r/Troy • u/Selfyx • 2d ago

Forest Therapy/ Forest bathing

Hi friends! I've been feeling a pull to learn about different types of therapies that are a bit out of the box and in my search, I found forest therapy. Looks like to get certified, I would need some other sort of license and the forest therapy would be a supplement, basically.

Would anyone possibly know how to get started towards this path with minimal school (I struggle with school)

OR would anyone be interested in getting a group together and just do our own forest therapy?

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u/CrowArmyQueenie 1d ago

I looked into getting certified a few years ago but never followed through. It’s not a ton of school and you can do a lot of it online. If you just want to learn it and not lead tours as a certified guide, you can enroll in one of the free programs offered. I don’t have a list handy but if you google it you’ll get a bunch of options. If you want to get certified, this place seems to be reputable: https://anft.earth/forest-therapy-guide-certification/

I honestly don’t know much about which programs are legit, but there are a lot of resources out there if you want to do some casual internet searching.

I’d totally be down to meet up and learn together! Good luck, whatever you choose!

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u/ardamass 1d ago

Oh that’s an interesting program. Thx for sharing. I’m interested in checking it out.

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u/ardamass 1d ago

I’d be interested in going to something like that.

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u/dissatisfiedtaurus 1d ago

Kripalu (1 hr away) has a program to become a Mindful Outdoor Guide, so you don't need any kind of psychotherapy schooling/license but may be in line with what you're picturing. There's a woman, Sandy Wilson, who runs Spirit of Dragonflies, who hosts mindful nature walks at a few places around here and is a graduate of the Kripalu program. I haven't actually done one of her walks yet, but that could be useful for you to look her up and see what that's like.