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educations On the rest of this page you will find a list (in alphabetical order!) Of the different courses that exist 'world forest'. Be sure to let us know via the contact form if a course is missing. In addition, you will also find a list of extra training courses that are often useful or even asked to obtain a certificate from ANFT, such as the Wilderness First Aid Training. Academy for Healing Nature This Belgian academy organizes the training to become a shinrin-yoku guide every year. The training runs over 6 months and consists of an intensive 5-day course followed by separate training days and practical. The theoretical deepening and the experience-oriented structure of the training offer a broad baggage, skills and techniques with which the guide can then set to work with confidence. https://www.academie-voor-helende-natuur.be Academy for Healing Nature This Belgian academy organizes the training to become a shinrin-yoku guide every year. The training runs over 6 months and consists of an intensive 5-day course followed by separate training days and practical. The theoretical deepening and the experience-oriented structure of the training offer a broad baggage, skills and techniques with which the guide can then set to work with confidence. https://www.academie-voor-helende-natuur.be Academy for Healing Nature This Belgian academy organizes the training to become a shinrin-yoku guide every year. The training runs over 6 months and consists of an intensive 5-day course followed by separate training days and practical. The theoretical deepening and the experience-oriented structure of the training offer a broad baggage, skills and techniques with which the guide can then set to work with confidence. https://www.academie-voor-helende-natuur.be Academy for Healing Nature This Belgian academy organizes the training to become a shinrin-yoku guide every year. The training runs over 6 months and consists of an intensive 5-day course followed by separate training days and practical. The theoretical deepening and the experience-oriented structure of the training offer a broad baggage, skills and techniques with which the guide can then set to work with confidence. https://www.academie-voor-helende-natuur.be Academy for Healing Nature This Belgian academy organizes the training to become a shinrin-yoku guide every year. The training runs over 6 months and consists of an intensive 5-day course followed by separate training days and practical. The theoretical deepening and the experience-oriented structure of the training offer a broad baggage, skills and techniques with which the guide can then set to work with confidence. https://www.academie-voor-helende-natuur.be Association of Forest & Nature Therapy (ANFT) North American organization that organizes on-site training (anywhere in the world), followed by a 6-month practical. You will not receive your certificate until you have followed a WFA training. They draw inspiration from Japan and North American indigenous culture. https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/ Forest Therapy Institute (FTI) Just like ANFT, FTI organizes courses that consist of an on-site training, followed by a practicum of 3 months (forest pool guide) and 6 months (forest therapy guide). https://foresttherapyinstitute.com/ Association of Forest & Nature Therapy (ANFT) North American organization that organizes on-site training (anywhere in the world), followed by a 6-month practical. You will not receive your certificate until you have followed a WFA training. They draw inspiration from Japan and North American indigenous culture. https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/ Forest Mind (Mestämieli) Forest Mind was founded in Finland by Sirpa Arvonen, who has written and published 4 books on this topic since 2014. This Forest Mind guide training gives you the certification to become a Forest Mind guide and the right to use the supporting materials and branding in your activities. The training is intended for people from the health and social sector and / or the nature sector. http://metsamieli.fi/Forestmind-fi/ Shinrin-Yoku Academy Natascha Boudewijn of the Shinrin-Yoku Academy gives annual courses in the Netherlands. Flemish people also make the crossing to the center of the Netherlands to receive lessons from her. https://shinrin-yoku-academy.nl Natural Mindfulness Guide Training This English-language, (always) online training of 21 days has the experience-connect-share as key points. The course is structured in such a way that you can perfect it in your own time frame. Being in connection with Nature, and thus also with your own Nature. You can then pass on this experience as a guide to your audience / clients, who in turn share their experience with you and / or the group. https://www.ianbanyard.com/home/guide-training/ Additional training The above training courses can be supplemented with training on game harvesting, herbs & plant knowledge, Wilderness first aid training and so on. We only list the training that takes place in Belgium and (more south of) the Netherlands. Click on the image to visit the website. Be sure to let us know via the contact form if you know of more training. Wilderness First Aid Trainings Unknown Come later Rewilding Mike organizes various day courses for wild harvesting in the Kempen. Rewilding Drum Kiki and Bert van Leuven organize and coach courses, workshops and retreats. Herbal course Lieve Galle organizes courses, workshops and guided walks. Forest to Plate The goal of Forest To Plate is to educate people in the wonderful world of wild edible plants and show them the possibilities.

