Nodes and The Moon

18/09/2026

They are not afraid of studying.
They are afraid of becoming their marks.

Class 10 is often seen through books, timetables, tests and preparation. But beneath the visible performance may live another world:

“What if I fail?”
“What will my parents think?”
“Everyone else is ahead.”
“What if I choose the wrong future?”

During this AntarDisha workshop, 110 Class 10 students explored how pressure affects their thoughts, bodies, concentration, confidence and relationship with rest.

We spoke about how pressure does not always look like panic. Sometimes, it appears as procrastination, irritability, silence, forgetfulness or an inability to begin.

And we explored one important shift:

**Pressure asks:** “What if I fail?”
**Direction asks:** “What can I do next?”

The aim was never to ask students to stop caring about their marks or future. It was to help them care without losing themselves inside the process.

One anonymous reflection stayed with us:

“The pressure that kills from inside.”

Some words cannot be reduced to a percentage. They remind us that student wellbeing cannot begin only after performance starts falling.

Marks can measure performance.
They cannot measure the whole person.

Before asking how much a student has studied, perhaps we also need to ask:

**“How is studying making you feel?”**

Save this conversation. Share it with a parent, teacher or anyone preparing a young person for the boards.

**AntarDisha**
*Understanding the world inside you.*
An initiative by Nodes and the Moon.

14/09/2026

94 students. One classroom. And a lot more going on beneath the surface than we usually see.

We asked Class 9 students to tell us what people their age experience that adults may not always understand.

They wrote about pressure.
Future and career.
Friendships.
Confidence.
Overthinking.
Family expectations.
Comparison.
Feeling left out.
And the questions they wish adults asked them more often.

What stood out was not simply that adolescents are struggling.

It was that they are thinking deeply about their lives already.

About who they are.
Who they are becoming.
What is expected from them.
Where they belong.
And whether the adults around them really understand what their world feels like.

These responses were anonymous.

No names.
No roll numbers.
No performance attached to the answer.

Just a little room to say what was actually on their mind.

And sometimes, that is where meaningful work begins.

Not with another lecture.

With listening.

This is the first glimpse into what 94 Class 9 voices told us.

Next, we look at the patterns hidden inside those responses.

AntarDisha
Understanding the world inside you.

10/09/2026

What Might These Patterns Mean?

Listening gives us voices.
Data gives us patterns.
But understanding asks us to go one step further.

Across 94 anonymous Class 9 responses, students spoke about their future, academic pressure, friendships, confidence, overthinking, comparison, expectations, belonging and the need to feel understood.

None of these themes exists neatly on its own.

A question about career can also be a question about identity.
Pressure can carry expectations and self-worth.
Friendships can shape belonging.
Comparison can enter confidence.
And sometimes, what a young person needs first is simply to be asked:

“How are you feeling?”

The purpose of listening to students is not to label them.

It is to understand their world well enough to respond to it thoughtfully.

And that is perhaps the most important learning from this Class 9 journey:

Assessment should change what happens next.

Listen to the voice.
Notice the pattern.
Understand the need.
Build from there.

This is AntarDisha.
Understanding the world inside you.

04/09/2026

When 94 students answer the same questions, individual voices begin to form a pattern.

After our Class 9 AntarDisha conversation, we looked more closely at what students themselves chose as conversations they wanted to have.

The strongest signals were:

81.9% — Future & Career
72.3% — Studies & Pressure
56.4% — Friendships
55.3% — Confidence
55.3% — Overthinking

And when asked whether they would want another AntarDisha conversation, 94.7% said Yes or Maybe.

These numbers are not diagnoses.

They do not tell us everything about a student, and they should not be used to define an entire generation.

But they do tell us where to pay attention.

Because future, pressure, friendships, confidence and overthinking don’t necessarily live in separate corners of an adolescent’s life.

Growing up is interconnected.

And perhaps one of the most useful things we can do as educators, parents and mental-health professionals is to stop assuming what young people need and create better ways of asking them.

We listened to the voices.
Then we looked at the patterns.
Next, we ask what those patterns may mean.

AntarDisha | Nodes and the Moon
Understanding the world inside you.

Data note: 94 anonymous Class 9 responses. Students could select more than one topic; therefore percentages do not total 100%.

09/04/2026

06/04/2026

Day: 19

Nice vs. Kind.!!
Being “nice” is usually about making sure everyone else is comfortable, even if it hurts you.

Being “kind” is about doing what is right and healthy.
Real kindness requires a spine. It requires boundaries. It requires you to be kind to yourself first.
Are you a “people pleaser” or are you truly kind? Let’s unpack this. 👇

08/03/2026

I didn’t plan to launch this on Women’s Day.
But maybe it makes sense.

Over the last few years, I’ve met so many capable women.

Women who are doing well.
Holding families.
Building careers.
Managing emotions.

And somewhere in between all of that…
they’ve forgotten how it feels to just sit with themselves.

AntarYatra :Women Edition is not to help you becoming stronger.

It’s about we be there for you, while YOU pause long enough
to feel your own steadiness again.

21–25 May | Himalayas
Limited seats. Application based.

If this feels like something you’ve been needing,
you already know.

And to every woman reading this,
I see you.
Also,
Happy Women’s Day 🤗🧚‍♀️✨

— Swati🧚‍♀️✨

17/02/2026

Find your inner harmony 🌿🏔️

Dm YATRA for more details !

16/02/2026

15/02/2026

Embrace the space within
Unfold in the lap of nature 🌿

Join Antar Yatra with us ✨