Remembering in the Garden: Community Journaling in Nature
Date: Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Venue: Duke Gardens–Barnes Welcome Center, Durham
Price: $28
Category: Outdoors
In this community journaling in nature workshop, explore ways that gardens and stories can heal our minds and bodies. On a guided, meditative stroll amongst the grand and small sights, sounds and smells of Duke Gardens, you will be invited to notice, feel and remember. Dr. Zelda Lockhart, author, expressive arts therapist and Fulbright Specialist, will offer prompts to journal, draw and reconnect to each other and the natural ecology of the living and the dead. This workshop will offer activities that can be integrated as daily practice wherever you live and wherever you go, toward the goal of individual, ancestral and community healing. Presenter’s Bio: Dr. Zelda Lockhart is a current Fulbright Specialist who holds a PhD in Expressive Arts Therapies. Her novels, keynotes and workshops focus on the power of story and nature to connect us across boundaries constructed by colonialism and heal our generations from the wounds of colonialism. Visit her website at www.zeldalockhart.com. Fee: $28; 20% discount for Duke Gardens members with discount code. Parking: Parking fees apply. Location: Meet at the Barnes Welcome Center. Accessibility: This program takes place partially seated indoors and partially outdoors, traveling on a combination of paved and unpaved paths with some uneven surfaces and moderate inclines and outdoor seating on stone or grass surfaces. The indoor location is equipped with a hearing loop, which transmits sound directly to hearing aids and cochlear implants with a T-coil setting. Accessible restrooms are available onsite.
