Why Nature and Forest Therapy?

Nature and Forest Therapy Promotes:

Wellbeing.
People are more stressed, anxious, and depressed and have more chronic health conditions. Forest Therapy provides a pathway for people to remember how to immerse themselves in nature to rest from all that consumes them in their daily lives.
Nature Connectedness.
Jacques Cousteau once said, “People protect what they love.” A heartfelt, embodied relationship with nature naturally leads to a love of nature and recognition that we are nature.
Happiness.
The sense of connectedness leads toward compassion and away from apathy, greed, and selfishness. This deeper compassion supports the kind of relational values that will support new solutions for the health of people and the planet. TreeHappy facilitates human connection with the natural world.
Somatic work with the Earth and our bodies provides all participants the opportunity to remember the nature of relationship and the way we are all connected with one another and our environment.

What Distinguishes Nature and Forest Therapy?

Association of Nature and Forest Therapy
With more than 800 trained guides, 15 trainers and 30 mentors in over 55 countries, the ANFT envisions mobilizing the world’s largest referral network to medical and healthcare systems along with alternative and complementary healing modalities. A robust body of research demonstrates what we have always intuitively known: time in nature is good for us. The ANFT’s role is to develop a solidly grounded practice that supports the well-being of people and, by connecting them with nature, inspire people to become advocates for healing our relationships with the More Than Human World.