Pedro M. Trindade ha lavorato come stagista e ha collaborato alla ricerca presso lo Schau und Sichtungsgarten Hermmanshof, a Weinheim, in Germania. Tornato in Portogallo, ha deciso di dedicarsi a un'altra delle sue passioni: la danza, con l'insegnamento e la conduzione di numerosi progetti artistici e coreografici. Appassionato di crescita personale e di sviluppo di attività legate a salute e benessere, ha deciso di creare nel 2018 il suo blog Peace of Plant, condividendo contenuti che spiegano come il contatto con la natura, le piante e l'arte del giardinaggio possano essere una fonte di benessere nella nostra vita. Scoprire il Forest Bathing è stato qualcosa che ha permesso a Pedro di conciliare i suoi diversi interessi, dal contatto con lo sviluppo pubblico e personale alla promozione delle abitudini di salute e benessere alla protezione dell'ambiente. Pedro ha conseguito un Master in Architettura del paesaggio presso la Facoltà di Scienze dell'Università di Oporto. È una guida certificata di Forest Bathing.

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).

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Ireland & England Institute Coordinator

Shirley Gleeson è una consulente di natura e benessere e fondatrice di EcoWellness Consulting Limited, precedentemente nota come Nature, Health & Wellbeing Ireland. Vive a Dublino.

Shirley ha conseguito master sia in promozione della salute che in lavoro sociale e ha un'esperienza ventennale nel settore della sanità e dell'assistenza sociale nel settore pubblico e privato. Progetta interventi basati sulla natura per accrescere e migliorare la salute e il benessere delle persone e facilita interventi di formazione in natura per i professionisti della salute mentale. È stata la prima guida certificata di Forest Therapy in Europa, dopo aver completato la sua formazione negli Stati Uniti con l'Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and Programs (ANFT) nel 2014. È stata mentore e formatrice presso l'ANFT e ha sostenuto guide da tutto il mondo.

Shirley ha una vasta formazione post-laurea in ecoterapia, art therapy espressiva, counselling, gestione dello stress, abilità dialettiche di terapia comportamentale, terapia familiare comportamentale e uso terapeutico della mindfulness.

Ha presentato la sua ricerca e pratica sulla Forest Therapy a conferenze internazionali in Irlanda, Regno Unito e Austria e di recente ha relazionato alle Nazioni Unite a Ginevra sul tema delle foreste e della salute umana. Shirley si è allenata come guida naturalistica in Eco Training in Sud Africa e ha completato uno stage con i Parchi nazionali sudafricani. Ha un profondo amore e rispetto per la natura, specialmente gli alberi.

Ann Tilman intergrates health, nature connection, art, stress handling, divergent thinking, performance coaching and team dynamics. As the founder of Foresterra, she offers nature-based experiences in Belgium and Italy. By connecting people, nature and culture, she stimulates ecotourism and transformative learning as an ultimate inspiration for meaningful changes in our life and the world.

Ann has over 20 years of HR experience in life sciences and arts. As an HR director, she ispecialises in organizational development, value creation and culture building as well as aligning people practices with growth objectives. To deal with psychosocial well-being, work-life balance, stress and burnout she advocates mindfulness in nature, self-leadership, appreciative inquiry, feedback culture and yoga breaks. Her professional development can be characterized by a belief in pragmatism leading to intelligent practice. She is convinced that people are capable of more than they think. Her main challenge in life is to stimulate people to explore and use their full potential.

 Ann holds a Master in Roman Philology and International Affairs. She is a keen yogi and qi gong practitioner and trained in mindfulness. To her, nature is a place for healing and personal growth. Ann is a Certified Forest Bathing Guide by the Forest Therapy Institute (FTI).

In 2018 she completed her training with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs and became the first Certified Forest Therapy Guide in Belgium. She designs introduction workshops, self-care and corporate wellness programs for individuals, teams and organisations.

Iberoamerica  Institute Coordinator

Spain & Portugal Coordinator

Alex è il fondatore dell'Instituto de Baños de Bosque e dell'Instituto de Banhos de Floresta de Portugal e ha collaborato come consulente specialista nel gruppo di esperti in Human Health and Well-being per Forest Europe, Conferenza ministeriale sulla protezione delle foreste in Europa.

Consigliere per la salute pubblica e forestale del CONAF, Ministero dell'agricoltura del Cile. La CONAF ha la missione di contribuire allo sviluppo del Paese attraverso la gestione sostenibile degli ecosistemi forestali e dei componenti della natura ad essi associati.

