Why train with the Forest Therapy Hub?
Scientific evidence and professional experience put into practice.
A Method and Model endorsed by the EU’s leading experts (Horizon).
Bring out your best with inspiring leaders in the field
Learn from trainers and experts with extensive experience in mental health and nature-based well-being practices implementation.
Integrate applicable techniques from day one
Be part of the most widespread professional Forest Bathing Guides and Forest Therapy Practitioners network in the world.
International Environment
Learn in an international and multicultural environment with trainers and students from all over the world.
Start whenever you want, create your own calendar by choosing the days and times of live classes and group dynamics with trainers that best suit you.
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 Bathing Guide
Unique and cutting-edge
This unique and cutting-edge Guide training helps you apply scientific knowledge in nature, health and well-being in a practical way.
Connection
Carry out group work with other guides with the support of the trainers.
12 weeks (96 hours)
- 20-30 minutes a day
- LANGUAGE: English
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 12 sessions of live online classes (10 modules of the manual) and 12 sessions with group dynamics, each lasting 1 hour. It also includes 8 Forest Bathing Walks live online guided by FTHub trainers, lasting 2 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 24-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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
- 10 training modules.
- 12 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).
- 70 on-demand videos.
- Self-guided practical exercises and tasks (practice).
- Downloadable materials.
- Estimated time to complete the programme: 12 weeks (96 hours).
- 24 weeks of access to the live sessions.
In addition, you will optionally have access to:
In-person training
FTHub 3-day In-person Immersive Training in Nature, with FTHub trainers (in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Polish, Portuguese, Korean or Chinese).
Find available immersions and prices.
Individual tutorials
FTHub Mentor, with the mentor of your choice (in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese and Polish).
Know your mentors, tutorials and prices.
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)
- 30-60 minutes a day
- LANGUAGE: English
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) and 18 sessions with group dynamics, each lasting 1 hour. It also includes 12 Forest Bathing Walks live online guided by FTHub trainers, lasting 2 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
In addition, you will optionally have access to:
In-person training
FTHub 3-day In-person Immersive Training in Nature, with FTHub trainers (in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Polish, Portuguese, Korean or Chinese).
Find available immersions and prices.
Individual tutorials
FTHub Mentor, with the mentor of your choice (in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese and Polish).
Know your mentors, tutorials and prices.
ENHANCE YOUR TRAINING BY COMBINING
FTHub CERTIFIED ONLINE TRAINING + FTHub 3-DAY IN-PERSON IMMERSIVE TRAINING IN NATURE
FTHub METHOD
The FTHub Method is a practical tool for designing mindful activities in natural environments and planning them in various sequences to promote nature connectedness under the theoretical principles of human-nature interaction, scientific evidence and the conceptual framework of Planetary Health.
Train with FTHub: integrate the FTHub Method, the Liquid Interactions Model and the various sequences of activities.
Empowering
Significant moments experienced in nature connection activities as pathways to individual, social and environmental change.
Integrative
Incorporating ancient traditions and the most recent theories, models and scientific evidence from various disciplinary fields.
Interactional
Responses to exposure to the environment as catalysts for actions that enhance resilience and prosocial and pro-environmental attitudes.
Interviews
Pioneer path of Forest Bathing for Forest Foundation Philippines
Rose Prudente-Jocson, FTHub Forest Bathing Guide and soon to be Forest Therapy Practitioner lives in the Philippines and was asked to design and lead a Forest Bathing program in a forest run by one of the
Corporate Forest Bathing Expertise in the forests of India
“I lived in Mumbai, which is a concrete jungle, but it still has trees in the streets, and I love trees”. Vaishnavi Viswanathan is an FTHub Forest Bathing Guide and trainer living now in Bangalore,
Groundbreaking Nature and Adventure Therapy for the disabled paired with nondisabled in the Himalayas
M.A. Psych Tanya Ginwala is an Experiential educator and a passionate Adventure and Nature-based Therapist. She is the Indian representative in the International Adventure Therapy Committee. She initiated the “Adventure and Nature Based Therapy –
