Overview
From Your Mat to Your Memoir
Creating a Yogic Writing Practice to Find and Write Your Life Stories
Writing is like a muscle. You have to use it over and over again in order for it to be better and stronger. A daily yogic writing practice can be your training ground. So, when you sit down to work on your product (your memoir, for example) even if it’s once a week or once a month, your muscle memory kicks into gear (Oh, we’re writing again! I remember this! Fun!), and you’re able to dive into your writing more quickly and with less resistance. You gave the resistance and the inner critic space to show up during your practice, so now they’ve left the building.
WARNING: When you start writing your memoir or any other book, you will be tempted to give up your writing practice. Your mind will start to tell you things like, That fifteen minutes is a waste of time. You’ve only got an hour— better to use that time writing your book.
This is sabotage! You still need to keep up your practice even if you’re midway through writing the greatest American novel.
Overview
From Your Mat to Your Memoir
Creating a Yogic Writing Practice to Find and Write Your Life Stories
Writing is like a muscle. You have to use it over and over again in order for it to be better and stronger. A daily yogic writing practice can be your training ground. So, when you sit down to work on your product (your memoir, for example) even if it’s once a week or once a month, your muscle memory kicks into gear (Oh, we’re writing again! I remember this! Fun!), and you’re able to dive into your writing more quickly and with less resistance. You gave the resistance and the inner critic space to show up during your practice, so now they’ve left the building.
WARNING: When you start writing your memoir or any other book, you will be tempted to give up your writing practice. Your mind will start to tell you things like, That fifteen minutes is a waste of time. You’ve only got an hour— better to use that time writing your book.
This is sabotage! You still need to keep up your practice even if you’re midway through writing the greatest American novel.