The Poetry Lab Podcast

What if your next writing breakthrough came from your body instead of your mind? In this episode, Lori explores embodied writing through breath, movement, and somatic awareness, offering grounding practices to help you reconnect with your creativity, move through blocks, and write from a place that feels more present, honest, and alive. Visit thepoetrylab.com to find the Show Notes for this episode. The Poetry Lab Podcast is produced by Danielle Mitchell, with special guest hosts Lori Walker, Leonora Simonovis, Ravina Wadhwani, and Annie Freshwater. EPISODE GUIDE Your body knows things your mind hasn't figured out yet.  03:00 — Why Writers Need the Body, Not Just the Brain How tension, posture, sensation, and movement shape the stories we carry and the words we can access. 05:00 — What Somatic Awareness Actually Means A practical introduction to body-based writing and why presence matters more than productivity. 06:15 — Grounding as a Creative Practice How breath, touch, and simple physical awareness can interrupt perfectionism, comparison, and self-doubt. 08:00 — Five Yoga Poses for Writers Lori shares accessible grounding practices, including Easy Pose, Mountain Pose, Warrior II, Extended Side Angle, and Tree Pose. 11:45 — Presence, Power, and Taking Up Space Using movement and posture to reconnect with confidence, attention, and creative energy. 15:00 — What Tree Pose Can Teach Writers Why balance is not about staying perfectly still. It is about recalibrating when life and creativity shift. 17:15 — Writing After Movement Four writing invitations designed to help you capture what surfaces after grounding, including body mapping, freewriting, and sensory reflection. 19:00 — Your Body Is a Collaborator A final reminder that your body is not a distraction from your writing practice. It is part of it. *** If this episode sparked something, get our free Creative Care Package with tools, prompts, and checklists to help you keep writing.