Movement is a crucial part of wellness. It rightfully commands a lot of our attention in this sedentary culture. And yet, stillness may be equally crucial. After all, we find wellness in the oscillation between states. I love to quote Martha Beck on this: Play until you want to rest, then rest until you want… [Read More]
Writing with your body.
We think of imagination as something that happens in the mind. And yet, you can’t enter a scene without a body. Think about it. When we write a scene, we transmit the experience that our characters have in their bodies, so that our readers can sense it in their bodies too. This is why body… [Read More]
Sleep is a superpower.
And it’s inextricably linked to our creativity. That said, I don’t want us to think about sleep as this thing we must get right in order to be productive in our waking life. Changing that story has been transformational for me. And I have people to thank for that. Catherine Wright is a sleep coach… [Read More]
Am I living out my novel?
How do I live through the contradiction? My recent novel, Radiant Shimmering Light, took place in the wellness industry. And here I am writing to my mailing list on our July theme, wellness. Radiant Shimmering Light began as a satire. And then it became something else. What I feel about this industry is more complicated than satire…. [Read More]
What is nutritious movement?
You know how they say sitting is worse than smoking? In lockdown, I’ve spent the past months mostly sitting down. Sure, I sit in different ways and places: on the floor, in hard chairs, on the soft couch. I move around, but I don’t go out and about like I used to. I know my… [Read More]