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In dit artikel vertelt een gezondheidspsycholoog in spe hoe bosbaden kan bijdragen tot je geestelijke gezondheid, het verschil tussen geestelijke gezondheid en ongezondheid en andere interessante dingen. How the Celtic annual festivals can give an in-depth accent to a forest pool By Emmy Schockaert - www.barrevoets.be March 16, 2021 Like an onion The intense nature connection that you can experience during a forest bath is very special. As a forest bathing guide, I love the moment when I see the participants merge with the forest and with themselves. You can see it in their eyes that get a little glassy and the blissful smile playing on their faces. It strikes me time and again that this moment of connection usually already takes place during the beginning of the forest pool. From that moment on, a hidden gate opens up somewhere in us through which the forest can easily penetrate into us, deeper and deeper. I like to compare the experience with an onion of which we remove a peel more and more during the forest bath to eventually reach the core. Each forest pool is different and each participant experiences a forest pool in his own unique way. And every forest bathing guide is also different and has its own specific accent in his / her offer. What I think we all have in common are the basic ingredients of a forest bath, namely the stillness, slowing down and the conscious opening of the senses so that the atmosphere can flow into the forest. In addition, there is a whole range of different ingredients that forest bathing guides use to create their own style. Special ingredient What I love as a 'special ingredient' are the Celtic seasonal festivals. Since my early years, these parties have been an important guideline and that is why it is a matter of course to weave them into the Barrevoets offer. They act as coat hangers around which I build my walks (but also by extension my life). Our Celtic and Germanic ancestors (by extension all natural peoples) probably did not know a word like 'nature connection' at all, they were so intensely one with nature in a way that we do not know today that such words were completely unnecessary. I don't see them agreeing to go forest bathing 😊 That is precisely why their past offers such a rich source of inspiration to integrate into nature-connecting activities such as forest bathing. The cycles of their annual celebrations are like gateways that open a profound connection with the natural world and with our own true natural inner world - our inner landscape. As a forest bathing guide and nature coach, I like to lift the veils that hang around these gates a bit and make them visible to the participants. For example, some of the invitations or exercises that shape the forest pool each time become a small ceremony or ritual that serves as anchor points to internalize that from the outside world. The seasonal parties are, as it were, a kind of natural mirror where we can become aware of what is really going on, separate from the everyday, but linked to the transition from one to the other. They are linked to change, to transitions and can help us to make contact within ourselves with what we want to change, renew, process. Ancient roots My experience with integrating the seasonal parties in a forest pool or nature coaching is that it brings an in-depth accent. By integrating a touch of our common ancestry, we also connect with our ancient common roots. It is plugging into our collective rhythm that lies deep within us, stored in our genes. Celebrating the feasts together connects the generations: we inherit the customs of our ancestors and at the same time we give them to our children. In this way we are connected with the past and with the future through honoring the old traditions, while we are just very mindful in the now. This writing makes me curious about where fellow forest bathing guides place their emphasis. What different ways does the forest bath world have? What effect does this have on the participants? How does this translate into their natural connection? Fascinating! --- Emmy Schockaert is a creative forest bathing guide / nature coach. She mainly guides in forests in the Flemish Ardennes. She is also the driving force behind Barrevoets . Nature is her passion and green thread in life. With Barrevoets she wants to be a link in the connection between man and nature. She combines her training as a nature guide, herbalist, nature coach and forest bathing guide (Shinrin Yoku / Metzamieli) in guided hikes. It is not walking but the slowing down, stillness and stimulation of the senses central. Emmy likes to use our Celtic background as a guide. The seasons and the rhythm in nature are her source of inspiration. She also often works with CM . You can follow her on facebook and instagram . Her website: www.barrevoets.be Figuur 1: Tweevoudig continuüm model, bron: Gezond Leven Geestelijke gezondheidsbevordering Bij geestelijke gezondheidsbevordering wordt ingezet op protectieve factoren en letterlijk het versterken van de geestelijke gezondheid door handvatten aan te reiken rond aspecten die mensen zelf kunnen beïnvloeden. Bijvoorbeeld het aanbieden van stress reducerende activiteiten of oefeningen om jezelf beter te leren kennen. Het neemt een unieke positie in binnen het domein van de geestelijke gezondheid naast preventie van ziekte, zorg en nazorg (8) (zie figuur 2). En het bestaat uit tal van acties en interventies die de wortels van geestelijke ongezondheid aanpakt, door in te zetten op het versterken van mentaal welbevinden en veerkracht. Figuur 2 Mental health intervention spectrum. SOURCE: Adapted from Institute of Medicine (1994, p. 23). Bosbaden en geestelijke gezondheidsbevordering Bosbaden wordt tot nu toe vooral ingezet ter preventie van ziekte en curatieve praktijken, waarin de nadruk ligt op het verminderen van geestelijke ongezondheid (9). De effecten van bosbaden op het mentaal welbevinden van mensen wordt minder benadrukt. Het zou interessant zijn om te bekijken hoe bosbaden kan bijdragen aan een optimale positieve gezondheid. Uit talrijke studies komt naar voren dat bosbaden ook voor mensen zonder ernstige psychische klachten of stoornissen van belang kan zijn. Zo blijkt dat tijd in de natuur het concentratievermogen herstelt (10). Verder vermindert een veilige natuurlijke omgeving stress (11) en versterkt het het immuunsysteem (12). Daarnaast kan het helpen om onze emoties te reguleren door het verzachtende en kalmerende karakter van de natuur op de mens (13). Hoewel verder onderzoek noodzakelijk is wijzen deze voorbeelden er alvast op dat bosbaden ook binnen een gezondheidsbevorderende context ingezet kan worden. Niet alleen ter preventie en curatie van ziekten, maar ook om mensen de nodige instrumenten aan te reiken die helpen om stressvolle situaties in het dagdagelijks leven aan te kunnen of om tot rust te komen. Met de subsidieaanvraag die we met enkele gidsen en andere experten in lente 2021 naar Innoviris hebben gestuurd, hopen we hiermee aan de slag te kunnen gaan in Brussel. Dit wordt hopelijk vervolgd. Bronnen en voetnoten: (1) Mental Health Foundation. (2016). Fundamental facts about mental health 2016. London: Author. (2) Antonovsky, A. (1996). The salutogenic model as a theory to guide health promotion1. Health Promotion International, 11(1), 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/11.1.11 (3) https://www.gezondleven.be/themas/mentaal-welbevinden (4) Dit sluit aan bij de definitie van positieve gezondheid (ZonMw, 2009) (5) Matarazzo, J. D. (1982). Behavioral health’s challenge to academic, scientific, and professional psychology. American Psychologist, 37, 1–14. (6) Cattan & Tilford, 2006 (7) Keyes, 2005; Soyez et al. 2020 (8) O’Connell, M. E., Boat, T., & Warner, K. E. (2009). Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and possibilities. (9) https://www.bosbadenvlaanderen.com/bosbaden (10) Kaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature: toward an integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15(3), 169–182. (11) Ulrich, R. S., Simons, R. F., Losito, B. D., Fiorito, E., Miles, M. A., & Zelson, M. (1991). Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 11(3), 201–230. (12) Song, C., Ikei, H., Tsunetsugu, Y., Lee, J., Kagawa, T., & Miyazaki, Y. (2013a). Physiological and psychological impacts of walking stress in an urban environment on young males. Journal of Geography and Natural Disasters, 3, 113. (13) Richardson, M., McEwan, K., Maratos, F., & Sheffield, D. (2016). Joy and calm: how an evolutionary functional model of affect regulation informs positive emotions in nature. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2(4), 308–320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-016-0065-5.

