Month: September 2016
“New healing green space for injured warriors will help fill research gap” – PRISM
PRISM – Sep 30, 2016 Excerpt: “…’The Green Road is a place to heal the body, strengthen the mind and reinvigorate the spirit,’ said Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), who spoke at the Green Road’s dedication ceremony. ‘By connecting with nature, injured service members can reconnect to themselves, their families and the country they fought for.’…
“Sitting on this bench and thinking of my children…” #Benchstories #Naturesacred
Today’s Bench Story comes from the journal in the Open Spaces Sacred Places at Leon Wolfe/4th Street Park in Annapolis, MD. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places….
“Garden Opened to Help Veterans with PTSD” – PTSD Journal
PTSD Journal – Sep 28, 2016 Excerpt: “…The garden plan, titled the Green Road Project, was proposed by retired U.S. Navy neurologist Dr. Fred Foote and has been in the works for the past six years. Landscapers transformed two acres of land outside of the Walter Reed National Medical Center into a garden. This tranquil space is…
“The Road to Recovery May Be Green” – The Dirt
The Dirt – Sep 28, 2016 Article by Jared Green Excerpt: “…Throughout, the garden brings in elements that veterans, both with PTSD and without, identified were important to them. As Sullivan explained at the opening ceremony, design charrettes were conducted with 30 veterans to figure out how the natural beauty of the stream and forest could…
Nature and Design Welcomes the Sacred Experience
Based on 20+ years of funding community green spaces, the TKF Foundation developed a design template for open, nature-based spaces. In addition to the healing power of nature itself, every TKF Open Space Sacred Place includes four design elements that combine to invoke a sense of sanctuary, encourage reflection, provide solace and engender peace. These design elements include a Portal,…
“Good People…” #Benchstories #Naturesacred
Today’s Bench Story comes from the journal in the Open Spaces Sacred Places at the Crispus Attucks Development Corporation in Washington, D.C. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places….
“‘Healing Garden’ for Wounded Warriors to Open in Bethesda” – NBC Washington
NBC Washington – Sep 23, 2016 Article by Doreen Gentzler Excerpt: “…A “healing garden” in Naval Support Activity Bethesda’s backyard will give wounded warriors a serene place to rest….” Read the article. …
Holistic Care on The Green Road
The grocery store, your city buildings, the trees lining the main street in your neighborhood, the leaves in your driveway. The role of these everyday physical spaces and places are often taken for granted. Yet, by now we’ve established that an environment can support health and healing, or hinder it. The most straightforward example, of…
“There are hatchlings in the holly tree…” #Benchstories #Naturesacred
Today’s Bench Story comes from the journal in the Open Spaces Sacred Places at the UMMS-Rehabilitation Orthopedic Institute in Baltimore, MD. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places…
Find Your Secret Garden, Down the Block
“Play is something done for its own sake… It’s voluntary, it’s pleasurable, it offers a sense of engagement, it takes you out of time. And the act itself is more important than the outcome.” – Dr. Stuart Brown, National Institute for Play Play comes in as many forms as there are people in a city. While…
