Yoga for <span class="is-softi-hero">writers</span>
Words don’t just fall out of your head and onto the page- unless you do handstands! Writers worldwide have begun to unlock their creativity and complement their daily routine with a healthy yoga practice.
Yoga has been shown to increase gray matter in the brain, the part that helps you think, feel, and create. Enter into flow with these yoga classes curated to get you in the creative zone or relax your shoulders after a day full of words.
About the course
Yoga for writers: <span class="is-softi">online routines</span>
Designed for those who spend 99% of their time in search of the perfect words, this online yoga course was made by writers, for writers.
Whether you’re studying the art of storytelling or are in the process of crushing some SEO, your writing process and a yoga practice can walk hand in hand down the road of healthy flow.
Who is it for
How can yoga <span class="is-softi">benefit writers?</span>
Yoga gives writers the mental clarity they need to convey a story. This supportive practice helps writers unleash creativity and take care of their bodies by improving posture through mindful poses. Yoga can also alleviate the body pain that comes from those endless hours hunched over a keyboard.
Let’s say you're a freelance copywriter, carrying your computer daily from cafe to cafe. You’ve got two deadlines and a creative writing course on the docket. Imagine what it would be like if you were to start your day with a few breaths or took some time to relax your shoulders, and your mind, when it’s time to put the words away.
Beyond physical health and keeping our bodies strong, this supportive practice improves focus through meditation and movement. What are the benefits of yoga for writers? Let’s take a look at the menu.
Writer’s block be-gone burrito:
clear mental clutter and let the good thoughts flow
Improved focus focaccia:
Meditation and yoga poses upgrade concentration
Edit + undo upper back pain pancakes:
By strengthening and lengthening the spine
Creativity booster smoothie:
Yoga calms the mind and allows new ideas to blend
Release your neck noodles:
Postures relieve neck, shoulder, and back pain
What You'll learn
Yoga routines included <span class="is-softi">in this course</span>
Add these yoga practices to your writing routine and see how creativity—and breaks to take care of your neck—aren’t as disjointed as they seem.
Sticky cough yoga
Sticky cough? Writer’s block? Time to refocus. The writing process isn’t stagnant, and your daily routine doesn’t have to be either. This class uses movement, meditation, and easy inversions to move the body – and the stuck stuff.
Yoga for sleep
Going to bed with Anonymous Unicorns + Google Docs in your head and deadlines up to your neck? This yoga for sleep course is a soft and easy approach to prepare writers for well-deserved rest. Though the SEO introductory courseis worth taking to the stars, it’s best to put your writing day away before you head off to the world where coffee runs free, the perfect word comes on the breeze, and all drafts return with “great work, no edits!”
Didn't leave the house today yoga
Even if you haven’t put on “real” pants today, stress regulation may still be in need. Though the writing process is dynamic, it also entails a lot of time seated at your desk. When you need an extra boost to un-cramp those creative juices, or just feel like you moved today:
- Remove wrists from laptop surface
- Grab your yoga mat
- Join Ray and the dslx team in this 40-minute yoga session for writers, by writers.
Meet your instructor
testimonials
What our students say
"I love the Mudras at your desk video! It’s a great reminder to take a moment to connect, breathe, and enter flow. A total creativity recharge."
“Starting the day with a yoga class is key to my writing process. It helps me get centered, focussed, and motivated! I love Ray’s take on the writer’s perspective and easy approach.”
“The ‘didn’t leave the house today’ is too perfect. As a writer, it's easy to get absorbed in the creative vortex and forget that you're not just a brain, but also a body. This course serves as a reminder for me to reconnect with my body—stretch, move, and engage my senses—to keep the creativity flowing without the back pain, stiffness, and "shrimp" posture."
faqs
Yoga for writers course <span class="is-softi">FAQs</span>
The yoga sessions are delivered online. Each class recording is available for you to access according to your schedule. The odd-hours and night owl’s dream.
To access the classes, you can either purchase the yoga for writers course individually, or you can join the dslx writer’s academy, where you are granted access to all of dslx’s writer’s courses.
From long-term neuroprotective benefits to better creative flow, there’s much to expect from this yoga for writers course. Classes include flows structured to break writer’s block, tend to the busy body, and a gentle yoga before bed.
Research shows that yoga can increase gray matter in the brain. What does that mean? Gray matter is the part of your brain that helps you think, feel, and move.
As writers, it’s our job to bring readers in, paint worlds, and capture attention. The neuroplasticity gained through a healthy yoga practice helps to clear thoughts, connect to feelings and creativity, and, ultimately, give the creative voice the peace and power it needs to speak.