Shirley Gleeson es consultora en naturaleza y bienestar, y fundadora de EcoWellness Consulting Limited, anteriormente conocida como Nature, Health & Wellbeing Ireland.

Ella vive en Dublín. Shirley tiene una master en promoción de la salud y trabajo social y tiene más de veinte años de experiencia trabajando en las áreas de salud y asistencia social en el sector público y privado. Diseña intervenciones basadas en la naturaleza para mejorar la salud y el bienestar de las personas, y facilita formación basada en la naturaleza para profesionales de la salud mental.

Fue la primera Certified Forest Therapy Guide en Europa, después de completar su formación en los EE. UU. Con la Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT) en 2014. Fue mentora y formadora de la ANFT y ha guiado a guías de todos los países.

Shirley tiene una amplia formación de posgrado en ecoterapia, terapia de artes expresivas, orientación, gestión del estrés, habilidades de terapia conductual dialéctica, terapia familiar conductual y uso terapéutico de la atención plena.

Alex es fundador del Instituto de Baños de Bosque y del Instituto de Banhos de Floresta de Portugal, y ha colaborado como consultor especialista en el Expert group sobre Human Health and Well-being do FOREST EUROPE, Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe.

Alex es autor de "Sentir el bosque: La experiencia del Shinrin-Yoku (baño de bosque)", Grijalbo, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial.

En contraposición al estrés cotidiano de la vida urbana, facilita y desarrolla técnicas de conexión con la naturaleza para que todas las personas puedan experimentar los beneficios para la salud de los ambientes naturales.

Desarrolla programas para empresas y organizaciones en la práctica continua de ayudar a las empresas a reducir el estrés, a prevenir el síndrome del Burnout, a mejorar el bienestar de sus colaboradores y a estimular la creatividad y el trabajo en equipo. Alex está empeñado en promover esta práctica para ayudar a cada individuo a ultrapasar sus límites establecidos y mejorar su bienestar.

Alex desarrollo el programa KIDS & Forest para adolescentes en riesgo de exclusión social, donde trabaja con diferentes instituciones para el desarrollo de los jóvenes.

Con base entre Barcelona y Lisboa, como guía y formador ha participado en eventos, retiros y formaciones en España, Portugal, Irlanda, Francia, Reino Unido, Eslovenia, Croacia, Eslovaquia, Costa Rica, USA y Australia, entre otras localizaciones.

En continuo aprendizaje, posee formación en gestión de empresas, sociología, liderato y comunicación no verbal. Posee un E-MBA por la EAE Business School de Barcelona. También atendió la formación en Forest Therapy Guide con la Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT). El fue el primer formador sedeado en Europa de la ANFT, formando y mentorizando de todo el mundo.

Jacques has been involved in the field of nature protection and social work for the last twenty years. Nature has always played an important part on his life, tracing memories back on his childhood, when he used to go walking and foraging in the woods, with one of his grand fathers.

he has been offering walks and nature connected services to the general public, as well as to some institutions and associations.

He, often, works with partners such as yoga teachers, Qi Qong & Mindfullness practionners, for instance, to have thematic days based on forest bathing with a broader scope in terms of content.

His engagement has seen different stages. The most important part has been as the founder and director of an organic marketgarden in link with a network, known in France, as « Jardin de Cocagne ». For almost 15 years, he managed and developed this activity, which aimed to help people with social & health difficulties to re/integrate the world of work.

During that time, he set up two marketgardens on two different locations. The initial one, was dedicated to the production of organic vegetables and herbs, while the other was solely flower-growing. As such, it was one of the two first sites in France, known as « Fleurs de Cocagne », to produce organic cut-flowers, used to create and sell original bunches of flowers, directly to customers.

Prior to that, he worked as a marketing executive, in England, for an innovative start-up company, involved in the design, production and selling of mobile earth satellite.

Jacques holds a Master of Arts in marketing, as well as Master of Management in Social & Solidarity Entities (DESS). He also possesses a CELTA qualification through the Cambridge English Teaching Framework.

In completion of his main diplomas, he trained in permaculture and as a sound therapist. He practices yoga and meditation on a regular basis, and occasionnaly some Qi Qong.

Jacques  is a Certified Forest Bathing Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute (FTI). In 2016, following his training, in Ireland with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, he became the first certified forest therapy guide, in France.

Caitlin Keddie is the founder of Forest Therapy Scotland, and became Scotland’s first certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide in 2017. Caitlin lives in Glasgow and offers Forest Bathing through public and private events around Scotland.

Having had a close relationship with the natural world throughout her childhood, Caitlin has been interested in natural health and wellbeing all her life. For the last 8 years, Caitlin has been working with Scotland’s oldest herbal establishment Napiers the Herbalists. She was director and manager of their busy multi-disciplinary health clinic and herbal apothecary in Glasgow, and now runs Napiers Bathgate, a community interest company (CIC) set up to make natural medicine and health education more accessible for local communities. Caitlin is passionate about holistic health and wellbeing, and is a strong advocate for spending time in nature for mental health, as well as physiological health.

