Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 89
Presence on the Page:
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Five Lessons Yoga Can Teach
Us About Our Writing Practice
BY BRYNA RENÉ HAYNES
T
here’s a big difference between
doing something and practicing it.
Doing implies execution. Practice implies
engagement.
Doing implies finality. Practice implies
continuity.
There are certain activities that we associate
with practice. Daily rituals and observations,
movement forms like yoga or Qi Gong, and
learning an instrument all fall within this
circle.
However, some of the most challenging
channels of creation—like painting,
sculpting, and writing—are rarely referred
to as things we practice. Rather they are
things we do, or don’t do.
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