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Accredited Forest Bathing+ Guide Training
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Why study with The Forest Bathing Institute...
Unlike online-only courses, we believe that the only way to connect with nature, is to be in nature. With this in mind, we offer online content where appropriate and include in-person tuition, in the forest and woodland, where required.
This immersive experience with us and the trees allows you to fully integrate your learning on your journey to being the best guide you can be.
- Industry leading courses
- Fantastic team support
- Ground breaking research
- Effective methodology based on scientific evidence
- In-depth training
- Develop practical experience
- Focus on personal growth
- Paid work opportunities
“Training to be a forest bathing guide opened my heart and my mind.”
Susanne, TFBI Forest Bathing+ Guide
Dame Judi Dench - Our Patron
“I am delighted to be a Patron for The Forest Bathing Institute. As humans, we have such a deep connection to trees and woodland. Forest bathing allows you to focus on that connection, engaging all your senses. In Japan, this immersion in nature has been studied for decades; and it is now practiced by millions of people to help them relax and recharge.
What does a FB+ guide do?
As a Forest Bathing+ guide, you are not simply showing someone the route through beautiful woodland – you are facilitating the ability of each person in the group you lead to connect mindfully with the nature around them. Sessions elements:
- Experience nature using the senses
- Sharing thoughts and experiences as a group
- Grounding and short meditation
- Usually 2-3 hours for 1-20 people
Every element of a FB+ session is backed up by science. Find out more about the research here.
What's included in our guide training?
Our intensive FB+ course:
- Runs over 8-12 months
- Explores the history and science of FB
- Includes pioneering TFBI led research
- Mindfulness and meditation training
- Full support from trainers and other guides
- Free FB+ sessions
All designed to develop you as a guide and equip you with everything you need to carry out FB+ sessions with confidence.
You can see full details of the course here.
What happens after I qualify as FB+ guide?
- When you qualify as a FB+ guide you will be able to set up and run your own public Forest Bathing+ sessions.
- If it is the right fit, you may be invited to join TFBI’s team and run events for the Institute. TFBI is rapidly expanding both the range of locations it offers FB+ in as well as its NHS, social prescribing and government vulnerable person programmes – we need dedicated, caring guides who share our ethos and want to contribute to the Institute’s development.
- You may wish to boost your skills to enable you to work with a wider range of individuals e.g. you will need to take additional Mental Health First Aid training if you want to work with vulnerable groups or NHS/government-funded programmes.
