Forest Bathing Instructor for Forest Educators

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Training in Detail

CONTENTS

Get to know the history and roots of forest bathing, understand the scientific insights into its health-promoting aspects, and grasp the effects of the forest atmosphere on the body.

In this highly practical training, you will learn about both the differences and the similarities between forest bathing and forest education. As early as the second day, you will independently lead a forest bathing session, allowing you to also feel the difference within yourself.

Theory

• History and roots of forest bathing
• Effects of the forest atmosphere on the body
• How does the forest work (terpenes, psychology, etc.)
• Forest bathing as prevention/rehabilitation
• Stress management through forest bathing
• Differentiation from forest therapy/medicine
• Differences and similarities with forest education

Practice

• Mindfulness exercises
• Short meditations
• Perception exercises
• Breathing exercises
• Gentle movement exercises (from Qigong, Taiji, Indian Balance, stretching exercises)
• Eye relaxation
• Deceleration
• Solo time
• Land art

SCHEDULE

3-day full-time onsite seminar. Practical examination during the intensive days, including presentation and teaching demonstration. The project work and self-study are to be completed following the intensive days.

ADVANTAGES

Practical, varied, and compact training for forest educators who wish to quickly complete the onsite phase and then determine how much time they want to dedicate to self-study and their project work. Upon request, profiles can be published on the website www.netzwerk-waldbaden.com, and there are annual network meetings on current topics for exchange and refreshment.

GOALS

Forest bathing instructors, with permission from the forest owner, offer forest bathing experiences and seminars. They provide information about forest bathing, lead perception and mindfulness exercises, and support participants in stress management, among other activities. Many people have forgotten how to enjoy the forest with all their senses. As a forest bathing instructor, you train your participants’ perception to fully utilize the potential that this ecosystem holds. The ease of forest bathing has a proven positive impact on the immune, hormone, and nervous systems of people.

FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

As a forest bathing instructor, you lead courses or individual events in companies, rehabilitation centers, tourism associations, adult education centers, hotels, forestry offices, etc. Especially relaxation educators, stress management trainers, naturopaths, meditation instructors, environmental educators, and nature guides benefit from this training to expand their professional competence.

CONCEPT

Forest experts become forest health experts. Forest education has been combining environmental education, movement pedagogy, social learning, and education for sustainable development for many years. The aim of forest educational events is to impart specialist knowledge on the topic of the forest and to contribute to the targeted promotion of skills in participating children, adolescents, and adults, in order to train responsible handling of natural resources and fellow human beings.

CERTIFICATION

You will receive the Forest Bathing Instructor certificate from IANHFB after submission and discussion of the project work and self-study.

Trainings provided by the International Academy for Natural Health & Forest Bathing (IANHFB) are quality management certified by the Seal of Quality Association for Further Education.