Optimize With Brian Johnson | More Wisdom In Less Time

In our last +1, we blew up some belly balloons with our kids.    We breathed in through our noses, down into our bellies (can you make that balloon pop?!) then we breathed back out through our noses (slightly longer than the inhale).    Ah…   Repeat.   ESPECIALLY when things start to get a little out of control!!!   Which leads us to another little practice we’ve been playing around with at the Johnson House.    (Note to self: This is a REALLY effective practice. Do it more!)   So…   You know those times when your kids start to get a little, shall we say, frazzled, which leads to you (and/or your spouse) (in my case: ME!), getting equally, shall we say, frazzled?    Ahem.   I know that reasonably well.    Hah.   So…   Rather than let it all devolve into a circus, when I’m being Mr. Wise and Mindful Philosopher Guy, I remember to do wise and mindful things to smooth out the rough seas.   This practice has proven to be particularly powerful.   Step 1. Emerson and I leave the scene of th