SMELL AS AN EMOTIONAL STIMULANT IN HORTICULTURAL THERAPY
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Smell and color are the two factor which an make an immediate impact on human emotions. This presentation was presented in an international symposium held in Trivandrum, Kerala Visit: http://horticulturaltherapy.in/
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SMELL AS AN EMOTIONAL STIMULANT IN HORTICULTURAL THERAPY
- 1. SMELLAS AN EMOTIONAL STIMULANT IN HORTICULTURE THERAPY
- 2. Improving quality of life through People-Plant interaction Therapeutic, social and vocational benefits Smell is a very powerful sense while comparing with our other senses Horticulture Therapy
- 3. Specific smell receptors will stimulate specific areas of brain Smells and colors can bring back old memories and boost your positive thoughts. Smell Emotions
- 4. ArtyPlantz From last two and half years we are dealing with different kinds of people From our sessions we understood that smell can make remarkable effect in human emotional system and have much importance in horticulture therapy Horticulture Therapy
- 5. The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. George Bernard Shaw
- 6. Methodology Four month Horticulture Therapy Program in Angels Orphanage, Shivajinagar, Bangalore Four month Horticulture Therapy session with Green Connect program for the corporate people Herbal bouquet making, fresh and dry flower arrangements, potpourri making, jewelry making, sensory stimulating games were some of the activities we used . Orphanage Corporate Male 17 11 Female 10 10 Total 27 21
- 7. Horticulture Therapy Program in orphanage Our aim, to make significant improvement in mental strength and vocational skills Implemented a garden with vegetable, fragrant and medicinal patches Exhibition was done for the outside people Rosenberg self esteem scale used for assessment 1. Pre Assessment 2. HT Garden 3. HT Activities 4. Post Assessment 5. Data Analysis 6. Report
- 8. Implementing HT Garden in the orphanage Succulent Wreath made by him
- 9. Dry flower vase Twig Pot Twig Toys
- 10. HT Impact in orphanage 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Pre and post Horticulture Therapy Impact Self esteem Pre Pre Post Post Mean Current thoughts-self esteem
- 11. Horticulture Therapy Program with Corporate people Improving working efficiency and releasing stress were the two area we mainly focused They participated in regular green connect programs and HT Sessions Before and after assessment were done DASS and The Workplace Stress Scale was used for the assessment 1. Pre Assessment 2. Green Connect program 3. HT Sessions 4. HT Activities 5. Post Assessment 6. Data analysis and Report
- 12. Plant Identification Leaf Collection
- 13. 1. Repotting 2. Leaf Identification 3. Craft making
- 14. HT and Green connect Impact in Corporates Mean 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Pre and Post Horticulture Therapy Changes Stress Depression Stress in work place Post Post Post Post Pre Pre Pre Pre Anxiety
- 15. Conclusion Improvement in self esteem was noted in orphanage children and reduction in personal and work place stress and also anxiety in corporate participants HT not only gives awareness about nature but also teaching about the healing power of plants and how it can lift the quality of life.