Why train with the Forest Therapy Hub in Forest Therapy certification?

Scientific evidence and professional experience put into practice.
A Method and Model endorsed by international leading experts:

Bring out your best with inspiring leaders in the field

Integrate applicable techniques from day one

International Environment

Start when it suits you and shape your training calendar.
There are no start or end dates and you can choose the days and times of live online classes and group dynamics with trainers that best suit your availability.
You’ll have access to the full course for 36 weeks.

Each month, a new cycle of classes begins.
You can sign up now and apply to start on the date of your choice.

Flexible nature-based health & well-being quality training.

How does FTHub training work?

1. GET YOUR CERTIFICATE WITH
FTHub LIVE ONLINE TRAINING

2. ENHANCE YOUR TRAINING WITH
FTHub 3-DAY IN-PERSON IMMERSIVE TRAINING

Attending FTHub 3-day In-person Immersive Training in Nature is not a mandatory requirement to obtain the Certification.

Live online training
FTHub CERTIFIED Forest Therapy Practitioner

A holistic view of health

A training that gives you a holistic view of health and where you will learn methodologies and techniques to integrate into interventions.

Double certificate

With this training you will obtain a double certificate: FTHub Certified Forest Bathing Guide and FTHub Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner.

24 weeks (220 hours)

Estimated time to complete the programme

At your own pace

Attend as many live sessions as you want, choosing from the available times.

How many live sessions does the training consist of?

The training consists of 16 sessions of live online classes (14 modules of the manual), each lasting 1 hour, and 33 mentoring sessions with group dynamics, each lasting 30 minutes. It also includes 18 Forest Bathing Walks live online guided by FTHub trainers, each lasting 1.5 hours.
Choose from the available class session schedules: the same content (module) is offered 2 to 3 times per week at different times. The group dynamics are always different.
The 36-week access cycle allows you to attend the same content session (module) several times, enriching your training with the experience and cultural adaptations of the trainers. Each content is delivered by 2 to 4 trainers.

Training calendar

16 sessions of live online classes with international trainers and experts. Sessions last 1 hour. During the 36 weeks of access, you can participate 3-6 times per session (modules of the manual) with different trainers (a maximum of 100 hours of training).
Choose between TUESDAY or THURSDAY or SATURDAY + INFO

CET (Berlin, Warsaw…)	2 pm to 3 pm	6 pm to 7 pm	1 am to 2 am
UK, Ireland, Portugal	1 pm to 2 pm	5 pm to 6 pm	12 am to 1 am
Latvia, Lithuania	3 pm to 4 pm	7 pm to 8 pm	2 am to 3 am
EST (New York, Toronto…)	8 am to 9 am	12 pm to 1 pm	7 pm to 8 pm
PST (Los Angeles…)	5 am to 6 am	9 am to 10 am	4 pm to 5 pm

	Apr-Sep		Oct-Mar
HKT (Hong Kong…)	7 am to 8 am	8 pm to 9 pm	8 am to 9 am	9 pm to 10 pm	–
AET (Sydney…)	9 am to 10 am	10 pm to 11 pm	11 am to 12 pm	11 pm to 12 am	–
IST (New Delhi…)	5:30 pm to 6:30 pm	9:30 pm to 10:30 pm	5:30 am to 6:30 am	6:30 pm to 7:30 pm	10:30 pm to 11:30 pm

33 mentoring sessions with group dynamics and live online discussions with trainers. Sessions last 30 minutes. We recommend attending a minimum of 10 sessions.
Choose between MONDAY or WEDNESDAY or FRIDAY or SATURDAY* + INFO

* Saturdays: calls are only made at a specific time, the time following Saturday’s Forest Bathing Walk (check the Forest Bathing Walks calendar).

CET (Berlin, Warsaw…)	2 pm to 3 pm	6 pm to 7 pm	1 am to 2 am
UK, Ireland, Portugal	1 pm to 2 pm	5 pm to 6 pm	12 am to 1 am
Latvia, Lithuania	3 pm to 4 pm	7 pm to 8 pm	2 am to 3 am
EST (New York, Toronto…)	8 am to 9 am	12 pm to 1 pm	7 pm to 8 pm
PST (Los Angeles…)	5 am to 6 am	9 am to 10 am	4 pm to 5 pm

