Who creates the world? Not the planet itself, but the fabric around it that we live in? The tiny space between atmosphere and sea level where our entire definition of life unfolds. Do we, the average and moderately powerful, middle class, Netflix-watching human beings actually create anything or are we victims of every outcome? Be…
Author: Translate Reality
I'm an author, yoga teacher and scientist who lives in Canada. I built this website as a portal for sharing, discussion and humor. I welcome inquiries and requests for the TR meditation club.
You’re doing a Good Job
You are doing a good job. Has anyone told you that during this difficult time? Because it’s true. You are breathing. You are alive. And in some way, I bet your life has changed because of this pandemic. There are a lot of people telling you that you’re not doing a good job. Maybe you’ve…
Mothers were the Courageous Pioneers – Viral Battlefield
For centuries, smallpox devastated humankind. It lasted for so long, and was so severe, that I’m not sure we can even call it a pandemic. It was more like a forever-demic. Smallpox was a virus that was transmitted from person-to-person contact and saliva droplets in an infected person’s breath. It had an incubation period of…
Essence of Yoga – You Seem Alive. Have we met?
I happened to be the only one logged into Zoom. Only my living room and yoga practice were visible. It was dark; I was more of an outline. As I finished, I looked at the sitting, unmoving person in the screen. I didn’t appear to be anything more than a decoration in the home I…
My Beautiful Pandemic – One Hundred Days
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and global outbreak of the disease, COVID-19, has led to much suffering, struggle and uncertainty about our future. Many have changed job positions, myself included. Families have had to change their way of life, myself included. The media has relentlessly propagated fear and rarely offered a glimpse toward any direction of hope….
Repatriation Operation – Fears & Fumbles
I knew the pandemic was coming. I just wasn’t sure how fast it would come. Outbreaks had started in Asia in late 2019 and I had planned a two week vacation in March of 2020. My family members and I debated whether the trip needed to be cancelled, however, a global emergency had not been…
Single Mother by Choice – Crash Course in Childbirth
I became a Single Mother by Choice a few years ago and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. One day, I will share the whole journey. Selecting a donor, the five years it took to conceive and the absolute catastrophe that was my pregnancy. The only positive element of my pregnancy was that…