Part of Writing

Part of Writing;

it’s not a wait for words, being more of a preparation really, showing me that a proper silence must be reached before inspiration begins to whisper. The best words arrive just after such a pause, but only when I allow this moment to be undisturbed, with no rush to begin writing, being content to sip my coffee and abide in the quiet hours of morning.

that’s part of writing too.

truly, it begins well before I even reach my desk. The preparation is early, first accustoming myself with silence through a long meditation, priming my mind to be receptive, settling into a lasting stillness that carries me through the morning. This follows with a series of asanas, a yoga sequence specifically for writers, or at least this is what I tell myself as I begin to move through the postures, that I’m opening myself as a channel for inspiration to more easily reach me. But really, there’s a physiological logic here, my body is learning to move from tension to stillness in a seamless stretch, holding an asana and then immediately relaxing in a restorative pose. Much like a flurry of words and then a sacred pause, activity to silence, and my practice has prepared me well to how this happens.

it’s the yoga of writing.

even my coffee is a ritual, invoking inspiration as set water on to boil, adding spoonfuls of…