Relax Into Art: Why Letting Go And Trusting Your Body Produces Better Work Than Trying Harder

Nadia Colburn is the author of the poetry books "I Say the Sky" and "The High Shelf," and her poetry and prose have appeared in more than 80 publications, including The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Spirituality & Health, Lion's Roar, and The Yale Review. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University, is a yoga teacher and serious student of Thich Nhat Hanh and is the founder of the Nadia Colburn Online Writing School, which brings traditional literary and creative writing studies together with mindfulness, embodied practices, and social and environmental engagement. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children. Find her at nadiacolburn.com, where she offers meditations and free resources for writers.