Garudasana Your Monthly Yoga Pose November is a month that reminds many of that one famous fowl, the turkey. Although there is no official “turkey pose” in yoga, there are many bird poses. A few familiar bird poses are crow, pigeon, swan and, our pose of the month, eagle. Eagle pose, or garudasana, is a balancing and strengthening pose that helps to work on … [Read more...]
Business Culture | Fitness and Organizational Culture, Part 4: Celebrate Victories
One of the best aspects of the Lake Nona community is the design and focus on personal health and fitness, together with a strong and healthy business and medical community. When it comes to performance and success, these factors go hand in hand. Personal performance is not only beneficial to your personal health, but it is also beneficial to the health of your business or … [Read more...]
Work Well: Mindful Moments to Promote Wellness at Work
Mindful Movement Movement Vs. Sitting In one corner, we have our physical bodies. We’ve been moving as nomads and hunter/gatherers for thousands of years. We then had an agricultural revolution where we were moving as we tended our farm. Working was more labor-intensive and required more physical movement. In the other corner, we have the luxury of sitting. Within the … [Read more...]
Camp Gladiator Trainer Talk: Meet the Macros
Understanding macronutrients/macros is critical when trying to lose weight or tone up. However, for some, this is a very confusing and frustrating topic that might leave you feeling lost in the process and giving up altogether. Macronutrients is the collective term used to describe the compounds that make up our food and are broken down into three major components: proteins, … [Read more...]
Rising Above: Rid Yourself of the Three Poisons
When you are unable to find happiness or inner peace in your life, you might want to take some time for introspection and to contemplate why. If you have your basic needs met and you and your family are healthy, comfortable and safe, but you are still finding that depression or lack of motivation are taking away from your ability to be content, something is obviously off. A lot … [Read more...]