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Growing your Yasei Shinrin Yoku Guide Certification
You can grow your Guide Certification and become a Practitioner which will allow you to deliver our 12 Session Forest Therapy Program. We understand that as a Forest Therapy Guide you are challenged which trying to retain your clients for return visits. Currently the largest segment of Forest Therapy clients are those who become a “one-off client”. It’s this dynamic that has plagued ecotourism and nature-based guiding for decades. At the Wildcraft Forest School we have developed a 12 session Forest Therapy program where clients have a more enhanced opportunity to follow through with nature-based healing with your guidance.
You can now become a Practitioner and we will deduct the Distance Learning Registration Fee that you have paid, which will allow you to enroll in the Practitioner Training Program.
Register now so that we can reserve your space where training programs are offered every month from May to September.
Wild Forest Therapy Winter Tookit
If you have been a past participant in our Guide or Practitioner Programs and you would like to receive “Wild Forest Therapy Winter Tookit” you can register today and begin the program on the 15th of the following month. The winter program will help you to continue your practice during the late autumn and winter months and includes print material, videos and question and answer sessions.
It doesn’t matter how much snow is on the ground, or how long the winter is, your Yasei Shinrin Yoku practice does not have to be put on hold.
Register now at $180 (Canadian Dollars)
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Nature is returning as a key element within the human spiritual experience. Don Elzer talks about how Yasei Shinrin Yoku delivers a practice where-by we create a working relationship with nature through stewardship.
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Yasei Shinrin Yoku Guide
Forest Therapy Guide Certification Programs
Four different online certification training programs with live sessions in Wild Forest Bathing and Wilderness Therapies within Sanctuary Forests
Our connection to nature is embedded within our DNA, the forest provides us with all the psychological and chemical attributes needed to live healthy lives – but our challenge is to learn how to reconnect with the living forest. Shinrin Yoku is Japanese for “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere” this popular Japanese therapy represents a new form of nature-based healing.
Yasei Shinrin Yoku or “Taking in the Wild Forest Atmosphere” considers the expansion of our health, purpose and well-being as being directly related to the work that we do for the benefit of the forest – the practice considers that we and the forest are “one” and that through this presence the true natural balance of energy can be achieved that benefits both the individual and the natural world. If we invest in the health and growth of the forest then the forest will invest in us – the medium of exchange is “life-force”.
Shinrin Yoku was developed in Japan during the 1980s and has become a building block for preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine. Researchers primarily in Japan and South Korea have established an extensive body of scientific literature on the health benefits of spending time under the canopy of a living forest. In addition, the Wildcraft Forest School has explored and catalogued experiences and research based on the delivery of forest therapy programs over many years.
All programs include a Deciduous Forest Toolkit which helps Guides and Practitioners navigate Forest therapy in areas where a Conifer Forest is lacking. Yasei Shinrin Yoku combines the healing abilities presented by the natural world with spiritual and environmental stewardship and incorporates wildcrafting, which includes a tangible understanding of the sentient forest.
Yasei Shinrin Yoku Guide Certification provides participants with an opportunity to set up an independent practice and provides support for advancing towards Practitioner Certification which provides skills for delivering a Yasei 12-session program and establishing a Yasei Sanctuary Forest. This learning program provides an understanding of wilderness therapies and forms of wildcrafting-based nutri-ecopsychology. Upon satisfactory completion of program levels, participants will receive Yasei Shinrin Yoku Guide Certification, which can assist them in both career and self-employment endeavors especially suited for alternative health services, the spiritual arts, theology, energy work, education, food, nutrition and outdoor recreation.
Details
There are four guide certification levels in Yasei Shinrin Yoku:
- Level 1: Basic
- Level 2: Intuitive
- Level 3: Pathfinder
- Level 4: Meditation
Successful completion of each level will garner participants a certificate for that level. Participants must engage with the program beginning with Level 1 and then if they choose, progress into each advanced level for an advanced certification. Enrollment can occur with the start of each level or participants can register for the entire four levels at a reduced rate.
Level 1: Basic
Basic Certification Training includes a foundation understanding of Yasei Shinrin Yoku and the methods involved with creating a tangible relationship with the forest and nature as it exists within the location of your present or future practice. This training includes a number of Forest Therapy exercises and meditation which will provide the means to deliver 20minute to one hour session to individuals and groups.
- Level 1 - Registration Cost: $180 CAD
Level 2: Intuitive
Intuitive Certification Training includes a foundation understanding of Yasei Shinrin Yoku methods for building intuitive strength and the methods involved with Nature-to-Person communication. The training builds on ancient wisdom connected to nature divination methods as well as science connected to mutualism found in nature. This training includes a second tier of Forest Therapy exercises and meditation which will provide the means to deliver a number of one or two hour sessions to individuals and groups.
- Level 2 - Registration Cost: $180 CAD
Level 3: Pathfinder
Pathfinder Certification Training includes a basic understanding of Yasei Shinrin Yoku stewardship methods for building cognitive strength and the methods involved with Nature-to-Person relationships. The training builds on ecological and stewardship practices which strengthen one’s spiritual connection to nature. This training includes a third tier of Forest Therapy exercises and meditations that include Earthing methods and will provide the means to deliver a number of one or two hour sessions to individuals and groups.
- Level 3 - Registration Cost: $180 CAD
Level 4: Meditation
Meditation Certification Training includes a basic understanding of Yasei Shinrin Yoku meditation and breathwork methods for building lifeforce strength and balance. This training includes a number of rest and sleep exercises which strengthen Circadian Rhythms. This Level 4 training is the final and most advanced level of Guide Certification and builds on aspects for delivering a Yasei Shinrin Yoku practice including health and wellness trends and creating your own business case for a practice. This training includes a fourth tier of Forest Therapy exercises and meditations and will provide the means to deliver a number of two hour sessions to individuals and groups.
- Level 4 - Registration Cost: $180 CAD
Yasei Comprehensive Guide Registration
- Full Registration Cost that includes Levels 1-4 – Discounted: $580 CAD
Additional features in the training program
- Each level includes a self-guided lesson package that includes the “Science you Need to Know” and various tools and video support.
- Each level includes a Deciduous Forest Toolkit and a Conifer Forest Toolkit specific to each level.
- Each level also includes scheduled video conferences as well as personal online or phone support when required.
- Upon completion of Level 4, participants can advance to Practitioners Training if they choose, if so the Level 4 Guide Registration Fee will be deducted from the Practitioners Training Registration Fee. Please note that registration credits are adjusted if “specials” are being offered.
- Registration also includes a Wildcraft Forest School Membership which offers additional free learning services and discounts to in-person events at the Wildcraft Forest.
Timeframes
Each certification level is self-guided and it is possible to complete each level within 30 days however the average completion period is 60 days. There is also additional time required for the school to review your work in advance of issuing a certificate.
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