園藝治療 打開心靈門窗Horticultural therapy doors and windows open mind

園藝治療 打開心靈門窗 【劉惠敏】什麼是園藝治療？種花種草有啥用？ 古埃及就發現「漫步花園」有助於穩定情緒，現代人也相信著園藝生活可以怡情養性；在美國已有數十年歷史的「園藝治療」，以植物為媒介，撫育身心受傷的病患的心靈，近年在歐美已發展成專業的「輔助治療」，台灣這一兩年來，在有心人士的推動下，已有不少老人、孩子受惠。 故事1 80歲張阿姨 種花，很美、很討人喜歡 走進環繞著清新綠意的台北市內湖的「翠柏新村老人安養中心」，近來頗受爺爺奶奶好評的，就是大家口中的「種花課」。大半輩子為生活、孩子打拚，想要「拈花惹草、招蜂引蝶」卻是奢望，如今可以隨心所欲、徜徉於花園菜圃之中。 80歲的張靜，社工員喊她「張阿姨」，遇到人總是露出羞赧的微笑，房間外一整排的窗台都是她長年照料的「心肝寶貝」，色彩繽紛的花卉裝飾著原本不起眼的屋舍，一棵健壯盆栽中，發現好幾顆小辣椒點綴其中。 「哇，好美的雞冠花、野薑花！」、「原來這就是辣椒樹啊！」當人們將視線移到張阿姨的植栽、忍不住大聲讚嘆時，她一樣很害羞地說「謝謝、謝謝。」或答「這花很美、很討人喜歡。」但嘴角的弧線已悄悄揚起，眼中出現自信的光芒，看得出來這一盆盆的花草，帶給她多大的驕傲。 張阿姨搬進安養中心九年了，平常好說歹說都不願參加中心辦的各項活動，她總說，「識字不多、懂得不多，不好意思參加啦！」 直到園藝治療師來安養中心開課，愛種花的她才報名參加，鬆土、換盆、修剪、施肥、除蟲都難不倒她，獲得教室的「綠手指」封號。 說也神奇，平常蹲、起動作會累的張阿姨，種起花草卻「一點也不累」，颱風來襲會特別注意氣象預報、瞭解風向，她笑著說：「因為颱風來這時，我的花就得搬家。」數十盆的花草就這樣一盆盆搬下窗台，再一盆盆移進室內的陽台。 翠柏新村老人安養中心社工員吳欣燕說：這一年園藝課帶給張阿姨不小的改變，因為缺乏自信，她總是不愛跟其他人互動，如今在課堂上被肯定，勇敢跨出自己的小圈圈，在老師、社工員鼓勵下，已試著自己去找花材、手工藝材以及嚐試各種選擇。 故事2 87歲張媽媽 種菜，年底大家吃火鍋 87歲的張媽媽──張李美菊一向非常積極參與各樣活動，但她說「在園藝課中，最有到照顧、呵護生命的感動。」 辛苦拉拔六個孩子長大，她回憶起當時經濟狀況不好，甚至窮到全家的主食是一條小小的地瓜，忙得根本沒時間去思考自己的興趣是什麼。 張媽媽看來氣色紅潤，其實她是個大藥罐，忙了近70個年頭，老是這裡痛、那裡痛，現在就想好好過自己的生活，她最不喜歡煮飯，她誇張的形容：「煮了一輩子，煮到怕死。」 說起園藝課，她自豪地秀出自己種的左手香、薄荷等各種花草，照顧這些「孩子」倒不怎麼辛苦，她說有很多器具、設施都很方便，例如安養中心特別為了膝關節退化的老人家，將花圃墊高，以高床為菜圃，坐輪椅的老人家，「坐」著就可以撒種、照料菜園，用保特瓶做成較小的灑水器，方便好拿。 常陪著老人家上課的社工吳欣燕說，相對於有些沒自信的老人，有些長者愛發言、愛發問或發表意見，不過在與花草接觸的過程中，每個人都有了改變，尤其開始懂得分享。 老人家如發現辛苦栽種的植栽不見了，多半會生氣、難過好久，吳欣燕對他們說，拿走的人是因為「非常喜歡植物，絕不會糟蹋。」老人家才坦然。最近，大家也已相約等蔬菜長大，一起來一頓火鍋大餐，對他們來說，園藝帶來更加豐富的老年生活。 2008-09-25 Horticultural therapy doors and windows open mind LIU Hui-min】 【What is the treatment of gardening? You Shayong gardening? Ancient Egypt was found on the "stroll gardens" help stabilize the mood of people also believe that life can be a gardening builds character; in the United States for decades-old "horticultural therapy" to the media for the plant, bringing the physical and psychological injury patients The soul, Europe and the United States in recent years has developed into a professional, "adjuvant therapy", the Taiwan over the past two years, driven by people who want to have a lot of the elderly, the children benefit. Story 1 80-year-old aunt Zhang Flowers, very beautiful, very pleasing Into the fresh green of the surrounding Taipei's Neihu, "Calocedrus Village nursing home for the elderly," popular in recent acclaim grandparents, everyone is described as "gardening class." For the lifetime of life, the children worked hard, want to "Nianhuarecao, Zhaofengyindie" is a lot to ask and now can be arbitrary, in the beautiful vegetable garden in the garden. 80-year-old Zhang Jing, social workers call her "Aunt Zhang," who met his Xiunan always smile, a row of rooms outside the window of her long-term care are "precious darling", decorated with colorful flowers The houses do not attract much attention originally, a strong pot, found a good few of them small decorative pepper. "Wow, good for the United States and cockscomb, wild ginger flowers!", "This is the original pepper tree ah!" When people will be moved to the attention of Zhang Zhi Zai's aunt, could not help but exclaim loudly, as she is very shy to say "Thank you, thank you." Answer or "beautiful flowers, very pleasing." Arc of the mouth, but has quietly raised, in the eyes of the emergence of self-confidence shine, to see which pots of flowers, she