Pre-Writing Flow Meditation

This meditation is intended to ground you before you begin writing. It's a gentle, guided practice in which you set your intentions for your writing practice, tap into your inner expansiveness and personal power, and focus your flow for the writing session ahead. This short, powerful practice is helpful for any writer and gives an extra boost for writers struggling with feeling stuck or dealing with self-doubt and uncertainty.

Transcript

We'll begin our practice by finding a comfortable seat.

And when you're ready,

Close your eyes.

For the next five minutes,

You have nowhere to go,

No one to be,

And nothing to do,

But follow the flow of your breath.

Let's take three deep breaths.

One,

Two,

Three.

One,

Two,

Three.

One,

Two,

Three.

One,

Two,

Three.

Let's take three deep nourishing breaths,

In through the nose and out through the mouth.

Inhale,

Inspiration.

Exhale,

Tension.

Inhale,

Discovery.

Inhale,

Discovery.

Exhale,

Self-doubt.

Inhale,

Flow.

Exhale,

Fear.

Exhale,

Self-doubt.

Notice any shifts in your body.

How does it feel to be you right now?

How's your heart today?

Allow all of you to be welcome here.

Give yourself permission to just breathe.

Direct your attention to your breath,

And breathe naturally into the silence,

In and out through your nose.

When thoughts arise,

Acknowledge them,

But then allow them to pass through you in a way like leaves in a fast flowing stream.

Return to the breath,

In and out through your nose.

Your breath,

Like flow,

Is always available to you.

Drop in,

Let go,

Breathe.

When you hear the bell,

Set an intention.

How do you want to show up for your writing today?

Follow the wave of sound into your writing practice.

Bell rings.

Bell rings.

Reviews

Excellent way to start a writing session. Thank you!

Great simple practice to help get settled for writing

Very calming and centering. Thank you.

Great way to get focused with simple guidance 🙏🏻

Re-centred me completely. I feel ready to face an important writing task! Thank you for this meditation 🥰

Wonderful preparation, staying in the now to clear a space for setting an intention. 🙏

Thank you 🙏

Just what I needed before writing a very important project. Thank you so much!❤️

I think I need to listen to this each time I’m about to write something for this dissertation. Thank you!

that was great thank you .. I have a couple of sensitive articles to write and I take with me passion and integrity into my writing time..
thank you for this practice 🙏

A very powerful, yet gentle pre-writing session. I enjoyed this tremendously and felt very inspired to get into the writing flow. I will return to it often. Many thanks! 🙏💛🙏💛

That was perfect! Will listen to this before every writing session or even when I simply need a break. Thank you! Namaste. 😊🙏💕

Just what I needed to clear my mind and get started on my writing. Thank you!

Brilliant

Very helpful as I prepare to sit down for the day's writing in my doctoral program. Though not a huge issue, it would have been nice to know that this was to directly transition into writing; I typically do my practice slightly apart from my desk, but I happened to be much closer than usual today. (The Universe knows such things....)

Regardless of that, this practice is simple enough that it can be done easily under a variety of circumstances, so I very much appreciate this practice - even if its original intent was for creative writing. 😊 I definitely feel inspired, like there's a ROAR right around the corner! 🌄 📝 💻 💪🏻💗

Thank you for sharing this with us here. I see you and the light within you. Be well. 🤲🏻❤🤲🏻

I appreciate the five-minute length of this meditation. I was quickly able to become relaxed as well as let go of all that is not writing and inspiration. I needed to hear the “you have nowhere to go and no one to be” sentiment. Thank you.

Very helpful! I am a playwright and this has helped me focus.

Thank you. Wonderful pre-writing space.

using this is so supportive of writing flow practice - so delighted to find it on insight timer 🙏💖🌈

Thank you for a lovely way to start my writing, Heather.