Nonahood News

Lake Nona Community Newspaper, Creatively and Independently Produced by the Residents of Lake Nona

You are here: Home / Archives for Mental Health

Namaste With Natalia: Alternate Nostril Breathing

by

Your Monthly Yoga Pose Nadi Shodhana Balance and breath are two important principles in yoga. This month’s pose focuses heavily on both. In addition, it is not considered an actual pose. Nadi shodhana, or alternate nostril breathing, is part of the fourth limb of yoga called pranayama. Many people come to yoga and expect it to only be the movements, or the asana. However, … [Read more...]

Work Well: Our Mind Is a Garden. What Are You Planting?

by

“Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or weeds.” – Osho A year ago, I was lucky to get a plot in our community garden. It was a leap, and I had both success and failure. I used to always say I had a “black thumb,” or whatever the opposite of a green thumb is. I was unlucky at keeping plants alive. A few years ago, a good friend of … [Read more...]

Binge-Watching in the Nonahood: Euphoria

by

Rated TV-MA Minor spoilers ahead about Euphoria. I am back with yet another HBO show to recommend on this recurring column because, frankly, HBO has put out some of the best and most critically-acclaimed shows of the decade; they’re also not afraid to push boundaries, which is exactly what they have done with their newest show, Euphoria. Created by Sam Levinson and … [Read more...]

Work Well: Finding Direction and Stopping the Drift

by

What do you want? Close your eyes. Place your hands over your heart and take three big breaths. Ask yourself: What do I want? What do I want? What do I want? Do you have an answer? Is your mind blank and you don’t know what you want? Can you quiet your mind to provide you with some clarity as to what you want? Did you judge your response? (Hint: try not to – … [Read more...]

Namaste with Natalia: Wheel Pose

by

Your Monthly Yoga Pose Urdhva Dhanurasana I “To everything, (turn, turn, turn)/there is a season, (turn, turn, turn)/and a time to every purpose, under heaven.” - “Turn! Turn! Turn!” by The Byrds As the year continues to roll, vacation season is ending, and we find ourselves ready for a change. Perhaps you are getting ready to start school again, begin a new quarter, … [Read more...]

LEGAL

Recent Posts