Guide Certification
Start In-Person
This pathway offers the same full Forest Therapy Guide certification, starting with an in-person training and continuing online. It is designed for those who value immediate connection, hands-on experience, and learning through presence from the very beginning.
Beginning in person allows you to step directly into the forest, the practice, and the community — building relationships with peers and trainers from day one. The online phase that follows continues with the same cohort, offering shared continuity as you deepen your understanding, integrate the practice into daily life, and keep learning together over time.
Your Certification Pathway
STEP 1:
7 Day In-Person Training
Step 1
You will start your training with a 7 day in person training. Thsi will be a highly experiential training that will teach you the skills and techniques to competently and confidently guide a Forest Therapy walk.
STEP 2:
4-Month Remote Training
Step 2
You will continue your learning journey through a 4 month remote online training where you will consolidate your learnings through live calls with your trainers and fellow students, start guiding your practice walks. As part of the remote part of the program you continue to spend a lot of time exploring this practice through nature connection activities outside.
STEP 3:
Get Your Certification
Step 3
After completing the 7 day in-person training and the 4-month remote training, you will receive your certification as an ANFT Certified Forest Therapy Guide and be part of the largest Forest Therapy Guide Community Worldwide.
Forest Therapy Guide In-Person Training
7 Day In-Person + 4 Month Remote Training
- Cohort 176
Enrollment Deadline
- 02/11/2026
- 7:00 am
- English
Live Calls (Times in PST)
- Wednesday
- 4:00 pm
to
- 6:00 pm
- Cohort 172
Enrollment Deadline
- 14/09/2026
- 7:00 am
- English
Live Calls (Times in PST)
- Thursday
- 6:00 pm
to
- 8:00 pm
- Cohort 166
Enrollment Deadline
- 13/06/2026
- 7:00 am
- English
Live Calls (Times in PST)
- Tuesday
- 4:00 pm
to
- 6:00 pm
- Cohort 167
Enrollment Deadline
- 23/07/2026
- 7:00 am
- English
Live Calls (Times in PST)
- Monday
- 9:00 am
to
- 11:00 am
- Cohort 171
Enrollment Deadline
- 28/08/2026
- 7:00 am
- English
Live Calls (Times in PST)
- Monday
- 3:30 pm
to
- 5:30 pm
What You Will Learn
- Learn how to guide ANFT's Standard Sequence - A Powerful approach to nature connection
- Sequencing forest therapy invitations for maximum impact and benefit
- The heart-centered Way of the Guide approach
- The Language of Invitation to help create powerful connections with self and nature
- Somatic techniques for embodied awareness
- The pedagogy and fundamentals of nature connection
- Nature and forest therapy research and knowledge
- Trail awareness and safety - how to choose a forest therapy trail
- Getting to know your bioregion, its history, watershed, awarenesses and more
- Facilitation skills that promote an open environment for group sharing
- Expressive arts activities for forest therapy
- Competency standards: what a Forest Therapy Guide should know and be able to do
- Tips for successfully promoting your forest therapy offerings
How you will learn
A comprehensive curriculum and student centered pedagogy to develop your skills and knowledge
4 month remote LIVE Calls with presentations from your trainers and fellow cohort members
Small Group discussion calls with your trainers
Downloadable manual
30+ short teaching videos by the ANFT training team
40+ assignments & self-exploration activities
20+ nature connection activities
Access to research papers and studies
Fun Facts & Refelctions
7 Day in person experiential training
Guide your own walks and debrief them with your trainers
Access the largest Forest Therapy Guide community in the world
Want to know more about the training?
JOIN OUR FREE TRAINING WALKTHROUGH CALLS
Talk to those who have been there from the beginning. Trainers who have guided in forests throughout the world. Guides who have met and managed a myriad of situations encountered on the trail. People who know this practice in their heads, hearts, and bones. Learn the details of ANFT’s acclaimed training. Is it the right training for you?
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