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Yoga & Poetry: Two Complementary Medicines | E.D. Watson, PPM
In my mental-health tool belt are a number of tools, but the two I rely on most are my yoga practice and my poetry practice. For maximum...
IPM Team
May 9, 20242 min read
How Can I Teach, But to a Friend? | Cathey Capers, PPM
"How can I teach, but to a friend?" ~ Aristotle As Poetry as a Tool for Wellness (PTW) enters a new phase, this phrase of Aristotle’s...
IPM Team
May 5, 20245 min read
Lifting Our Voices to Heal | Amy Webb, PhD
"Poems are invitations...doorways into this inner wilderness, a call to sit and be present to what we discover beyond the borders of our neatly controlled worlds. Wildness is vulnerable, risky, spacious, and full of possibility." ~ Christine Valters Paintner, PhD In 2019 I was asked to be a plenary speaker at the annual mental health conference at our regional Mental Health Clinic. For years I had served as a psychologist volunteering with free medical clinic clients; some we
IPM Team
May 2, 20243 min read
Poetry of Nature | Mid-Spring | NanLeah
This is a letter available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please subscribe to the Letters Circle on the membership page. April's air stirs in Willow-leaves...a butterfly Floats and balances. ~ Bashō
NanLeah
Apr 27, 20246 min read
Re-Inventing Will | Amy Webb
If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...
IPM Team
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Poetry of Nature | Early Spring | NanLeah
This is a letter available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please subscribe to the Letters Circle on the membership page. Spring greetings Poetry of Nature Friends! This morning I step out on the magic deck, my hands full of seed, freshwater and hummingbird solution. I am happy. It is the season of Rufus Hummingbirds. I saw my first female this morning! The Band Tailed pigeons have returned and I relish their gentle ch
NanLeah
Mar 31, 20245 min read
Bringing Poetic Medicine to Singapore | John Fox, PPM
In Februrary 2024 John Fox brought the practice of poetic medicine to doctors/trainees, nurses/hospice, those in the medical humanities,...
IPM Team
Mar 20, 202410 min read
Words | Chan Mei Yoke, MD
If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...
IPM Team
Mar 13, 20241 min read
Poetry of Nature | Late Winter | NanLeah
This is a letter available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please subscribe to the Letters Circle on the membership page. Dear Poetry of Nature Friends, Dear Poetry of Nature Friends, Good day! May your Sunday find you nurturing your heart and soul with time in Nature. I invite you to step outside or just open a window and take four conscious breaths. I'll wait! There. Bliss isn't it?
NanLeah
Mar 2, 20249 min read
Gumbo Soil | Jacinta V. White
If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...
IPM Team
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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