Upcoming Trainings & Programs
Explore all upcoming Forest Therapy School offerings in one place, including online and in-person guide trainings, retreats, workshops, info sessions, and community gatherings. Whether you’re beginning your path or returning to deepen your practice, this is where you’ll find what’s coming next.
Fall 2026: 7-Week Online Training Retreat
September 30 to November 12, 2026
Begin your certification path from home with our live online Forest Therapy Guide Training, September 30–November 12, 2026. This 7-week online training includes a 3.5-day at-home retreat experience, live instruction, guided nature connection practices, optional embodiment practices, and a 6-week mentored practicum.
The Forest Therapy School Info Session
November 10 at 6:00pm ET
A Journey into Forest Therapy Guiding and a Deeper Relationship with the Living World. Curious where forest therapy might lead you? Join us on November 10 at 6:00pm ET, live on Zoom, to explore the journey to becoming a forest therapy guide, learn about our upcoming online and in-person certification programs, and bring your questions about what your next step might be.
Winter 2027 Session I: 16-Week Online Forest Therapy Guide Training
January 19 - May 4, 2027 (evenings)
Join the January 2027 live online Forest Therapy Guide Training. This 16-week certification program offers a spacious path into the practice of forest therapy guiding, with live instruction, guided nature connection practices, embodiment practices, community learning, and a mentored practicum from home.
Winter 2027 Session II: 16-Week Online Forest Therapy Guide Training
January 20 - May 5, 2027 (daytime)
Join the January 2027 live online Forest Therapy Guide Training. This 16-week certification program offers a spacious path into the practice of forest therapy guiding, with live instruction, guided nature connection practices, embodiment practices, community learning, and a mentored practicum from home.
PA: In-Person Training Retreat in Brandywine Valley
April 28 - May 1, 2027
Join us in “America’s Garden Capital” for 3.5 days this Spring 2027 for an in-person Forest Therapy Guide Training retreat in beautiful Brandywine Valley. 6-Week live mentored practicum runs May 5 to June 9. This immersive certification program includes live instruction, guided practice, shared meals, and time exploring the gardens and natural spaces during Spring in Brandywine Valley.
Spring 2027: 7-Week Online Training Retreat
April 14 - May 27, 2027
Join the interest list for our Spring 2027 live online Forest Therapy Guide Training. Begin your certification path from home with our live online Forest Therapy Guide Training. This 7-week online training includes a 3.5-day at-home retreat experience, live instruction, guided nature connection practices, optional embodiment practices, and a 6-week mentored practicum.
UK: In-Person Training Retreat at The Falcon at Castle Ashby
July 22 - 26, 2027
Join us for an immersive Forest Therapy Guide Training Retreat in the English countryside at historic Castle Ashby for five days in July 2027. This certification program includes yoga and Pilates, swimming, sound bath, labyrinth, and other wellness experiences at The Falcon — plus live instruction, guided forest walks, shared meals, and time among the lakes and summer landscape of Northamptonshire, UK.
Maine: In-Person Training Retreat
Summer 2027
Join the interest list! Join us in Maine for 5 days in Summer 2027 for an in-person Forest Therapy Guide Training retreat at Medomak Retreat Center in Washington, Maine. This immersive certification program includes live instruction, guided practice, shared meals, and time among the pines, lake, and late-summer landscape of Midcoast Maine.