Dal 2017 è consulente dell'Unione dei silvicoltori dell'Europa meridionale (USSE). USSE è un gruppo di interesse economico europeo (GEIE) che unisce le organizzazioni forestali di Portogallo, Spagna, Paesi Baschi, Aquitania e Grecia.

Alex è l'autore di "Sentir el bosque: La experiencia del Shinrin-Yoku (baño de bosque)", Grijalbo, edito dal gruppo editoriale Penguin Random House.

Al contrario dell'azione dello stress quotidiano della vita urbana, facilita e sviluppa le tecniche di connessione della natura in modo che tutte le persone possano sperimentare i benefici per la salute degli ambienti naturali. Sviluppa programmi di supporto per aziende e organizzazioni per ridurre lo stress, prevenire la sindrome del Burnout, migliorare il benessere dei collaboratori e stimolare la creatività e il lavoro di squadra. Alex si impegna a promuovere questa pratica per supportare tutti a superare i propri limiti stabiliti e migliorare il loro benessere.

Alex ha sviluppato il Programma KIDS & Forest per adolescenti a rischio di esclusione sociale, dove ha lavorato con diverse istituzioni per il coinvolgimento dei giovani.

Con base tra Barcellona e Lisbona, ha partecipato a eventi e corsi di formazione in Spagna, Chile, Portogallo, Irlanda, Francia, Regno Unito, Slovenia, Croazia, Slovacchia, Costa Rica, Stati Uniti e Australia, tra le altre località.

È specializzato in gestione aziendale, sociologia, comunicazione non verbale e leadership. Tiene un E-MBA dalla EAE Business School di Barcellona. Inoltre, ha partecipato alla formazione di Forest Therapy Guide con l'Association of Nature  and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT). È stato il primo istruttore europeo ANFT, formando e sostenendo la formazione di guide di tutto il mondo.

È stato presentato e / o intervistato in diversi paesi da: TVE 1, RNE, TV 5, Antena 3, Condé Nast Traveller, Euronews, El Periodico, LaVanguardia, Huffpost, Su Barcellona, Betevé, Diari Ara, El Mundo, El Diario Vasco, Burgos Conecta, Revista Cuerpo y Mente, TimeOut, Lecturas, RTP, SIC Mulher, TVI, Publico, Visão, Pais, Sábado, A nossa Prima, Revista Calm, Revista Sabre Viver e Revista Q, Diario de Burgos, Rivista della Norwegian Airlines tra gli altri media.

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.

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.

Katarzyna Simonienko is a psychiatrist- a medical practitioner and a scientific researcher, PhD in psychiatry. She works in the Mental Helath Hospital in Choroszcz, in the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical University of Bialystok and in outpatient services in Bialystok, Poland . She is a Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner by FTI.

She works in field of different mental health diseases and stress prophylaxis as well. She is a founder of first medical forest bathing  centre in Poland:  Centrum Terapii Lasem/ Forest Therapy Centre PL . From 2018 she is a licensed guide of the Białowieża National Park. She is a member of the Japanese shinrin-yoku organisation INFOM (International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine). Currently she runs forest therapy workshops, leads shinrin-yoku walks in Poland, she also promotes medical knowledge in the field of forest therapy on scientific conferences, in medical journals and in media in Poland and abroad.

In private life she paints, photographs wildlife and run a Facebook fanpages ‘Zapuszczeni / Beforested’ about nature and ‘Galeria Silva’ about her art. She is interested in herbal medicine, old stories, different worlds, archetypes, fairy tales, legends, old European cultures (Celts, Slavs, Vikings), tribal cultures and related ethnopsychiatry.

‘The forest is a huge, wise book, from which we can learn many useful things. It is a work of original and unmanageable art. A living organism, a pharmacy, a palpable arrangement of bubble worlds and a friend. A bag of fairy tales, a source of archetypes, fears and comforts. The Context. That’s why I am here.’

As an experienced early childhood educator, Swedish-born Oskar Elmgart leads Treebath’s children’s programs. Oskar  created Treebath’s sustainability curriculum, loosely  based on a successful 60-year  old Swedish after-school program he attended as a child. Oskar applied his aptitude for a student-directed teaching style to develop  a  program that encourages hands-on learning and  a  life-long respect  for our natural environment.  Oskar  is committed to instilling both empathy and structure in the lives of  his own children as well as those he teaches. 

With a Master’s of Science and time in the Swedish Royal Marines, Oskar is accustomed to spending  time outside regardless of the  weather. He strives to instill in both children and adults the joy of nature that humans so naturally crave.

