Morning Walk

Between March 17 – 23, 2024, it’s Horticultural Therapy week in Canada.
As the Horticultural Therapist at Homewood Ravensview, I offer between 10 – 12 sessions/week. Many of those sessions include some form of a walking activity, like a guided forest labyrinth walk, or a walk with plant identification, or just a walk around the property to review with clients what gardening tasks have recently been accomplished, or to identify what still needs to be completed. Another reason I like to include a walk, is because it’s a reason to get clients outside, and into the fresh air!
I walk the talk away from work too. Part of my own daily therapeutic practice includes a morning walk around my community. The therapeutic benefits I have experienced from walking in a park-like setting are significant including cardiovascular exercise, cognitive and sensory stimulation, stress reduction, and a deeper connection to my community to name a few. My morning walk has also turned out to be a key source of creative inspiration. This year, to celebrate Horticultural Therapy week, I’d like to share with you something I created as a homage to my morning walk. It’s aptly called Morning Walk.