Guwahati Starts Nature Poetry Walks for Healing and Mindfulness
Poetry helps us feel. Poetry helps us express. Poetry helps us be mindful. Poetry helps us heal. Given the pandemic lockdowns, and the mental health challenges we have battled this year, one way to seek and reclaim life is to bathe in nature and poetry. Poetry is the placenta that nourishes the world. One may belong anywhere, a priest of Vaishnavite sattra in Assam, a gatherer from the Inuit tribe in Alaska, or a Galo weaver from Arunachal, or a herdsman from the Zulu tribe, or a cosmopolitan at the New York stock exchange; they may have nothing in common but they have their unique song. Turning to poetry may help find the song and develop a mindful way at looking at life. The need for a peaceful walk in the woods and have meaningful discussion with like-minded people is rare and an experience in itself, and the need for it cannot be overemphasized given our stressful lives. One of the best quotes advocating for seeking arts and poetry is by Voltaire, ‘Battles and revolutions are th
