Life Explorers: Nature Rx - A Perfect Prescription for Reducing Stress

The Life Explorers Speaker Series will feature programs for adults interested in expanding and sharing their knowledge on a variety of environmental and cultural topics. Topic: – Nature Rx - A Perfect Prescription for Reducing Stress Speaker: Sarafaith Pekor Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 Doors open: 9:45 A.M. Program Time: 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. Location: Azaela Lodge, Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive Winter Park, FL Cost: Free - Join us for refreshments and conversation Featuring an exciting opportunity to learn how to interact with nature in ways that can significantly reduce your stress levels, stimulate your health and restore your feelings of peace and well-being. An immersive experience led by Sarafaith Pekor, retired rehabilitation therapist with 22 years of experience as a stress management specialist. You will learn how to “Breathe with The Trees" and explore a variety of enjoyable nature-based stress reduction techniques. Sarafaith shares the current scientific research about how stress affects our health and the ways in which even 10 minutes of time spent relaxing in nature can be a powerful rescription for relief! Sarafaith is a Florida Master Gardener with specialized certification in Healthcare Garden Design. She is the Founder/Director of Seeds of Inclusion, a consortium of healthcare and horticulture partners providing nature-based wellness programs to underserved populations in the Central Florida community since 2015. Sarafaith teaches Therapeutic Horticulture through the UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Program and trains volunteers to participate in restorative gardening and nature-based activities specifically designed to benefit mental and physical health.