Musings & Movement

A free monthly mind and body connection to help inspire art and create care for the writer.

December’s Notes

Comfort & Joy

What’s on your small list of comfort and joy?

We gathered our senses and ourselves and curated this little list for you:

Touch – puppy hugs, weighted blankets, wrapping into cozy

Sight – nature, museums, happy memories, photos

Smell – candles/incense, oils, flowers, fresh cut grass, rain, bread

Taste – favorite tea, favorite food

Sound – rain, storm, song, frogs, crickets

Connections & Intersections with friends

Hobbies

Meditation

Silence

Gentle Movement

Journaling

Yoga

Books

Films

Gel Pens

The Movement

Supine Bridge with Side Reach

This combo movement helps alleviate stiffness in the upper back and core through a gentle twist.

The Movement: Supine Bridge with Side Reach

Lie flat on your back, knees bent, heels on floor.
Keep arms by your sides, palms down and tuck your tailbone slightly as your life your hips. Your body should form a straight line from shoulders to knees.
Keep your core tight.
Holding the bridge position, reach one arm overhead and across your torso.
Return.
Repeat on the other side.

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The Musings

Bridges

Writing Prompt: Bridges. Bridges span waters, sometimes troubled waters. They can hide trolls. They offer us modes of transportation, access to goods, links to communities, and reduce travel costs. They improve social cohesion and enhance safety. A bridge also incorporates exercise (like we just did), a partial denture (restoring appearance).

Write about a bridge, real or otherwise, and how it serves or has served you or your character.

Try not to use the word bridge but find images and language to describe it instead. Look for ways the bridge might have incited joy, support, connection, or comfort in a specific situation or experience.

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Next Class

NOTE: Gayle’s on-site teaching at UNR MFAs residency during Tues, Jan 6th, so our next class is…

Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 at 10 am PST / 11 am MST / 12 pm CST / 1 pm EST.

Fitness is not just in the body. It is in the mind. In the heart.

Whatever your challenge, Musings & Movements may offer tools that open peace and help you continue to grow your writing practice.

With much love, Gayle & Rebecca

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Downloadable Workshop Notes

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