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Learn the art and the science of forest bathing and get certified as a Shinrin Yoku Forest Bathing Guide. This course is a prerequisite for TMT Shinrin Yoku Forest Bathing Instructor Certification Training Level 2.
TMT’s online Forest Bathing course is equally suitable for absolute beginners in the health and wellness practices, as well as professional wellness practitioners of various modalities.
Once enrolled in the program, you will be given access to The Mindful Space platform, which provides a seamless Forest Bathing learning experience online, with over 20 hours worth of in-depth reading materials on Forest Bathing, mindfulness, physical and mental wellness.
TMT Guide Assessment Markers will help you to complete your practicum. Your instructor will facilitate a process of completing your practice during the entire duration of the training, especially during The Mindful Practice (week 11 – week 15) module.
In all, this theory + practical training program enriches the in-nature training, deepens understanding and provides our students with an ongoing knowledge on Forest Bathing in order to lead a successful tours or business relating to health and wellness.
After completion of the 20-week course, you will be awarded with
TMT Professional Shinrin Yoku Guide – Level 1 certification.
TMT Shinrin Yoku Guide & Instructor, MSc in Forestry
Central European Time, 1h30/session
July 4 – November 20, 2022
TMT Shinrin Yoku Guide & Instructor, MS in Applied Family Science, Dance Therapy Instructor
Central European Time, 1h30/session
TMT Co-founder and Head Instructor, PhDEng, MScPsy
Central European Time, 1h30/session
Week 1-5
Week 6-10
Week 11-15
Week 16-20
Complete your our 15-week online training before arriving to Japan. Only limited spaces are available (up to 5 people).
An assitant will guide you every step through the process before arriving to Japan for the 4-night immersive in-nature training.
Learn to share your skills with others in training. Understand what it takes to make unique Shinrin Yoku sessions.
The Mindful Tourist (TMT) aims to provide a conducive environment for you to go deep into the vast and transforming world of Forest. TMT's Shinrin Yoku Certification Training is based on the latest scientific research on the Japanese Shinrin Yoku, nature connection and mindfulness practices. Designed to provide broad and varied experiences and activities, the training invites you to think deeply about what nature means to you and builds on your prior knowledge and experiences. Internationally recognized certification with internship opportunities with The Mindful Tourist upon completion.
Forest Bathing is the new yoga and there is a growing demand for Forest Bathing guides and instructors.
Shinrin Yoku training is particularly useful for health, fitness, holistic wellness and medical professionals and may be used to enhance the effectiveness of other wellness modalities practiced by professionals in the fields of, including, but not limited to yoga, mindfulness, naturopathy, psychotherapy, massage therapy, meditation, energy healing, somatic movement and medicine.
Shinrin Yoku (森林浴) or forest bathing has become a vital part of preventative healthcare in Japan. The results of Japanese medical studies have shown forest bathing improves sleep quality, mood and ability to focus, strengthens the immune system and reduces stress levels. TMT was founded in Kyoto, Japan. Now with our instructors based in different parts of the world, you can join our online or immersion training programs all year round in various locations such as Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Poland, the US and Sweden.
Find balance and heal your soul with Forest Therapy. Expand and deepen your knowledge on the healing powers of nature. Experience profound personal growth and development and help transform lives as a certified nature-based well-being practitioner or a Forest Bathing instructor.
Learn to slow down and pace yourself to the rhythm of nature. Expand and deepen your knowledge on the healing powers of nature. Focus on what matters to your well-being and be inspired to serve others doing what you love.
Achieve a healthy work/life balance. Experience profound personal growth and development, and help transform lives as a certified forest guide or nature-based wellness practitioner.
Find your "Ikigai" or "The reason for being," and live a life of meaning and purpose. Use your passion to inspire the service of others and, in that service, create the opportunity for business.
If nature has touched your life in some ways and your interest and curiosity have lead you here on our website, it is probably a good indication that you would like to turn this affinity for nature into something tangible. Our Forest Bathing training courses have helped and guided students to turn their passions into a lifestyle, a purpose, a career, a business.
In this section, we discuss how this training could help you align your goals, add values to your life, and following your inner guidance to ensure that you are living your very unique purpose.
Our curriculum is founded on solid research about Forest Bathing and its holistic well-being benefits. Designed to
provide broad and varied experiences and activities it invites you to think deeply about what nature means to you and builds on your prior knowledge and experiences.
Our client’s well-being is of utmost importance. Our students go through training topics such as ethical guidelines & code of conduct, values and empathy to maintain high standard of client services.
