Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
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Award-winning author Nita Sweeney writes, coaches creatives, and lives in Columbus, the heart of Ohio. She publishes Write Now Columbus and her blog Bum Glue. Follow the blog for more updates.
Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
2M ago
Advanced meditation techniques: breath and counting Improve your practice with these additional methods: advanced breath and counting techniques. Here is another way to use the breath as the object of […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
2M ago
Mindful microhits meditation Instead of staying with an object of meditation for any sustained period of time, another option is to intensely focus on one sensation for a brief period. […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
2M ago
Touring the senses meditation In 5-Minute Mindfulness: Walking,* Douglas Baker offers another way of working with awareness that he calls “Touring the Senses.” In his “touring the senses meditation,” Baker […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
2M ago
Free-Floating Awareness Meditation The next mode of awareness is “free-floating.” Returning to the camera analogy, in this type of focus, point the camera at the first thing that draws your […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
2M ago
Scanning Other Senses In addition to the felt or “touch” sense, you can scan other senses: sight, smell, sound, or taste. If you have chosen the visual field as your […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
3M ago
Meditation: Scanning the Body The most common scan technique is the “body scan.” A body scan uses the felt sense of touch. Often a guided meditation, you move the attention […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
3M ago
More “thoughts” about meditating on thought: planning, remembering, and worry When I suggested staying in the moment to a good friend who is quite the planner, a self-proclaimed control freak, she […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
3M ago
How to meditate on thought Just how do you meditate on thought? Even though our goal in meditation is to be in the present moment and accept it exactly as […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
3M ago
Two Types of Thoughts Before we explore techniques for using thoughts as the object of meditation, let’s talk about the two types of thoughts: auditory and visual. Auditory thoughts are […]
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Bum Glue: The true secret of (Nita’s) writing
3M ago
What to do with your thoughts while you move I can’t meditate. My mind is too active. I can’t stop thinking. If I had a dollar (or even a dime) […]
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