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Poetry for Health and Resilience
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I love writing poetry and always have as long as I remember. I did not realize at first all the health benefits of writing poetry. Poetry can be a way to manage stress and build resilience in our lives. Poetry can be a great way to express our power of words and release what needs to be released to the world.
Based on self-experience and responses from other people:
💥Poetry increase our mood
💥Decrease stress
💥Decrease the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety
💥Increase our language skills
💥Increase creativity
💥Increase mindfulness
When I write poetry I am not thinking of anything else. I am just writing and enjoying the process. I get into a “flow” state and just write from pure enjoyment. I play with words and see how they sound as I string them together.
In recent poetry workshops I held I received a lot of positive feedback from people. I asked people how they felt before the poetry writing workshop and how they felt after.
