Before you create
Prime energy with Gentle Energizing 5-3-5, then set intention using a quick Mantra Focus Phrase. Makers love the gentle energy stack before diving into deep work.
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Creative Flow
Hold focus without shrinking your spark
Swap anxiety-driven hustle for calm momentum. FeelClear pairs energizing breaths with open-monitoring and visualization so ideas land without burnout. Light, attention-first cues help ideas land without pushing.
While you're in flow
Keep ideas wide with Open Awareness Monitoring and Mindfulness Breath Noting. Two-minute attention resets help you stay curious instead of self-critical.
When you wrap
Close with Guided Imagery to rehearse the next draft, then note one win to bank progress. See how compassion boosts output in Kindness Helps Performance.
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Techniques to power creative flow
Blend energizing breaths, attention pivots, and supportive imagery without guesswork.
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breathwork
Gentle Energizing (5-3-5): Lift Alertness Without Jitters
Inhale for five counts, optionally hold for three, and exhale for five through your nose. Two to five minutes offers a clean lift without tipping into wired energy.
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Open Awareness (Open Monitoring): Less Fixing, More Noticing
Sit and notice sounds, thoughts, and sensations coming and going without trying to fix them. Open awareness practice builds spacious, non-reactive attention.
4-12 min -
meditation
Mindfulness - Breath / Noting: Label It, Return to Now
Rest attention on your breath. When distraction shows up, label it once and return. This simple noting loop often softens emotional spikes.
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visualization
Visualization (Guided Imagery): Visit Calm, Bring It Back
Build a vivid, safe scene and linger there for three to nine minutes. Guided imagery transports you to steadier ground.
3-9 min -
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Mantra (Focus Phrase): One Word, Quieter Mind
Repeat a neutral word or phrase on each breath. The steady rhythm quiets mental noise and helps you reset attention fast.
2-12 min
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Related reads
Refresh how you work, collaborate, and personalize your practice for bold output.
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creativity
Gentle energy for makers (without the jitters)
A calm lift that gets you moving toward the work you want to make.
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mindset
When kindness helps performance
Softer self-talk, steadier delivery.
4 min read -
personalization
Why personalization beats browsing a giant meditation library
When you tell us the moment you are in, practice gets easier to start.
5 min read