Forest Therapy Guide Training
Online or On Retreat
Journey with us into the depths of nature connection.
Become a certified forest therapy guide online or on a training retreat and be part of a growing movement to get people back to nature.
Turn your passion for nature into meaningful work through our internationally accredited mindfulness-based program.
Make a difference in the world through reconnecting humans to nature.
The Forest Therapy School is for:
Anyone who desires to deepen their relationship with the Earth and themselves.
Aspiring guides who are excited about sharing forest therapy with others.
Mental health or healthcare professionals, educators, clergy, coaches, yoga instructors, and other wellness practitioners who want to add a nature-based modality to their existing practice.
Learn and experience a mindful approach to forest therapy in both philosophy and practice.
Program Overview
The Forest Therapy School’s certification program is a mindfulness-based, experiential learning journey designed to offer you self-development—to deepen your relationship with nature through a sensory and embodied approach–and provide you with the necessary tools to step into your calling as a forest therapy guide.
Learn from heart-centered teachers who embody the teachings and share their wisdom in a relatable way.
Our signature program gives you everything you need to feel confident co-creating with nature so you can offer participants a meaningful guided experience.
Learn from home.
Learn on retreat.
Why train with us?
We are a women-owned business. We lead from the heart with a strong sense of integrity.
We live the work. We not only teach forest therapy but we continue to engage in private practice serving the general public, various organizations, and private clients.
We build community. We’ve trained hundreds of guides and deeply value our growing global community knowing we are in this work together.
Meet the Team
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Leah Manuel
INSTRUCTOR
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Regan Stacey
LEAD INSTRUCTOR
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Lara Laskowski
INSTRUCTOR
Curious what you’ll learn in our program?
Join the Forest Therapy School Family
Enroll in our Forest Therapy Guide Training - online or on retreat.
Choose the program that is right for you, register, and we will be in touch.
Become part of our family as a Certified Forest Therapy Guide.
Sign up for a life changing journey and dive deep into the heart of nature connection.
Be rooted in your wholeness and share the love of nature.
Experience how forest therapy can benefit all areas of life and share your passion with others.
What Our Students Are Saying…
“Do you know that realization you have once you experience something and it’s as if the keystone of the bridge has finally been put in place, the thing that holds up the rest of the structure? Participating in The Forest Therapy School’s guide certification program was like that for me - meeting with these wonderful humans, learning to more mindfully interact with the more-than-human world. This was the missing keystone in my personal and professional practice. The modules are thoughtfully laid out to help you deepen your personal awareness and also develop your comfort with sharing this beautiful practice with your community.”
— Beth Mowry, Proprietor, The Awen Center
“This was the perfect balance of self-paced learning, live engagement and learning, science/research and spirituality/mindfulness, and real-world practice. This is one of the few trainings where I am graduating actually feeling equipped to do what I signed up to learn. Many other trainings don’t really equip us to graduate and bring the work out into the world, but this one did.”
— Jessie Brown, JD, ACC
“Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge and experiences to offer this training. The breadth and depth was so much more than expected. It was so truly valuable and has offered me a whole new way of being, both personally and professionally. It has also led me to more mindful self-awareness, but also connects participants to learning, experiencing and further appreciating aspects of nature, creativity, writing, art, soul searching, spirituality and so much more, and, of course, new paths for employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Thank you for creating The Forest Therapy School!”
— Michelle Chotowetz Farkas, Registered Psychologist
“I absolutely loved the instruction. I came into this thinking I had some knowledge but it was nothing compared to what I've learned, so thank you.”
— Dee Mueller, Program Coordinator at Drake University
