Mindfulness for Creativity

Diane R. Gehart, Ph.D., is an author, an award-winning professor of Counseling and Family Therapy at California State University, Northridge, as well as a practicing psychotherapist. Her new book combines wit, wisdom, and a touch of sweetness to help you uncover playful ways to transform any aspect of your life. It’s called Mindfulness for Chocolate Lovers: A Lighthearted Way to Stress Less and Savor More Each Day and in it she offers a recipe of surprisingly efficient and fun ways to increase your daily dose of joy.

In this episode, we cover:

Mindfulness for Creativity

• 2:05 – Getting a ‘B’ in Buddhism
• 3:28 – Jon Kabat-Zinn
• 5:11 – Overstressed and Overstimulated
• 7:03 – The Relaxation Response
• 9:35 – Being Intentional
• 11:08 – Eating Meditation
• 11:18 – Raisin Meditation
• 17:42 – Mindfulness for Creativity
• 18:39 – Eating Without Judging
• 19:51 – Adding Pauses – The Diamond Cutter
• 20:58 – Meditation for Writers Block
• 21:56 – Speed Writing
• 23:56 – Befriending Problems
• 24:15 – Buddhist Psychology
• 25:57 – Elizabeth Gilbert

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