	Apr-Sep		Oct-Mar
HKT (Hong Kong…)	7 am to 8 am	8 pm to 9 pm	8 am to 9 am	9 pm to 10 pm	–
AET (Sydney…)	9 am to 10 am	10 pm to 11 pm	11 am to 12 pm	11 pm to 12 am	–
IST (New Delhi…)	5:30 pm to 6:30 pm	9:30 pm to 10:30 pm	5:30 am to 6:30 am	6:30 pm to 7:30 pm	10:30 pm to 11:30 pm

18 Forest Bathing Walks live online guided by FTHub trainers. Sessions last 1.5 hours. We recommend participating in a minimum of 5 walks.
SATURDAY + INFO

CET (Berlin, Warsaw, Copenhagen…)	10 am to 12 pm	4 pm to 6 pm	6 pm to 8 pm
UK, Ireland, Portugal	9 am to 11 am	3 pm to 5 pm	5 pm to 7 pm
Latvia, Lithuania	11 am to 1 pm	5 pm to 7 pm	7 pm to 9 pm
EST (New York, Toronto…)	4 am to 6 am	10 am to 12 pm	12 pm to 2 pm
PST (Los Angeles…)	1 am to 3 am	7 am to 9 am	9 am to 11 am

	Apr-Sep			Oct-Mar
HKT (Hong Kong…)	4 pm to 6 pm	10 pm to 12 am	–	5 pm to 7 pm	–
AET (Sydney…)	6 pm to 8 pm	–	–	8 pm to 10 pm	4 am to 6 am
IST (New Delhi…)	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm	7:30 pm to 9:30 pm	9:30 pm to 11:30 pm	2:30 pm to 4:30 pm	10:30 pm to 12:30 am

Resources

Chat with trainers.
14 training modules.
16 hours of pre-recorded training videos by trainers and experts.
Lifetime access to upgrade Lectures led by international experts.
"Mental Health First Aid" course (included in the programme).
86 on-demand videos.
Self-guided practical exercises and tasks (practice).
Downloadable materials.
Intervention Programme Models.
Factsheets with indications for activities with children, adolescents, adults and specific populations.
Estimated time to complete the programme: 24 weeks (220 hours).
36 weeks of access to the live sessions.

2100 €

Available options:
IN FULL | 3 PAYS | 6 PAYS

With this training you will be able to:

Advise health professionals on the integration of nature connection techniques in interventions.
Get direct access to the knowledge gained in more than 20 pilot projects with different specific populations and life cycle stages.
Integrate nature connection techniques into your previous experience in clinical interventions.
Discover a holistic vision of health that allows you to offer an integrative proposal in an alternative environment.
Advise on the integration of nature connection practices in daily life to stimulate the development of healthy lifestyles.
Design and implement Nature-based Well-being Plans.
Learn practical tools to design Nature Connection Activities and plan them in several sequences.
Integrate key skills using the FTHub Method and the Liquid Interactions Model to promote nature connectedness under the theoretical principles of human-nature interactions, scientific evidence and the conceptual framework of Planetary Health.
Develop new skills in your professional work and stay at the forefront of complementary therapeutic health practices.
Design organisational and emotional well-being and nature-based ecotourism experiences workshops to further your services offer.
Lead the way to change with the integration of knowledge, training and development of key competencies, using the FTHub Method.

With this training you will learn:

Programme Contents

FTHub Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner Online Training combines theoretical content with practical experiences. The contents are distributed in 14 modules of 4 units each. Each unit has an estimated reading time of 4-6 minutes, with videos, additional content and exercises to further the understanding and integration of the content.

Module 1 - FTHub Conceptual Framework

Principles of health and their practical application.
Planetary Health: principles of health and its conditioning factors.

Module 2 - Knowledge to Design Nature Experiences

Path selection criteria in diverse natural environments, such as marine environments and rivers, forests, deserts and urban parks.
Risk analysis to create a safe environment for the participants.

Module 3 - Skills and Techniques to Guide Nature Experiences

Group management techniques and facilitation of dynamics that support the experience of the participants.
Methods and skills to communicate effectively with the participants.

Module 4 - Relation Between Nature and Humans

Bodily components of connection.
Practical skills for an optimal bodily experience of connection with the environment.

Module 5 - FTHub Method: Sequences

Theoretical framework of the FTHub Walk Activities Sequences.
FTHub Walk Activities Sequences.

Module 6 - FTHub Method: Liquid Interactions Model

The Liquid Interactions Model: theoretical inspiration.
The Liquid Interactions Model: structure, science and themes to design nature connection activities.
From theory and science to practice: how to apply the theoretical foundations to the design of nature-based activities.

