We are the FTHub
As the nurturing tree hub, also known as the mother tree, we are committed to mindful green health education. We train Forest Bathing Guides and Forest Therapy Practitioners worldwide, connecting people, and fostering growth. Our commitment extends to the collective advancement of Planetary Health.
Why train with the Forest Therapy Hub?
A Method and Model endorsed by international leading experts:
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.
Integrate the FTHub Method and the Liquid Interactions Model for Forest Bathing Walks and Workshops, and Forest Therapy Interventions
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.
Flexibility and adaptability
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 can sign up now and apply to start on the date of your choice.
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
- No start or end dates
- 24-week access to the full course
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), each lasting 1 hour, and 20 mentoring sessions with group dynamics, each lasting 30 minutes. It also includes 12 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 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 |
* 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 |
| 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.
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
- No start or end dates
- 36-week access to the full course
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
| 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 |
* Saturdays: calls are only made at one specific time, after Saturday’s Forest Bathing Walk (check the 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 |
| 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.
ENHANCE YOUR TRAINING BY COMBINING
FTHub CERTIFIED ONLINE TRAINING + FTHub 3-DAY IN-PERSON IMMERSIVE TRAINING IN NATURE
Interviews
Forest Bathing and Ecotourism: implementing the practice in a real paradise
Rosa is from Catalonia, studied Journalism and has been in Chile for six years, and Alfredo studied Ecotourism in the country’s capital, Santiago. They were trekking guides in none other than the monumental Torres del
Respect for homeostasis, the definitive crusade for a possible planet
Puri Canals, a brilliant and fierce warrior of the lands and seas, PhD in Biological Sciences, President of the Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Network (MedPAN). She qualified as a diver at a time when girls
Green Mental Health: our mind as a “spark of nature”
Rob Wolters is a rebel and a revolutionary. He traveled the world for nature conservation and protection, experienced how passion for nature can heal people and stood at the cradle of the Green Mental Health
