tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8437089569433424315..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Power Naps for Creative WritingMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29245594073036495162017-08-28T11:23:25.678+01:002017-08-28T11:23:25.678+01:00You can find the old slant boards now. They have b...You can find the old slant boards now. They have been recreated and refined and the product is called Gravity Pal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272999812097938138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78319197966898482702014-08-11T15:12:39.198+01:002014-08-11T15:12:39.198+01:00I have come across this while catching up on HG po...I have come across this while catching up on HG posts after a busy few days - and as it's just after three in the afternoon, I feel your post is giving me a big hint! Thanks, Caroline. Just off to lie down.<br /><br />Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-41828920698912811582014-08-10T17:18:27.150+01:002014-08-10T17:18:27.150+01:00Yes, Carol! It's Simon Callow as Pliny the Eld...Yes, Carol! It's Simon Callow as Pliny the Elder. Another charming polymath, thankfully still with us! Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-5354890334739535882014-08-09T22:37:00.633+01:002014-08-09T22:37:00.633+01:00I may have made a mistake but I thought it was Sim...I may have made a mistake but I thought it was Simon Callow in the photograph portraying Pliny The Elder. We were both at Drama Centre. I was not suggesting that meditation has kept me from looking 2000 years old! I am going to put my legs up the wall!Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59090023603108759212014-08-09T21:09:19.761+01:002014-08-09T21:09:19.761+01:00Don't have a slant board? Try the classic &quo...Don't have a slant board? Try the classic "Legs Up the Wall" yoga pose for about 20 min. <br /><br />I have MS and was told 20 min is the ideal time (on average) for a mental and physical recharge period. It takes about that long for all the blood in your body to be cleansed and reoxygenated through the circulatory system. Legs higher than your head help to speed the process.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690902550315199256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19718169412731537382014-08-09T19:55:57.819+01:002014-08-09T19:55:57.819+01:00I'm an Olympic standard napper but like Mary, ...I'm an Olympic standard napper but like Mary, I don't plan them but let them come over me. Maybe it's just old age....sure I bumped into Pliny the elder somewhere along the way!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-13379663159784584762014-08-09T17:05:19.125+01:002014-08-09T17:05:19.125+01:00Thanks for comments, everyone. I love them all. :-...Thanks for comments, everyone. I love them all. :-)<br />Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-58047383126874429702014-08-09T16:13:17.561+01:002014-08-09T16:13:17.561+01:00I used to have a sleeping bag hidden at work for w...I used to have a sleeping bag hidden at work for when i needed a nap, but work got busier and peace less often, now I map at on my keyboard while tea cooks! :-) 20 min's gets me to bed time and work done at night.Ruan Peathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999492027801288004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-34073137022524480202014-08-09T12:22:53.698+01:002014-08-09T12:22:53.698+01:00You are looking very well on it, Carol - who would...You are looking very well on it, Carol - who would have guessed you were a contemporary of Pliny the Elder!<br /><br />I am a great believer in power naps, Caroline, but now I don't schedule them; I just let them happen when they have to.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-83502363897766085472014-08-09T10:16:07.936+01:002014-08-09T10:16:07.936+01:00Power naps is a wonderful idea. I did them during ...Power naps is a wonderful idea. I did them during my last years or working. After lunch, I closed my office door, put on some calming music, put a blanket on the floor and laid down for a nap. With the slowing down, napping and waking up it was always around 20 min. I had much more energy for the afternoon.<br /><br />I agree with "A deeply ingrained Protestant work ethic make many people uneasy about sleeping in the afternoon...". Being from Sweden we are not used to taking siestas like people from the south of Europe. Although I think siestas are much longer, I am all for the power naps. Now being at home, blogging, writing, creating, I usually take a power nap in the afternoon. Refreshing. <br />Lisbeth @ The Content ReaderLisbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-61057623902689701292014-08-09T09:10:04.086+01:002014-08-09T09:10:04.086+01:00Hm - haven't quite got the hang of power-nappi...Hm - haven't quite got the hang of power-napping yet. It controls me, rather than the other way round. Will have to practise - a lot!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-87305644065124687282014-08-09T09:03:49.658+01:002014-08-09T09:03:49.658+01:00PS: I was at drama school with Pliny the Elder!PS: I was at drama school with Pliny the Elder!Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-15087245881095313242014-08-09T09:02:30.903+01:002014-08-09T09:02:30.903+01:00I have been practising meditation since I was twen...I have been practising meditation since I was twenty-six (many years now!) and I find it is an excellent way to relax, empty the mind and recharge the batteries. As an actress, I always meditated before going on stage. It concentrated my mind. When I am doing talks, lectures etc as a writer, I request a cupboard, a stockroom, anywhere for me to have that twenty minutes before I go in front of readers/audience. I consider it a zen power nap. My husband calls his a siesta!Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81314191681276407392014-08-09T08:51:54.858+01:002014-08-09T08:51:54.858+01:00Pliny the Elder didn't have to travel to work!...Pliny the Elder didn't have to travel to work! It must be nice to be able to work from home. However, I do have a workmate who is talking about taking brief naps in the staff room when not teaching. Talking about it, not doing it! Too many responsibilities, too much time needing to be spent preparing for class if not in it, and if she DID manage to lie down for a few minutes she'd be interrupted by an anxious student wanting another teacher! Ah, well...Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-12645121978326843012014-08-09T01:50:04.965+01:002014-08-09T01:50:04.965+01:00Many cultures worldwide have institutionalized aft...Many cultures worldwide have institutionalized afternoon napping, and I've always been sad we have attached something almost like shame to the practice. It *is* so useful, and the way you have trained yourself/found your best methods is intriguing! Thank you for sharing. Now, what to do about that pesky 8:00-5:00 job ... :)DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.com