Pocono Forest Bathing

Nature and Forest Therapy Guide covering the Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania and Nosara, Costa Rica. Operating out of Lake Harmony, PA

Expected Forest Therapy Guide Certification Graduation Date: October, 2020

Nature has always been my 'happy place' and I feel most comforted when outside and in among the trees. I run a 'Sketch and Blether' group in Inverness at the Botanic Gardens and am now starting to offer Forest Therapy and Forest Bathing sessions in the Highlands of Scotland within the ancient Caledonian Pine Forest.

I'm particularly passionate about guided people who may be considered more vulnerable; those with mental struggles, addictions etc.

On Vancouver Island, working with a Foundation to offer forest therapy as part of our healing modalities, often on Gabriola Island.

I am a long-standing advocate for social injustice. One of the most severe being the mistreatment of nature and all things connected to the natural world in the name of 'progress'.

In what ways do I demonstrate this ..?

I am a member of the management committee for The Hunter Community Environment Centre who works on shutting down the coal industry in NSW leading towards a national closure.

I am volunteer coordinator for The Wilderness Society, an organisation committed to the preservation of all natural spaces in Australia. My role is essentially based around recruitment and the wellbeing of the members within our local activist groups.

I am a passionate advocate for Regenerative Culture within the global movement Extinction Rebellion, and stand beside other local efforts as an XR Newy member such as SS4C & NCCR. I believe this training will be most beneficial to my local community as a whole when maintaining a vigil with every person's social and emotional wellbeing around environmental impact.

I have a role in capacity building as a Disability Support Officer, mainly focusing on developing the strengths of youths living on the spectrum. I have encountered some amazing moments shared within nature walks testifying to the healing benefits of connection with nature through this work.

Most importantly .. I am the sole carer of three teenage sons, who have been the drive for every aspect of personal growth and social development for the last twenty years. They remain now, as much as ever, my inspiration to find my place within the 'human world'.

I'm an islander from the beautiful green mountains and crystal waters of Puerto Rico. Its limestone cliffs in the north, its dry forests in the south and its rain forests in its heart led me to develop a deep connection with nature. Therefore, I have dedicated myself to environmental education and conservation in protected areas managed by non-profit organizations. Nature unites us in many ways, however, if you want to share with me a little, bring some drums or other type of instrument and let's make music together.

Hello friends! My name is Julietta (Jewel-etta) and I'm happily living in Halifax Nova Scotia, where I just completed my Master of Resource and Environmental Management at Dalhousie University. After launching Text-A-Tree at the Halifax Public Gardens, I was inspired to learn more about helping people restore their relationship with the land, particularly in urban areas. That's why I am so honoured to be offering Forest Therapy guided walks! You don't have to go far to find your place in nature, you're already in it.

Our walks take place on the traditional territory of Mi'kma'ki. We honour the caretakers of this land, both past and present.

Meghan Casey is the owner/administrator of Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, which is a family run rainforest conservation and sustainable tourism project.

You can stay with them in their beautiful rainforest retreat, enjoy healthy local organic food, and of course learn about the rainforest or enjoy forest bathing or forest therapy in their private piece of rainforest.

Marc Farrow is the founder of Winston-Salem Forest Bathing. Marc is a naturalist; he’s been an organic gardener and wild food forager since childhood. He began to learn and study the art of meditation 25 years ago. He has spent his professional career in a medical service profession, as a licensed Physical Therapist. For the past 22 years, Marc has provided services to individuals of all ages and with all levels of physical, neurological, emotional and cognitive difficulties; he has a background in integrative approaches in restorative therapy. In addition, he is a Forest Therapy Guide and is a member of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, also a member of Piedmont Environmental Alliance. Marc looks forward to seeing you in the forest!

Recently retired executive excited about providing forest bathing walks on our farm. Belain Farm is a working horse farm with well maintained trails through mixed forest and wetlands.

Scarlet has been working to support children an their families for over 15 years. She recently received her Infant-Family &Early Childhood Mental Health Practitioner endorsement as well as her Reflective Practice Facilitator endorsement from the California Center for IFECMH at WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention. She is also a certified Infant Massage Instructor and Simplicity Parenting Family Life Coach. She has run nature immersion and forest based childcare and support programs in Northern California since 2012. Most recently she is coordinating Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health training programs for the 0 to 8 Mental Health Collaborative and incorporating Forest Therapy into her work with pregnant and perinatal mothers.