What writing practice, like Zen practice does is bring you back to the natural state of mind…The mind is raw, full of energy, alive and hungry. It does not think in the way we were brought up to think-well-mannered, congenial.

Goldberg is a teacher who lives in Santa Fe New Mexico. Natalie Goldberg (born 1948) is an American popular New Age author and speaker She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice. Her 2013 book The True Secret of Writing is a follow-up to that work.

Natalie Goldberg (born 1948) is an American popular New Age author and speaker She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice. Her 2013 book The True Secret of Writing is a follow-up to that work.