Caitlin’s focus is on creating a safe, supportive and accessible space where people can enhance their wellbeing through mindful connection with nature, giving participants all the tools necessary to create a deep and long lasting relationship with the natural world and their local community. Caitlin also loves to share her wide knowledge of plants and their many health benefits on her guided walks.

Caitlin’s work has featured on BBC Landward, BBC Radio Scotland’s ‘Out of Doors’ and  ‘Kaye Adams’ programmes, the Herald Scotland, the Scottish Sun, the Holistic Scotland Magazine, as well as various radio discussions on nature for mental health.

Caitlin is Certified Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy  Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute. Also  a Certified Forest Therapy Guide by the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy Guides & Programs.

Iberoamerica  Institute co-Coordinator

Claudio is responsible of the Instituto de Baños de Bosque in Chile.  Founder of Bosque para Ti, pioneer of Forest Bathing practice in South America

He is a Forest Bathing Advisor for the Department of Protected Areas of CONAF  in Chile, Ministry of Agriculture.

He facilitates and develops techniques of connection with nature to improve in employees health benefits through natural environments.

Claudio develops programmes for companies and organizations in stress management, employee well-being and stimulate creativity and teamwork.

With its operations center in Valdivia, where his projects are developed under the eaves of the Valdivian rainforest..

Certified Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy  Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute. Also he is a Forestry Consultant, Technician in Risk Prevention and Environment, Engineer in Risk Prevention, Master Student in Occupational Hygiene,(E) Diploma in Ecotourism.He has been mentioned and / or interviewed, Radio El Conquistador where he actively participates in the Gen Viajero program, interviews; Diario La Tercera, Diario La Segunda, and Publimetro.

Marco Nieri is a bio-researcher and an expert on habitat health. He began working as an expert in bio-ecological design of living and working environments, using the most vital knowledge of East and West, aware of the circular relationship between Man and Environment. 

Driven by the desire to deepen the knowledge of our habitat, for over fifteen years he has closely collaborated with Dr. Walter Kunnen of Antwerp (Belgium), who in 1960 founded "Archibo Biologica", an independent scientific research center on the Biosphere and the energetic influences exerted on living organisms by natural and artificial electromagnetism, a reference point for hundreds of doctors and naturopaths from all over Europe. This experience led him to special research to study plant bio-electromagnetism and its influence on the human organism. Thus he elaborated the "Bioenergetic Landscapes", an innovative technique with which he creates bioenergetic parks and gardens to benefit human beings.

He collaborates with Marco Mencagli to deepen the themes of Forest Medicine with multidisciplinary studies, and to apply this new research in the creation of scientifically based Forest Bathing paths in Italy and abroad.Together they wrote the book "The Secret Therapy of Trees", ed. Penguin Random House, 2019, also published in Italy and France. Marco also published the book: "Bioenergetic Landscape", ed. Sistemi Editoriali, Italy,  2009. Articles, interviews and reviews on his work and research are constantly published in the Italian and foreign press.

Marco is a Certified Forest Bathing Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute (FTI).

Ann Tilman es responsable del Instituto Belga del EFTI. Entrelaza salud, conexión con la naturaleza, arte, manejo del estrés, pensamiento divergente, entrenamiento de desempeño y dinámica de equipo. Como fundadora de Foresterra, ofrece experiencias basadas en la naturaleza en Bélgica e Italia. Al conectar a las personas, la naturaleza y la cultura, estimula el ecoturismo y el aprendizaje transformador como una inspiración definitiva para los cambios significativos en nuestra vida y en el mundo.

Ann tiene más de 20 años de experiencia en recursos humanos en ciencias de la vida y artes. Como directora de recursos humanos, está especializada en el desarrollo organizativo, la creación de valor y la construcción de la cultura, así como en alinear las prácticas de las personas con los objetivos de crecimiento. Para lidiar con el bienestar psicosocial, el equilibrio trabajo-vida, el estrés y el agotamiento, ella aboga por la atención plena en la naturaleza, el autodirección, la indagación apreciativa, la cultura de la retroalimentación y los recesos de yoga. Su desarrollo profesional puede caracterizarse por una creencia en el pragmatismo que conduce a la práctica inteligente. Ella está convencida de que las personas son capaces de más de lo que piensan. Su principal desafío en la vida es estimular a las personas para que exploren y usen todo su potencial, lo que resulta ser extremadamente interesante en la naturaleza.

Ann tiene una maestría en filología romana y relaciones internacionales. Ella es una practicante de yogui, qi gong y mindfulness. Para ella, la naturaleza es un lugar de curación y crecimiento personal.

En 2018 completó su entrenamiento con la Asociación de Guías y Programas de Terapia de Naturaleza y Bosques y se convirtió en la primera Guía de Terapia de Bosque Certificada en Bélgica. Ella diseña talleres de introducción, autocuidado y programas de bienestar corporativo para individuos, equipos y organizaciones.

