Meditation as a Blogging Practice

This is a guest post by Linda Dessau of ContentMasteryGuide.com.

This recent Twitter interchange with small business marketing consultant and former meditation instructor Jeff Korhan got me thinking about meditation as a blogging practice.

I find it most helpful to brainstorm, draft and write my blog posts in the morning. This rejuvenates my creativity for the day ahead, fulfills my most important marketing strategy and fills me with a sense of accomplishment that energizes my productivity for other tasks.

Sometimes, this creative work begins as a form of written meditation, long before I set foot in my work space. I start by simply opening myself up to the universe and writing down whatever message seems important for that day, similar to Julia Cameron's morning pages.

The way I carry this into my blogging is by printing out my draft blog posts and having them with me during that morning writing time. Away from my desk, with a clear, focused mind, it's been amazing what I can come up with.

Writing this post has been a wonderful reminder of this creative tool that's available to me. I've already printed out the draft of my next post so I can start accessing my clear, focused mind to enhance my blogging practice.

(Update February 2, 2013 - The free training I mentioned to Jeff above is no longer available, but here are the direct links to the idea catcher article and video.)

Linda Dessau is the author of Write Your Way to More Clients Online and the founder of Content Mastery Guide. Visit her site today for more do-it-yourself blogging tips and hands-free blogging services.

Do you use meditation? Are there any other activities that seem to evoke new ideas or creative solutions to questions or challenges that have you stuck? Please share in the comments below.

Comments

[Denise Wakeman]

I tend to get a lot of ideas when I'm running. Hard to jot them down, but I use Evernote to capture ideas so frequently I'll just record my idea with my phone so I don't forget. Love your post, Linda...blog on!

[Linda Dessau]

Very cool, Denise. I've used the Dragon Dictation app on my phone to speak/email ideas to myself. I'm usually moving a lot slower than you, though!

[Jeff Korhan]

Thanks for sharing Linda. I suppose what we are saying is there are all kinds of ways to keep our writing fresh!

Denise - I use running and biking to "edit." Nothing gets written down of course, but I've found it's a great time to rethink how to make an article even better - such as a better opening or closing line.

[Linda Dessau]

Thanks for the comment, Jeff. That's why it's so helpful to have the space to come back and improve a post, instead of pressuring ourselves to start, finish and publish all in one sitting!

[iKube]

Interesting idea. Not a fan of the whole "new age" meditation thing myself but I agree re-reading your draft away from the computer is helpful. It allows you to scribble notes all over it as well...

[psychic readings]

Thanks for sharing. I find meditation to be a healing experience where you're able to connect with your inner thoughts. It does take a few attempts to be able to shut off from the outside world though!