 | yum living

Oh, I’ve been thinking about you! And wanting to share, share, share. But life has been so good and full of incredible learning/growth experiences that I’ve simply had to wanted to soak it all in. But today, a few minutes to share some weekend inspiration...

Yoga is here, there, and everywhere.

by Lisa O'Brien | June 13, 2012 | your yum

And it has been for thousands of years because it’s who we are, our true nature. I’m writing today from Ballston Spa, home of Jennilee Toner’s The Yoga Spa. The second hot warrior teacher training is underway, and I have the privilege of coming back...