Inmersiones Presenciales 4 dias
Costa Rica, Playa Los Vivos - Forest and Beach, the Perfect Combination
Cohort
February 26, 2022
to
March 2, 2022
Enrollment Open
Playa Los Vivos
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.
Playa Los Vivos Eco Glamping offers an experience of a lifetime. White Sand Beach, Crystal Clear Water and 100% organic food just in one place. Paddle Boarding, Kayaking, Trails through a 100 ha private reserve, Snorkeling and much more can be done at this place. The perfect location for a unique life changing experience. Playa Los Vivos is only accesible by boat and one of the best spots to experience bioluminescence. We will be guiding walks in the forest and on the beach.
Glamping Tents with real beds. Only double occupancy available.
Shared bathrooms and showers.
All meals included. Private chef that caters to all dietary needs. Organic food.
All meals included. Private chef that caters to special dietary needs. Organic food. All products used at Playa Los Vivos are sustainable. Los Vivos is part of the Finca Orgánica El Tajo an organic farm that provides organic and sustainable produce to the entire region. Much of what's produced at El Tajo is managed by the Los Vivos family distributing in places like Montezuma, Santa Teresa and Mail País, highly visited regions by tourists from all over the world.
Los Vivos is located on the Nicoya Peninsula. You drive only about 1.5 hours to Puntarenas where you take the ferry for about an hour, crossing the Gulf of Nicoya with beautiful vistas of the islands in the Gulf. After getting off from the ferry you drive for another 30 minutes
Los Vivos resembles an island, as the only way to reach the area is by boat
There is a place to leave your rental car in case you want to rent a car at the airport.
There are also options for shuttle transfers
GENERALES
US$160 per person per night, included: lodging, all meals starting on February 26th with dinner and ending March 2nd with lunch. Unlimited use of kayaks, SUP and Snorkeling gear. Pristine, secluded beach
Check in is February 26th, starting the program on February 27th in the morning.
For reservations please contact Ben at integralforestbathing@gmail.com or Manuela at manuelasiegfried@hotmail.com
COVID19: As from January 8th, 2022, Costa Rica will provide a QR code to fully vaccinated travelers. This QR code will be required to enter hotels and restaurant. Playa Los Vivos will comply with this new measure.
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No Wifi at the venue
6 months training +
4 day immersion
Remote Live Calls +
In Person Immersion
US$ 495 (Travel expenses, lodging and meals not incl.)
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.
Matrícula / Tuition
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.
Horario / Schedule
Formadores / Trainers
Entrenadores
Manuela Siegfried naci ó y se crió en este hermoso y biodiverso país llamado Costa Rica. Teniendo un padre como biólogo, Manuela visitó y conoció los bosques desde muy pequeña y experimentó el contacto con la naturaleza como parte intrínseca de su vida. Esta pasión la llevó a trabajar como guía de turismo naturalista y en la industria del turismo durante más de 15 años. Encontró el concepto de Shinrin-Yoku y la Asociación de Terapia de Bosque y Naturaleza e inmediatamente se sintió inspirada y relacionada con él. Manuela se formó y certificó en 2018 y ha estado guiando muy activamente desde entonces. Como formadora, ha formado y orientado a personas de todo el mundo. Se desempeñó como una de las principales entrenadoras del primer entrenamiento bilingüe en Puerto Rico. También es la principal impulsadora de las formaciones en español haciendo esta práctica accesible en todo los países hispanoparlantes. Actualmente es la coordinadora de formaciones de la Asociación de Terapia de Bosque y Naturaleza.
Ben Page es un guía de terapia de bosque, defensor mundial de la práctica y autor de Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing. Es el fundador de Shinrin Yoku LA y de Integral Forest Bathing y ha estado guiando caminatas de Terapia de Bosque desde 2015. Durante su tiempo como formador y mentor de guías, Ben ha entrenado a cientos de guías en todo el mundo. De 2017 a 2020, también se desempeñó como Director de Formación para la Asociación de Terapia de Bosque y Naturaleza - Guías y Programas, especializándose en el diseño curricular y pedagógico y fue el diseñador principal de la Formación para Guías de Terapia de Bosque de ANFT en Thinkific. Desde que comenzó su práctica, Ben ha aparecido en publicaciones como Women’s Health, USA TODAY, Good Morning America, The Washington Post y WebMD. Ben también es cofundador de The Open School, la única escuela democrática gratuita del sur de California. Tiene un B.A. en estudios religiosos de Carleton College y una maestría en desarrollo humano y cambio social de Pacific Oaks College.
