11. The Writing Tool I Can't Live Without

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A favorite notebook, a delicious tea blend, a piece of software, a trusty pen. These are all standard tools a writer needs in her toolbox. But for the past two years, I’ve relied on something else to ignite my writing practice, and it’s a meditation technique that involves little more than lying down and taking a restorative nap.

Highlights

• The experience I had in 2017 that changed everything

• The difference between yoga nidra and traditional meditation

• Why you might be approaching rest the wrong way

• How to use yoga nidra meditation to support your creative life

Links + Resources

• Episode 05: The Physical Toll of Writing feat. Elissa Altman

• August Uncommon Tea

• Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power With Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation

• Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry

• Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer’s Path

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