Poetry
For me, one of the many silver linings of pandemic was researching poetry to share as I facilitated free Live Online Mindfulness several days at week at noon in the midst of the lockdown and reopening.
Poetry has always been a facet of the MBSR curriculum, however, guiding the Live Online Mindfulness Sessions and adding an additional MBSR Group (twice/month versus monthly) nudged me to delve deeper into poetry related to mindfulness.
I found that researching and reading poetry created space for me to sense and feel, my emotions, allowing them to rise, be felt and acknowledged, felt so cleansing and grounding.
I thought I would share the poetry that made its way into my guidance for you to read, explore, and perhaps enjoy as well.
A Friendship Blessing by John O’Donohue
I Double Dare You by Pavi Mehta
In the Time of Pandemic By Kitty O’Meara
In the Time of Pandemic, Part II by Kitty O’Meara
Kindness (excerpt) by Naomi Shihab Nye
Learning from Trees By Grace Butcher
One Morning by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Peace is This Moment Without Judgment by Dorothy Hunt
Perhaps the World Ends Here By Joy Harjo
Presence By Melissa Shaw-Smith
Small Sorrows by Kitty O’Meara
Soft and Unrepeatable by Mark Nepo
The Path to Loving the Life I Am In by Emily Madill