Garden therapy (garden therapy) is a type of prevention and rehabilitation of psychological and physical disabilities using plants.
Garden therapy is a poorly studied area of both psychology and medicine. However, a link has already been identified between the use of horticultural activities of a person and the improvement of his mental health.
Garden therapy classes are held, respectively, in botanical gardens, as well as in other places rich in their vegetation. Affordable gardening allows a person to expand his boundaries, get rid of the barriers that stand in his way. The very beginning of gardening already means that a person has joined socially useful activities. This can be the first step towards its adaptation in society.
Many different types of plants help to stimulate and develop human sensory senses, their tactile sensations. This is very important for people with physical disabilities, people with disabilities. All those visual images that surround a person in the garden have a beneficial effect on his internal psychological state.
The ability to grow a new plant gives a person hope and faith in good. Motivation for further activities appears. The healthy growth of a flower gives a person self-confidence, increases his self-esteem.
Garden therapy also helps in the cognitive sphere of a person. To prevent the plant from dying, it is necessary to learn how to care for it. With the acquisition of new knowledge, a person develops intelligence, trains memory, learns to direct his attention in the right direction.
In general, gardening reduces stress to a minimum, relieves depression and aggressive behavior. Being outdoors is always beneficial to both physical and mental health.
