We believe in the healing power of journaling. It is one of the methods we use in our yoga teacher training courses to help absorbing the curriculum. Plus we recommend our yoga students to get into the habit of journaling to experience the wonderful healing properties of this practice.
Even if you are an experienced journaling fan, it is sometimes a challenge to find new topics to write about. So if you are looking for some inspiration, just read through the questions we gathered below and pick one for your next journaling session.
Inspiring Journaling Questions
1. What inspires me today?
2. What was the most beautiful moment of today/this week/ of my life?
3. A wonderful moment of my childhood….
4. Who was my most important teacher/master in my life so far? What did I learn from this person?
5. What would I do if I had only 1 year to live?
6. What makes me happy today/ in this moment?
7. My secret resentment is…..
8. What do I desire to experience today?
9. What makes me laugh out loud?
10. What makes me cry bitter tears?
11. What makes me angry?
12. What special name would I give my own self? Would I keep my current name? If not, why?
13. What are the 3 most important factors in a happy life?
14. Who are my friends with the deepest connection?
15. What is my biggest challenge I face now?
16. Whom would I like to meet?
17. Who inspires me to live my best life ever?
18. How do I get more creative ideas?
19. What was the craziest idea of my life so far?
20. How would be my perfect day look like?
21. Which fairy tale would I like to live?
22. What is my biggest secret?
23. What was my best decision today/ in life?
24. What passionate work do I desire to do?
25. Who is my favorite co-worker/colleague? Why?
26. When do I feel awe?
27. What was the most awesome day of the week?
28. What can I do for myself today?
29. What made me sad today?
30. When do I feel lonely?
31. What activity do I need to engage in more?
32. What can I cut off from my day so I can sleep an extra hour?
33. What would need to happen so I go to bed earlier every day?
34. My most unique talents are:
35. Whom can I help today?
36. What random act of kindness would surprise me the most?
37. What would I still love to learn this year?
38. What as the best compliment I ever got?
39. The funniest story of my life is….
40. What are my deepest values?
41. What is the most important in my life right now?
42. What gives me security?
43. Which is my favorite song of the season?
44. What is the theme of my life?
45. What is the theme song of today?
46. The best dream I didn’t want to wake from was….
47. What makes me laugh?
48. The most relaxing experience I had was….
49. How do I show up in the world?
50. The most surprising thing about me that nobody (or very few people) know about?
Hope these questions will add to your journaling pleasure. Feel free to add more to this list below in the comments section!
What is your most favorite question from this list?
I have saved this list to my computer. I love all of the ideas. I am in the works of doing a daily journaling practice and a lot of times get suck. These questions are perfect for those moments. I especially loved the uniqueness of a lot of them. I think all I really needed was permission to write about those things. Thank you for that.