{"id":5,"date":"2018-11-27T09:17:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedemos.net\/discover-outdoors\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:30:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tfb.institute\/staging\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About-2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5\" class=\"elementor elementor-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18485a5c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"18485a5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bdccf18\" data-id=\"1bdccf18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7a69ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7a69ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83f17d4\" data-id=\"83f17d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6feda9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6feda9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">About Us<\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Who we are and what we are passionate about<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ed88e2\" data-id=\"9ed88e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98234bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"98234bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFBI-Ethos.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-19.24.18.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25d265a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25d265a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77f96a5\" data-id=\"77f96a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2657b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2657b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Journey So far...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb4241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abb4241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Copy-of-TFBI-Milestones.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Copy of TFBI Milestones\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTc5MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RmYi5pbnN0aXR1dGVcL3N0YWdpbmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9Db3B5LW9mLVRGQkktTWlsZXN0b25lcy5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Copy-of-TFBI-Milestones.png?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9792\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Copy-of-TFBI-Milestones.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Copy-of-TFBI-Milestones.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Copy-of-TFBI-Milestones.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Copy-of-TFBI-Milestones.png?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click to view a larger version<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c685ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c685ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The Forest Bathing Institute (TFBI) founders Gary and Olga, set out to advance the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) in the UK, and started a programme of research dedicated to replicating the original physiological research carried out in Japan.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Gary and Olga are peer reviewed authors and are commited<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">&nbsp;to further the research into the effectiveness of this nature based therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Starting from a small team <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">they have achieved significant momentum.&nbsp; In just a few years&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">TFBI has grown to over 50 guides across the UK with many more in training.&nbsp; It has established links with over 20 universities with numerous research programmes underway.&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The Institute also works hard to raise awareness of the effectiveness of Forest Bathing+ and works closely with local and central government, charities and key policy makers to make Forest Bathing+ available to as many people who can benefit as possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e90a943 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e90a943\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2126f92\" data-id=\"2126f92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4461e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd4461e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_472716504.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_472716504.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_472716504.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_472716504.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tfb.institute\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_472716504.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e03a328\" data-id=\"e03a328\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903c186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"903c186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Values<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96c87e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f96c87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Everyone deserves to be treated with compassion, kindness and equality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our decisions and actions should be guided by our heart<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We are always honest and open in our communication<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our passion to achieve our aims is balanced with humility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b3b1676 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b3b1676\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47b85a8a\" data-id=\"47b85a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673bdb49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"673bdb49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are a collective of amazing people striving to do great things together\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7640138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7640138\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2f829b\" data-id=\"e2f829b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8abb99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8abb99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #4c5863; color: #4c5863; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;\">We have built a supportive and nurturing environment for our team where we encourage honest and open communication. We love working with like-minded passionate people who care about the same things as we do. Our approach is inclusive and we encourage collaboration and a creative approach to problem solving.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f89e392 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f89e392\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e330d6a\" data-id=\"e330d6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e536a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6e536a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a97ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a97ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; 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