Ayurvedic Strategies to Kickstart Your Writing Routine
As writers, we know that there's no "one size fits all" approach to getting the job done. There’s just the idea in our head and the blank page in front of us. However, over the centuries, various tools and techniques have been developed, tested, and refined by writers who have experimented with what works and what doesn't.
5 Tips for Writing a Children's Book: Get Started with These Strategies
Writing for kids is a weird and wonderful journey. You've got to dive right into the deep end of that rainbow-sprinkled, slime-filled, squiggle-shaped pool of imagination. Writing for kids can feel like hours of fun-filled character creation, but it can also be daunting if you don't plan ahead.
How Children’s Literature Influences Us: Reflections from a Children’s Author
I don't think I ever grew up. Wait - scratch that: I never grew up. I'm basically a kid in high heels, and I love it. I mean, why would I want to ignore that side of myself? Besides keeping me young, there's a slight sophistication to embracing one's childlike wonder. It makes me do the most foolish thing: enjoy life.
5 Simple Mindfulness Practices
Have you taken the time today to think about nothing? Or better yet, have you taken the time to live in the moment?
Doing nothing may sound simple, but in our busy lives it’s a short practice that is easy to forget. Yet it’s essential to take that moment in order to check-in and give our mind some restful attention - if only to broaden the scope of our horizon.
Here are a few simple practices to grease those mindful training wheels.
The Ageless Benefits of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is ageless. It’s the practice of stepping back and observing the moment without judgement. Maybe that sounds simple…too simple.
Read on to see how this simple practice can make an enormous impact.
How to Publish a Book
“I have a great idea for a book!” Have you ever thought that to yourself? There’s an old saying: Everyone has a book in them. So how do we get that book out? Well, you could say it starts with writing it down, but how do we get that book into the hands of people around the world?
5 Yoga Myth-Busters
As a new student of yoga it’s easy to be suspicious of the practice. Here are a couple of things that were on my mind before I dipped my toe into the yoga lagoon, and what I learned after years of practice…
Where Did Yoga Come From?
There was a moment lost to time and space—a moment of inspiration—and that inspiration gave birth to what we call yoga. When that happened, how that happened…nobody precisely knows.