Nature is restorative. It is deeply linked to our spirituality. In nature is where we feel the most connected to our inner self and at ease with our existence.
All gardens are beneficial to human beings. So, you might be asking yourself why are some gardens called healing gardens if nature promotes healing through its mere existence?
This term refers to a specific environment which aids the healing process and not just for the body, but for the mind and spirit as well.
These gardens are usually found in hospitals or healthcare facilities, but not exclusively.
I want you to find peace and to find the balance in your life. That is why I want to talk about healing gardens in this article and on how your mind, body and spirit can benefit from them.
Powerful Benefits of Healing Gardens
1. Promote exercise
By exercise, I’m not referring to the type of workout that you would do at the gym, but about walking and exploring.
The environment of a healing garden facilitates the ability to walk and explore the area.
Even mild exercise, such as walking, elevates the mood and contributes to an overall better state of mind. On the plus side, your mind will be distracted by the environment, and so the negative thoughts will be diminished.
2. Provide control
In healing gardens, you can find safety, comfort and control.
If you are or have been a patient, you know that being in the hospital can limit that sense of control, even though it gives you safety and comfort.
In the garden, however, you can choose your own path and what you want to do with your time while you’re in there.
3. Are a pleasant distraction
Healing gardens engage all the senses because you can find plenty of things you can look at, touch, feel, smell or listen to.
The more engaged we are with nature through our senses, our anxiety levels will drop and we will feel less pain.
Nature is interesting to all of us, so it’s extremely easy to get carried away with all of the elements that you will be surrounded with.
The different colours, textures, lights and sounds will make you feel relaxed like never before. Not to mention the fact that the layout of these gardens offers a variety of places, either for those who want to be engaged in group or activities or want to be solitary.
4. Promote wellbeing
I think you can agree with me when I say that being in nature is a medicine in itself.
It has all sorts of benefits, but the most important of them all is that connecting to nature and not with people makes us feel at peace.
Wellbeing is that feeling which makes us whole and more connected to ourselves.
Nature Is Therapy
Healing gardens are designed by architects who are able to create them so that they have therapeutical benefits for anyone who needs to bring balance back in their life.
If you’re seeking for psychological comfort and to reduce stress and anxiety, then I strongly recommend trying out therapy through nature.
I love you with my heart, with my soul, with every fibre of my entire being. Together we can make this world a much more harmonious place.
