A Day of Self Care in Nature

Green Care Journey - 1 day immersion

A journey of green care is an emerging reality that includes a “range of activities that promotes physical and mental health and well-being through contact with nature”.

MENU FOR THE DAY

Be inspired - Choose all or some of the following activities to experience in the revitalizing setting of Festina Lente Victorian Walled Gardens. The range of activities offers endless possibilities and unique ways to discover and transform your sense of self and potential!

• Introductory talk - What is Green Care and discover how it can activate new potential and pathways in your Life– personal, professional and planetary alignments
• Woodland mindfulness walk and breath work
• Wildland foraging and plant medicine - create a seasonal remedy for your self
• Propagation and Seed Saving - Identify and collect herbs and seeds to grow across the landscape
• Horses and aromatherapy- experience the combined healing powers of horse company and herbal aroma infusions
• Walled Garden Tour -unravel a rich history and beautiful biodiversity around you
• Wreath making - adorn your special place with a seasonal composition
• Biodynamic body scrubs and body salts
• Micro green and container gardening: the art and science of small steps
• Leaf tea making and tasting - with fresh pickings and contemplative rituals
• Botanical sketching and journalling around the garden
• Flower reading – discover your flower personality
• Elemental Body movement and yoga -unearth physical ease, find your niche
• Plant sound machine - experience the uplifting benefits of listening to plant biosignals and sound waves with sonic technology
• Harvest heritage fruits and make fruit jam

Plant-based lunch – A celebratory tasting of the beautiful walled gardens seasonal harvest

What's included in the day

• Take home your handmade green care products from each activity
• Plant-based lunch, tea and coffee and ambient live quartet performance
• Personalised Green Care action plan for wellbeing and goal setting
• 10% off seasonal gifts and plants in the Garden Shop

Early bird offer- tickets purchased by 30th August: for the first 10 bookings, there is opportunity to further nurture your green care journey: receive access to one social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) coaching 1-1 practice session or an Autumn green care workshop experience.

For further information or if you have any questions, you can email: Sinead at [email protected]

Dr. Sinead O'Connor, Head of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture and Sustainability Services, Festina Lente Victorian Walled Gardens.

Host or Publisher Festina Lente