Books about forest baths Do you remember books? Let us know. Written by Belgians: Diamond of the Forest on the Silk Road - shin shin rin yoku ki by K ourOsh GareGani It is about bathing in the energy of the heart of the forest, interweaving ideas of Persian and Japanese martial arts and philosophy with its own learning lessons. Read our review here. The forest bathing map by Steffie Vandierendonck and Wouter Van Dyck (2020). The beta version has been available since the beginning of November. The forest pool map is an 'Interactive e-book with downloadable forest pool map, videos, audio version and private group to exchange experiences'. You can currently purchase the beta version for € 12. If you buy the book via this link , € 2 of the € 12 will go to the volunteers behind this website. The alpha version will be released in March 2021. Pocket book for the Forest Baths of Sarah Devos and Katriina Kilpi, published by publisher Lannoo (2019). Written by foreigners, translated into Dutch: The healing power of forest baths by Julia Plevin at publisher Samsara (2019) The little shinrin-yoku book , by Natasha Boudewijn (2018) Shinrin-yoku , The Japanese Secret to Better Sleep, Less Stress and a Healthy, Happy Life 'by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles at publisher Lev. (2018) Shinrin-yoku. The Japanese art of forest bathing by Yoshifumi Miyazaki at Spectrum Publishers (2018). Shinrin-yoku. The secret of forest bathing, the Japanese nature therapy by Annette Lavrijsen, published by Ambo Anthos (2018) Shinrin yoku , by Dr. QI Gin Li at Lev publishing house. (2018) Flemish fiction novels where characters go for a forest bath: The White Dream by Wendy Wuyts, by Brave New Books (2020) If Furniture Could Speak by Wendy Wuyts, by Brave New Books (2019)

Guides in the Netherlands One of the major trends in the coming years is more (car) holidays to neighboring countries, because you should not book a car like an airplane and that plays a role in these uncertain times in which the measures in Belgium and abroad are constantly changing. That is why I decided to make a list of guides in the Netherlands and to arrange the guides alphabetically according to the Dutch provinces. Let me know via the contact form if you know guides in the Netherlands who definitely belong in this list. Update February 15, 2021 : I have created this page and plan to contact some guides in the Netherlands to give an initial list. This page is definitely going to be a bit empty. Earlier I also made a page about ' forest baths abroad ,' as a kind of tip for your travels.

Vanaf eind september 2021 In augustus 2021 verhuisde Wendy voor minstens een jaar naar Noorwegen. Zelf is ze al sinds haar achtste geboeid door Noorse folklore en mythologie. Deze negen cirkels zijn deels gebaseerd op de structuur van de eco-heldinnenreis (model van Dr. Sharon Blackie), op zoek naar worteling en troost in een wereld vol onderdrukking, verandering en dreigende milieuproblemen. Noorwegen is een prachtig land als 'virtuele setting': vol oude landschappen en verhalen over vrouwen die zich verzetten tegen onderdrukking, landschappen waar niet-menselijke natuur met een harde klimaat moeten leven Negen maandelijkse cirkel met Wendy Wuyts (wereldwoud ) Een uitgraving van Noorse landschappen en verhalen Op zoek naar (ecologische) wijsheid 16 september 2021 t.e.m. 19 mei 2022 Waar is thuis? Sommigen zeggen dat thuis is waar je geboren bent. Vroeger was het ook normaal dat thuis de plek is waar je geboren bent, maar nu wonen personen vaak op verschillende plekken. Thuis kan ook iets meer zijn dan een plek, maar in deze negen cirkels koppelen we het idee van worteling aan een plek waar je heel je leven of maar een week hebt gewoond. Zelf ben ik als geograaf al bijna vijftien jaar bezig met de studie van 'plekken', heb zelf in verschillende plekken, en zelfs continenten geworteld, en heb ik het volgende geleerd: Plekken zijn er altijd, ze zijn er, ze herbergen je, laten je thuis voelen, jagen je weg, roepen herinneringen op, verleiden je. We maken niet alleen plekken, maar plekken maken ons en doen ons thuisvoelen, thuiskomen. Dit komend jaar ga ik zelf wortelen in Noorwegen, een land dat me al meer dan twintig jaar riep. Ik heb dit land al een paar keer bezocht, maar altijd voor een korte tijd. Nu ga ik daar werken rond duurzame ontwikkeling. Ik zoek vier tot zeven andere mensen die graag met mee maandelijks willen nadenken, praten, creëren, filosoferen... over de vraag van thuiskomen en wortelen. De cirkels zullen online plaatsvinden, maar als de groep het wil en de mogelijkheden het toelaten wil ik ook graag een korte inspiratiereis organiseren (voor een laag budget) in juli 2022, in een berglandschap in Noorwegen, met een rijke culturele geschiedenis, waar we gaan bosbaden, wandelen en van het buitenluchtleven genieten, terwijl we nadenken wat thuiszijn en worteling in een ruig landschap. Ken je mensen die interesse hebben? Voor wie? Mensen met interesse voor de