You get what you need. (Aka, How to press the pause button in a sensory tsunami)

by Lisa O'Brien | August 3, 2017 | your yum

“You don’t have to go to a mountaintop in the Himalayas to learn meditation,” a friend of mine opined to me just before I left for glorious India. But I’m eternally grateful that I did. I went to India because I wanted to immerse myself into presence. To press...

Five Reasons Yoga Is The Best Natural High

by Lisa O'Brien | November 3, 2015 | your yum

Yoga is a kind of magic. Regardless of why you practice, your body and brain will thank you. For years I was a mainstream fitness kind of gal. My go-to’s: efficient and effective bits of jogging, pilates, weights, the elliptical and rowing machine. It was good...

Jamie Zimmerman’s Quiet Revolution

by Lisa O'Brien | October 16, 2015 | your yum

My friend Jamie Zimmerman died on Monday. There aren’t any beautiful words flowing — just sorrow, gratitude for knowing her, and the gaps between. I met her at Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center in 2012 at a gathering called Occupy Wellness. We...

What’s Your Exhale?

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...

Conversations With My Belly Fat

by Lisa O'Brien | April 28, 2015 | your yum

Note: The picture above is not my belly, but it’s how I want to feel about mine. The pudge, the folds. How do I cover it up? The moment of truth arrives every morning. When I wake, I remove every article of clothing. I take my retainers out. I remove my fitness...