Forest Therapy Guiding in Winter and Cold Weather
A four-day gathering. A council with the more-than-human world
Four self-paced modules. Guiding through cold, snow, and early dark.
Winter narrows what a walk can be, and then it opens something else: fire, lantern light, the particular quiet that arrives with snow. This course moves through the three phases of the ANFT Forest Therapy Journey from a cold weather lens, covering everything from participant communications and gear to warm rocks, snowshoes, and setting up tea when your hands are cold.
Self-paced | Online
$98
USD
INCLUDES
- Four self-paced modules following the three phases of the Forest Therapy Journey
- Short videos filmed on the trail in winter conditions
- Hot Tips for Cold Weather in every module
- Cold Weather Connections exploratory prompts
- A preparatory communications template for participants
- Cold weather invitations
- Guide gear considerations
Who it's for
This course is for certified Forest Therapy guides who want to guide well in varying degrees of cold and snow.
It is especially for guides who want:
– to keep a practice going through the winter months
– to feel prepared for the logistics that cold weather adds
– practical footing on safety, gear, and what to tell participants beforehand
– invitations that work when the ground is frozen and the light goes early
– to see how these walks are actually held in the cold
What you'll experience
Four pre-recorded modules, taken at whatever pace serves you, an orientation to preparations, then Threshold of Connection, Liminality, and Threshold of Incorporation, each considered in cold weather.
Each module offers:
– short videos filmed on the trail in winter conditions
– Hot Tips for Cold Weather – the practical knowledge that makes the difference
– Cold Weather Connections – exploratory prompts to grow your winter practice
You’ll see the logistics of tending a fire, a preparatory communications template for participants, and guide gear considerations. Then the invitations themselves: Pleasures of Presence lying down and by the fire, What’s in Motion with lanterns at night, a warm rock invitation, wandering with a lantern as your guide, being with the snow, and tea set up in the cold and after dark. Most guides spend around two hours per module.
What makes this different
Stana Luxford Oddie guides in a Canadian winter, and the videos were made there — outside, in the conditions the course describes. She has guided walks for all ages since 2016 and facilitated nature connection for more than twenty-five years through Cataraqui Conservation, the first conservation authority in Ontario to offer Forest Therapy. The course keeps to the sequence you already know and works through what each phase asks of you when it’s cold, so the learning attaches directly to the practice you have.
Why join us
Many guides pause when the temperature drops, and a season of practice goes quiet with them. Winter walks are often the ones participants remember most — the fire, the lanterns, the snow holding sound. This course gives you the preparation and the invitations to guide through the cold with confidence, and to offer something in January that no other month can give.
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