mythen, verhalen en andere beenderen van dit land. Mensen met interesse voor traditie en verhalen in België. Veel verhalen zijn niet alleen een Germaanse en Keltische erfenis, maar ook een Noord-Europese erfenis. Mensen met interesse voor Noordwest-Europese landschappen: ik heb al gemerkt dat Noorwegen en België enkele 'landschappen 'delen; Vooral voor mensen met interesse voor de cultuurhistorische en mythische lezingen van Noorse landschappen en de verhalen zelf, en aan de hand daarvan aan hun eigen positieve gezondheid willen werken, verbinden met zielen met dezelfde interesse voor Noorwegen Datums + voorlopige inhoud 1) Donderdag 16 september: Introductie Elkaar beter leren kennen: van waar komen jullie? En waarom zijn jullie hier? Niet-menselijke gast: Röyskopp Introductie ‘walking & talking about the land’ Theorie: ecolinguistiek & herwilderde taal 2) Donderdag 21 oktober: Njord & Skadi Wijsheid cirkel: Wat is thuis? Theorie: heldenverhaal vs heldinnenverhalen? Ook: mythen, hervertellingen en mythische fictie Verhaal: Njord & Skadi Woord: ‘Hefted’ Niet-menselijke gast: Lijsterbes 3) Donderdag 18 november: De Sneeuwkoningin Theorie: Model van Sharon Blackie Niet-menselijke Gast: Wolfsroosje Mythische fictie: De Sneeuwkoningin in tijden van klimaatsverandering Landschap: 'dynamietrivieren', visboerderijen, olievelden 4) Donderdag 16 december: Het droomlied Theorie en reflectie: De roeping Verhaal: het droomlied Orientatië: kompas met de windrichtingen Het geheim van de Kerstman Niet-menselijke gast: Spar 5) Donderdag 20 januari: Nokken en duistere poelen Theorie en reflectie: De ketel van transformatie Verhaal: van de nokken in Noorwegen naar de nekker in Brussel & Mechelen Niet-menselijke gast: baardmos 6) Donderdag 17 februari: De Drie Nornen Theorie en reflectie: de pelgrimstocht Verhaal: drie Nornen, de drie koninginnen Aurora Borealis Niet-menselijke gast: Berk 7) Donderdag 17 maart: de Mijnwerkersdochter Theorie en reflectie: Het begraven vrouwelijke opgraven Een Noorse heldin: Ann-Magrit Paskekrimme i Norge Niet-menselijke gast: klein hoefblad 8) Donderdag 21 april: Trollen Theorie en reflectie: balans herstellen Woord: Bergtatt Verhaal: Huldra Roep van de Berg - Arne Naess #deepecology Gast: Trollenboom 9) Donderdag 19 mei: De terugkeer van het licht Theorie en reflectie: de terugkeer Verhaal: De dood en terugkeer van Balder Gast: jeneverbes ... What's next? Idee thema's voor inspiratiereis Heilige boerderijbomen / Tuntreet Odin, runen & Yggdrasil Wat gaan we doen? Elke sessie bestaat uit een welkom, check-in met iedereen en een korte zintuiglijke uitnodiging (meditatie, naar een mooi lied luisteren etc.). Ik hou een korte kennisoverdracht, maar ik werk ook met de wijsheid van de cirkel. We geven (de virtuele) praatstok door zodat iedereen kort en bondig zijn verhaal met de kring kan delen). Elke sessie heeft ook een thema (zie voorlopig curriculum). Na een pauze geven we eventjes aandacht aan een plant of boom. We sluiten af met een individuele creatieve oefening en een groepsreflectie. In de laatste cirkels is er ook tijd om jullie verhalen of nieuwe kennis te delen, of om de inspiratiereis in Noorwegen voor te bereiden: vragen, opmerkingen, wensen, ambities te delen. Inbegrepen in de prijs: Negen cirkels inhoud en begeleiding via maandelijkse zoom en e-mails Toegang tot meer bronmaterialen via GoogleDrive. creatieve vibes, een nieuwe 'tribe' en andere 'dingen' die onbetaalbaar zijn Niet inbegrepen: fysieke bijeenkomst Nog in overweging (niet in prijs inbegrepen): een inspiratiereis in Noorwegen (langs de Glomma rivier), met enkele bosbaden, gemakkelijke wandelingen, momenteel voor creativiteit en kampvuurgesprekken, rond het thema: wat kunnen landschappen ons leren over thuisvoelen en hoe kunnen we landschappen helpen? -- eind juli 2022 Kostprijs: Prijs per sessie: € 12 Als je voor alle 9 sessies inschrijft: € 90 De ticketprijs mag geen drempel zijn en we geven ook 2 vrijstellingen (neem contact op via de contact form ). 1/3e wordt gebruikt voor het goede doel van Robur op Den Eik vzw. 1/3e is voor vrijwilligersbijdragen. 1/3e is voor een zoom abonnement en andere kosten. Voorbereiding Ter voorbereiding op de start van de cirkel, zorg ervoor dat u beschikt over: Een goede stabiele internetverbinding. Zoom geïnstalleerd hebt op uw toestel. Indien nodig kunt u het hier gratis downloaden : https://zoom.us/download Zorg ervoor dat Zoom geüpdatet is naar de laatste versie, anders kan u problemen ondervinden bij het inloggen. Als u een deel van het live-evenement niet kunt bijwonen, zullen er opnames beschikbaar zijn. Inschrijven: Inschrijven kan via de contact form . Laat zeker weten of je een sessie of de hele serie wil volgen. Na de bevestiging krijgen de deelnemers een e-mail van Wendy. Deelnemers sturen daarna het geld naar de rekening van Robur op Den Eik vzw om dan de zoomlink te krijgen. Deze cirkel gaat door zodra er vier inschrijvingen zijn. Heb je nog andere vragen? Stuur een bericht via de contact form.

