When you begin your journey, you will take a core training course that lasts 6 months. Your group or cohort of up to 30 trainees from different areas, countries or even continents, allows you to learn from each other and connect with your trainers via remote technologies like Zoom.
Our aim is simple: to train competent guides. However, many participants report that this training profoundly affects many aspects of their lives.
The training is designed in a way that will gently guide you through all the steps and processes to integrate and deepen the learning in your head and in your bodies so that by the end you will be able to succesfully guide and hold a forest therapy walk within the framework of ANFT.
You will be supported in live calls by some of the worlds most experienced forest therapy guides and trainers from different parts of the world.
ANFT also has a Forest Therapy Facebook Group, a private group for ANFT trained guides from throughout the world. This group is a remarkable and very active resource for exchanging information and supporting ongoing learning. ANFT certified guides can now be found in over 60 countries.
When you complete the core six-month training you will be an ANFT-Certified Forest Therapy Guide. This certification is valid for two years, or until you complete a four-day immersion. This must be completed sometime within two years after you complete the six month core training course. This will move your certification from provisional to permanent status. To see the list of available immersions click here.
When you begin your journey, you will take a core training course that lasts 6 months. Your group or cohort of up to 30 trainees from different areas, countries or even continents, allows you to learn from each other and connect with your trainers via remote technologies like Zoom.
Our aim is simple: to train competent guides. However, many participants report that this training profoundly affects many aspects of their lives.
The training is designed in a way that will gently guide you through all the steps and processes to integrate and deepen the learning in your head and in your bodies so that by the end you will be able to succesfully guide and hold a forest therapy walk within the framework of ANFT.
You will be supported in live calls by some of the worlds most experienced forest therapy guides and trainers from different parts of the world.
ANFT also has a Forest Therapy Facebook Group, a private group for ANFT trained guides from throughout the world. This group is a remarkable and very active resource for exchanging information and supporting ongoing learning. ANFT certified guides can now be found in over 60 countries.
When you complete the core six-month training you will be an ANFT-Certified Forest Therapy Guide. This certification is valid for two years, or until you complete a four-day immersion. This must be completed sometime within two years after you complete the six month core training course. This will move your certification from provisional to permanent status. To see the list of available immersions click here.
The tuition for the six month core guide training program is $2995 USD.
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 price does not include lodging, meals nor transportation.
Other costs include payment for Wilderness First Aid training, which is required for Certification, and is provided by third parties. Prices range from $100 to $300.
Tuition figures are current as of January 1, 2021 and are subject to change.
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.
Geeta es una Guía Certificada de Terapia de Bosque con sede en Portugal y la fundadora de la empresa Renature donde crea y facilita programas restaurativos que promueven el bienestar y la salud a través de Terapia Forestal, prácticas de conexión con la naturaleza, alimentación limpia y autocuidado. Trabaja en todo el mundo con diversas poblaciones que van desde el público en general, equipos corporativos senior y junior, escuelas, familias, poblaciones de salud mental e individuos que se recuperan de situaciones de estrés excesivo y depresión y ansiedad resultantes. Su pasión es devolver a los seres humanos a la naturaleza y apoyar la reconexión con la potencia restauradora del mundo natural. Está formada en Terapia de Bosque, Mindfulness Corporal y Descanso Consciente, Técnicas de Consejo y Meditación Activa, y en el campo de la Salud como Farmacéutica. Tiene una Maestría en Administración de Empresas y habla con fluidez portugués, inglés, español y francés.
Actualmente es la encargada del programa de extensiones de la ANFT