A Passion for Gardening in the UK
By Lindsey Hamilton This is Part 1 of a two-part series looking into horticultural therapy in the UK – its origins, practices as well as leading organizations and programs. Part…
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Harmony in Nature: Plant Meditation in Horticultural Therapy
Find this article in Spanish here. Blog writer Daniela Silva-Rodriguez Bonazzi provides the following from India By Sathishkumar S and Beela G.K. Sathish is an Indian Horticultural Therapist with expertise…
A New Professional Credential Option: Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner-THP
On June 1, 2024, the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) began accepting applications for a new professional credential-therapeutic horticulture practitioner, THP. Since the establishment of THP there has been some…
2024 International Symposium on Horticultural Therapy in Taiwan
This article can be read in Mandarin here. Horticultural Therapy Development in Taiwan Over the past 20 years, horticultural therapy has flourished in Taiwan. Many people are interested in using plants…
Reasons to Hope: Signs of Recognition for Nature-Based Interventions: Latin America (Part III)
This article was originally written in Spanish and can be viewed here. This is the third and final post in a series of three in which HTI regular contributors shared indications…
Reasons to Hope: Signs of Recognition for Nature-Based Interventions (Part II)
Part II/Colleen Griffin, HTR This is the second post in a series of three in which HTI regular contributors will share indications that nature-based interventions are getting increasing recognition and…
Reasons to Hope: Signs of Recognition for Nature-Based Interventions (Part I)
This post was originally written in French and can be viewed here. Part I/Isabelle Boucq This is the first post in a series of three in which HTI regular contributors…
Nature-Based Therapy for Mental Wellness in Pregnant Women: An HT Approach
By Daniela Silva-Rodriguez & Manuela de Szyszlo This article was originally written in Spanish and can be viewed here. The impact of nature on mental health Globally, nature-based therapies are…
Mind your Well-Being!
Create a Personal Mental Health Retreat Alluring Window of Time Late summer is once again upon us. It is a subtle, yet alluring window of time during what can be…
Damien Newman, Thrive: “Between 1,500 and 3,000 places practice social and therapeutic horticulture in the UK”
This article was originally written in French and can be viewed here. What better time to introduce you to Damien Newman, a major figure in social and therapeutic therapy (STH)…