Course curriculum

  • 1

    Preparation Module - Introduction to this course

    • In this course you will learn...

    • How Thinkific works

    • Module's Overview
  • 2

    Module 1 - What is Forest Bathing - Perspectives from around the Globe

    • Learning Objectives

    • Makiko from Japan shares about Forest Bathing

    • Phyllis from Hawaii tells us her story

    • Raul from Guatemala shares his perspective on Forest Bathing

    • Michele from Australia shares her enthusiasm about forest bathing

    • What is Forest Bathing - Shinrin Yoku? Amos Clifford explains

    • Video: Amos Clifford Introduces Your Guide to Forest Bathing

    • 10 other great books on Forest Bathing and Nature Connection

  • 3

    Module 2 - History and Background of Forest Bathing

    • The beginnings - Shinrin-Yoku in Japan

    • The Core story of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT)

    • Shinrin-Yoku, Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy
  • 4

    Module 3 - Health Benefits of Forest Bathing

    • Biophilia

    • Main Studied Health Benefits

    • Relaxation, Forest Bathing and the Human Nervous System

    • Phytoncides, the Immune System and Forest Bathing

    • Attention Restoration Theory and Forest Bathing
  • 5

    Module 4 - The health of the planet – remembering our relationship with the Earth

    • How Forest Bathing impacts the way we relate to nature

    • What does reciprocity mean to you?

  • 6

    Module 5 - Where can I practice Forest Bathing?

    • Where can I practice Forest Bathing?

    • Why having a guide is beneficial

    • I want to go on a Forest Bathing walk with a certified guide

    • Certified Trails, Spaces and Places
  • 7

    Module 6 - Get to know your land

    • Questions to guide your meeting with the land

    • Tips to get yourself grounded in the place

    • Be mindful of awarenesses

  • 8

    Module 7- Let's Experience Forest Bathing!

    • Guidelines to Forest bathing before you start

    • Forest Bathing Sequence Recording

    • Some ideas for further invitations to try on your own

    • Join a Discovery Forest Bathing Retreat

  • 9

    Module 8 - Only got 10 minutes? No problem!

    • VIDEO: Introduction to Sitspot

    • Sitspot Invitations

    • Nature Mandalas
  • 10

    Module 9 - You liked it? What's next!

    • Participate in an in-person or a remotely guided Forest Bathing walk

    • Join a Discovery Forest Bathing Retreat

    • Want to take it a step further and become a guide?

    • Your feedback is super important to us! Please give us a few minutes of your time

Facilitator

Founder

Amos Clifford

Amos Clifford is the founder of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs and author of the best selling Your Guide to Forest Bathing (Conari Press 2018). Amos founded ANFT in 2012 and began offering training for guides in 2014. He is inspired by the question, "What can be done to build authentic relationships between as many people as possible with the more-than-human world." He is the primary designer of the Standard Sequence of Forest Therapy taught globally by ANFT and other forest therapy training organizations. Amos holds a BS in Organization Development and an MA in Counseling from the University of San Francisco.