Reconnect Humans with Nature as an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide.

Discover Forest Therapy

Humans and nature are inextricably linked, but we are losing our way and our health amidst technology, social isolation, and the indoor creature comforts behind four walls.

Forest Therapy is a rapidly growing global public health practice, grafting science and nature together to reconnect humans with our outdoor environment and the profound mental and physical health benefits that connection brings.

INFTA Forest Therapy Guide in Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Discover Forest Therapy as:

  • A guided forest immersion
  • A preventative practice
  • An accessible health practice
  • A public health practice
  • A therapeutic practice
  • An evidence-based practice

Training Courses

Experience INFTA’s internationally renowned training and advanced Learning Management System with our Forest Therapy Guide courses designed with humans and nature in mind and available 24/7 from anywhere in the world.

  • Embark on your new career as an INFTA- Certified Forest Therapy Guide
  • Expand your knowledge of eco-tourism and health & wellbeing practices around the globe
  • Integrate Forest Therapy seamlessly into your Allied Health practice
  • Learn the foundations of Forest Therapy as a public health practice

Career Satisfaction

Make a difference to people’s lives while enriching your own with a career as a Forest Therapy Guide.

A career as a Forest Therapy Guide offers:

  • The deeper altruistic purpose you have been searching for
  • Freedom of flexible hours and diverse work environments
  • Personal health benefits of working outdoors in nature
  • Contributing to positive health outcomes and environmental sustainability
  • Career opportunities that can take you around the world
  • Support and mentorship from the INFTA network

Employee Health

Grow a healthier workplace culture with Forest Therapy as an affordable and effective part of your wider organisational health program or EAP which could:

  • Improve the physical and mental wellbeing of your employees
  • Reduce absenteeism
  • Boost productivity and enhance focus of your staff
  • Help you meet and exceed Work Health and Safety regulations and best practice guidelines
  • Improve worker motivation and job satisfaction
  • Demonstrate measurable results
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Innovative Public Health

Join the growing list of countries and governments implementing Forest Therapy as a public health practice with demonstrated benefits to the sectors of:

  • Public health
  • Mental health
  • Eco-tourism
  • Aged care
  • Disability
  • Education
  • Environment

Testimonials

Join one of the fastest growing and innovative professions in the world as an INFTA-Certified and Accredited Forest Therapy Guide.

forest therapy session Waurn Ponds Australia

Become a Forest Therapy Guide
... and save up to $1,000!

As a big THANK YOU to our supporters worldwide,
you can now become an
INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide at a considerably reduced fee. This offer is valid until 31 December 2025 only.

Start into a successful 2026 and apply right now.

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