Gidsen in het Brussels gewest Priscille Cazin is een bostherapie en bosbad gids. Ze is ook betrokken bij het Brussels project wood wide web dat je uitnodigt om Brussel te bekijken als een bos. Het bos is haar kinderspeelplaats geweest (Frankrijk, Mexico) en later een bron van welbehagen en creativiteit (Italië/België). In 2013 heeft ze de media (20 jaar carrière) verlaten voor het bos. Met haar achtergrond in storytelling, feature making en wetenschapspopularisering heeft ze projecten ontwikkeld die banden leggen tussen bomen, aarde en mensen. Dit pad heeft haar in 2017 naar shinrin-yoku geleid. Vandaag is zij een Shinrin Yoku gids in het certificeringsproces (2019-2020), opgeleid door Bernadette Rey. Haar website is http://www.zerolutions.be . Je kan haar volgen op facebook en instagram .

Studiedag Natuur & Gezondheid Op 14 juni 2025 organiseert de Bosbadkring een studiedag Natuur en gezondheid in bezoekerscentrum Bulskampveld in Beernem. Hieronder vind je meer info en inschrijvingsmogelijkheid. Verloop van de dag 10.00 – 10.15 Inleiding gegeven door de Bosbadkring 10.15 – 12.15 Voorstelling sprekers + panelgesprek met moderator 12.15 – 13.00 Lunchpauze 13.00 – 15.35 Keuzemogelijkheid: Roots: 45 min tot 1 uur Bosbad: 45 min Opstelling PG: 45 min Thematafel 1,2 en eventueel 3: 45 min 15.45 – 16.30 Plenaire terugkoppeling van de thematafel Sprekers en thematafels Annick Vermeersch - huisarts in Ronse en bosbadgids Als huisarts en bosbad gids opgeleid door Ingeborg Verplancke van de bosbadkring weet Annick uit eerste hand hoe belangrijk de link tussen gezondheid en natuur is. Ze deelt in dit panelgesprek een aantal van haar bevinding. Anne Marie van Houte - Trainer Positieve gezondheid en zorgkundige Anne Marie Van Houte, Annemie voor haar inner circle, is werkzaam als zorgkundige + en energetisch life coach in Houthalen- Helchteren regio Midden Limburg. Ze is eveneens trainer i en coach van het concept Positieve Gezondheid. In haar werk neemt ze de eigen veerkracht van de mens als vertrekpunt. De holistische mens en de eigen regie inzake gezondheidsbeleving staan hierbij centraal. Het is haar missie om zoveel mogelijk mensen tot verbinding te brengen met zichzelf en van daaruit met de ander en hun omgeving. Eric Boydens van de droomgaard met Soil, Soul, Society - het verband tussen burn-out en ecologie In de Droomgaard werkt Eric vanuit het basisprincipe dat we allen deel uitmaken van de Aarde, de Natuur en hierdoor onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden zijn. Hij vertrekt hierbij vanuit de stelling dat bodemleven en micro organismen de basis zijn van alle leven en dus onlosmakelijk verbonden zijn met ons eigen leven en levenskracht en dus ook onze gezondheid. Hij laat mensen terug inzetten op zelfvoorzienende activiteiten, dit via de droomgaardgesprekken en het samen werken in de tuin. Eric schreef een boek dat hij op deze studiedag zal meebrengen. Robby Loenders handhaver van het Provinciedomein De natuur kan alleen goed voor ons zorgen, als wij ook voor de natuur zorgen. Als panellid kan Robby helpen duiding geven op vragen zoals 'hoe kunnen natuurbescherming/handhaving en natuurverbinding elkaar de hand reiken?' Jurgen Vanlerberghe gedeputeerde Katrijn Vanhoutte netwerkcoördinator van Gezonde Buurt WE40 (Beernem, Jabbeke, Oostkust en Zedelgem) en Oostkust (Blankenberge, Damme, Zuienkerke en Knokke-Heist) van CM. We creëerden al een te gekke wandeling in de Warandeputten in Oostkamp met een Te Gekke Natuurpuntbank. Daarnaast werkte ik ook samen met verschillende partnerorganisaties waaronder provincie West-Vlaanderen voor de inclusieve beweegroute in het provinciedomein Bulskampveld. Steffie Vandierendonck ervaringsdeskundige en moderator (onder voorbehoud) Steffie Vandierendonck is natuurgids, bosbadgids en ervaringsdeskundige met een auto-immuunziekte. Ze mocht uit eerste hand de kracht van de natuur ervaren en ziet telkens weer wat een 'eenvoudig' bosbad allemaal teweegbrengt bij deelnemers. Als haar eigen gezondheid het toe laat modereert ze - mede als beheerder van Bosbaden Vlaanderen - dit panelgesprek. Zoniet zorgen we voor een waardevolle vervanging. :) Thematafels en workshops Na de middag bieden we thematafels en workshops aan. Waaraan wil je graag deelnemen? Hou hierbij telkens rekening met het start-en einduur. De tentoonstelling ROOTS is doorlopend geopend (deze vereist min.45 min bezoektijd). 13.00-13.45u: Thematafel 1 NATUUR BIJ PSYCHISCHE KWETSBAARHEID 13.00-14.45u: Thiematafel 2 SAMENWERKING NATUUR, NATUURBELEID, EDUCATIE EN ZORG 13.50-14.35u: Thematafel 3 PERCEPTIE VAN NATUUR IN HET DAGELIJKS LEVEN 13.50-14.35u: Workshop OPSTELLING POSITIEVE GEZONDHEID 14.40-15.25u: Workshop OPSTELLING POSITIEVE GEZONDHEID 14.40-15.25u: Workshop BOSBADEN Praktische info en inschrijving: Wens je deel te nemen aan deze ongetwijfeld boeiende dag? Deelnameprijs bedraagt 20€ inclusief drankjes, lunch en bezoek aan de tentoonstelling Roots. Inschrijving is bevestigd na invullen van het google formulier via deze link En na ontvangst betaling. Rekeningnummer wordt vermeld in het formulier.

