Interviews
Forest Bathing and Wellness Tourism: a pioneering path in Patagonia
Juan Aubert is the founder of Anfitriones Turísticos (“touristic host”), a tourism company in Villa La Angostura, one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world and most exclusive destinations located in the Argentine Patagonia. He offers Forest Bathing in the framework of Experiential and Well-being Tourism, working also with travel agencies and public tourism
Green jobs in depth: the appeal of working for health and forests
Vera Steinberg lives in Bonn, Germany, and grew up very near the Black Forest, one of the most beautiful areas in the world. As a M.Sc. in Forest Ecology and Management, she works as a Policy Advisor for Forest Europe where she leads the work stream “Green Jobs and forest education”. This includes research and
Forest Therapy for specific groups: from Environmental Education to a new connection with nature
The cover image of this interview means a lot to them. Ibon Sarasola Monzon and Violeta Toran Pereg, Forest Bathing Guides and Forest Therapy Practitioners, have guided together with Forest Therapy Hub in pilot projects of Forest Therapy interventions for specific groups of women victims of exclusion and domestic violence, adults in loneliness and teachers
Sustainability and climate change: Social Psychology research for public policy changes
How can day-to-day personal decisions affect the future? Ricardo García Mira, PhD in Social Psychology, has researched and turned the answers into policy guidelines in Europe. What lifestyle, social consumption in energy, clothing and food as a pattern of time use do we lead? His profound look at sustainable consumption, nature-based solutions to avoid aggressive
“Joyful healing”: Forest Bathing for educators, children an Muslim mothers and daughters
Susan Andrien lives in Oakland, California, and has decades of experience as a Marriage and Family therapist, Restorative Justice Circle keeper and Camp Counselor for traveling camps with children and teenagers. She is an FTHub-trained Guide and her next steps in Forest Bathing -a training that has given her professional “sinergy”, “grounding” and “community”- are
Won Sop Shin and the Korean Public Policy on Forests for happiness, health and welfare
Without him, the importance of forests for human health would not be the same. Forests are a public policy by law in Korea thanks to him. The studies, research and efforts of this child born in a very small Korean village surrounded by forests and mountains reaped rewards. He will be giving an online lecture
