Your Garden…Diversity in Action
Cultivating Diversity Your garden, with quiet confidence offers many lessons that are symbolic of life’s struggles and successes. It is broadly accepted as an example of resiliency but also displays…
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Corporate World Explores Green Initiatives in Puerto Rico
by Perla Sofía Curbelo Santiago I want to introduce Perla Sofía Curbelo Santiago, a psychologist, public relations specialist, and horticultural therapist from Puerto Rico, who offers gardening activities for corporate…
Nature as Co-Therapist
Nature is the co-therapist within the therapeutic process and a key element towards healing. (Seagal, Harper, & Rose, 2021)
Therapeutic Horticulture for Elders & Adults with Autism
By Siang Yu THAM Let me introduce Siang Yu Tham, from Singapore.Siang Yu began her foray into horticulture when she worked in organic farms in France in 2013. She later…
Gardening Trends, Weltschmerz, and Therapeutic Horticulture
What does weltschmerzmean for horticultural therapy practitioners? They are well positioned to provide meaningful garden-based services for people during and after a pandemic.
Living Long Yes, but Healthier!
Healthy Aging & Therapeutic Gardens in our Cities By Karin Palmlöf Pavia Humankind is entering an unparalleled time in its demographic history. The aging of populations in many nations will…
Phenology, Mindfulness & Metaphor: A Therapeutic Trifecta
“Oak before ash, we are in for a splash, Ash before oak we are in for a soak” Ecological Science This Old English adage roughly implies that if oak leaves…
A “Friluftsliv” Perspective aids Survival during Pandemic Winter
Six ways to Survive Winter in the Best Way Possible In Denmark they call it “hygge”, in Sweden, “friluftsliv” and in Norway it is “koselig”. Regardless of which term you…
Bringing HT to Spanish Speaking Countries
Working Together to Advance Horticultural Therapy & Human Well-Being In Ibero-American Countries Guest Author: Leila Alcade in collaboration with Daniela Silva-Rodríguez Bonazzi We are about to finish the year and…
Your Body is Present…But where is your Mind?
Mindfulness Supports a Holistic Approach to Life. As 2020 comes to an end, our stress level as a nation is palpable. According to the American Psychological Association report: Stress in…