This is a new group, following on from the existing two Mindfulness Meditation and Poetry Groups already offered. It is open to anyone, whatever their previous experience, who wants to explore mindfulness practice and a mindful awareness of poetry, and 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 explore our moment-by-moment experience of a wide range of poems, both old and new, and how they affect us physically and emotionally. — This is not a formal lit crit group. Each session will begin and end with a short mindfulness practice based on the session's theme. Perhaps reading a poem is in itself a mindfulness practice? We will explore this in the group. Participants will be asked to mute themselves during the mindfulness practices. It is fine for participants to turn off their cameras during the practices if they prefer.

Annie, the group leader, agrees on a theme with group members for each meeting, and group members are welcome 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 - all enquiries welcome