This story, written by Adriana Mot, reinterprets one of the legend versions of the Balkan folklore. With roots that go back to the Greek Cappadocia of Asia Minor, the tale has many forms that, at first glance, may seem quite different.
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“Neurodesign is having a moment these days. Simply put, it’s defined as an approach that seeks to understand the relationship between design and neurology, and how manipulating environments – or in fact any designed object, from packaged goods to advertising – can influence brain function and possibly even slow or prevent cognitive decline. Adriana Mot of Dochia Interior Design has been a practicing designer in Toronto for over two decades, and a longtime proponent and student of neurodesign.”
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Energy. Longevity is energy. So how do you maintain it, gain it, enhance it, and harvest it to live your best life up until the end? Science has started to prove what we suspected for a long time: slowing down too much is your fast ticket to the grave.
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Do you have a family member of someone living with Alzheimer's? Then you know that creating a safe, familiar home environment is crucial; supporting their independence is crucial. Let’s look at how to modify your home to be more Alzheimer-friendly.
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This magazine is dedicated to the power that comes out of designing a space of belonging, to the energy that comes out of a creative life, to the mental health that can be nourished and maintained through living inventively, surrounded by things that matter and staying dedicated to only what you want to give a damn about.
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Perhaps some may call it egotistical. Some do call it healing. Shape the world the way you want it, and don't let it mould you out of your shape. We all want to master this and feel special.
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The time has flown by since launching the LOD magazine and we are thrilled to celebrate its first anniversary! Over the past year, LOD Magazine has become a hub of inspiration for arts and cultures enthusiasts, interior design aficionados, and individuals seeking to prioritize their mental health.
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What a year for the Land Of Dochia magazine! Launched at the end of 2022 We’ve featured current and relevant articles on lifestyle, wellbeing, the joy of living, and how to do it all through creativity and design. Catch up on all the latest issues HERE, and we’re looking forward to having you subscribed and hooked in 2024! Catch up on all the latest issues HERE
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The latest issue of the Land of Dochia Magazine is out now! Check out our featured article on mental health, behind-the-scenes Design, and more!
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When is it the best time to take a look at your life and make it better? NOW! One of the key factors is art, and that is the subject of this July's Culture piece. Neuroaesthetics is the fancy name for the scientific field that proved what we long suspected: that beauty and its artful representations are good for our souls.
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Ethereal, I lift from the ground up, my parts loosening up, floating away, like off a spaceship out in the universe, as I spread myself thin in the air of my home. I land on familiar surfaces that hold me gently. My fingers on the paint of the walls, my foot slightly touching, my mind, decomposed, recomposed skimmed out thin like jam on hardwood floors, for others to step onto, and as I learn their knowledge, my mind hardens and reshapes itself above, gulping down everything and spitting it out again. Making and remaking myself every day.
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With the spring finally here, it is time to let ourselves be engulfed by its mesmerizing power. For anyone with a cottage in the countryside or a friend that has such privilege, summer comes with a bundle of expectations on the subject.
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In a world where fields and context are as important as physical boundaries, the notion of skin as the limit of our bodies is obsolete.
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Assertiveness and individuality are not to be reckoned with. In design, we see how secondary hues are combined in non-traditional ways. As we turn our attention more and more to who we are and what we genuinely like, we disentangle from norms set by others and find our own path.
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Ecosystems are not only "nature" and separated from us. People are an active part of them, and more. Homes themselves are ecosystems in their own right, and living in tune with our surroundings - and with ourselves - has never been easier.
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"If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity
that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.” David Suzuki
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How you choose to define mental health is now left more and more up to you. Bombarded by definitions and opinions of all kinds, we tend, in health, to follow those whom we admire and respect. Like in all other.
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Social climates have the power to remap the earth. As we've erased meaningful cultural signifiers, we have forgotten the importance of communication as a perpetual, reciprocal transmission. We used to communicate with Gods, mother nature, plants, and animals. We used to use our thoughts, gestures, posture, and rituals. We must re-learn how to tell, think, listen and share as a planet.
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Of all the moments I pause and ponder over, the ones that tend to slide between my fingers like fish underwater are those of unrecognizable joy, abundantly flowing, unexplainably taking over my being.
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