"Journey of Life" Grief Garden Maleny
Grieving is a unique process & we all do it differently.
This project was born after TULE was accepted to be auspiced by the Neighbourhood Centre. The teacher at the Flexi School and the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre (MNC) , had a vision for the land adjacent to MNC to become a grief garden for a number of years. The students have been affected over the years by grief, when losing friends and family, with nowhere suitable to grieve as a group at the Centre.
TULE was approached not long after our first Compassionate Conversation was held, to see if we would take on Co-ordinating the project. We felt this was a unique opportunity to help make a healing space, and also possible workshop space, incorporating D2KD, RUOK Day, and many more for the community.
Benefits and Outcomes for the Grief Garden
A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects of exposure to the natural world, and how it contributes to the healing process of grief.
Such exposure can be both comforting and therapeutic, as we grieve our many losses such as death, our work, relationships, physical abilities, and changes to our environment, or way of life.
Our current culture prescribes the norms for our grief and loss processes; however, the natural environment can provide a location to calm our minds. It is hoped as we move further into this century, we will appreciate how nurturing quiet spaces in nature can provide benefits to our community.
These quiet spaces offer a place to hold us as we connect and reflect on the different stages of our journeys. The Maleny’s Journey of Life Grief Garden will provide a quiet space for the community to use from just sitting in contemplation or with workshops on healing of grief.
Visit the Journey of Life Grief Garden
17 Bicentenary Lane, Maleny QLD (adjacent to the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre)
