Sheldon Mindfulness: Keeping a Mindful Journal

A journal can boost your creativity, balance and dignity.

The health and wellbeing benefits of journaling well-documented, stemming from work of James Pennebaker at the University of Texas. This book explains the researched benefits of mindful journalling. Drawing on the author s extensive writing experience, it is a thorough, practical exploration of how to use journaling positively, and how actually to break through the barriers and write. Topics include:
where to start ( home is where we start from )
writing your experience
recording key moments or steppingstones
dealing with writer s block
free writing and how to use it
other techniques such as recording and listing
letter writing and creativity
how to integrate keeping a journal with the mindful practice of letting go