Tag Archives: poetry therapy

Poetry for the SOUL

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

As I shared in an earlier Blog, I like reading poems to clients as it allows them to explore intimate feelings that are buried in their subconscious and helps them identify how these feelings relate to their current life circumstances. … Continue reading →

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The therapeutic capacity of POETRY

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

I sometimes read poems to my clients as it’s a great way to circumvent defenses and tap into the unconscious. Often non-metaphorical literal language is not enough to capture the complexity of the emotional conflict a client is struggling with, … Continue reading →

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