In this clip from our podcast episode Gardening benefits mental health, Katie and Toronto-based psychiatrist Dr. Nate Charach discuss some of the ways gardening helps their emotional health.
Katie finds that for her, there’s a meditative aspect to gardening, and being among her plants provides an opportunity to get away from things. Nate describes his feeling that there’s a certain spirituality to being in the garden, that there’s a chance to have a different sense of nature itself.
As Nate says, when he’s in his garden, he takes the opportunity to think about an important question – “What is the earth telling me?” Plants provide a chance for us all to realize that there’s a larger life force working in our world, when so much of life feels beyond our control.
Want to get a little added meditative benefit from your gardening? Perhaps try this free guided meditation from Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/mindfulness/gardening
Do you find gardening to be meditative? Let us know in the comments below!
Watch to the end to find out the most important thing that both Katie and Nate have learned from working in their gardens (it’s very reassuring!).
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