Good morning and welcome to the Artist Warning Writers Club.
This is a short meditation made specifically for new and emerging writers.
Let's begin.
If your eyes are open,
I'd like to invite you to close them now as we go inwards together.
Nice and slow,
Feeling your feet against the ground,
A tall,
Gentle spine,
Heart open.
There are many things that can pull our focus and attention in all sorts of directions.
And today,
Before we write,
We're going to gently remind ourselves to come back,
Come back to our center,
Come back to our hearts,
Come back to our focus,
And come back to our writing.
Take a few deep breaths here,
Signaling to your mind and body that you are safe here.
You're allowed to go slow here.
You're allowed to take up space here.
Long inhales,
Intentional exhales.
New,
Fresh,
Creative energy coming in with your inhales,
Old,
Stagnant,
Unwanted energy easily leaving your body with your exhales.
Today is a new day.
Today is a new page,
New canvas,
A new opportunity for you to share your stories,
For you to share your wisdom,
For you to share your heart.
Nice,
Deep breaths here,
Tall,
Gentle spine,
Feet grounded,
Heart open,
Tall,
Gentle spine,
Feet grounded,
Heart open.
Stick a nice deep breath here together,
Breathing in,
Big exhale out.
I'm going to share a few affirmations here.
You get to decide which ones you want to take in,
Which ones you want to let float away.
Today I am choosing to carve out a little bit of space and time for my writing,
For my words,
For my heart.
Today I choose to put away my phone,
Put away my inbox,
Put away non-emergency family and friend requests just for a few hours so that I can be with my heart.
I can be with my stories.
Today I'm going to do the best I can to tell honest stories.
I give myself permission to get it wrong.
I give myself permission to get messy.
I give myself permission to be a beginner and to play and to explore.
Today I choose to carve out some space and time for my writing,
For my words,
For my heart.
So our last song this morning,
Dear artists,
I'm going to stay quiet and let you connect with your intention for our day ahead.
Bravo dear artists,
Bravo dear writers,
We made it to the end of our meditation.
For those that are joining us live at the Writers Club,
I'm going to share a writing prompt and then open up 66 minutes of focused writing for us to explore together.
Now if you're joining us on a replay,
You can do the same.
Put some time on your clock,
Put your phone away,
Put your distractions away,
And give yourself and your heart an opportunity to explore.
Thank you once again for meditating with me.
My name is Darius and I will see you next time.