Month: June 2015
America the Beautiful!
Where will you be this weekend for Independence Day celebrations? Like many this long weekend, you will likely gather with others in a local city park, or visit one of the many grand state or national parks. July 4th celebrations are usually quite the opposite of most sensory experiences we discuss here; loud, busy and…
Defining the Elements that Make an ‘Open Space Sacred Place’
Over the past 20 years, TKF has collected thousands of journal entries left by visitors to our Open Spaces Sacred Places which we recently started sharing in a Friday weekly feature, #Benchstories. And while the journals are an important part of our Open Spaces Sacred Places, the thoughts recorded in them are often the culmination…
Reclaiming a Sacred Space for Your Self
In our Open Voices blog we share insight from leaders in our communities who are advancing what it means to have sacred, open green spaces in our cities. This month we discuss the real, lived experience when you rest in nearby nature. Look around you, take a deep breath and allow a moment for your…
TKF Team Member Roger Ulrich, Ph.D Honored by The Center for Health Design
The Center for Health Design is honoring Roger S. Ulrich, Ph.D, Lead Researcher on the Legacy Health team for “A Nature Place” one of the TKF Foundation’s Nature Sacred National Awardees, with their annual Changemaker award. The award was announced in the May issue of Healthcare Design and recognizes individuals who have “Changed the way healthcare…
TKF Bench History: If This Bench Could Talk
“I come from the long ago. I’m not really sure how old I am. I remember Indian camps, dusty roads, ox-carts, horses, wagons, stagecoaches, and travelers on foot. About 1890 or so it was, so I am told, when I was cut down at last – “virgin timber,” they called me. Seemed to prize…
Introducing “Bench Stories”
For nearly 20 years, the TKF Foundation has been committed to the idea that time spent in nature can trigger profound human experiences. This can be as simple as a stress relieving break from work, to sitting under the shade of a nearby tree, to the healing power of a walk in the woods during…
Connecting and Coping: An Interview with Teresia Hazen
In our blog, we share insight from leaders in our communities who are advancing what it means to have sacred, open green spaces in our cities. This month we take a moment to examine the real, lived experience of an open, sacred green space. This week we talked with Teresia Hazen, MEd, HTR, GMHP, Coordinator of…
