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…
Category: Lens of Life
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…
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…
Zoomcrashers – Keep your Zoom Sessions Safe
Zoom has become the most widely used video conferencing platform in the world. It’s simple, accessible from a computer, tablet or phone and takes one click to enter a meeting with all your day drunk friends. Thanks to the n-CoV-2 pandemic, more people than ever before are zooming in. It is the most affordable and…
Are Your Expectations Creating Stress?
Expectation. We all have expectations. They are natural, normal and a part of our common humanity. There is nothing wrong with expectation, however, we do need to manage it. I recently had two moments that provided starkly different pieces of advice on expectation. One, I believe to be true. The other, I believe to be…
Artificial Intelligence – 5G, 6G, Our Future
Artificial Intelligence is the new wave of 5G, 6G networks and thus, our future. New phones, communication networks and technology are continuously evolving. It is almost impossible to keep up; a new phone is a relic by the time you take it out of the package. Technological Advancement Technological advancement has sped up at an…
Granola Bar Practice – Attached to the Unresolved
My Granola Bar Practice has been an incredibly important part of my life. It has given me a new outlook on humanity and our common suffering. The practice was initially about generosity. Connection. Serving others when I was suffering. Over the years, I’ve noticed many patterns of my own psyche reveal themselves throughout the practice….