Author: Craig Chalquist

Craig Chalquist, Ph.D. is an author, educator, and core faculty member of the School of Holistic Studies at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. His books include Terrapsychology: Re-engaging the Soul of Place and Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind (visit ecotherapyheals.com). Articles by Craig Chalquist include: Garden as Therapist and Community Organizer (Issue # 145) Gnostic History Lesson (Issue # 154)

Garden as Therapist and Community Organizer

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

Neither the therapist diagnosing Major Depression nor the psychiatrist prescribing an antidepressant asked the fundamental question: Do you like to garden? When the author discovers this doorway into the natural world, he also finds community and inner and outer health.

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