Root & Rise Resources

• Grounding Arts Video Series & Grounding Arts Instructions

• Creative Safety Planning

• Brown Bag Talk "Nature: The Great Equalizer" - Root & Rise @ Kuʻikahi Mediation Center

• Brain Health and Therapeutic Horticulture - Root & Rise @ Alzheimer's Association

• Spotlight on Community Resources - Root & Rise @ Tutu's House (passcode: Tutu$H0us3)

• Health Hōʻike: Guided Forest Meditation - Root & Rise @ Vibrant Hawaiʻi

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Books

• The Biophilia Effect: A Scientific and Spiritual Exploration of the Healing Bond Between Humans and Nature  by Clemens G. Arvay

• Shinrin-Yoku: The Art and Science of Forest-Bathing by Qing Li

• The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart Smith

• The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

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Articles

• Beyond Blue to Green: The Benefits of Contact with Nature For Mental Health and Well-Being

• Therapeutic Garden Characteristics

• The Therapeutic Power of Gardening | The New Yorker

• Art, nature and mental health: assessing the biopsychosocial effects of a ‘creative green prescription’ museum programme involving horticulture, artmaking and collections

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