How can we practice meditation for peace in difficult times? Lately it seems there is so much suffering in the world. How do we find our center amidst all that what is happening in the present? And how can we become more resilient during difficult times? We can use mindfulness and meditation practice to help […]
Being a Zen writer means that you are able to tap into creative flow, write with ease, and connect with a sense of creative freedom. Many writers compare their insides to other writers’ outsides and make the assumption that writing is easy for everyone else, even though it feels difficult for them. Most writers have […]
Creative flow is a mental state in which you’re fully present and immersed in a task. It’s what most writers, artists, and other creatives long for, to be able to let go, connect with creative flow, and make work with greater ease. Creative flow a state of mind that becomes accessible when you’re fully present […]
I’m always curious about how we can apply brain science to make our lives better, and I love thinking about how to apply neuroscience to writing well. I’ve been writing and coaching writers long enough to know that many of us struggle with creative anxiety and other creative blocks unless we learn how to work […]
Just write! How many times have we all heard that or said it to ourselves? As a writer, I know how impossible that can sometimes feel. But when you practice mindful writing, it becomes so much easier. Once you’ve taken the long walk from getting up to getting to your desk, mindful writing can help […]
It’s possible to learn to completely bypass writer’s block and enjoy writing again. Mindful writing is a practice that blends mindfulness and writing to help you to observe your experience without becoming so entangled in it. With practice, mindful writing can help you to observe your inner critic without believing what it tells you. It […]
Where are you finding hope in the midst of this winter of grief? It’s a cold January day here in North Carolina. How is everyone doing out there? I am acutely aware that we are all grieving so much loss and feeling anxious over so much division. It’s normal to not feel normal in the midst […]
How’s your mental wellness? It’s November, I’ve noticed that moods are leaning a bit more toward grey and blue. We are tired, and we are tired of it. Pandemic fatigue is a real thing, and in spite of our hopes that things would be better, the pandemic has again worsened this month. How do we […]
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. –Maya Angelou We stop growing when we stop believing that change is possible. When I was in my early twenties, I became frustrated with photography. The image that I saw in nature was not the image that came out on film. […]
Mindful writing for healing from trauma is a powerful practice to support wellbeing. I have loved writing for as long as I can remember. I’ve been practicing mindful writing for transformation with committed regularity since my mid-thirties following my aging mother’s relapse with addiction, near death by suicide, and eventual death from cancer. Mindfulness and writing […]