by Nancy Next | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
The breakfast salad meditation By Nancy B. Loughlin (Published in News Press on December 3, 2013. Posted with permission.) I started eating salad for breakfast after I threw up on Six Mile Cypress Parkway. Forgive the TMI. It was spring 2010, and I wasn’t enjoying my...
by Nancy Next | Dec 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
The yogic toe touch meditation by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on December 2, 2013. Posted with permission. You’re past Thanksgiving, but the rest of the holiday season can pack a punch. Just bend over. It’s one of the most grounding moves to make. But...
by Nancy Next | Nov 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
The disappearance of cursive By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on November 26, 2013. Posted with permission. One of the most awkward moments in the Trayvon Martin murder trial was the prosecution’s star witness, Rachel Jeantel, who was unable to read a...
by Nancy Next | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
The True Mirror: Can you really see yourself? By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on November 19, 2013. Posted with permission. Look at yourself in the mirror. If you think you’re seeing yourself, you’re mistaken. You’re backwards. This is not...
by Nancy Next | Nov 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
The beauty of the blindfold By Nancy B. Loughlin (Published in News Press November 12, 2013. Posted with permission.) The more we rely on sight, the more externally oriented we become. Some estimates are as high as 80% of what we know is gathered by sight. But yogini...
by Nancy Next | Oct 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Is yoga a religion? By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on October 29, 2013. Posted with permission. The answer is no. But I’d like to know why it matters. Yoga’s benefits to health and happiness are amply documented. Madeline Ebelini, director of Integrated...
by Nancy Next | Oct 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
The gift of the shutdown By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on October 22, 2013. Posted with permission. There have been 17 government shutdowns since 1977. This latest is estimated to have cost the US economy $24 billion. I’m grateful for the Shutdown...
by Nancy Next | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yoga helps special needs children find comfort in their skins By Nancy B. Loughlin Whether you’re a parent or a teacher, day-to-day interaction with a special needs child is perplexing. Regardless of a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder, physical disability or...
by Nancy Next | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
It makes all the difference by Nancy B. Loughlin Published by News Press on October 1, 2013. Posted with permission. World peace. Isn’t it the dream of every Miss America finalist? And it’s 100% possible. But. There are terrorists, thieves, crooked politicians,...
by Nancy Next | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Take a kayak meditation By Nancy B. Loughlin Posted in News Press on September 24, 2013. Posted with permission. Glide in a kayak guided by Peg Egan, College of Life Foundation master naturalist, and you’ll get it. The kayak offers a different water meditation than...
