The Art of Wellbeing by Anita Lang

Author:Anita Lang [Lang, Anita; Lang, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-9975775-0-1
Publisher: Global Wellness Press
Published: 2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

Constantly Evolving

ED SCHNEIDER, PhD

Dr. Schneider is the president and executive director of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas and the former director of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Dr. Schneider has published five books: an introductory botany textbook at the collegiate level and four related to CEO and trustee governance. He is the author of over 110 scientific, peer-reviewed papers.

WELLNESS There are multiple parts to this. It is constantly evolving to meet societal needs.

BARRIERS One of the major barriers encountered when it comes to promoting wellness is the challenge of change and the resistance from those who want to keep the arboretum as it is.

SOLUTIONS United Healthcare determined through findings in the insurance actuarial field that people live longer if education is a part of their lives. The arboretum has a larger infrastructure because of the university extension, so it can offer educational programs to serve as a resource to the broader needs of the community. New initiatives at the arboretum include designing underground tunnels for bicyclists, a dog park area (because dogs need to be healthy too), and pathways off of the three-mile drive so we can experience walking among the plants and trees.

RECOMMENDATION My knee-jerk reaction is that the readers of the book should be made aware that there is a true wellness healing benefit in the communion with nature by visiting the places that rejuvenate our soul and refresh our spirit. Often people are searching for places to go or things to do, and it’s probably in their backyard. Almost all public arboretums and gardens are looking at integrating wellness.

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