On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 09.00, the KSATalk 2023 activity was carried out, namely a seminar with the theme “Therapeutic Garden: A New Way To Heal Yourself” which was carried out online via the zoom meeting platform. In this KSATalk #1, KSAT invited Mr. Syafni Sukmana, S. P., M. Sc. from the Indonesian Landscape Architecture Association as a guest speaker. The KSATalk #1 activity aims to provide participants with knowledge about how to build a garden that is able to meet their physical, psychological and spiritual needs in order to provide peace for the audience. The KSAT Talk #1 activity was attended by approximately 150 participants.
The KSAT Talk #1 activity began with an opening by the MC, namely Syafa Erista Hidayah (KSAT 2021). The activity continued with a prayer session led by the MC, followed by opening and remarks by the KSAT coach, Dr. Wiko Arif Wibowo, S.Si. then continued with remarks by the head of the KSAT, namely Zildan Basara (KSAT 2020), as well as remarks from the chairman of the KSATalk committee by Hanifah Trihastuti (KSAT 2021). The next activity was guided by Fika Zulfiani (KSAT 2021) as the moderator by introducing the speakers along with handing over mementos in the form of certificates, and documentation activities.
Furthermore, the main activity, namely the material presentation session delivered by Mr. Syafni Sukmana as the resource person. The material presented included the notion of a therapeutic garden, the development of a therapeutic garden from time immemorial in Indonesia, the role and function of a therapeutic garden primarily as a means of therapy for hospital patients, the uniqueness of a therapeutic garden, types, requirements, and how to make a garden can be categorized as a therapeutic garden. The material presentation session went in two directions with the interaction between the presenters and the participants. After the presentation session, the activity continued with a question and answer session where only 8 questioners could answer regardless of the many questions due to the great enthusiasm of the participants. After that, the KSATalk #1 activity was closed with a prayer.