Giovanna Raineri was born and raised in Chile. Her love for nature and being outside led her to work as an outdoor guide for 10 years, having the chance to work and live at Torres del Paine National Park (Patagonia) and the Atacama Desert . She lived in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) for 8 years where she was in the hotel management and travel company and later she became an Ontological Coach spending 8 years working with people and organizations .She came across the concept of Shinrin-Yoku in 2014 while she was settling in her new place in a forest in the south of Chile . She kept looking for training until she found the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and immediately felt touched by the words: "The forest is the therapist, the guide opens the door". Giovanna was trained in 2019 and certified in march 2020. She quit her job as a coach and she has been advocating full time to Forest Therapy. She has been guiding and facilitating experiences since then. She works with Fundacion Bayos where she facilitates Forest Therapy to Families, teenagers and Children and she is also guiding experiences for a Lodge in the island of Chiloé. She is fluent in Spanish and English.

Dr. Mario Reyes Aliaga is a certified Forest and Nature Therapy guide by ANFT.He was born in the mountains of Cajamarca, Peru, and currently lives in the central mountain range in Santiago, Chile. The son of a father who is a marine biologist and ecologist, a nature lover, he grew up among mountains and forests, surrounded by the wonders of nature and its beings. From a very young age he has been captivated and has developed a relationship with the environment and the living beings of its different kingdoms. Within his professional training he is dedicated to integrative medicine, complex pain management and palliative care, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, as well as being a Qi Gong instructor and herbalist. Since he discovered Forest and Nature Therapy he connected with a childhood dream, to be a guardian of the forests, to help in their preservation and to facilitate the reconnection of humans with it. Trained in the Hedgehog cohort in 2022, he has dedicated himself to guiding walks in the Peumayen mountain range in Santiago, Viento village, Curiñanco, Valdivia, and Alerce Andino park, Puerto Montt. He has participated in different instances to spread the practice of Shirin Yoku, especially in outdoor education communities and groups of environmental leaders in Chile. Today he works in the Chilean public health system, focusing on Pain Relief and Palliative Care, always prescribing Forest and Nature therapies to patients and their families.