How to Engage Your Sense of Touch in the Garden // Why You Should Try Grounding
Channel: Growing Joy with Maria
Date: 2022-07-19

The sense of touch is essential to our well-being; it furthers our physical abilities and sensitivity, our cognitive skills, and even our connection to the world around us. How can we engage this sense more effectively in the garden?

In this video of Bloom and Grow’s special ep at New York Botanical Garden, Marc and I talk about the wonderful effects and benefits of engaging our sense of touch in the garden, and how underrated grounding truly is in making us feel connected and more at peace.

Check out the full episode of 'Engaging Your Senses with Plants' here: https://bloomandgrowradio.com/sense

00:20 How to transform plant care routines into self-care checks
01:32 How to engage your sense of touch in the garden
02:54 The healing power of grounding
04:46 Why temperature is an important component of plant care
05:33 How your sense of touch can help your watering routine

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