Yoga, or How to Keep the Balance In and Out

I love yoga and I've made it part of my life. I do yoga at home, every day if I can. I have a routine I perform and strengthen with new postures as I need them. In general I follow my inspiration, like for everything in life. My sixth sense, I'd say, determines the postures I add and change. I've learnt about them after taking classes for some years and after reading books. It has happened to me that I decided on a posture and then I learnt about the emotional meaning it has and I found I needed it.

I also had the opportunity to translate a book on yoga from English into Spanish. I chose it through Babelcube. I also learnt from the process. This is my translation:

Yoga: Posturas Esenciales del Yoga para Lograr Controlar la Mente

You can get it on Amazon, Tolino, Scribd, Kobo.

I hope you find it helpful. Of course, you can also get it in Spanish.

My Word of the Week: Resilience

"Resilience" is the word that's been haunting me this week. I've seen it, heard it and even used it many times. But... What does it imply? It's not just another word, it's a strong concept. It's a word that requires to overcome whatever happened to us and reach a lost balance so that one is ready to face anything. Normally, after overcoming challenges, there's a period of calm and one is able to regain strength. However, one is not the same person one used to be before. There's a new view on life, a different scale of values and specially, priorities.

Hopes are renewed and there's a light on the horizon as a signal of a new beginning.

Challenges...Who doesn't enjoy them?

Personally, I love challenges and I'm convinced that they're what one needs in life to enjoy it. A challenge is what helps us grow, mature and learn ...

My jobs as a teacher of English, a translator and an assistant on cultural trips around Europe are
full of challenges.

As a translator being able to express an idea as accurately as possible in another language implies a process in your brain and why not? A struggle!

Perhaps as a frustrated writer I've always wanted to translate books but I believe in translation as an art, the art of playing with words.

Some time ago I came across Babelcube and found it an interesting way of connecting writers and translators so I decided to give it try.

So far, I've translated three books, two of which have been already published and are offered as e-books: Francine and Miss Philpott and the Fascinating Mathilde by Alicia Cameron. I chose these stories because they look attractive and they proved to be fascinating.

All in all, an amazing experience!!!

Refloating my Blog with Book Recommendation

Wow!!!! I've discovered I haven't posted anything since 2013!!! Time flies, doesn't it?
Well, I've got the inspiration (or shall I say the push) from a book I'm reading. I highly recommend it as it's highly insightful for self-analysis.
It offers recommendations for any dormant initiative you've got. How did
the book come to my hands? While in London last January, I visited a
bookshop in search of a book but I didn't know what I was looking for.
And while looking around the shop, the book called me. I felt attracted to
it. It's an interesting experience to look around and see what attracts you.
And I'm really convinced this book is what I needed. Besides, it includes
intuitive quotations from well-known writers, philosophers, writers, and many other thinkers that are related to the information on a certain page.
I think it's a reference book one needs to read and re-read in order to take full advantage of it.
Has a book ever chosen you as a reader? I'd like to hear about it.