POETRY AS A MEDITATION ~ APRIL CHANAE MADISON
Poetry as Meditation
Sculpting your thoughts into a poem can take you on a journey where your conscious mind is momentarily cast adrift.
The creation of any kind of art can be as much a form of meditation as a vehicle for self-expression. Energetically splashing colors of paint onto a canvas can be like casting the weight of the world off your shoulders, while raising your voice to hit the high notes of a song can inspire you to release your fears so you can reach new heights in your own life. And then there is the act of meditation that can take place when you create poetry. Sculpting your thoughts and emotions into a poem can take you on a journey into your inner universe where your conscious mind is momentarily cast adrift.
Like other forms of meditation, writing poetry requires that you stay fully present during the process, rather than focusing on any outcome. In doing so, you release any inhibitions or ideas of "what needs to happen," so that your thoughts can flow freely through you. When you write poetry, you are able to see the reflections of your innermost self imprinted on a page.
If you'd like to experience poetry as a meditation practice, you might want to try this exercise:
--> Set aside twenty minutes of alone time in a quiet space.
--> Let the poem/lyrics reveal themselves to you organically.
--> When you are ready, set pen to paper, let the words flow. --> Freely let the message emerge.
--> Spelling, grammar, or logic are of little importance.
--> Be as descriptive, visually precise, rhythmic, or lyrical as you want to be.
--> When you feel complete, put the pen down.
--> Breath in deeply, and read over what you've written.
--> Appreciate this work of art you have created.
--> As you review your work, thoughts and emotions repressed before, are making themselves known so you can process and release them.
--> Writing poetry as a form of meditation lets you slow your mind long enough for you to get out of your own way, so that your soul can freely express its deepest yearnings.
~~ BY MADISYN TAYLOR
Sculpting your thoughts into a poem can take you on a journey where your conscious mind is momentarily cast adrift.
The creation of any kind of art can be as much a form of meditation as a vehicle for self-expression. Energetically splashing colors of paint onto a canvas can be like casting the weight of the world off your shoulders, while raising your voice to hit the high notes of a song can inspire you to release your fears so you can reach new heights in your own life. And then there is the act of meditation that can take place when you create poetry. Sculpting your thoughts and emotions into a poem can take you on a journey into your inner universe where your conscious mind is momentarily cast adrift.
Like other forms of meditation, writing poetry requires that you stay fully present during the process, rather than focusing on any outcome. In doing so, you release any inhibitions or ideas of "what needs to happen," so that your thoughts can flow freely through you. When you write poetry, you are able to see the reflections of your innermost self imprinted on a page.
If you'd like to experience poetry as a meditation practice, you might want to try this exercise:
--> Set aside twenty minutes of alone time in a quiet space.
--> Let the poem/lyrics reveal themselves to you organically.
--> When you are ready, set pen to paper, let the words flow. --> Freely let the message emerge.
--> Spelling, grammar, or logic are of little importance.
--> Be as descriptive, visually precise, rhythmic, or lyrical as you want to be.
--> When you feel complete, put the pen down.
--> Breath in deeply, and read over what you've written.
--> Appreciate this work of art you have created.
--> As you review your work, thoughts and emotions repressed before, are making themselves known so you can process and release them.
--> Writing poetry as a form of meditation lets you slow your mind long enough for you to get out of your own way, so that your soul can freely express its deepest yearnings.
~~ BY MADISYN TAYLOR
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