Mediation has become an essential practice for writers, all over the world. You have job at hand to write on multiple topics, which would probably require you to accumulate creative thoughts. The intelligentsia and knowledge, you possess, would make your work pretty easy. You enjoy writing on diverse topics and feel satisfied. The days, weeks and months would pass. With the passage of time, You become a professional writer, skilled to write on almost anything, within schedule. Although, you take a break but still the pressure of work makes you over occupied. Often, you find yourself busy with the assignments and the target to build word length. The topics, characters, keywords, density and grammar would dominates thoughts and you might still be 100 words away from completing the job.
Although, the scenario depicted above may have some variations, but the crux is that the mind of writers are full of thoughts. This also result in mental fatigue and blocks the flow of fresh ideas. Because of mind's limitations, you can not explore more. The Meditation is a process in which, you restrict yourself from indulging into useless thoughts, that cause stress and fatigue. The practice of meditation prepare you for a thoughtless state of mind. This is necessary for writers, before writing and after finishing it, to free the mind and release it from occupied thoughts. How you meditate is very important of all the phases of meditation process. A regular practice is expected. Here are some of the tips by HG Nadel that can assist;
- Chose a silent place and free time, preferably in the morning. Maintain it for regular practice.
- A natural & comfortable posture would ease the process of mediation.
- Deep breathe for 5-10 minutes to inhale fresh air. Close your eyes and watch your thoughts.
- Become witness to the thoughts. Don't follow them, or suppress them.
- A deep breathing would aid you to clean these thought and facilitates non-involvement with them. After some time, you start feeling lighter. Thoughts that were occupying your mind, are gone now.
- A regular course of meditation makes you more energized and relieves a lot of stress, anxiety, and mental fatigue. A good collection of light meditation music as per your taste is of great assistance. As you make it a routine, you are filled with exceptional qualities such as positive attitude, sharp memory and sound health.
