A 4 day in-person gathering, with 1 or 2 trainers, and people from different cohorts where you will have the opportunity to apply what you learned, experience in-person forest therapy walks and simply connect and share experiences and stories with other guides.
After you complete your 6 month remote Forest Therapy training, you will get a provisional certification for 2 years. Once you attend the 4 day immersion training, you will get the permanent certification.
In this immersion, you will:
Get a hands on experience of what you learned
Get to know trainers personally
Get to know other guides and connect
Learn from shared experiences with other guides
Deepen into the practice
Get the opportunity to ask specific questions that might come up
Once you complete this four-day immersion, your certification will be moved from provisional to permanent. You have two years after you complete the six month core training course to complete an immersion. It will help to give you a sense of the community of guides that has grown and is active throughout the world.
Cedar Ridge is on a pristine 150-acre site is located in the heart of the Madawaska Highlands, near Bancroft, Ontario on the Canadian Shield. Our 3,400-foot shoreline borders quiet Wannamaker Lake and we are in close proximity to the Madawaska River and Algonquin Provincial Park. There are many mixed deciduous and coniferous forest trails that border over 3000 hectares of crown land filled with invitations to build relationship with the beings in this beautiful place.
Cedar Ridge Camp is reserved entirely for our Forest Therapy Immersion so that our group can have all the tranquility and lots of space all to ourselves to forest bathe, relax, play and romp as we wish.
Cedar Ridge is home to one of the most impressive camp settings in Canada. Facilities are widely spaced over our expansive waterfront location. They include a main dining hall and activity centre (seats up to 200), winterized lodge (sleeps 80), separate dining area and great room with fireplace, bathrooms and showers. Breakout rooms are also available.
In addition guests can choose from 25 lakefront cabins which have lights and power which are serviced by modern shower houses and bathrooms. Guests also enjoy the sports pad, sports field, woodworking pavilion, high ropes course, climbing tower, driving tower and beach waterfront.
The total fee of $475.00 (HST included) per person cost includes your own simple, rustic cabin with your own private room as well as camp style meals that accommodate all dietary needs and allergies. Meals will include options for meat, vegan, vegetarian, gluten and dairy free and there are accommodations for all dietary needs. The camp is also nut free.
Total of $475.00 (HST included) for four nights and four days includes:
-meal services
-accommodations
-access to all camp facilities which includes a beautiful fresh water lake to swim in
Meals and Accommodations are catered an all inclusive (every dietary need can be accommodated).
Participants must find their own transportation to Cedar Ridge. If there are three or more participants requiring transportation from the Toronto airport there is a possibility of a shared shuttle at a cost. This is to be organized through Cedar Ridge and will only be an option if there is enough need.
Wifi is available near the main camp buildings. There is no cell reception on the camp property.
A 4 day in-person gathering, with 1 or 2 trainers, and people from different cohorts where you will have the opportunity to apply what you learned, experience in-person forest therapy walks and simply connect and share experiences and stories with other guides.
After you complete your 6 month remote Forest Therapy training, you will get a provisional certification for 2 years. Once you attend the 4 day immersion training, you will get the permanent certification.
In this immersion, you will:
Get a hands on experience of what you learned
Get to know trainers personally
Get to know other guides and connect
Learn from shared experiences with other guides
Deepen into the practice
Get the opportunity to ask specific questions that might come up
Once you complete this four-day immersion, your certification will be moved from provisional to permanent. You have two years after you complete the six month core training course to complete an immersion. It will help to give you a sense of the community of guides that has grown and is active throughout the world.
The tuition for the four-day immersion is $495. Wait to pay until you are ready to register for a specific immersion. You will have two years from the completion of your core guide training to do the immersion.
This does not include transportation, lodging or camping fees and food for the four-day immersion are the responsibility of the trainee.
Tuition figures are current as of January 1 2021 and are subject to change.
Ronna Schneberger ha sido una naturalista, intérprete y guía de senderismo galardonada profesionalmente en los parques de montaña canadienses durante 25 años. Es profesora de yoga desde hace 20 años y en la última década incorporó el yoga, la meditación y el coaching en la naturaleza. Los resultados fueron profundos. En su búsqueda por comprender por qué el tiempo en la naturaleza crea fácilmente experiencias poderosas, se convirtió en Guía de Terapia Forestal con ANFT, una de las primeras en Canadá. Ronna es formadora y mentora de guías de terapia forestal. Es profesora de Desarrollo de Liderazgo en el Centro Banff, donde trabaja con líderes, profesionales y ejecutivos de todo el mundo utilizando la naturaleza como maestra para crear poderosas reflexiones y transformaciones. Ella es la presidenta del Consejo Canadiense ANFT, junto con su equipo; espera poder promover la Terapia Forestal en Canadá.
Stana ha trabajado para la Autoridad de Conservación de la Región de Cataraquí (CRCA por sus siglas en inglés) durante más de veinte años como Educadora Principal en Conservación. Inspirada por la Educación de la Tierra, la Guía de Coyote para la conexión con la naturaleza y las escuelas forestales, su objetivo es conectar a las personas con la naturaleza con su cabeza, corazón y manos. A través de la CRCA, Stana trae experiencias de caminatas de Terapia de Bosque a la comunidad, organizaciones públicas y privadas y continúa operando el programa piloto para niños y jóvenes en edad de escuela primaria y secundaria. La CRCA fue la primera autoridad de conservación en Ontario en ofrecer Terapia de Bosque, que ahora se está extendiendo rápidamente a otras CA. Stana recibió su licenciatura de la Universidad de Waterloo en 1998, en el programa cooperativo de estudios aplicados con honores de historia. Obtuvo su Licenciatura en Educación en Queen's en 1999 del Programa de Educación Especializada al Aire Libre y Experiencial. Su trabajo relacionado con la Terapia de Bosque continúa abriendo su corazón y profundizando su relación con todos los seres.