To the skeptical but willing client , I sometimes give the therapeutic directive
to pick up a friendly anthology of poetry , like Poetry 180 [ 10 ] and tell me about their experience . The response from my logic-ruled clients is subtle but deep . It is usually for these clients that poetry is the most necessary . On this necessity , I can not add to what William Carlos Williams has already written so beautifully : “ My heart rouses thinking to bring you news of something that concerns you and concerns many men . Look at what passes for the new . You will not find it there but in despised poems . It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every
day for lack of what is found there .” [ 11 ]
I invite hypnotherapists and healers everywhere to explore how poetry can enhance your practice .
Felice Austin , MFA , CHt
As a certified hypnotherapist , Felice Austin brings her experience as a writer , teacher , poet , interviewer , storyteller and shamanic practitioner . Felice is also a certified Kundalini Yoga and Meditation teacher and the creator of Shamanic Hypnotic Imagery Facilitation Technique ( SHIFT ). She is passionate about assisting clients expand their vision and achieve their personal goals in such areas as : creativity , self confidence , relationship enhancement , communication strategies , anxiety reduction , trauma healing , life mastery , and much more .