The Hub Seedlings Global Network
Where nature-based health professionals connect
Certification opens a door. The Hub Seedlings Global Network is what you find on the other side.
The Hub Seedlings Global Network is a worldwide professional network for Forest Bathing Guides, Forest Therapy Practitioners, and nature-based health professionals. It is the place where you grow your practice, find your peers, access professional tools, and stay connected to the research and education that define the field.
Whether you trained with FTHub or another organization, whether you are newly certified or decades into your practice, the Hub Seedlings Global Network is your professional home in nature-based health. Open to all nature-based professionals, whether certified or not.
Membership
Who is part of the network?
A deliberately inclusive network spanning training backgrounds, disciplines, and regions.
FTHub Certified Forest Bathing Guides, Forest Therapy Practitioners, and Nature Connection Specialists
FTHub Accredited Nature Connection Specialists Trainers and Therapeutic Landscapes Consultants
FTHub Specialization graduates
FTHub Academy Pro Annual subscribers
Practitioners trained by other organizations, alongside uncertified professionals exploring the field, including health professionals integrating nature-based approaches into their practice.
The Hub Seedlings Global Network is deliberately inclusive.
The field is stronger when professionals from different training backgrounds, disciplines, and regions connect, share, and learn together.
How it works
Community · Network · Membership
Three layers that together form your professional home in nature-based health.
Community
Where It All Begins
The Hub Seedlings Global Network is where every FTHub relationship lives. Whether someone is a curious newcomer or a certified practitioner with years of experience, the network is their professional home. Forums, networking events, and peer groups create belonging and identity.
Network
Where You Grow
The Hub Seedlings Global Network connects professionals across disciplines, regions, and career stages. Through peer supervision, mentorship calls, and networking events, Hub Seedlings Pro members build the relationships and visibility that sustain a practice. The FTHub Academy lives within this network, providing structured, continuing professional development (CPD) courses, professional tools, and learning pathways.
Membership
Where It All Comes Together
The Hub Seedlings Pro membership is the single point of access to everything FTHub offers beyond certification: Practice Building courses, professional tools and templates, the enhanced directory, monthly mentorship, and connection to the FTI Lab. One membership, one ecosystem.
Pricing
3 Tiers. Start free or go professional
Choose how deep you want to go.
Price
Free
9 €
per month
Cancel anytime
99 €
per year
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Regional Network Calls *
WhatsApp Community
Open Articles & Newsletter
+ Exclusive content
+ Exclusive content
Monthly Public Event
Access to current event
only
Access to the full library of past events
Access to the full library of past events
Professional Directory Listing **
Name only
Enhanced
Enhanced
Monthly Live Online Mentorship Call
1
30 min
30 min
Practice Building (8 courses)
1
Professional Tools & Templates
1
Promotional Resources
1
Courses Downloadable Resources
1
1
Priority FTI Lab Applications
1
1
Certification Discount
1
1
5% off FTHub training programs
* Calls in English for European and North American members are open to anyone. Calls in other languages or for the specific Ibero-America, Italy, Poland, and Australasia regional networks may be restricted to FTHub-certified members.
** Exclusive for FTHub Certified Guides and Practitioners
What's Included
Hub Seedlings Free
The free tier is your gateway into the FTHub ecosystem. Generous, welcoming, and connected to everything FTHub offers. No payment, no commitment, just access.
The free tier includes
- Network. Access to regional network calls and general network channels (WhatsApp and Newsletter).
- Content. Curated articles on nature-based health trends and three newsletters per year with field updates. One continuing education video per month.
- Events. Access to current public events and congress replays.
- FTI Lab Visibility. Published FTI Lab research summaries and project highlights. Awareness of research opportunities and open calls.
A Hub Seedlings Pro membership is included at no additional cost for one year with all FTHub Certifications, Accreditations, Specializations, and FTHub Academy Pro Annual subscribers.
What's Included
Hub Seedlings Pro
The Hub Seedlings Pro tiers (Monthly or Annual) are an investment in your professional growth, your practice, and your impact.
What the professional tiers add to the free level:
- Enhanced listing on the Hub Seedlings Global Network Directory. Photo, bio, specializations, certifications, and website. Editable anytime. Exclusive to FTHub Certified Guides and Practitioners.
- Mentorship. Case studies, intervention design, and peer supervision via monthly, 30-minute live online mentorship calls.
- Practice Building & Business Development. Eight structured courses, grouped as Theme 11 of the FTHub Academy: positioning, pricing, digital presence, group programs, institutional sales, social prescribing, financial essentials, and scaling.
- Professional Tools & Templates + Promotional Resources. Session templates, checklists, facilitation guides, evaluation forms, and marketing materials.
- FTI Lab Connection. Priority consideration for FTI Lab research projects, early access to findings, quarterly briefings, contributor opportunities, and priority in application processes. Exclusive for Annual subscribers.
