Elmo Shade on Love, Grief and Mindfulness

The Arabian Traveler Poetry

Exploring Love, Grief, and Mindfulness through poetry. Elmo Shade gives a candid interview with the Arabian Traveler Poetry about personal loss and grief using poetry. Elmo received his formal mindfulness training from the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical Center, Vanderbilt Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Development Program, and is a graduate of the Institute of Mindful Leadership. He is accredited as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher - Professional through the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA). He currently volunteers his spare time with Meals on Wheels in Washougal, WA. Elmo is the author of three (3) poetry collections, his latest release A Glorious Poetic Rage, Atmosphere Press, in 2021. He is currently completing his first Poetry Chapbook for release sometime in early 2023. Elmo lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest.