Rooted in Connection: Dispelling fear and Creating meaningful Connections

What does it mean to have a relationship with the Earth and why is it important? Many people report feeling alone and isolated, disconnected from their neighbors. Many people have no clue what a broccoli plant looks like, besides when it is wrapped in plastic at the grocery store. In this hour, we will cover such topics as simple ways to connect with the Earth, and healing our relationship with it. As Robin Wall Kimmerer says, “the Earth is not broken, but it is our relationship with the Earth that is in need of repair”. In this recovery workshop we will highlight the importance of the environment for the healing process.

In this recovery workshop, you can expect to:

1. Explore interventions that promote health must also attend to the confluence of environmental, interpersonal, and individual influences in therapeutic landscapes where the ‘social and spatial are intimately intertwined.’
2. Learn how connecting to the land and seeing beauty can help alleviate anxiety and restore a damaged soul.
3. Discover the ways farming, gardening and connecting to the earth can be effective therapy.