Marco Mencagli, in his professional curriculum there are many projects of parks and gardens for private and public subjects, but also projects in protected areas, such as those for the paths and the use of the Natural Reserves system of the Provinces of Grosseto and Siena, Tuscany. His profession includes urban planning, environmental surveys and agronomic consulting.. He worked for 12 years as an agronomist consultant with the Maremma Regional Park Authority. He also works as consultant for parks and gardens in prestigious accommodations in Tuscany and Lazio. He is a founding member of TUSCOM, a professional association of agronomists based in Grosseto, Tuscany, and is an ordinary member of ASS.IEA, the Italian Association of Environmental Experts (Piacenza, Italy).

Together with Marco Nieri he is the author of the essay "THE SECRET THERAPY OF THE TREES", for the Publisher Sperling & Kupfer, released in Italian bookstores in May 2017, then also published in France (2018) for the City Editions - Ideo, in the USA and in all Anglo-Saxon countries in July 2019 for the publisher Rodale - Penguin Random House.

On april 2013 the two professionals organized and held the conference "The Therapeutic Function of Green Spaces: a still unknown Value", held in Rome at the Aranciera di San Sisto, under the patronage of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Rome Capital,  Federparchi and the Italian Society of Arboriculture (SIA). It was the beginning of a strict collaboration to deepen the themes of Forest Medicine with multidisciplinary studies, and to apply this new research in the scientifically based creation of paths and environments for the Forest Bathing practice in Italy and abroad.

Marco has graduated in agricultural sciences in 1986 at the University of Florence, is an agronomist and has been a freelance practitioner for over 25 years. Marco is a Certified Forest Bathing Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute (FTI).

Kerry Walker is a passionate Forest School Practitioner and an Eco-Art Therapist.

She currently lives on the West Coast of Ireland, where she experiences the daily language and connection of natures landscape. She feels strongly that this connection with nature and each other is vital at this moment in time.

Her appreciation for nature and art has brought her on creative journey's around the world. She has facilitated creative arts programmes in Spain, India, Guatemala and Chile, with a focus using art and nature as a tool for integration, connection and awareness.

She is the co-founder of Down to Earth Forest School, a nature based educational programme where children are supported to learn and create through nature. She is also part of the facilitator team for the Forest School Leadership programme that takes place in Galway.

She feels fortunate to work in Brigit’s Garden, a Celtic Garden in Galway set within 11 acres of native woodland & wildflower meadows. It is here where she is a part of the Environmental Education team. She facilitates workshops on environmental and sustainability issues, and nature connection workshops for Primary and Secondary School children.

Kerry holds a Masters in Art Therapy and she is currently training in Eco-Psychology and Therapeutic Play Skills for Children. She is a Certified Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute (FTI). Since completing the Certified Forest Therapy guide training with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, she has lead monthly forest therapy walks in Brigit’s Garden and various woodlands around Galway.

Paco is an amateur percussionist with musical training and passionate about writing, both disciplines are fundamental in his life. The practice of forest bathing is the basis on which he develops his projects for the creation of experiences in nature.

Galician by birth and heart, he has spent more than half of his life in Madrid, developing activities in the field of IT consulting, specialized in the field of Human Resources, and the development and implementation of agile methodologies (Lean, Scrum) , as a means for the optimization and humanization of business processes.

 He studied Technical Engineering of IT Systems in Madrid. In addition, he has a master's degree in creative writing (Hotel Kafka), and has completed different courses and retreats of Vipassana meditation. He is a Certified Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute (FTI). He is also a Guide certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT).

Céline is a specialist in developing  Corporate Wellbeing programmes for companies and organizations. These programmes are developed to prevent burnout syndrome, to improve well-being, communication and teamwork. The practice of Forest Bathing is the basis of her programmes for workplace wellbeing.

French by birth, she decided to settle down in Galicia more than 15 years ago. With extensive experience in project management in the automotive industry, she noted the need to improve communication and team management to improve results, both economically and at the level of employee wellbeing.

Céline is a Certified Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute (FTI). She is also a Certified Guide by the Deutsche Akademie für Waldbaden and the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT).

She studied Mechanical Engineering in France, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. She is certified in NLP and Coaching with a Practitioner Coach in NLP and a Postgraduate in Coaching, NLP and Team Leadership.

Pedro M. Trindade has worked as an intern and collaborated in research in the Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermmanshof, in Weinheim, Germany.  

Back in Portugal, he decided to dedicate himself to one of his other passions – dance – teaching and leading several artistic and choreographic projects.

Passionate for personal growth and the development of health and wellness habits, he decided to create in 2018 his blog Peace of Plant, sharing content on how contact with nature, plants and the art of gardening can be a source of wellbeing in our lives.

Discovering Forest Bathing was something that allowed Pedro to reconcile his several interests, from the contact with public and personal development, to health and wellness habits promotion and environmental protection.

Pedro holds a MSc in Landscape Architecture by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Oporto. He is a Certified Forest Bathing Guide.