Oskar works with schools, school districts, and local government to provide customized outdoor  programming that combats the growing number of health concerns in children attributed to a lack of  green time, such as poor concentration, lack of focus, childhood obesity, ADHD, and decreased vision development. Oskar aims to ensure all of today’s children are afforded the proven health and wellness -benefits of “green time”.

Oskar has been interviewed and featured in a variety of publications including National Wildlife Magazine, CNBC, and Swedish NPR. Oskar is a co-author of the forthcoming children’s book “A Bath Without bubbles: Rowan & Jake’s First Treebath.” 

With her dedication to a life-long appreciation for Nature, Nicole formed Treebath after becoming certified as a Forest Therapy Guide in 2017. Partner and head of the cyber security practice at a New York-based Law Firm, Nicole turned her fifteen years of experience as an attorney towards building this nature-based start-up.  

Deeply woven into her work and every-day life is a strong affinity for helping people. Nicole finds gratitude in providing the Japanese practice of “shinrin-yoku” to those who need it most.  Whether it be helping stressed teens release and re-connect with nature, aiding those who suffer from substance abuse, rejuvenating overstressed employees, or instilling wellness in elderly or veterans, Nicole aims to heal and improve overall wellness for all walks of life. 

Nicole develops programs for corporate clients, individual schools, school districts, universities, and government organizations to address a variety of needs including reducing employees stress, combatting the lack of recess and outdoor time in city schools, and improving focus and attention disorders.

Nicole has been interviewed and featured in a variety of publications including Elle Magazine, CNBC, and Big Apple Parent. Nicole is also co-author of the forthcoming children’s book “A Bath Without bubbles: Rowan & Jake’s First Treebath” 

Marco Nieri è bioricercatore ed esperto sulla salute dell’habitat. Ha iniziato a lavorare come esperto nella progettazione bioecologica di ambienti di vita e di lavoro, utilizzando le conoscenze più vitali di Oriente ed Occidente, consapevole della relazione circolare tra Uomo e Ambiente.

Spinto dal desiderio di approfondire la conoscenza del nostro habitat, per oltre quindici anni ha collaborato strettamente con il Dott. Walter Kunnen di Anversa (Belgio), che nel 1960 ha fondato “Archibo Biologica”, Centro indipendente di ricerca scientifica sulla Biosfera e le influenze energetiche esercitate sugli organismi viventi dall'elettromagnetismo naturale ed artificiale, punto di riferimento di centinaia di medici e naturopati di tutta Europa.

Queste conoscenze lo hanno spinto a una particolare ricerca per studiare il bio-elettromagnetismo vegetale e la sua influenza sull’organismo umano. Ha creato così il “Bioenergetic Landscapes”, una tecnica innovativa con cui realizza parchi e giardini terapeutici bioenergetici per portare beneficio all’essere umano anche in contesti sanitari.

Collabora con Marco Mencagli per approfondire con studi multidisciplinari le tematiche della Forest Medicine, e applicare questa nuova ricerca nella creazione di percorsi di Forest Bathing su base scientifica in Italia e all’estero.

Insieme hanno scritto il libro “ La terapia segreta degli alberi”, ed. Sperling & Kupfer, 2017, ora pubblicato anche in Francia e USA. Marco ha anche pubblicato il libro: “Bioenergetic Landscape”, ed. Sistemi Editoriali, 2009.

Articoli, interviste e recensioni sui suoi lavori e ricerche sono costantemente pubblicati sulla stampa italiana e straniera.

Marco è guida certificata di Forest Bathing dal Forest Therapy Institute (FTI)

Lisa Klint is trained as a FTI Forest Bathing Guide, Forest Therapy Practitioner and is an FTI apprentice trainer and founded FTI Denmark local institute.She is a nature and mental health trainer and consultant and the founder of Center for Fokus in Denmark.

Lisa lives north of Copenhagen in area covered by forest and close to the ocean. To Lisa her local natural surroundings together with a strong daily mindfulness practice are her ways of balancing her various roles as consultant in work life balance, workplace wellbeing & stress prevention and as speaker, trainer and mental health specialist.
Lisa provides executive coaching, counselling and personal leadership programs. She designs nature and mindfulness-based interventions to prevent stress and burnout, improve motivation and people’s health and wellbeing and enhance focus for both corporate and public sector.

