Importance of Horticultural Therapy

<p>Throughout the past year, we've been sharing how gardening is an ideal way to relieve stress and anxiety. Now approaching a year-long pandemic, many people have suffered greatly causing lasting stress on their bodies and minds. Getting out and gardening is certainly a way to help, but horticultural therapy takes it a step further to focus on specific needs, whether physical or emotional.</p><p>For those who have experienced trauma, horticultural therapy can be used to help learn new skills or rebuild skills that were lost. It helps improve memory, cognitive skills, language and socialization skills. Used In physical rehabilitation, its been demonstrated to  help strengthen muscles and improve coordination, balance, and endurance. Horticultural therapists are professionals with specific education, training, and credentials in the use of horticultural for therapy and rehabilitation.</p><p>Our guest on this episode is <strong>Perla Sofía Curbelo-Santiago</strong> of <a href="https://agrochic.com" target="_blank">Agrochic</a>, based in Puerto Rico. She's a professional communicator with vast experience in radio, television, and newspapers. She's also certified in Horticulture Therapy (2019) from the Chicago Botanic Garden. She does many talks and webinars on the topic, and will featured on the Gardencomm webinar series on February 2, 2021. Follow the link to <a href="https://portal.gardencomm.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=GWA&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=48ce1ca8-31ab-4473-a875-05fa828bf9a6" target="_blank">register</a> for the live event and replay.</p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST</strong><br />Perla Sofia Curbelo - <a href="https://twitter.com/agrochic" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Agrochic/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/agrochic/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH US</strong><br />Enjoy this episode or have questions? We want to hear from you. Connect with Chris Sabbarese at <a href="http://www.coronatoolsusa.c