Internationally recognized certification with internship opportunities with The Mindful Tourist upon completion. Train in Japan. Cultivate mindfulness and connect deeply to nature. Live the Forest Bathing retreat’s life to get inspired to design your own
Turn your passion into a business, through TMT Connected Community’s business consultations.
Because we believe that a Forest Bathing session is more than just a hike in the woods or a hug of trees, our sessions are usually used as a tool to connect with clients on a more profound level. When this connection happens, it is a golden opportunity to use your passions to transform lives. It is not uncommon for a client to share chronic health complaints, deep personal struggles or detrimental stress during a session, however we have to remember that a Shinrin Yoku Guide is not a therapist. By learning how to respond appropriately, trust and a meaningful connection is established.
“I can’t remember ever taking a class where the harmony and energy was so right off the bat. After the first meeting I felt I had arrived in a way I hadn’t in a long time. It is not only the topic that unites us but also something deeper, an inner basic attitude towards life and nature. This bond has made me look forward to seeing each other’s faces on my laptop all the more each week.
Since childhood, I was passionate about nature. As a resilience therapist, the forest, with its health-promoting properties, has taken on an even more important place for me. The Mindful Tourist has taught me a lot and brought closer my desire to combine resilience therapy with Shinrin Yoku. I have not only learned theoretical knowledge but also more about myself and the unconscious connection and background of my love for nature. I have rediscovered myself a little bit through some tasks.
At the beginning of the course I didn’t know what exactly to expect and was open to everything. Still, I didn’t think that after an online course I would walk out with so much knowledge that I can put into practice. Milena and Pin, with their style and approach, have also been incredibly beneficial in making the weeks so educational and enjoyable. As well as my wonderful course mates who, through conversation and their thoughts, gave me an hour that I looked forward to all week 🙂
I have been looking forward to doing Level 2 training and practicing Shinrin Yoku in the Japanese woods since the beginning.
Thank you Milena, Pin, Stephanie and Dhouha for such a wonderful time. I can’t wait to see you all and laugh together with you in person!” Agata Bielski, TMT certified Shinrin Yoku guide.
We made a pledge to focus on our purpose and passion (for us and our team), value and inspiration (for our students/clients), sustainability and inclusion (for the environment and the community) and we agreed never to make business-related decisions based on financial reasons. We also will remain boutique and personalized.
Being frugal and intentional with our daily expenses and being creative with our strategies allow us to keep our costs very low and, as a result, we do not need a massive number of students to be profitable. Not having to pay rent for an office space and not having advertising budget enable us to offer affordable quality education. Not advertising means you find us with intention and we do not spend our money to promote more distractions in the world to put our content in front of those who do not need to see it. We choose to grow slowly, steadily and organically.
Continous Professional Development (CPD) is a personal commitment: it reflects your determination to keep your professional knowledge on Forest Bathing up-to-date and improve your capabilities as a Nature-Based practitioner.
If you are previously certified in Level 1 Forest Bathing Guide training by TMT or The Mindful Tourist, you may want to explore TMT Forest Bathing Instructor Training Level 2.
It is worth mentioning that the credit you are entitled to from your Level 1 training can be applied towards this Instructor Training, valid after 1 year of the completion of my Level 1 training.
If you have some experience with Forest Bathing or have been certified to offer Forest Bathing professionally by other institutions, you maybe qualified to enroll in our TMT Forest Bathing Instructor Training Level 2, with our Conversion Program, subject to a favorable assessment.
Your program fee includes a digital certificate, which can be used to show your qualification on your website or LinkedIn.
If required, your certificate could be printed and mailed to you, at no extra charge. In order to reduce the environmental impact of mail delivery and printing on paper, we require that our students plant a tree for each certificate printed and mailed. In order to offset the carbon emission, TMT will plant a tree at our corner of the world for each certificate requested to be printed and mailed, too. You are also required to show some evidence of a tree planting using a medium of photo, video or a social media post.
TMT Connect Community operates using a franchise business model where The Mindful Tourist’s certified instructors get to be a part of. After being certified, TMT Instructors will get all the business support they need to be able to operate a TMT Forest Bathing Retreat or open a TMT Forest Bathing training center under The Mindful Tourist brand name. Click here to read more about TMT Connect Community.
If you are currently on our Level 1 Forest Bathing Guide training, your Forest Bathing sessions and retreat will be featured on Forest Bathe Around The World, given you fill out the form on that page. This comes at no additional charge for TMT certified guides.
As our community expands our reach to all continents, we grow in numbers of our certified TMT Instructors. If an immersion training is preferred, now we have instructors based in Europe, Asia and North America.
Regardless of the training location, our programs will equip you with both the art and the science of the practice of Forest Bathing. Please contact us for more information on this.
