Foggy Mind Needs a Break
Have you ever had one of those months where your mind just won’t clear up? This happens to me in the spring when I need to increase my allergy medication. Claritin clear? Claritin wonky is more like it!
Anyway, this year it seems to be having a detrimental effect on my editorial skills. Typos and misspelled [...]
Different Buddhist Meditation Techniques
There are a number of different Buddhist meditation techniques that followers and many meditation enthusiasts practice. Despite their differences, the techniques are all generally based on developing two things — mindfulness and concentration, both of which are particularly beneficial to writers. Developing attentiveness to the movements of the body and to the ever changing states [...]
Continue Reading...Urgent News for Authors
Angela Hoy of Writer’s Weekly wrote this amazing article that I think is so important for writers to read that I’m going to post it on all four of The Holistic Writer’s blogs.
Amazon.com Telling POD Publishers – Let BookSurge Print Your Books, or Else…
Organic Food Benefits: Why You Should Eat Organic
Organic food consumption has increased in popularity over the years and that increase continues to rise at a relatively steady pace. There is a good chance that you have seen an organic food aisle at one of your local grocery stores. In fact, you may have even driven past a farmers market where organic food [...]
Continue Reading...What Stress Means to You
Everyone experiences stress. Some people experience a lot of stress, but do not let it get to them. Then there are people that get too stressed out — everything gets to them.
A case in point: I’m a very anxious person. I can stress out easily. I’ve learned a few techniques (which I’ll share a little [...]
A Spirit Journal
O.K. With this post I’m going to make the following assumptions about you, dear reader.
You’re a writer — why else would you be reading a blog with “writer” in the title?
You spend a great deal of your time writing (or in other writing support activities).
You make a good deal of your income from your writing.
That [...]
Continue Reading...What Is Physiotherapy?
Not too long ago, I was working on my chiropractor’s website. One of the pages I did was about “physiotherapy.” I asked him what the difference was between physiotherapy and physical therapy, because they didn’t look any different. He told me they were the same thing, but only a physical therapist can provide physical therapy, [...]
Continue Reading...Mental Wake Up Call
I don’t know about you, but February always seems to be a challenge. Usually it is just a financial challenge, but this year it was an emotional challenge, as well. My dog of 13 years got sick and was sneezing blood all over the place. She’s better now, but after weeks of cleaning up the [...]
Continue Reading...
-
A Spirit Journal
O.K. With this post I’m going to make the following assumptions about you, dear reader.
You’re a writer — why else would you be reading a blog with “writer” in the title?
You spend a great deal of your time writing (or in other writing support activities).
You make a good deal of your income from your writing.That [...]
-
What Is Physiotherapy?
Not too long ago, I was working on my chiropractor’s website. One of the pages I did was about “physiotherapy.” I asked him what the difference was between physiotherapy and physical therapy, because they didn’t look any different. He told me they were the same thing, but only a physical therapist can provide physical therapy, [...]
-
What is Mental Health? Key Concepts
Since this section of The Holistic Writer is all about the mind, I thought I’d cover some basics of mental health. A healthy mind is free to be a creative mind that supports your writing talent.
Definition
Mental health is defined as a state or condition on which an individual feels a sense of well-being. This gives [...]
