Lezlie Laws, a long-time practitioner and teacher of contemplative practices who recently completed the three-year Mindfulness Meditation Certification Program directed by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, gave us a wonderful master class on paying attention, focusing, and using meditation to enhance creativity.

Lezlie drew from Rick Rubin’s approach to creativity in his book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being. She quoted Rubin saying, “Art is a circulation of energetic ideas,” and said our job as writers is to stay open and be a receptacle for those ideas.

“Meditation is simply learning to concentrate,” Lezlie explained, “and you can do it in just two minutes a day.”

If you’ve never meditated, or you’ve been practicing for decades, Lezlie’s insight and approach will move you forward.

Plus, she gives us an opportunity to test drive a short, guided meditation.

You can learn more about Lezlie’s classes and workshops at https://www.lezlielaws.com/.