A Cultural Step in Nature: Discovering the Strides Through Black Environmental Wellness
A Cultural Step in Nature: Discovering the Strides Through Black Environmental Wellness
Engage in a panel discussion highlighting the history of our land and the environmental effects on the mind and body of Black and Brown individuals. Participants will be able to measure their heart rate before and after a trod through nature as they learn to identify different medicinal plants that were discussed in the panel. Participants can look forward to learning the value and connection between nature, history and their wellness.
Hosted by:
The Institute of Public Scholarship Programs
Collect and Recover Wellness
Ampersee Garden Project
In This Place
Agenda
1:30-2:00 pm Panel Discussion [Dr. Michelle S. Johnson, Mary Crosby, & Micah Green]
– Food sovereignty in black history
– Plant medicine significance, uses, & discoveries
– Effects of nature in the bodies systems
2:15-2:45 pm Interactive Heart and Stress Measurement Demonstration [Micah Green]
– Heart Math (heart rate variability) Monitors
– Connecting monitors to guest volunteers and to objects in nature to study
the patterns of the heart and stress levels in nature
2:45 pm-3:15pm Apothecary Trod on KNC’s trail [Mary Crosby]
-Identifying medicinal plants and their historical values
3:15pm – 3:30pm Wrap up and final heart rate collections
1:30-2:00 pm Panel Discussion [Dr. Michelle S. Johnson, Mary Crosby, & Micah Green]
– Food sovereignty in black history
– Plant medicine significance, uses, & discoveries
– Effects of nature in the bodies systems
2:15-2:45 pm Interactive Heart and Stress Measurement Demonstration [Micah Green]
– Heart Math (heart rate variability) Monitors
– Connecting monitors to guest volunteers and to objects in nature to study
the patterns of the heart and stress levels in nature
2:45 pm-3:15pm Apothecary Trod on KNC’s trail [Mary Crosby]
-Identifying medicinal plants and their historical values
3:15pm – 3:30pm Wrap up and final heart rate collections
Register here for this free program >
Part of KNC’s Earth Day Celebration.
Enjoy FREE admission to KNC’s Visitor Center, trails, and exhibits all day. Celebrate the first signs of spring and check out the exciting line-up of programs happening throughout the day. Dance, drum, eat, ride, paddle, learn, hike and create in celebration of our planet!
