Mind, Body & Soil™
Webinar
Webinar Summary
Cultivate well-being through Root in Nature’s one-hour webinar, Mind, Body & Soil™. As participants learn about the fundamentals of germinating seeds and nurturing young plants, they’ll also unearth valuable lessons in self-care and emotional growth.This session will sow the seeds of mental wellness through the therapeutic power of gardening.
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The webinar intertwines practical gardening skills with deeper, therapeutic insights. Attendees will learn plant care essentials and how to start seeds. The session also delves into personal development themes such as goal setting, navigating change and cultivating the resilience.
Webinar Details
- One hour
- Virtual and live
- Co-facilitated by Katie McGillivray and Kristin Topping
- Engagement and interaction
- Access to recorded event
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Meet Your Factilitators
Katie McGillivray, HTR
Katie (she/her) is a Registered Horticultural Therapist (HTR) and a member of the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association. A strong advocate of asset-based community development and reflective practice, Katie has been supporting therapeutic horticulture projects and programs for a wide variety of populations since 2014.
Katie completed her horticultural therapy certificate with Ann Kent and was proud to “build her own degree” in therapeutic horticulture, completing a minor in counselling and majoring in general studies, focusing on courses in horticulture, agriculture, psychology and research. Katie is passionate about increasing access to therapeutic horticulture in communities and facilitates regular in-person and virtual sessions. Her approach is collaborative, client-centred and strengths-based.
Katie is also a major foodie and her work in therapeutic horticulture often intersects with community food security and food justice work. When not in the garden, Katie loves cooking, entertaining and paddle boarding.
Kristin Topping
Kristin (she/her) is a twenty-two-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces where she achieved success as an engineer, academic and educator. She retired in July 2020, opening Sweetlife Flora, an e-commerce tropical plant shop. With each year that Sweetlife Flora has been open, the team has tailored and curated their operations becoming more eco-friendly by reducing their annual cumulative carbon footprint.
Her first book, Propagated from the Ashes, chronicled her recovery from a significant brain injury that shifted her life’s direction, focus and purpose. In 2021, Kristin was the recipient of the prestigious Prince’s Trust International, Aga Khan Foundation Group Award– and had the opportunity to meet the future King of England.
Now, aside from running Sweetlife Flora, Kristin is also a Horticulturalist, a Horticulture Therapy Practitioner and is a few months away from completing training as a Landscape Designer. She has a passion for the ‘Permaculture Movement’ and intends to use her knowledge to encourage responsible land management through efficient use of human energy, sustainability, and self-reliance.
Kristin’s interest in community-based horticulture began with her own journey to recovery and she hopes to extend the gift of Mindful Horticulture® to others.
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