A Mindfulness-Based Writing Practice—Unleash Your Creative Thinking With Meditation
In order to unleash your creative thinking with meditation, you first have to find stillness within your mind. By stripping away the layers that cloud your view, you can see the world more clearly. These obstructions come in many forms, such as rambling thoughts, anxiety, fear, or habits. Before you try the three meditation and writing exercises below, spend some time doing mindfulness meditation using your breath, walking, or a simple activity like washing dishes. After you feel ready—it really is about how comfortable you are with these meditation techniques—you can learn to write from...
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In order to unleash your creative thinking with meditation, you first need to find stillness within your mind. This involves stripping away the layers of “noise” that cloud your view of the world—things like fear, anxiety, and rambling thoughts. As you get rid of these obstructions, you will start to see the world more clearly, the goal of every writer. There are many meditation techniques, but mindfulness meditation is especially useful for writers. It involves observing the world without thinking about what you are experiencing. The three meditation exercises will prepare you to write more...
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At some point, all writers confront writer’s block. Many methods exist to help you unleash your creative thinking, some even created by published authors or famous writing teachers. These exercises for stimulating creative thinking can sometimes help you break free of the blank page (or a computer screen filled with babbling nonsense), but they often feel like exactly that—exercises. Meditation offers a well-traveled path for finding balance, which in turn improves creativity. This, along with the other benefits of meditation, makes it an excellent resource for your writer’s toolbox. In...
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