Forest baths abroad World 'forest' you can find guides and organized forest baths. By participating in a foreign forest pool you can get to know the forests and people from there better in a short time. It is certainly part of eco-tourism and conscious travel. Where can you find a guide? Both the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy (ANFT) and the Orest Therapy Institute have a page with a map and a search engine where you can find more than 800 guides. Some Belgian guides can also be found here. https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/membership/guide-directory#!directory/map https://foresttherapyinstitute.com/find-a-guide/ Forest baths for travelers and ex pats Wendy van Wereldwoud has guided walks with expats and is also looking for forest bathing guides abroad. Since September 2018, she has been running a separate blog with the aim of inspiring 'uprooted' people (travelers, tourists, expats ...) to find grounding in the forests near their (temporary) new home: https://woodwidewebstories.com /

Fully booked! It is not yet certain whether a second series will follow. If you are interested, you can still participate in the English-language program (starts at the end of March). You can also always share your interest via the contact form, so that a second Dutch-language series can be started later in the year. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter. This way you stay informed about new programs. A new monthly circle with Wendy Wuyts ( world forest ) You can register via the contact form or this Google Form . Let us know if you want to attend the entire series or just the next session. Introduction: Where Did You Take Root? In the past, people were born wherever they would grow up. Being born then meant taking root. An almost physical bond had grown between man 'and the earth that saw him come into the world'. There was not only a relationship between the individual and the community, but also a relationship on an even deeper level between the individual and the ancestral soil, the region from which one came. Now most people are not born at home. Now people no longer live in the same place. And that's ok. Yet it is often seen that people like to say where they live and where they come from. These are two of the first questions that are asked of a new acquaintance. Loneliness isn't about being alone, it's about feeling like you don't belong. One reason may be that you don't know where your roots are. Maybe you belong - like me - to different places, because you have lived in different places and have given and taken from that place and the people there (knowledge, energy, money…). A Healing Journey: Rediscovering Your Roots I myself have been working on two passions, or two 'medicines' for years: storytelling and storydoing. After living in Thailand and Japan for years, I returned to Belgium at the end of February 2020. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, I stayed longer than I expected in my 'home': the Kempen. I was on the brink of a nervous breakdown myself: the workload in Japan had worn me out. I then applied my two medications to myself. Last year I mainly wrote and shared retellings of Flemish folk tales, European fairy tales and Japanese myths on my Instagram account , often inspired by observations during forest baths and other nature experiences. Through these experiences I deepened my journey and rediscovered Flemish nature: the beauty, but also the problems. I sought refuge in retelling old stories, old enough to contain a certain wisdom. By working with those stories and even rewriting them and calibrating my own experiences and observations, I found grounding and comfort and got to know my authentic self better. My search is not over yet: such journeys are spiral. In this second year I want to bring others with me. I am going to organize monthly meetings, where we think about what a post-heroic story or retelling can mean for our Flemish and Dutch landscapes, where we can dream and share together. So I am looking for like-minded souls in the Netherlands and Flanders, who would like to meet each other online every month and want to deepen their creative energy and critical reflections by means of forest bathing, writing and / or drawing. In this experience, I combine my two medicines to dig with you what we can learn from the old stories of our region / regions to stand more firmly in the present and the future, regardless of the ecological, social and personal crises. This means that together - for each participant - we will find out to which old region / regions we belong today. When? 21 February to 21 December 2021 + 1 follow-up in 2022 10 monthly online sessions of 2.5 hours Dates: Third Sunday of the month, except July Time: 7 pm-9.30pm. 1 online follow-up session in 2022 possibly a physical meeting with forest baths and creative work during a weekend or midweek in a beautiful location in Flanders The (temporary) goal? A journey never ends and some of the effects of such connections and processes are sometimes only visible after a long time, but after ten months we want some 'tangible' gifts that we can share with others in the next dreamtime. I hope that each participant has rewritten or 'redrawn' at least one Flemish or Dutch folk tale - that affects him or her, perhaps because this story comes from his / her region or because it touches the core - into a post-heroic story. I am also curious about other goals to weave in this project: if you yourself are engaged in a quest or a project around creativity, place, connection between traditional ecological knowledge and a more sustainable future for your community and / or yourself ... there is for sure place for. My own goal? You will also receive an invitation to give monthly feedback on a chapter from my new book, where you will have the opportunity to integrate your ideas or reactions. Each chapter is about the nature observations of that month, a retelling and the reflections in my own life in 2020 and 'Taxandria'. I have already finished a first version, but it does not feel ripe enough yet, as if the alchemy has not yet been completed. I myself hope that this book will grow more through the wisdom of this circle. What do we do? Each session consists of a welcome, introduction and a short sensory