Interviews
Forest Bathing for mental health and mobility issues as Social Prescribing in Scotland
Hugh Asher is an FTHub-trained Forest Bathing Guide and soon to be Forest Therapy Practitioner who lives in the West Highlands of Scotland -in the lovely Darach Social Croft, a “small, very scottish kind of farm”- for whom “crofting is usually more of a hobby and a lifestyle”. He has such a humble way of
The fascinating world of Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy for teenagers
Manuela Renzi lives in a small village in the Italian Alps. She is a Naturopath and soon graduated in Ecopsychology. An FTHub-trained Certified Forest Bathing Guide and Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner, also trainer and mentor, she works with the University of Padova on a pioneering project of nature-based interventions with adolescent students whose results amaze her:
At the core of Forest Therapy and Social Prescribing
Marta Ayats is a nurse, Master in Tropical Medicine and trained in Emotional Ecology. Her work in International Cooperation and Action Against Hunger took her to South Sudan, Guinea Conakry and Guatemala. As a Forest Bathing Guide and Forest Therapy Practitioner, she has designed and led nature-based interventions for specific groups population, such as women
Leading Forest Bathing with Forestry and Forest Owners
Marzena Zachowska and Maria Rothert are pioneers. Not only their live interview on the State Forest’s Facebook account was seen by 9 thousand people. As FTHub-trained Forest Bathing guides, their professional leadership in Forest Bathing is a milestone in the forest industry and landowners. They work together in a field with common interests: health through forests and
Wilderness bringing relief from mental and social health issues
Rosie Mc Laughlin hardly catches her breath between sentences, and just as passionately supports people in difficult social and personal situations. She is a Forest Bathing Guide trained by FTHub, is about to start working in the UK National Health Service (NHS), and is dedicated to her role as an Outreach Worker in Venture Trust,
Forest Bathing within reach of people: three-day retreats, workshops and therapeutic forest
Milene Domingues is a Forest Bathing Guide and Forest Therapy Practitioner from Portugal trained by FTHub, after attending an introductory workshop in Lisbon. She offers through her project Ngura – Forest that Heals, one-day Forest Bathing sessions and two-day workshops in Obidos, and three-day Retreats in the Azores Islands. A place “without noise, cars or
