Relaxation techniques geared to writers

by Amber Polo. Relaxing the Writer: Guidebook to the Writer’s High" by Amber Polo provides a a travelogue of hints, exercises, and whimsical side trips to help the stressed writer breakthrough the physical and mental limits to creativity. From aromatherapy to zumba, find hundreds of practical ideas and suggestions. Written with the special needs of writers in mind, anyone who spends time in a chair will discover useful tips to escape the dangers of sitting. Suggestions range from centuries-old techniques like meditation and yoga to iPad apps. Browse a smorgasbord of suggestions. Every page inspires worried writers to explore new ideas to de-stress their lives.

As a yoga teacher, Amber Polo loves to teach people to relax; As a librarian, she loves interesting research projects; As a writer, she loves to write; As a traveler, she packs more guidebooks than underwear – and still gets lost "Relaxing the Writer: Guidebook to the Writer’s High" brings together all her loves. Amber’s fiction has been called quirky and profound. She has published short stories, two novels, and won the Story Circle Network ’08 LifeWriting Competition. Her yoga teacher training is in Integral Yoga, the program Dean Ornish used to develop his Program for Reversing Heart Disease and a method proven to teach recognition of tension and the techniques to release it. Her relaxation audios "Relaxation; One Breath at a Time," "Relaxing the Writer Relaxation", & "Relaxing the Writers Hand Meditation" have won praise as accessible, not too woo-woo, relaxation instruction.

Softcover; 103 pages.