invitation (20 min.). In the second part, we look back on the past month. What have you experienced? What's wrong? What made you happy? What have you learned about the nature around you? We pass on (the virtual) talking stick so that everyone can share his story with the circle briefly and concisely (30 min.). The third part is more technical. I keep a short knowledge transfer, during which I briefly share something about storytelling. Each session also has a theme. Provisional monthly themes are 'structure of a heroine journey', basic ecolinguistics, women in supporting roles (eg the belly goddess, the seer), descent into the underworld ... You will also have the opportunity to ask questions or share comments afterwards (30 min. ). After a break (10 min.) We do an individual creative exercise (20 min.) And we hold a group reflection (20 min.). I call the last part 'wisdom of the circle'. For example, in the first session I will ask which local old story appeals to you and why (20 min.). At the end I give 'homework' for the next month: an invitation that you can try outside and a short creative task. This experience is therefore more than just the monthly meetings. Dates and Content Sunday evening, from 19.00-21.30 (Belgian time) February 21: The preparation of our 'digging' Introduction of the hostess and this program The alchemy of old stories and experiences of nature When a hazel is calling you Reflection on a retelling of Sleeping Beauty (sent together with the zoom link) Which old story appeals to you and why? Why do some old stories stay with you? March 21: The spring storm What does the sky look like? Heroine Story (Maureen Murdoch, Clarissa Pinkola Estes) Reflection in Psyche and Eros The Frog Prince, the Black Alder and the Flood Which local heroine stories appeal to you? April 18: The Healing Question What question would you like to hear? Post-Heroic Stories in Times of Social / Environmental / Individual Crisis (Sharon Blackie) The Question the Fisher King Needed Mary and the lime tree The Silsombos: a feminine landscape? Which post-heroic stories do you find in your own area? May 16: Wispy lights and intuition Which signals are you following on your path? Vasalisa and Baba Yaga Reflection on retelling of 'St Dimpha and the thrush tree' Mental health What local stories helped your inner journey? June 20: My moemoe is a pollarded willow woman Why too good mothers always die in fairy tales Ancestral knowledge and family curses The Kempen willow Demeter, Persephone and especially Baubo Which stories make you laugh? August 15: Gnomes and the regenerative economy The Minnebron, the last drinkable source in Flanders Dealing with drought and climate depression When the beech leaves Retelling 'Kastelse Gnomes' What old stories comfort you? September 19: The pine tree and other migrants What does carrot, to be rooted, to root mean? A palimpsest and landscape biography Reflection in retelling of 'the witch tree' Do you know local place names with an old story? October 17: Bass squares and poisonous plants Which local poisonous plants do you know? What stories can those plants tell you? Mie Broos, the folk healer Barbed wire and other borders Bass squid and nightshade What local stories scare you? November 21: Immersion in language and forest Which expressions speak about nature-man relationship? Principles of Ecolinguistics (Stibbe) Winter rain and morning mist H-Eik-u Which local story do you want to rewrite? December 19: The Dream Song Where does Sinterklaas come from? Why do we need dreams? - Cassandra & Olav Astesson Skipper, can I sail over? The Three Wise Women and the Spruce Tree The descent - and the return; spiral travels Which song are you going to dream? Please note: there is no session in July. Included in the price: content and guidance via monthly zoom and email monthly: pdf with ideas, inspiration and invitations monthly: chapter of the beta version of “Wortelwijs” (provisional title) creative vibes, a new 'tribe' and other 'things' that are priceless Not included: physical meeting Cost price: Price per session: € 12 If you register for all 10 sessions: € 90 The ticket price may not be a threshold (contact us via the contact form ). Part of the money is used for the charity of Robur op Den Eik vzw. The other part is for a zoom subscription and the volunteer contributions. Preparation To prepare for the start of the circle, make sure you have: A good stable internet connection. Have Zoom installed on your device. If necessary, you can download it for free here: https://zoom.us/download Make sure Zoom has been updated to the latest version, otherwise you may experience problems logging in. If you are unable to attend part of the live event, recordings will be available. Register: You can register via the contact form or this Google Form . Make sure to let us know if you want to follow a session or the entire series. After confirmation, participants will receive an email from Wendy. Participants then send the money to Robur's account at Den Eik vzw to receive the zoom link. Notice: month + “root-wise” + email address Robur op Den Eik vzw IBAN: BE82 5230 8087 7968 BIC: TRIOBEBB Battlefield 11 2550 Kontich Belgium What is Robur op Den Eik vzw? Robur op Den Eik ( www.roburopdeneik.org ), charity recognized by the King Baudouin Foundation ( www.goededoelen.be ), is a place of CONNECTION, through peace, nature, healing and creativity, and specifically for people with a burn -out and for the prevention of burnout. Nature plays a decisive role in this. The hobbit-like silence house Robur wants to be present in a small-scale, modest way (under supervision!). As a meeting place where people can share together, Den Eik supports the web of connectedness. Robur also wants to be a place for artists: finally write that book, finish that CD, etc. Creativity is also a necessity of life that has to do with peace, nature and healing. In addition, there is the strongly present ecological aspect. Robur appeals to awareness in the choices we make, including the use of (drinking) water and electricity. Because we need less than we often think. Registration for the first session (Sunday February 21) is possible until February 18. Do you know people who would like not to be a hero in 2021 and who want to dream and create together with me in a virtual cave?

