About Mariellen

About Mariellen

Writer, blogger, traveler

Hello, and welcome to BreatheDreamGo

BreatheDreamGo is my vision. The name says it all. It’s a mantra, it summarizes my own experience, and it’s a formula for others to follow. Breathe is the wisdom of yoga and the importance of prana, breath. Dream is knowing who you are and where you want to go. Go is doing it, taking the steps: creating, studying, volunteering, traveling, giving.

Read this post for the full explanation: What it means to breathe, dream, go.

Freelance writer and editor

I am a freelance writer and editor, I live in Toronto, Canada, and my passions are traveling in India, studying / practising yoga, writing, spreading positivity and inspiring others to connect with and live their dreams.

I am available for corporate or editorial writing or editing assignments. You can find out more about my professional work at my website MariellenWard.ca. I also write about travel, health, the arts and culture, people, lifestyle topics, yoga, personal finance and investment and my portfolio is online at MariellenWard.ca. Below is a select list of recent writing credits. I am a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) and the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC).

Portfolio

Travelblog

Mariellen’s India Travel blog
~ between December 2005 – April 2009 I spent 11 months living, traveling, studying and volunteering in India. Please visit if you want to share my adventures on the subcontinent.

Magazine and newspaper articles

Summer 2010

Toronto Star newspaper
- Life in an ashram in India

Zoomer Magazine
- Lotus Blossom: Turning 50 in India (PDF)

Discover India
- Bengaluru: Impressions of a city (16-page cover feature) (Bangalore PDF)

Asian Woman (Canada) Magazine
- Role Models: Rani Mukherjee, Pryianka Chopra and Seema Biswas

This magazine
- Booming trade in slum tourism dispels some myths, create others

Fall 2009

Arrival Magazine: Aeroplan’s monthly magazine and Arrival online
- Winter wonderland: Cool, colourful things to do in India in winter

Acura Style magazine

- Golden Mirage: Jaisalmer (PDF)

August 2009

The Toronto Star travel section
- 2-page cover feature: India: Journey to the other side

May 2009

Dreamscapes Magazine : Globe and Mail supplement
- 2-page feature with photos, “India is Yoga”

Online travel and yoga magazines / sites

Summer 2010

The Art Gallery of Ontario : Maharaja

- If these walls could talk

The Brooklyn Nomad

- My favourite train rides in India

Travel Writers Exchange

- How to work with tourism boards

Spring 2010

Journeywoman
- Top 10 things to buy in India

Winter 2010

Travel Writers Exchange
- The importance of finding your travel niche

Matador Abroad, The Matador Network
~ India, poverty and the fear of traveling to poor places

SoloTraverlBlog
- Getting ready to go: Four top solo travel tips

Transitions Abroad
- Yoga as a window into Indian culture

Fall 2009

Transitions Abroad
~ Learning to love Delhi

Summer 2009

Journeywoman website and e-newsetter
~ Top 10 Travel tips for India
~ She packs for India: packing tips for travel in India

Trazzler

~ Strolling in Lodhi Garden, Delhi
~ Falling in love with the Jaisalmer desert
- Walking with millions in Haridwar

What travel writers say
~ Ashrams in Rishikesh

SoloTraveler
~ Recommended: Traveling solo in India

The Matador Network
~ 11 reasons to visit India in the summertime

Welcome to Yoga Guide to India
~ India is Yoga

Humantimes.com
~ What Yoga is

Examiner.com: Sustainable Travel
~ Butterflies are free: volunteering in Dharamsala

The Mindful Word
- How I learned to accept change

Reprints

If you want to reprint an article

Click on either the CATEGORY “Travel Writing” or “Writing” (in the left-side menu bar) for articles that are suitable for reprinting in an online or print travel publication.

For my photos of India, please see my photostream on Flickr.

Contact me at breathedreamgo [@] gmail.com if you would like to reprint an article from my blog or my website, or to use a photo. Please ensure that you add “Reprinted with permission from http://breathedreamgo.com/”

As a freelance writer and editor, I am also available for hire for corporate or editorial writing or editing assignments. I write about travel, health, the arts and culture, people, lifestyle topics, yoga, personal finance and investment.

Mariellen Ward

breathedreamgo [@] gmail.com

Lemonindi

About my Internet name Lemonindi

“Me Lemon” was the childhood nickname given to me by my little brother, Andy, who could not pronounce my name when he was a toddler. It stuck. Everyone in my family calls me Me Lemon or just Lemon. When I went to India, I added “indi” and became Lemonindi. So, I am Lemonindi at Flickr, my yahoo mail address is Lemonindi and on various other Internet sites and services. As far as I know, I am the only Lemonindi on the Internet.

Thanks so much for reading.