Even the mention of the word yawn is enough to set you off but according to actress, amateur lifestyle guru, conscious uncoupler and mother of a child named Apple, Gwyneth Paltrow, we have been carrying out the natural reflex that is the yawn, wrong our whole life.
She recently posted on her GOOP lifestyle website to let us all know how to properly yawn. This is not a joke. Gwyneth enlightened us as to where her yawning guide came from.
The other night at a dinner with Michael Lear, a wonderful yogi and important quarterback for mindfulness and meditation in this country, he caught, out of the corner of his very alert eye, the suppression of a yawn...'Please yawn,' he explained.“Really give into it, as it’s the body’s primary way to release and stretch the jaw and neck muscles after a long day of work and conversation.
(The yawns are coming fast and frequent here now as the story unfolds)
Here's the two methods to "really lean in to the yawn reflex." (rolls eyes)
And round 2:
Effort of that. Sorry Gwynnie, think we will stick to just rudely yawning whenever we feel like it.
Image Credit: Goop.com
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