DIY forest baths Guided forest baths certainly have added value, but in times of corona this is not possible. That is why Wendy Wuyts (world forest) gives some tips on this page and launches the hashtag #DIYbosbad. For your forest bath: 90% of the forest pool experience happens before the forest pool itself. This is the case in the art world: the experience becomes richer if you consciously think about a few things and prepare yourself. Guides don't just pick a bunch. They often do a whole landscape scan. They learn more about the history, present and future of the landscape. Which beings live or have lived there? What are their stories? What should we be aware of? The forest is the partner of the guide and of the participant. That is why we would like to invite you to think or find out what the questions are for the following questions: What name (s) does this forest have? How old is this forest? Has this forest always looked like this? What folk tales exist about this forest? Which creatures (animals, plants, etc.) live in this forest? (E.g. good to know that for example adders live there) Which stream / river flows through this? Which people you love live near this river / stream? How does this forest connect you with other people you love? Which of them also often visits this forest? Who lives near this forest? Who cared for this forest? Thank them before and / or after your forest bath. Gratitude Forest bathing is getting closer to yourself, but also recognizing your dependent relationship with others and the rest of nature. Forest baths come from the Japanese Shinrin yoku and was created by the Japanese government in the 1980s, but the Japanese government is also clearly (unconsciously / consciously) inspired by Shinto and deep-rooted ideas about eco-centric thinking, as well as Confucius. Forest bathing is also about recognizing your place in the universe, that you are just a drop in a great sea of love and energy. Some say that 'being in a forest' is seen by the Japanese as shinrin yoku, but 'being in a forest' also means for the Japanese to recognize and honor the ancestors, the kami who took care of their land and blood. It's an act of gratitude. Speaking of gratitude, did you know that the Japanese don't have a word for tasty? Before they eat, they say itadakimas , which means "thank you to those who provided this food" and that can refer to the cook, to the earth, to the farmer ... Some guided forest baths (e.g. ANFT style forest baths) end with a tea ceremony. This is not the same as the Japanese tea ceremony (also a whole series of different schools, each with their own rules and history). The tea ceremony at the end of a forest bath serves as a kind of sign that it is over. This is also the time to show gratitude. Why not try saying 'itadakimas forest'? ;) Books and other resources: Pocket book for forest baths (Sarah De Vos & Katriina Kilpi) - a printed book with beautiful photos (available from October 2019) The Bosbadkaart (Steffie Vandierendonck & Wouter Van Dyck) - Interactive e-book with downloadable forest bathmap, videos, audio version and private group to exchange experiences. (beta version, available from November 2020) Be aware of the following: Time in the rest of nature has many benefits, but we must be aware that we share this space with other beings. Such as ticks, bees, vipers, poisonous plants. We recommend the same precautions as with any walk in the forest: Check your body for ticks in the evening. Do not touch plants whose names you do not know (i.e. do not know if they are poisonous). If you have a bee allergy, always bring your epipen with you and tell others where you took the epipen in your backpack. You can limit the risks by informing yourself about which creatures live in a forest. Several nature organizations organize guided walks and courses, sometimes free of charge. In addition, it is also important that you wear the right clothing, adapted to the weather. 'There is no such thing as bad weather, only poorly adapted clothing.' The basic rules for colder weather are: Bring rain gear. Wear layers. Bring extra layers. 100% wool is always a good investment. Always keep your torso and your head warm. In forest baths you also listen to your body, so normally this is not an activity where you exceed your own body limits (such as when running). Hashtag #DIYbosbad People prefer to stay indoors in this late fall and winter, but it's so important to your mental and physical health to go for a forest bath every month. That is why I launched the hashtag #DIYbos on my Instagram profile @wereldwoud at the beginning of November and I invite everyone to share photos of their DIY forest baths in November and December on their social media. This page was written by volunteer Wendy Wuyts (world forest). Date of last update: 06 November 2020

Hier vind je een verzameling van gratis podcasts met gidsen in Vlaanderen. 'Flemish' podcasts about forest baths On this page we collect all podcasts about forest baths and / or with forest bathing guides in Flanders. Is a podcast missing? Send us a message via the contact form. You will also be informed of the premiere of a new podcast (episode) via the newsletter. Forest bathing sounds Get into nature now with the Bosbadgeluiden Podcast! And enjoy a refreshing forest bath with accompanying audio in your favorite forest! Can you also enjoy being in the forest? The sound of the wind between the leaves, the birds singing, the sun shining on your face and the scent of the earth? And do you want to immerse yourself completely in the forest? Then this forest bath sounds podcast is for you! First listen to our short video in which you get some more information about forest baths and what the positive effects are for your health. We also give you a brief practical explanation about what you can take into account when you go 'forest baths with ears'. Video: In collaboration with www.demuzen.be Music: Track: Woods Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0 Want to experience it yourself? Then go to the forest and listen to our Bosbadgeluiden podcast. Here we invite you to let yourself be guided step by step during a unique forest experience. You slow down, open your senses, explore your environment, focus on your breathing and the sensations in your body. You are invited to connect more with the nature around you and with yourself. And especially to fully enjoy all the beauty around you. Listen to the different podcasts now: We wish you a lot of fun in the forest! Steffie, Ingeborg and Usha Fancy more? We are very curious what you think of our podcast and how you experienced the forest bathing. Do you have any questions after your walk in nature? Or are you interested in a live forest pool with a guide? Feel free to contact us. Ingeborg: inborg@levenswandel.be Steffie: svandierendonck@gmail.com Usha: info@insidenature.be Or register for a forest pool at one of the other forest pool guides in Flanders: https://www.bosbadenvlaanderen.com/gidsen-in-belgie Other podcasts: Luka from the international Podcast 'Inspirierend Anders' invited Wendy to talk about her life as a forest bathing guide (February 2021) Source: https://www.inspirierendanders.com Forest therapy guides make better lovers Inspirierend Anders 00:00 / 47:29 Hanne Daems and Jolien Lammens, two psychologists and yoga teachers, share their experience of a supervised forest pool (October 2020): https://www.radioviainternet.be/podcasts/tussenstop/2020/11-bosbadenshinrin-yoku Nature and Forest Agency, with Katriina Kilpi (on the occasion of the nature oases, 2019)