05/17/2026
Sharing from the USAF (United States Aikido Federation). My 2nd degree black belt promotion has been sent to Japan! Much gratitude to my teacher, Peter Bernath Shihan, to the USAF, to my training partners, and to everyone at Aikido Florida Aikikai for your generous support. I also thank my students, clients, and all who have touched my life and helped shape me into the person who holds this rank. 🙇
05/15/2026
Post-Aikido visit to the river. Savoring this experience while getting ready to expand into a bigger city, bigger water. There is beauty in each chapter. Grateful for these last years of integrating my time here, and inspired by what I am stepping into... 🌊 ☀️ 💝
05/09/2026
Last week, I had the pleasure of leading a retreat and private sessions in ! I'm grateful for the wonderful turnout, and for the opportunity to visit such a nurturing place. 💗
04/24/2026
Grateful for last weekend's visit to Santa Fe, amazing food and sunny walk through a town filled with art. Then a concert in Albuquerque. 🤗
04/21/2026
Kids' Meditation Club for ages 8-13 starts TODAY at True Nature - Carbondale, CO. Our theme today will be grounding, starting on this reflexology path and then moving into the Kiva for seated meditation. We will also practice calling our energy back from past, future, people and places— finding peace, power, and fulfillment in the here and now. 🧘♂️
04/04/2026
Bye-bye, ski season. I was planning to get out today, but just wasn't feeling it after skiing on dirt last week! This lovely snowy scene was back in January. Grateful for what we had. 🙏
03/11/2026
Kids Meditation Club with Ann O'Brien | True Nature - Carbondale, CO
Kids are naturally attuned to energy. This class will help them use this sensitivity as a super-power and nurture their creative spirits. Through simple and fun guided meditations and embodied awareness practices, kids will learn: How to ground + center in any situation Skills for claiming th
03/10/2026
If your life doesn't make sense, if you feel stuck and can't figure out what's going on or where you're going— simply find the next clear step.
Sometimes we're confused due to energies clouding our clarity. These can come from people we know, from past experiences or programming, or from larger forces in the world.
Other times, we don't have all the answers because we're not meant to! To think that you should know everything all the time is not enlightenment; it's arrogance. Humility, on the other hand, invites in grace.
There is usually one— or many— things that are clear, even on the cloudiest days. Lean into that light, and light will grow.
For more tips like this, sign up and receive my "7 Steps to Mastering Energy in Your Life" here: www.AnnOBrienLiving.com. 🌟
03/06/2026
Nature does not like a vacuum. Empty space tends to get filled with whatever is around.
We get into trouble when we feel bad and then "check out" in hopes to feel better. The space we vacated draws in more of the negativity we were trying to avoid! Ugg!
Presence is your best protection. 🌳
To learn more grounding tips like this, sign up and receive my "7 Steps to Mastering Energy in Your Life" here: www.AnnOBrienLiving.com. 🌟