In this episode host Robin Masiewicz discusses her upcoming “Flowerful Wisdom” workshop at the Mcleod Wellness Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This workshop is designed to help the participant tap into their “Nature Self” through the practice of Flower Journaling.
The use of flowers in ceremonies can be traced back 60,000 years to the Neanderthals; pollen found in ancient graves suggests that Neanderthals used flowers in their burial rituals. This discovery was documented in a book by Smithsonian archaeologist Ralph Solecki: Shanidar, the First Flower People.
Growing Concerns: This article talks about how you can promote kindness and well-being using flower power. A behavioral study completed by Rutgers University demonstrated that flowers decrease depression, encourage social networking and refresh memory as we age. Flower-givers are perceived as successful and caring. Enhance friendships, romances and business relationships by giving flowers.
According to research conducted by Jeannette Haviland-Jones, Ph.D., director of the Human Development Lab at Rutgers University, “flowers have immediate and long-term positive effects on reactions, mood, social behaviors and even memory for both males and females.â€
Researchers Jeannette Haviland-Jones and her husband, Terry McGuire, offer convincing evidence that flowers may be potent mood elevators. Photography by Nick Romanenko
Another Rutgers University psychology study noted the effects flowers have on seniors (also conducted by Haviland-Jones). The study finds flowers decrease depression, encourage companionship and enrich short-term memories in seniors, proving that flowers have the power to ease us into a peaceful place of old age – while perhaps reminding us of the vitality in all life forms.
Read more:
http://urwebsrv.rutgers.edu/magazine/archive1013/departments/spring-2010/insights/flower-power
You can view some of Robin’s floral creations at Riverside Flowers for You.
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