Tranquillity

Sit back, think of your tranquil place and remind yourself of our learning experience.

Aims
- to look at people’s perceptions of a tranquil place
- to develop an understanding of tranquillity
- to consider how tranquil environments are related to health issues
- to look at tranquillity within the urban area

Outcomes
- use and apply a range of learning styles to explore perceptions of tranquillity
- consider research into health and therapeutic environments

Here's a brief overview of what was covered during the learning experience.


At the end of the 4th Century and the early 3rd Century BC, the Greek teacher Epicurus converted disciples to his philosophy of happiness through tranquillity. He believed that people couldn’t achieve peace of mind and ultimately tranquillity if they had ‘mental uncertainty’.




Therapeutic landscapes are changing places, situations, locales, settings and milieus that encompass both the physical and psychological environments associated with treatment. These environments allow people to relax and escape the strain of today's high stress society.

Tranquil environments within the urban area are planned and may not neccessarily be considered a therapeutic place due to the high volume of people who use them. In the right situation places such as inner city parks may be used as a place of solitude.

Some reminders of your beautiful artwork...














Further reading can be found on the handout from the lecture and on the therapeutic landscapes reading list.

We hope you all enjoyed your learning experience and took away some of the ideas we introduced. Remember to enjoy your tranquil places and for those who were lucky enough to win a plant ... don't forget to water it!!!

Katie, Ben and James