Mindful Sparks for Creative Writing

Week 9

The Body Remembers

Your body holds on to stories your mind forgets. A tightness in the shoulders. Butterflies in the stomach. A sense that something’s not quite right, even if you can’t name it.

Mindful writing means listening not just to thoughts, but to the quiet signals your body sends.

What if the body itself was trying to tell the story?

This week’s exercise:
Before writing, do a quick body scan from head to toe. Where’s the tension? What feels light or heavy? Let one sensation lead your writing today.

Story Prompt:
“It started as a feeling in their chest, but it wasn’t fear…”