I have been fully insured and accredited as an outdoor walking guide with first aid certification for 20 years and having looked at how the numerous International Shinrin-yoku and forest bathing Institutes go about their training my methodology is of an equally high theoretical and practical standard, is situated in a fun, sharing, equitable, open and honest atmosphere and covers the essentials of engaging and reconnecting with nature, where you are the conduit or bridge between your guests and all that nature offers.

You will learn how to be immersed in the Japanese ideology of Shinrin-yoku which is where the research and methods originated in the 1980’s.

Each institute has its own version of creating empathetic guides.

Choose which one is best suited to you and your needs and expectations.

I am researching for a PhD on how we need people to reach a transitional and transformational liminal stage in their personal and collective community orientated lives for there to be active hope and more empathy within society to enable us all to engage positively with the present Climate and Ecological Emergency. The first step is to reconnect with nature and fully understand what is important for us now and for generations to come. You will be that connector.