Module 7 - Nature-based Well-being Plan, Social Prescribing and Green Prescription

Conceptualise and design Nature-based Well-being Plans.
Integrate health and well-being practices under social prescribing and nature prescription.

Module 8 - Theories, Science and Scientific Research

Fundamentals of Forest Medicine: practical integration of the main benefits of nature in human health.
Scientific foundations and techniques to enhance your nature connectedness and support that of your participants.

Module 9 - Expressive Arts in Nature and Skills to Integrate Nature-based Well-being Practices into Professional Contexts

Expressive arts: practical application in Forest Bathing.
Fundamental elements of organisational and emotional well-being nature-based experiences.

Module 10 - Skills for Selecting Healthy Spaces: urban parks, green and aquatic environments

Knowledge about ecosystems and diversity, and their impact on well-being.

Module 11 - Design of Forest Therapy interventions

The steps and elements that need to be considered when designing a Forest Therapy intervention.
The life cycle model and the importance of the Liquid Interactions Model (LIM) in designing appropriate interventions.
Specific populations: vulnerable populations and mental health disorders and how Forest Bathing/Therapy can alleviate these, based on scientific studies.

Module 12 - FTHub Nature-based intervention model

FTHub Forest Therapy Intervention Programme.
Operationalised Forest Therapy Interventions grounded on 20 pilot research projects.
Programmes with intervention recommendations by Life Cycle and by Specific Populations following the FTHub Method.

Module 13 - Group Dynamics: general well-being and the link to clinical applications

Development of personal skills and resources to support the integration of experiences.

Module 14 - Nature-based Expressive Art as an intervention tool

Expressive Arts in Nature for Forest Therapy interventions.
Intervention evaluation and scales.

Programme Bibliography

More than 340 references and scientific articles on which the FTHub Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner Online Training is based.

Practice

Self-guided exercises: these serve as practical tools to integrate into your professional practice, and as a self-reflective practice to internalise concepts.
Guide two Forest Bathing Walks: to support the integration of techniques and the development of skills for the practical application of scientific evidence in health, well-being and nature connectedness.
Design of a Nature-based Well-being Plan: integrate the theoretical knowledge and the steps needed to design a nature-based well-being plan and implement it as a healthcare workshop or retreat for tourism.
Design a Nature-based Intervention following the operationalised FTHub Intervention Programme grounded on the FTHub Method.

It is a certification requirement to have completed a training in:

“First Aid” or “Wilderness First Aid” (not included in the training fee).
“Mental Health First Aid” (included in the training fee).
You do not need to take these courses beforehand but can take them during your FTHub training.

2100 €

Available options:
IN FULL | 3 PAYS | 6 PAYS

Bring out your best with inspiring leaders in the field in an international environment

An interdisciplinary and multicultural team of the most experienced trainers and renowned international experts in specific areas of knowledge, with whom you will learn Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy techniques and methodology inherent to the FTHub Method and the Liquid Interactions Model.

Lecturers

Lifetime access to exclusive masterclasses led by renowned international experts from different fields on specific contents related to nature, health and well-being. Check the Lectures calendar here.

Why train as a Forest Therapy Practitioner with the Forest Therapy Hub?

With this training, you will obtain a double certificate:
FTHub Certified Forest Bathing Guide and FTHub Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner.

Participate in a quality training programme developed by international experts, adapted to each cultural context and in your language.

Training, interventions and workshops designed to gain competencies that support your professional development.

Practical experience with trainers and professionals focused on specific areas and with experience in integrating healthcare and interventions for different types of audiences (workplaces and medical assistance, among others).

Consolidate skills to guide in diverse natural environments, such as marine environments and rivers, forests, deserts and urban parks.

What our students say

Which are the profiles that participate in this training?

Health professionals searching for the most up-to-date scientific knowledge, based on which to prescribe nature in an informed way.
Mental health professionals, who aspire to incorporate techniques and skills into their clinical practice by offering an integrative proposal in an alternative environment.
Ecotourism guides, well-being professionals (mindfulness, yoga, etc.) and forest school leaders who wish to integrate new practices into their offerings.
Educators, social workers and occupational therapists seeking new therapeutic environments that enhance healthy human bonds, promote inclusion and increase functional independence, among others.
Also, people who seek new professional paths with varied goals.

2100 €