Forest Therapy Guide Certification
Winter Online 2027
January 19 - May 4, 2027
16-Week Online Training
FOREST THERAPY GUIDE CERTIFICATION
Join our 16-week Online Training designed to deepen your connection with the natural world as you slowly embody the teachings.
Over 10 immersive weeks, you’ll explore rich course content, experience guided forest therapy walks, and connect with a supportive community through weekly meetups.
Then, integrate your learning through a 6-week mentored practicum that helps you embody the practice and prepare to guide others.
16 weeks: 10 modules + 6-week practicum
January 19, 2027 — May 4, 2027
Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Tuition: $1895 USD*
Early-Bird savings of $200 if you register before December 1
Class size is limited.
You will have choice of Pay in Full, or Pay in 4 when registering.
If you choose the Pay in Full, there will be payment plans available through Klarna and Afterpay at checkout.
We offer a limited number of partial scholarships. If you are in need of scholarship assistance you are welcome to fill out the application here. We will reach out two weeks prior to the start of class to confirm your scholarship award. Thank you.
The Curriculum
Whether you are taking this course for personal growth or to share the life-changing benefits of forest therapy with others, the curriculum is thoughtfully designed to give you a deeper understanding of the emerging field of forest therapy. You’ll walk away with the skills and confidence to guide participants in meaningful and restorative forest bathing experiences.
You will learn…
What it means to be a forest therapy guide
The history of forest therapy and forest bathing
The holistic benefits of the practice along with the science to back it up
Mindfulness in nature and embodiment practices
How to offer guided nature meditations
The importance of the senses in connecting to nature and ourselves
A reliable and trusted walk sequence for guiding your clients
How to craft nature-based invitations for client engagement
How to personally style a forest bathing walk
Group facilitation and effective communication skills
The psycho-spiritual dimension of the human-nature connection
Meet Your Instructor:
Regan Stacey
Owner and Lead Instructor of The Forest Therapy School
Regan Stacey is an artist, writer, and mindfulness meditation teacher who brings humans and nature together for personal, collective, and planetary well-being. The forest has long been a partner in her life — through joy, curiosity, and life’s most difficult challenges. As a cancer survivor, she came to understand the healing power of nature through a deeper understanding of our interconnectedness. Now she, in turn, shares what she has learned: how to awaken the forest within.
She is dedicated to the work of reconnecting humans to nature and is highly credentialed as your instructor. She is qualified to teach mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) through Brown University and is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher through the Greater Good Science Center and Sounds True, with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach (MMTCP). She trained with Gil Fronsdal, Kirsten Rudestam, and Susie Harrington in Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy and is certified through the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies.
Your training takes place 100% online
with no in-person requirement
You will receive…
10 modules with instructor-led classes
weekly nature connection practices
6-week mentored practicum
3 forest therapy walks
mentoring calls
resource library
community
Lifetime access for FTS Certified Forest Therapy Guides
Our 16-week Online Signature Training is designed to deepen your nature connection as you slowly embody the teachings over the course of 10 immersive weeks of content and 3 forest therapy walks, followed by a 6-week mentored practicum.
All classes and walks take place virtually via Zoom.
During the weekly ‘live meetups,’ you will have the opportunity to join in discussion with our highly qualified instructors and your peers, bringing life to the online course materials.
You will also experience 3 virtual forest therapy walks during the program—2 instructor-led walks and 1 student-led walk where you will get hands-on practice.
During the 6-week practicum you'll have access to your instructors via Q&A group mentor calls.
Once certified, you’ll receive The Forest Therapy School’s collection of 100 invitations for use on your walks, a resource library of books, articles, websites, films, poetry, research studies, etc. to deepen your knowledge, as well as a fully customizable slide presentation to share with your community to grow your guiding practice.
In addition, you will receive an invitation to join our virtual community of Certified Forest Therapy Guides where you can connect, be inspired, and receive ongoing support.
As an FTS Certified Forest Therapy Guide, you receive lifetime access to our training guidebook, which means as we add to the program, you will have access to all the new training content.
To qualify for certification, you may miss no more than 3 module reviews. All classes are recorded. Additionally, you must make 2 of the 3 scheduled forest therapy walks. The walks are not recorded.
"The Forest Therapy School's Forest Therapy Guide Program has been an amazing experience. The content, layout, delivery, pace and overall approach was so well done in all respects. It's been such a pleasure to learn from you, and I am truly grateful for the knowledge and skills I've acquired. I am confident and excited to begin my journey as a forest therapy guide, and look forward to being a part of the community. Thank you. " — Mike Sidoti, M.Ed., MBA, BCC
Schedule:
Live Instruction:
Tuesdays, January 19, 2027 – May 4, 2027 | 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
Forest Therapy Walks:
Saturday, DATE TBD @ 10:00 am — 11:30 am ET
Saturday, DATE TBD @ 10:00 am — 11:30 am ET
Saturday, DATE TBD @ 10:00 am — 11:30 am ET
Graduation:
Tuesday, May 4, 2027 @ 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm ET
To qualify for certification, you may miss no more than 3 classes and you must make 2 of the 3 scheduled forest therapy walks. All classes are recorded.
Class space is limited.
Tuition: $1895 USD
Early-Bird savings of $200 through December 1.
You will have choice of Pay in Full, or Pay in 4 when registering.
If you choose the Pay in Full, there will be payment plans available through Klarna and Afterpay at checkout.
We offer a limited number of partial scholarships. Currently, scholarships are filled for the January class. If you are in need of scholarship assistance and would like to join the waitlist, you are welcome to fill out the application here. We will reach out two weeks prior to the start of class to confirm your scholarship award. Thank you