has brought much Proud. Zhang aunt moved into a nursing home for nine years, are usually Haoshuodaiyue do not want to participate in the Center's activities, she said, "with low levels of literacy, not many know, I am sorry to participate in!" Gardening until therapists to start nursing home, her love of gardening was invited to participate, loose soil, Huanpen, pruning, fertilization, disinsected have not beat her, the classroom was the "green fingers" titles. It's magic, the usual squat, action will be tired from Zhang's aunt, and flowers from seed is "not tired", the typhoon will pay particular attention to weather forecasts wind direction, she said with a smile: "Because of the typhoon to this time, I The flowers have to move. "Dozens of pots of flowers on the way under the window to move pots, pots and then moved into the indoor balcony. Calocedrus Village nursing home for the elderly, a social worker at Wu Yan said: lesson to horticulture this year, Zhang's aunt is not a small change, because of a lack of self-confidence, she did not always love the interaction with other people, now in the classroom was certain that brave step Small circle of their own, teachers, social workers to encourage, has been trying to find their own Hua Cai, wood crafts, as well as to try a variety of choices. Story 2 87-year-old Zhang Mother Vegetables, we eat hot pot at the end of 87-year-old Zhang Mother ─ ─ Zhang Mei-Ju Lee has been very actively involved in various activities, she said, "in the horticultural classes, to the best care, care for life touched." Hard pull-out of the six children grew up, she recalled the poor economic situation at that time, and even to the poor family is a staple of small sweet potato, no busy time to think about their own interest is. She seems ruddy complexion, in fact, she is a big Yaoguan, busy nearly 70 years, there is always pain, pain there, I just good to live their lives and do not like her cooking, she's an exaggeration to describe: "A lifetime of cooking, boiling to death." Speaking of gardening classes, she proudly showed off his left hand the kind of incense and flowers such as mint, to take care of these "children" is not quite how hard, she said there are a lot of equipment, facilities are convenient, such as special nursing home for knee Degradation of the elderly, the booster garden to bed for the high-vegetable garden, wheelchair-bound elderly people, "sitting" can be a seed, caring for the garden, keep the bottles into smaller sprinkler, to facilitate good use. Often accompanied old school of social work, said Wu Yan, compared with the no-confidence in some of the elderly, and some elderly people to speak love, love to ask questions or express their views, but with flowers in the touch, everyone has to change, in particular, know how to start sharing . If the elderly hard planted Zhizai missing, most will be angry, sad for a long time, Wu Yan told them that the person is taken away because "like plants, will not spoil." Calm before the elderly. Recently, we have agreed, and other vegetables grown up together for a hot meal for them, gardening bring a richer old age. 2008-09-25 View more information, see the World Journal reported that e-ePaper

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