- 5% discount on FTHub certification, accreditation, and specialization programs. Exclusive for Annual subscribers.
Exclusive to Hub Seedlings Pro
Practice Building & Business Development
Eight dedicated courses that turn your certification into a professional and viable practice.
This structured set of 8 courses, grouped as Theme 11 of the FTHub Academy, extends your therapeutic and facilitation skills. It covers positioning your practice, pricing with confidence, drafting contracts, digital presence, attracting and retaining clients, group programs and retreats, working with organizations, social prescribing referral pathways, financial essentials, and scaling your practice.
Positioning Your Practice
Pricing with Confidence
Digital Presence
Group Programs and Retreats
Working with Organizations
Social Prescribing and Healthcare Referrals
Financial Essentials
Scaling Your Practice
LOCAL PRESENCE
Regional Networks
Hub Seedlings is a global network, but professional practice is local. The network is organized into six regional Seedlings hubs with context-specific support, language-matched resources, and local networking.
OPEN TO FTHub-CERTIFIED AND ANY NATURE-BASED PROFESSIONALS
North American Network
European Network
FOR FTHub-CERTIFIED ACTIVE NATURE-BASED PRACTITIONERS ONLY
Ibero-American Network
Italian Network
Polish Network
Australasia Network
Each regional Seedlings is led by volunteer Seedlings Leaders who organize regular network calls, welcome new members, and foster local connections. Leaders are not trainers and do not deliver FTHub training content.
Find a practitioner
The Global Network Directory
A searchable map of FTHub Certified Guides and Practitioners worldwide.
Looking for an FTHub Certified Forest Bathing Guide or Forest Therapy Practitioner near you?
The Hub Seedlings Global Network Directory is a searchable map of FTHub-certified professionals worldwide.
Hub Seedlings Pro members appear with enhanced listings: photo, bio, specializations, certifications, and website. Editable anytime. Hub Seedlings Free members are listed with name and location only.
The difference is visible. Pro members stand out with complete, credible listings that clients and organizations trust. Free members can upgrade at any time to unlock their full profile.
Get more visibility and features with Hub Seedlings Pro.
The connective tissue
How the Hub Seedlings Global Network connects to the FTHub Ecosystem
The Hub Seedlings Global Network is not a standalone community. It is the connective tissue of the entire FTHub Ecosystem:
A Hub Seedlings Pro membership is included at no additional cost for one year with all FTHub Certifications, Accreditations, Specializations, and FTHub Academy Pro Annual subscribers.
Hub Seedlings Pro Annual members get 5% off certifications, accreditations, and specializations, and practice-building courses, which prepare practitioners for a sustainable career.
Experts involved in FTI Lab research projects and fieldwork connect with nature-based professionals through the Hub Seedlings Global Network.
The community is the primary dissemination channel for FTI Lab outputs. Hub Seedlings Free members receive summaries, while Hub Seedlings Pro members receive quarterly research briefings, early access to findings, and priority consideration for FTI Lab research projects and fieldwork. Practitioners contribute field data as part of the FTI Lab’s participatory research model.
Hub Seedlings Global Network attracts → Education certifies → FTI Lab validates → Practice Building commercializes → Practitioners sustain → Ecosystem grows.
One ecosystem. Multiple doors in. Everything connected.
Voices of Growth
Members share their stories of growth and change.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Hub Seedlings Global Network?
The Hub Seedlings Global Network is Forest Therapy Hub’s professional network for Forest Bathing Guides, Forest Therapy Practitioners, and nature-based health professionals worldwide. It has a free membership tier (with community channels, articles, events, and FTI Lab summaries) and two professional tiers with eight exclusive Practice Building courses, enhanced directory listing, professional tools, peer supervision, FTI Lab research priority consideration, and FTHub certification discounts. Open to all nature-based professionals, whether certified or not.
Do I need to be FTHub-certified to join the Hub Seedlings Global Network?
No. The Hub Seedlings Global Network is open to all nature-based health professionals, including guides and practitioners trained by other organizations. The Pro tiers’ enhanced directory listing is exclusive to FTHub-certified professionals, but most other benefits, including Practice Building courses, are available to any Pro member.
Is a Hub Seedlings Pro subscription included with FTHub certifications?
Yes. A Hub Seedlings Pro membership is included at no additional cost for one year with all FTHub Certifications, Accreditations, Specializations, and FTHub Academy Pro Annual subscribers. After the included period expires, memberships can be continued at the normal rates.
What are Practice Building courses?
Practice Building is a structured curriculum of eight courses exclusively available to Hub Seedlings Pro members, otherwise grouped as Theme 11 of the FTHub Academy Course Library. It covers positioning your practice, pricing with confidence, digital presence, group programs and retreats, working with organizations, social prescribing referral pathways, financial essentials, and scaling your practice. These courses close the gap between certification and sustainable professional income.
