A Poet's Survival Journal in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Mind, Body and Soul Reflections

Have you ever wondered what survivors of Covid-19 virus have had to overcome? Those who have recovered from the virus: Can you explain with great detail your experience in battling this extremely contagious virus?

The ongoing hustle of 21st Century life with all the familiar stresses and strains, give rise to the reality that we may all face some form of the virus. This personal story in poetry and prose, accessible to a broad audience, describes survival at home in isolation at an epicenter of the pandemic in Madrid-Spain. Learn how to counter-attack this powerful virus in natural ways, using the integration of body, mind, and soul. This edition features some bilingual sections in Spanish. La guía práctica está en inglés y español.

Rosalinda, native of California, not only describes with poetry and prose the six weeks of her personal battle with the virus, but gives us a guideline of her recovery through humour, yoga and love. Poetry and practicality merge in this unique survival journal that integrates art and science describing all of the symptoms, tribulations, pains, and emotional stress a person with COVID-19 must defeat as well as reference section.

Es una historia personal que abarca desde la aparición del virus, pasando por el punto álgido del ataque del virus y finalmente el desafiante camino a la recuperación. La poesía (en inglés) va acompañada y contextualizada a través de la sección equivalente del libro llamada 'Mi aprendizaje', que se presenta en español. Esta sección trata principalmente de la reacción de su cuerpo al Covid-19 así como de consejos sobre cómo lo afrontó ella durante seis semanas. Además, explica la mentalidad que le permitió mantenerse centrada y básicamente permanecer tranquila durante todo el período del virus, mientras estaba en casa aislada.