Mindfulness For Creativity
Interview with Diane Gehart 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
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- dianegehart.com
- mindfulnessforchocolatelovers.com
- Tool: Insight Timer
- Book: The Writings of Rumi
- Album: Anything by Jason Mraz
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