Healing with Haiku: A Poetic Exploration of Self

Healing With Haiku invites you to delve into your innermost self, both emotionally and spiritually, through the art of haiku. This form of poetry, with its emphasis on careful observation, contemplation, and honest vulnerability, allows you to navigate personal challenges while aspiring for a balanced, peaceful, and joyous life.

Therapeutic writing has long been a cornerstone of wellness programs, particularly those addressing trauma, addiction, anxiety, and stress. By merging the healing power of therapeutic writing with the mindfulness and self-expression of haiku, you can process significant moments and emotions in a structured yet creative manner.

In Healing With Haiku, you will learn to:
- Compose authentic haikus using the 5-7-5 syllable structure
- Choose emotional language to better express yourself
- Write with both guided prompts and personal inspiration

Create deeply meaningful haikus and discover new ways to articulate what is true and important to you.

Anne Helfer is an integrative psychotherapist specializing in grief counseling, health and wellness and stress management. As a social worker and mental health therapist she has worked with children and adults, always with the goal of empowering all of us to live more authentically. She has a Master’s in Social Work from Syracuse University. A practicing yogi for nearly 30 years, she also teaches mindfulness and mediation practices. In 2016, she self-published the well-received book Eat Well, Sleep Better, Move More: A Journey of Self-Care.