How to Write a Meditation
  1. Write down what's on your mind. Don't be critical of yourself—this isn't supposed to be perfect or grammatically accurate.
  2. Still blank? Consider the following themes:
    • Personal Growth, Spirituality
    • Memories, Triggers, Mental Health
    • Justice, Shame & Vulnerability
    • Love & Relationships,Community
  3. What comes up for you? Write down whatever is on your mind.
    Maybe put everything down and come back to it later. If writing is hard, try recording your words with your mobile device first.
  4. When you have approximately 150 words or more, pause.
    Is there a daily meditation in there? A sentence or two you can pass along to someone else? Maybe it's wisdom, or encouragement or a mantra that helps you get through.
  5. Now, send in your contribution. Be sure to include a title, a couple paragraphs and an intention statement. (Or keep the whole thing for yourself. Maybe tuck it away. Or throw it away!)

This is called "writing to heal" or expressive writing. Many studies have shown that just a few minutes of this type of writing a day can help us process our trauma and find strength where we thought there was none. We become the narrators of our own story.

When we share what we write, we begin to find our voice again. We take back what is ours. And our words give strength and courage to others like us. By sharing, we give back, too.



FAQ

All submissions are treated with confidentiality. You will choose how you'd like to be credited.

Meditations must be at least 150 words and include a daily intention statement of approx 25 words.

If your Meditation is selected, we will contact you with the info you provide.

We honor your experiences and wisdom. But you don't need to be a professional writer. Our editors review and assist with grammar and typos.

Contributors whose Meditations are selected for inclusion will receive complimentary copies of the book.

See Hazelden Publishing's Meditation Anthologies page.


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How We Heal is both a community and the title of an upcoming publication created for those who are survivors of sexual trauma, healing from addiction and on the road to recovery.

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How We Heal: Meditations for Reclaiming Our Voices from Addiction and Sexual Trauma

Hazelden Publishing Meditation Anthologies