巫芷菁Green Care: 2017

Dec 30, 2017

Oranges from the prison 來自監獄的橘子

Oranges from the prisons healed people inside and outside. After receiving thank-you cards from the children at high risk, inmates know they can give instead of taking.

Everyone needs opportunities to love and be loved.

今年在監獄的綠色療癒課程要告一個段落了，沒想到大哥小弟們在這麼短的時間之內，有那麼多的感受與想法。

耶誕節準備的丁香橘子送給圍牆之外一群不愛或不能上學的孩子手上，監獄內的人需要有關愛的對象，教室內的人需要別人的在乎，一顆顆黃澄澄的橘子串連了一顆顆受傷的心。

孩子們感謝卡上簡簡單單的“謝謝”二字，像是融入巧克力的太妃糖，讓大哥小弟們甜在心頭。

每個人都需要有愛別人和愛自己的機會。

由於隱私故，照片來自網路。Photos from the Internet.

Dec 10, 2017

陽光的溫暖溫暖你的心 Sunshine warms our hearts

Sunshine has magic power that warms our hearts and shows us hopes.

太陽一直是神奇的，總是射入我們的心，指引我們希望的方向。

Nov 23, 2017

Colorful nature迷幻自然色

Butchard garden is one of my favorite in Vancouver. A wonder of nature colors.

第一次去Butchard 花園時有點震撼到，好像進入一個夢幻的多彩世界...

photos from British Columbia Gardens
For more information on British Columbia Gardens, see:https://www.gardensbc.com

Nov 19, 2017

Green Care- a bridge between agriculture and healthcare

Green Care is defined as multicultural agriculture or a bridge between agriculture and healthcare in Europe. In our rural daycare facility, we embrace the power of nature and the harvest of farms.

「秋冬養陰」、「虛者補之，寒者溫之」的古訓讓我們知道「補冬」的道理。當歸、桂枝、人蔘及丁香是陪伴我們過冬得好夥伴喔！今天和身心障礙中心的朋友們分享了銀耳甜湯和桂枝按摩油。都是從在地農家取得的材料。
來自香港的R先生教我們如何煲銀耳湯。中風後，他已經在復健機構復健十年了。是我們green care課程最認真的同學。

Nov 13, 2017

Sunshine warms every corner-green care in correction institutions 陽光照進狱窗内

Sunshine warms every corner in the world, even inside the jail. Today harvests from my garden warm inmates’ hearts, especially when they know the dessert was prepared by my mom early this morning. Sunshine and love reaches them through the harvest!

为了要让洛神花享受充分的阳光，忍痛砍了相思树。没想到，竟然有豁然开朗的新气象。立马带着新鲜的洛神花，和矫正机构的个案分享。酸酸的洛神花酱搭配义大利饼干，让这些长年受刑的个案有机会接到阳光的能量！

被颱風吹倒了，還是結實累累！

Oct 31, 2017

My dream job夢想的工作

雖然很害羞，但還是很高興和大家分享我最喜歡的工作，園藝治療師。可以時時刻刻做自喜歡的事，服務大自然和有需要的朋友。開心～～～

My dream job is to work with the nature and people in need. Happy~~~

Oct 26, 2017

Animal-assisted therapy-respect動物輔助治療-尊重

Just had a great talk with a animal assisted therapist from International Society for Animal Assisted Therapy (ISAAT) in Switzerland. We all agree “Respect” is the key to the path of Green Care. With respect, we care our nature friends, animals and plants. Living happily, animals and plants share their power and love, that we can only perceive with our pure mind. Nature friends are our partners in the practices of Green Care, rather than tools. Animals, plants, wind, rocks and all the other nature elements are always our nature friends.

最近很開心和一位來自瑞士ISAAT 的動物輔助治療師聊天，沒想到我們竟然有那麼多相似的想法。是的，“尊重”就是Green Care的態度。當我們的自然夥伴活得幸福、活得快樂時，我們就能感受到他們的療癒力。自然界的一切都是我們好夥伴，動物、植物、微風、石頭、陽光.....

Many animals can be our company as long as they are connected to our life.
任何動物都可能成為我們的夥伴，當他們與我們的生命連結時。

A pet fish plays with its owner when she finishes works on her farm.
農忙一天後，逗著自己養的寵物魚。她說這不是食物，這是寵物。

來自都市的小胖終於拋開手機，和小黃交了好朋友。
Finally getting rid of Internet, the cute boy can’t leave his dog friend.

Oct 23, 2017

陽光下的封閉式療癒花園

This is the first lockup therapeutic garden in Europe, which is designed, used and maintained by a gardener for more than 20 years.

Mr. K was our new client here. His first session was part of our summer program with other therapists in this lockup garden. In the shade of vine pavilion, we sang summer songs with our music therapist and enjoyed fragrance of flowers. He couldn’t stop smiling and chatted with me. It seemed that his first day in the rehabilitation hospital was a happy start.
On the next day, his disappearance was announced by a doctor in the morning meeting.

第一次進到這個療癒花園就有種陽光的感覺，原來是 Andreas透過巧妙的設計將太陽引進這個封閉式花園，藤架下穿過綠葉的光影、遮陽的紅帆布、還有白牆金色陽光。這些設置都是希望使用這個封閉式花園的特殊個案不會感覺到自己是被關著的囚犯。

坤先生是我們新接受的個案。坤太太為了讓他安心，陪著他一起參加我們的花園活動。音樂治療師帶著大家一起歌頌夏日的花朵，坤先生拍著手唱和著好不開心，還喋喋不休地和我聊台灣的一切，真像個博學多聞的教授。第二天主治醫師在晨間會議裡告訴大家前晚他失蹤了。

Oct 22, 2017

今天終於下定決心修樹了，花了四個小時。這些樹都是大自然幫忙種的，一直以來本著自然（懶人）農法捨不得修。夏天少雨又常出國工作，好在有這些樹枝遮陰、落葉堆肥和樹根涵養水份，樹下的馬蘭和洛神才有機會存活。秋天到了，反倒需要修枝讓陽光照顧到其他植物。其實，樹倒了只是回到大地，化作春泥繼續滋養萬物。

人生中又有多少自己割捨不下的呢？或許，把它放在心的一個角落裡，讓它化作繼續前進的養分也是一種可能。

Everything plays a role in the nature. Thanks for the trees providing shades, mulch and water. Now they will continue to nourish all the beings on the ground. Nothing is wasted in the nature.