How Dreams Helped a Poet Find Her Voice
“Thanks to my training with Tzivia and the Institute for Dream Studies, and with Tzivia’s Dreaming on the Page (DOTP) offerings, I have finally begun in earnest to weave together these two muses. When I write, I honor my dreams and infuse them into my waking world, and when I dream, I open to the fertile field of inner voice and direct revelation.” –Poet Jennie Meyer
What do you do when poems run dry?
Scraping the bottom of the dry well of inspiration this morning at breakfast, I wondered: “Where is the next poem?” I scooped some yogurt into a bowl, grabbed a section of past editions of the Sunday New York Times that had piled up on the sideboard–and within moments I found my answer.
Lots of things can keep kids up at night
From playing an alphabet game to slipping a wish under a pillow, “How to Sleep Tight through the Night” is filled with practical, engaging prompts that are accessible to all and easy to implement, using creative visualization, mindfulness techniques, and playful, fun strategies for easing bedtime struggles and welcoming sound, restful sleep.
Another World Opens When the Inner Poet Emerges
“For this poem, I combined a dream, a real-life situation, and the words of an inspiring poet, as we were instructed to do in one of the lessons in the DOTP course. I do not think of myself as a poet, but I felt the poet within me emerge as I did the Dreaming on the Page lessons.” –Dolly R.
‘To be a creative soul I need to nurture my dreams’
When we combine dreams and writing we joyfully release the stories and poems that want to be expressed through us. the Dreamng on the Page Writers Showcase will be an occasional column where I sharing the work from writers who recently completed the Dreaming on the Page writing courses. Each piece is selected because, like a memorable dream, it contains beauty and meaning that’s too good not to share.
A Poet Dreaming: An Interview with Lesléa Newman
The connection between dreams and poetry can be illustrated simply by pulling a book of poetry off a shelf, poet Lesléa Newman says. “Open to the table of contents and you’ll almost always find a poem with the word dream in the title.”
I’m dreaming on the page for a cause
Some people ride bicycles from one end of the state to the other to raise money for a good cause. Others walk for miles or run marathons. I’ll be writing a poem a day for 30 days to benefit immigrants in my community.
Wishing on a Dream
Sometimes I’m stunned silly by the call and response between the lines I set down in my journal and the responses that light up my consciousness when I close my eyes. My hopelessness was soothed by a series of vignettes that literally enlivened me.
Can’t Sleep? Meditate!
It’s four o’clock in the morning, there’s nothing on the calendar, no phones ringing, and the laptop is sleeping — even if you aren’t. So why not use this time to meditate like the monks and mystics do?
Three Ways to Beat Insomnia without Pills or Potions
Take a mindful approach when sleep stealers like stressful thoughts keep you up at night.