Training

Forest bathing instructors offer experiential forest walks and seminars with the permission of the forest owner. They provide all the essential knowledge about forest bathing and the forest ecosystem, lead perception and mindfulness exercises, and support their participants in stress management, among other things.

In this intensive and exclusive training, you will learn group instruction and leadership together with a maximum of 7 participants. Experience an intense learning period on-site. As a forest bathing course instructor, you can guide your participants towards relaxation and regeneration, and teach them how to tap into the forest as a source of strength.

Experience forest walks, mindfulness, sensory perception exercises, the effects of the forest atmosphere on the body, forest bathing for stress-related illnesses, meditation, breathing and movement exercises, eye relaxation, and nature conservation in forest bathing. All contents of our training for Forest Bathing Course Instructor for Children & Teenagers are specifically tailored to the target group of “children and teenagers” aged 3 to 16 years.

The training “Forest Bathing Instructor for Seniors” focuses on grief counseling and dementia care. It is specifically designed to consciously accompany individuals in grief processes or in hospice care, and to provide new stimuli for those with dementia.

As a forest bathing instructor with your own dog, you support your participants in fostering a relationship-building and socializing interaction between humans and dogs, aiming for a natural balance of leading and following in the natural environment.

In this highly practical training program “Forest Bathing Course for Forest Educators,” you will learn over three days, both in theory sessions and during multi-hour forest excursions, to understand the differences as well as the similarities between forest bathing and forest education.

Forest Bathing Companions, 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.

As a Forest Bathing Companion for daycare centers and schools, you lead courses or individual events in kindergartens, daycare centers, and schools. Educators, teachers, childcare providers, environmental educators, nature guides, and support staff benefit from this training to enhance their professional competence.

The advanced module “Forest Bathing Course Leader with a Special Focus on the Target Group ‘Children and Adolescents'” is designed for all previously trained forest bathing course leaders.

Advanced module for “Forest Bathing Course Leaders” (including externally trained instructors) with a special focus on the target group of very elderly seniors and people with dementia. An offering for course leaders who professionally or voluntarily care for and support older individuals or those with dementia, or are personally affected as family members.

Advanced Module for trained “Forest Bathing Instructors” (including externally trained instructors) with a focus on the use of forest bathing in end-of-life and grief support, as well as in hospice care. An offering for instructors who are professionally or voluntarily involved in hospice and grief support, or are personally affected as family members.

With the advanced module “Forest Bathing Guide with Own Dog,” you will facilitate a relationship-enhancing and socializing interaction between participants and their dogs, fostering a natural balance of leading and following in the natural environment.

This training is intended for professional providers of forest bathing who have completed their training at another institute and would like to take advantage of the benefits offered by the German Academy for Forest Bathing & Health.

In the training to become a Nature Resilience Trainer®, you will learn how to successfully use the “green seminar room” in resilience training and how to help your participants develop and strengthen their cognitive, mental, and psychosocial core competencies: For greater resilience, quality of life, and joy in life.

In the training for Nature Resilience Trainer for Children and Adolescents, we provide you with various tools to strengthen the emotional resilience and healthy psychological development of children and adolescents. Nature supports in a holistic manner the promotion of different resilience roots to enhance self-efficacy and self-regulation.

In the training to become a Nature Mental Trainer, you will learn how to integrate nature into the ongoing, open process of personal development. You will discover how to empower your clients to find and experience their own answers by teaching them how to harness nature to address life questions, overcome obstacles, and navigate difficulties.

During the training to become a Nature Stress Management Trainer, you will learn in the theoretical part about the scientific foundations of multimodal stress management according to Gerd Kaluza. These are complemented by the resilience factors according to Marcel Hunecke, which simultaneously promote mental health as well as sustainable and climate-sensitive behavior.

The training “Nature Movement Trainer” combines outdoor physical exercises with relaxation techniques to benefit Body & Mind; it provides an extension opportunity for professionals in stress prevention.

With the training as a “Nature Meditation Teacher,” harness both the healing power of nature and meditation techniques to assist others in cultivating a deeper understanding of themselves and enhancing their well-being.

After completing our training as a Nature and Mindfulness Trainer, you will support people in their professional and personal development processes. With extensive knowledge of mindfulness-based interventions, you will help people reduce their stress perception and become more mindful and happier in both their professional and private lives.

As a Course Instructor for Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Nature, you will enhance your instructor skills and expand your portfolio. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a proven relaxation technique that achieves a deep state of relaxation throughout the body by consciously tensing and then relaxing specific muscle groups.

Expand your instructor competencies in the outdoor area with this training to become a Certified Instructor for Autogenic Training in Nature and offer relaxation courses.

In our “Train the Trainer® for In- and Outdoor” program, you will receive a solid and practical foundation for leading various types of training and seminars, which you can apply across different industries and professions. Share your valuable knowledge with businesses and individuals who work there.

In the Advanced Module Nature-Resilience-Trainer® for Children and Adolescents, we provide you with various tools to strengthen the emotional resilience and healthy psychological development of children and adolescents. Nature supports the holistic development of different resilience roots to enhance self-efficacy and self-regulation.

In our certified Nature Coach training, you will learn how to incorporate nature into the ongoing, free process of personal development. You will learn how to guide others in experiencing nature with all its aspects, so they can find their own answers to life questions, blockages, and difficulties, and, most importantly, have profound experiences.

In this intensive Nature Coach training, we learn how to engage children and adolescents with nature in a way that helps them find and experience their own answers to life’s questions, blockages, and difficulties. The role of the Nature Coach is to be present, to support, and to build bridges between individuals and nature.

In our Systemic Coaching in Nature training, you will learn, based on scientifically grounded knowledge, how to guide people through their change processes in harmony with nature. You will learn to initiate and develop a sustainable solution process for your clients.

In this training, you will receive a comprehensive understanding of the theory behind Occupational Health Management (OHM) and Return-to-Work Management, closely integrated with practical skills in conversational techniques. This will enable you, for example, to effectively advocate for the acceptance of health offerings. The training is practice-oriented, varied, and compact, designed for individuals who will take on advisory and support roles within the process of occupational health and reintegration management.