THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE

Date: Oct. 4th, 2007

Time: all day

Schedule:

9:00 - 10:00 registration

10:00 - 10:15 - opening remarks (Jeannie)

10:15 - 10:30 - Introduction (Mary Jo)

10:30 - 12:00 - History of Labyrinths (Jeff Seward) 12:00 - 1:00 - lunch 1:00 - 2:30 - Labyrinths in Health care (Kimberly Lowelle Seward) 2:30 - 2:45 - break

2:45 - 4:15 - Applications of Labyrinths in Health Care (Lisa

Gidlow-Moriarty)

4:15 - 4:30 - break

4:30 - 4:55 - Q and A

4:55 - 5:00 - Closing remarks/evaluation 5:00 - 6:00 - after conference reception

Speaker: Jeff Seward

Topic: Introduction to the history of labyrinths over the ages and around the world. Jeff will highlight how different cultures have incorporated the use of labyrinths into their spiritual practice.

Speaker: Kim Lowell-Seward

Topic: Kim will share the evidence-based research of labyrinths and their beneficial outcomes in health care facilities. She will highlight the work of experts using labyrinths in health care (e.g. Roger Ulrich, Laura Gilpin and Wayne Jonas) into the lecture. She will also share her research into the psychological benefits of labyrinths in the Mental Health - her dissertation focus.

Speaker: Lisa Gidlow-Moriarty

Topic: Lisa will share the practical side of how to incorporate labyrinths into the therapeutic landscape design. She will highlight her work featured in nearby hospitals and health care facilities around the region.