Introducing New Children’s
Healing Garden
We are excited to announce our
newest endeavor to serve the
northern Colorado community: the
Children’s Healing Garden.
The Garden will be built on the
east side of the building and
will be used in collaboration
with 3Hopeful Hearts and the
Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
It is designed to engage children
in therapeutic activities that
will offer opportunities to use
metaphors and symbolism to help
children better understand their
feelings and cope with the lifedeath cycle.
Garden features will include an
oversized “bird’s nest” with an
“eggs” seating area for one-onone counseling; outdoor seating
for group therapy; various paths
and crossings of different textures
for interaction in narrative play
therapy; a memory garden; sand
play area; steps for moving
between tiers; shade structures
and trees; a mandala area for art
therapy; spaces for solace and
sensory experiences with different
colors, textures, smells, tastes,
and the sound of running water.
We look forward to reaching more
children in northern Colorado and
help them find hope and healing.
Please contact Evan Hyatt with
any questions.
Benefits of Garden:
• Increase capacity for hope over time by engaging activities
• Identify and express feelings that may have not been recognized or
understood
• Increase understanding of self and others, especially related to grief
• Build self-esteem by validation in the group setting
• Experience nature-based environments as a healthy avenue for stress
release and through engaging in the care of plants
• Healthy brain function that results from working in soil
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