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Peak Moments of Awe & Delight

Posted on September 21, 2024
in Being in Nature, Meditation, Travel
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Dear Friends,Deepak Chopra defines peak moments of self-realization as having six characteristics. To illustrate each character, below I’ve quoted from my won experiences at various National Parks in the United States that are included in the book, Unblock Your Creative Flow: 12 Months of Mindfulness for Writers and Artists. Most of these are excerpted from the chapters, “Mindfulness and Travel” and “Mindfulness, Stillness, Silence and Solitude.” • Loss of ego: “Rapture envelops me.”• Time slowing: “People seem to be cheering in slow motion.”• The inability to hear: “I can’t hear a thing.”• The feeling of being one with all that exists: “I am one with all that exists, a living cell in the body of the universe.”• A heightened sensory perception: “Everything looks radiant. Surroundings turn luminous.”• Connecting with the inner...

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Mindful Creators Group

Posted on September 4, 2024
in Meditation & Journaling at Ashby Ponds
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Dear Mindful Writers and Friends, I'm delighted to report that the Mindful Creators Group that I started at Ashby Ponds, Virginia where my husband Manoj and I live, is thriving. Wondering why I replaced the word "Writers" with "Creators?" The reason is that all of us in the group are not writers. Some of us are but many others are artists, photographers, potters, weavers or create in other ways. A vibrant community of 2,200+ caring and vibrant individuals ages 65+, Ashby Ponds is located in the quiet town of Ashburn. Dotted with five ponds with cascading fountains, the surroundings are rich with seasonal flowering bushes, wild grasses, climbers and lush trees that attract birds, butterflies and bees. I thought you might enjoy the photo of the Mindful Creatives Group we...

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In Grip of an Intense Emotion? Attend to your Physical Sensations!

Posted on August 22, 2024
in Meditation
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Your body knows as much, if not more, as does your mind. It communicates with you via physical sensations. You can familiarize yourself with the sensations by practicing Body Scan Meditation from "Meditation for Mindful Writers III” using this link: https://cutt.ly/5jcYgcN BODY & INTENSE EMOTIONSWhen we experience an intense emotion such as anger, jealousy, fear, greed or hatred, the first thing that is energized is the body. Physical sensations are awakened followed by related feelings. But because we are in the grip of the emotion, egoistic thinking takes over. At once, we want to react. Our focus is on how to get back to the person who triggered the emotion. We are not even aware that body is sending signals of the situation. AWARENESS OF SENSATIONSAlthough the body sends us messages through sensations we ignore...

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Be Your Own Judge and Jury

Posted on August 15, 2024
in Journaling, Meditation
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The best way to know what is going on with your life is to know what is going on within your body. Familiarity with your physical self allows you to know your present situation. The things you’re doing right and the things you are not doing right.  Body scan followed by a silent meditation is the only practice where you simply can’t lie to or cheat yourself. You’re closer to your Authentic Self—the clear blue sky behind stormy clouds. In the company of your Self, you know when you must hold yourself accountable for the minor or major situations. You do so because you want to take responsibility for your own negative thoughts, words or actions. You can’t deny truth to your Authentic Self. You just can’t. So, meditative mind becomes...

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FIVE-STAR REVIEW: UNBLOCK YOUR CREATIVE FLOW

Posted on September 4, 2023
in Being in Nature, Journaling, Meditation, Reading, Travel, Writing
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LOOK WHAT I RECEIVED TODAY! Reader's Favorite 5-star review! Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite Author Madhu Bazaz Wangu, Ph.D., offers a systematic 365-day program in her self-help book Unblock Your Creative Flow: 12 Months of Mindfulness for Writers and Artists. The book aims to increase the creativity and productivity of those in the fields of writing and art. In order to help people reach and maximize their full creative potential. . . This all-encompassing strategy takes into account a person's bodily, mental, and spiritual needs to enable intentional and meaningful living. “An inner journey like this that you have chosen to walk upon demands commitment,” says Dr. Madhu Bazaz Wangu, but I can assure you that Unblock Your Creative Flow rarely feels like a book of self-help chores. Yes, commitment is essential...

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Abundance and Mindfulness

Posted on August 25, 2023
in Meditation
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Mindfulness Fructifies in Abundance (Cont.) I’m grateful for the place we are moving into—the apartment, the neighborhood, the city and the state. I’m grateful for going to be closer to our children and grandchildren. Grateful for a home that would have all the conveniences one needs at our age, mid-70’s. And I’m thankful to the universe for little and big things. Gratitude has brought abundance into my family.  When we settle within with attention and awareness, we become one with our consciousness. Our attentive presence focuses more on what is right inside us and outside us, than what is wrong. We feel grounded. We feel good. Don’t let yourself . . .  Continued at my Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/madhubazazwangu/ ...

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Matters of Mindfulness and More

Posted on August 7, 2023
in Meditation, Online Mindful Writers Group
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Matters of Mindfulness, Mindful Writers Groups and More (Cont.) At the end of October, we are moving from Wexford, Pennsylvania to Ashburn, Virginia to be closer to our daughter. Never has mindfulness been more helpful to me than it is now. Moving to a new home from the one where you have lived for thirty years is believed to be a traumatic experience as traumatic as death of a loved one, divorce, major illness or job loss. The in-between period can overwhelm you, bring you down or depress you. But with mindfulness as my tool I’m going through such a negative experience with self-awareness and loving attention to the tasks at hand. And to my own surprise I feel no stress, regrets or nostalgia midst all this emotional disarray. Remember me, the one...

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From Mindful Path to Mindfulness

From Mindful Path to Mindful Writers Groups

Posted on August 1, 2023
in Journaling, Meditation, Online Mindful Writers Group, Reading, Writing
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From Mindful Path to Mindful Writers Groups (Cont.) One of ways in which invisible realities that our eyes can’t see, ears can’t hear and mind can’t comprehend are made visible, audible and comprehensive by creativity and imagination. I believe creativity is rooted in spirituality. Like creation of life, artworks seemingly conjure from nowhere and nothing. I am the one who writes or paints but the process itself is guided by an inner source from which new ideas bubble forth. At the same time, the universe assists by sending cues and clues. Once birthed, an artwork has a life of its own. To be able to create one must be completely devoted and dedicated to one’s art whatever it may be. As an author I have a morning routine that I have diligently...

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On A Mindful Path (Cont.)

Posted on July 29, 2023
in Meditation, Online Mindful Writers Group
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On A Mindful Path (Cont.) Not until I was in my mid 50’s did I felt a need to ask myself, is this all there is? The question had taken a permanent seat at the back of my mind since my voyage around the world. The things that had excited me once no longer did.  With the practice of Writing Meditation, the braided practice of journaling, meditation, deep reading, nonverbal activities and, of course writing, I was on my way to integrating my fragmented self. In time, the practice helped me connect to the spiritual space within, my inner guide, my true Self.  Many of you already know that our true self is the inner compass that dwells within us. It points us toward the right direction only after we harness with it...

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