The use of nature to promote healing spans millennia and cultures around the globe. Today, modern medical practitioners in the west are researching treatment modalities involving natural light, plants in the rooms and gardens for patients to stroll. Compilation of this clinical data reveals encouraging results for physical, mental and emotional pains.
For those who have suffered from addiction to drugs, alcohol or even food, entering a treatment center is often the first step in …show more content…
Although pains from the past, including flashbacks from new or old traumas, cannot be treated by giving the patient a cactus!
However, the study of holistic healing methods and how therapeutic gardening can benefit patients in need of much healing will provide the patient something else to think about while they are reading the text. Additionally, when they spend time in nature, be it with the windows to their room are opened to reveal a lovely garden, or the opportunity to walk through the garden itself, the patient can reflect upon what they have read, incorporating appropriate pieces into their actions.
There are a couple of ancient ways to restore landscapes, and even the layout of the furniture in a home, in order to help people feel better. Although there is little clinical data at this point regarding the effectiveness of feng shui and vastu, these arts have been around for quite some time, with feng shui having deep roots in the heart of Taoism, an ancient discipline from Old