Writing by Heart: A Poetry Path to Healing and Self-Discovery
Write to Explore and Express the Wild Beauty of Your Heart

Meredith Heller invites you to write as a path toward self-understanding and as a lifelong refuge of steadfast friendship with yourself. She used the power of writing to heal and save her own life, and now she teaches others to do the same. In this book, Meredith shares the techniques she developed to help people from all walks of life explore their emotions, find their voice, and better navigate life’s challenges. Filled with potent exercises and inspiring poems from the author and her students, Writing by Heart is a must-read for anyone, from seasoned writer to novice, who wants to discover the transformative power of writing.

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Writing by Heart: A Poetry Path to Healing and Self-Discovery
Write to Explore and Express the Wild Beauty of Your Heart

Meredith Heller invites you to write as a path toward self-understanding and as a lifelong refuge of steadfast friendship with yourself. She used the power of writing to heal and save her own life, and now she teaches others to do the same. In this book, Meredith shares the techniques she developed to help people from all walks of life explore their emotions, find their voice, and better navigate life’s challenges. Filled with potent exercises and inspiring poems from the author and her students, Writing by Heart is a must-read for anyone, from seasoned writer to novice, who wants to discover the transformative power of writing.

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Writing by Heart: A Poetry Path to Healing and Self-Discovery

Writing by Heart: A Poetry Path to Healing and Self-Discovery

by Meredith Heller
Writing by Heart: A Poetry Path to Healing and Self-Discovery

Writing by Heart: A Poetry Path to Healing and Self-Discovery

by Meredith Heller

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Write to Explore and Express the Wild Beauty of Your Heart

Meredith Heller invites you to write as a path toward self-understanding and as a lifelong refuge of steadfast friendship with yourself. She used the power of writing to heal and save her own life, and now she teaches others to do the same. In this book, Meredith shares the techniques she developed to help people from all walks of life explore their emotions, find their voice, and better navigate life’s challenges. Filled with potent exercises and inspiring poems from the author and her students, Writing by Heart is a must-read for anyone, from seasoned writer to novice, who wants to discover the transformative power of writing.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608689118
Publisher: New World Library
Publication date: 02/27/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 336
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Meredith Heller is a poet, singer-songwriter, avid nature lover, and educator with degrees in writing and education. She leads workshops at schools, women’s prisons, the Institute for Poetic Medicine, creativity summits, wellness retreats, and online. She lives with a gentle footprint in Northern California. John Fox is the founder of the Institute for Poetic Medicine and author of Finding What You Didn’t Lose: Expressing Your Truth and Creativity with Poem-Making.

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Table of Contents

Foreword by John Fox

Introduction

 

Chapter 1: Get Your Poetry Groove On

Gather the essentials for your poet’s toolbox.

Chapter 2: Elemental Wisdom

Harness the power of the elements to fuel your life.

Chapter 3: Body Language

Let your body speak!

Chapter 4: Sensorium

Awaken your senses!

Chapter 5: Wild Heart

Cultivate the courage to be true to your wild heart.

Chapter 6: Sanctuary

Create inner peace in a crazy world.

Chapter 7: Belonging

Weave the abandoned parts of yourself back into belonging.

Chapter 8: Fertile Darkness

Journey into the heart of the inward cycle.

Chapter 9: Desire

Allow desire to be the compass pointing you home.

Chapter 10: Bloom

Explore your life cycles, from seed to bloom and back again.

Chapter 11: Zen Bones

Boil your poems down to the essence.

Chapter 12: Heartbeat

Attune with your heartbeat.

Chapter 13: Moon Dance

Follow the lunar phases to inhabit your cycles, your shadow, your shine.

Chapter 14: Metamorphosis

Embody the poetry of change.

Conclusion

 

Love and Gratitude

Poems by Chapter

Index of Poets

About the Author

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