Lisa has served as executive director and manager for more than 20 years and holds various board positions e.g. on the board of the Danish Mindfulness Association and Severin Conference Center. She is praised for her combination of using her corporate background with behavioral therapy skills, compassionate leadership programs, mindfulness, forest therapy, and an entrepreneurial and creative mindset.
Furthermore, Lisa has experience in business development, retention and management and is motivated by helping her clients in their unique situation.

Lisa is a former Executive Director of MusikZonen, Business Development Director of CPH:DOX, General Manager of BestCities Global Alliance, Convention Marketing Director of Wonderful Copenhagen and Marketing Manager of Danish Convention Bureau. She was Managing Partner Europe for Meaningful Journey, India.

Lisa holds a degree in marketing, tourism development, MBSR teacher from Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts and University of Aarhus and well a Certificate in Behavioral Analysis, Motivation Factor and certified in test tools that provide an easier access to greater insight.

She regularly attends mindfulness retreats, seminars and conferences to be on par with the latest research in mental health and facilitates her own mindfulness and forest bathing retreats.

Marco Mencagli ha nel suo curriculum professionale molti progetti di parchi e giardini per soggetti privati ed enti pubblici, ma anche progetti in aree protette, come quelli per la sentieristica e la fruizione del sistema delle Riserve Naturali delle Province di Grosseto e Siena, in Toscana. La sua professione include pianificazione urbanistica, indagini ambientali e consulenze agronomiche. Ha lavorato per 12 anni come consulente agronomico presso il Parco Regionale della Maremma. Attualmente lavora anche come consulente per parchi e giardini in strutture ricettive di prestigio in Toscana e Lazio. E' uno dei soci fondatori di TUSCOM, associazione professionale di agronomi con sede a Grosseto, in Toscana, ed è socio ordinario dell'ASS.IEA, Associazione Italiana Esperti Ambientali (con sede a Piacenza).

Insieme a Marco Nieri è autore del saggio "La terapia segreta degli alberi", Editore Sperling & Kupfer, uscito nelle librerie italiane nel maggio 2017, poi pubblicato anche in Francia (2018) per le Edizioni City - Ideo, negli USA e in tutti i paesi anglosassoni nel luglio 2019 per l'editore Rodale - Penguin Random House.

Nell'aprile 2013 i due professionisti hanno organizzato e tenuto il convegno "La funzione terapeutica degli spazi verdi: un valore ancora sconosciuto", con il patrocinio della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, di Roma Capitale, di Federparchi e della Società Italiana di Arboricoltura (SIA). E' stato l'inizio di una stretta collaborazione per approfondire i temi riguardanti la Medicina Forestale con studi multidisciplinari, e per applicare questa nuova ricerca alla creazione su basi scientifiche di percorsi e ambienti per la pratica del Forest Bathing in Italia e all'estero.

Marco si è laureato in scienze agrarie nel 1986 all'università di Firenze, è agronomo ed è un professionista freelance da oltre 25 anni. Marco è una Guida certificata di Forest Bathing dal Forest Therapy Institute (FTI).

She is a Certified Forest Bathing Guide by FTI.

Mila is also an experienced translator; she collaborates with the independent publishing house “Dvi Tylos/Two Silences” and this year together with a colleague she translated a book “Shinrin-Yoku: the Art and Science of Forest Bathing” by dr. Qing Li into Lithuanian language."

She guides walks in urban forests of Vilnius and other Lithuanian forests. Mila is one of the organizers of the annual Forest Festival which takes place in Anyksciai town; in 2019 during the festival she coordinated Forest Therapy day – whole day dedicated to forest bathing and therapy.

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.

Céline è specializzata nello sviluppo di programmi di benessere aziendale per aziende e organizzazioni. Questi programmi sono sviluppati per prevenire la sindrome da burnout, per migliorare il benessere, la comunicazione e il lavoro di squadra. La pratica del Forest Bathing è la base dei suoi programmi per il benessere sul lavoro.
Francese di nascita, ha deciso di stabilirsi in Galizia più di 15 anni fa. Con una vasta esperienza nella gestione di progetti nel settore automobilistico, ha notato la necessità di migliorare la comunicazione e la gestione del team per migliorare i risultati, sia a livello economico che a livello di benessere dei dipendenti.
Céline è una guida certificata per il Forest Bathing e la Forest Therapy dal Forest Therapy Institute (FTI). È anche una guida certificata della Deutsche Akademie für Waldbaden e dell'Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT).
Céline ha studiato ingegneria meccanica in Francia, Germania, Svizzera e Spagna. È certificata in PNL e Coaching con un Practitioner Coach in PNL e un post-laurea in Coaching, PNL e Team Leadership.