This is a second Mindfulness Meditation and Poetry group, to accommodate the demand for places. It is open to anyone, whatever their previous experience of mindfulness practice or of poetry. The group will bring a mindful awareness to reading poetry, and explore how these two complement and enhance each other. Mindfulness and poetry, like dreams, speak directly to the heart and can help support our resilience and wellbeing. We will be exploring our moment by moment experience of a wide range of poems, old and new, and how they work on us physically and emotionally. It is not a formal lit crit group.

Each session will begin and end with a short mindfulness practice based on the theme for that session. Participants will be asked to mute themselves during the mindfulness practices, and it's fine for participants to turn off their cameras during the practice if they prefer. The theme for the first session is Poems we love, and group members can feel free to bring poems to share if they wish.

Annie is a retired Breathworks mindfulness teacher, who used to lead courses for people with long-term illnesses. Her life is enhanced and supported by her own mindfulness practice and her reading of poetry – and it's good to share. Please contact Annie for further information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All enquiries welcome. People already on the waiting list for the first group will automatically be offered a place.