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Deepak Chopra Brings Mind-Body Healing to Central Florida by Karen LeBlanc
Holistic healer and wellness guru Dr. Deepak Chopra brings his mind-body health mantra back to Lake Nona, taking up residence
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to oversee his new partnership with the Lake Nona Performance Club.
he Lake Nona Performance
health aligns with Chopra’s life work prac-
In addition to the Chopra Mind-Body
Club (LNPC) plans to open
ticing and preaching holistic healing that
Zone, Chopra Global will oversee a dedi-
this summer, offering the
honors the mind-body connection.
cated spa designed to complement LNPC’s
Chopra Mind-Body Zone
The Chopra Mind-Body Zone will be a
focus on whole health. The spa will spe-
and Spa in a dedicated,
membership-based program focusing on
cialize in Ayurvedic practices, including
5,500-square-foot space offering yoga,
the body-mind connection for illness pre-
mind-body assessments and massages
meditation, barre and Pilates. “We are
vention and peak performance, joy, health
based in Ayurveda. The spa will be open
offering programs that promote human
and well-being. “We see too much sickness
to both LNPC members and the public.
potential, health and well-being,” says
and not enough joy,” says Chopra, who
While construction is underway on
Chopra, who chose to work with and live
practices the ancient lifestyle healing sys-
LPNC, Chopra is building a new home
in Lake Nona because of its forward-
tem known as Ayurveda Medicine. “This
near the Lake Nona Town Center designed
thinking research into peak human per-
ancient healing system is finding a lot of
by wellness architect Veronica Schrebeis
formance, and wellness technology and
validation today in areas like biological
Smith. “We are designing a home equipped
infrastructure. “I’m very interested in arti-
rhythms, nutrition, and changing your
with futuristic technology, artificial intel-
ficial intelligence and creating new algo-
microbiome.”
ligence, virtual reality, and everything that
rithms for mental and physical well-being. Locating the Chopra Mind-Body Zone in Lake Nona allows me to be with innovators and creators,” he adds. Construction is underway on LNPC, located in the Lake Nona Town Center. The 130,000-square-foot facility aims to redefine the fitness center experience for the Central Florida region featuring leading-edge workout equipment, state-of-art classes, and interactive programs driven by the latest performance technology. LNPC’s tailored approach to whole-person 28
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Screenshots of Chopra’s app Jiyo