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An alchemical manual to forest baths Title: Diamond of the Forest on the Silk Road, Shin Shin Rin Yoku Ki 心 森林 浴 気 二 --- by Wendy Wuyts (@wereldwoud), January 2021 ---- A week before the arrival of Saint Nicholas, one of my favorite alchemists, I was introduced to @kouroshgaregani - a former refugee from Iran, martial arts practitioner, poet, dancer and therapist. He has written a book and contacted me via bosbadenvlaanderen.com . 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. I asked for a review copy. He personally brought it (and Persian biscuits) to Vorselaar and I took him and his assistant to a walk in the Lovenhoek, a nature point right outside my door. I asked him some questions to get to know his story and the background of this book. Since the age of four, he has been practicing Karate Wado Ryu and Katori Shinto Ryu, first in Iran. He practiced the katas with trees and noticed as a child that there is a circulation of energy between him and the trees. He demonstrated some katas. It seemed like a dance. He not only practiced the Japanese martial art, but also the ancestral Persian art Varzesh Bastani, which also has a rich history of rituals, movements and wisdom. What I understood was that for him the combination of nature connection and the wisdom of Eastern martial arts gave him grounding and comfort, even when he had to leave Iran and settle in Ghent. In the meantime, several decades have passed and he has reflected a lot. His books are clearly the fruit of years of observation, dreaming and thinking. Slightly different from other books written about shinrin-yoku by foreigners. I have only read a few books, such as the work of Dr Li Qing, M. Amos Clifford and Annette Lavrijsen, and supporting books such as Florence Williams, but this book is written from a different angle. During the walk, an old tree invited us to come closer. "A mother tree," I said. He asked why I thought it was a woman's tree. I was shy. You do have women and men trees. But I could not provide "a scientific explanation". She just felt protective. He observed the mother leaning east to see the sunrise behind her children. When people use wind directions to name locations, I feel grounding. He has a gift of observation. At the end of the walk I showed him the broken willow tree in the garden. I was curious about his observation. He could say that a northerly or westerly wind had hit this tree. These winds can be cold and sharp. His book is also a collection of observations, often written in a poetic language. It reminds me of the Ancient Greek verses I had to read in high school. It is also full of instructions that remind me of martial arts or the asanas in yoga. This makes the book different from, for example, 'the pocket book of forest baths' by Sarah Devos and Katriina Kilpi, because the actions are described in more detail, more concretely. In the forest baths that I provide (as instructed by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy), our invitations are kept as short and open as possible. I don't know which is better: each person needs something different, and even the same person has different needs than on any other day. It contains many Japanese terms and ideas that require a certain initiation (in Japanese natural philosophy). I wouldn't give the book as a gift to people who have never heard of forest baths, but to yourself or other people who already have some basis. To give a comparison: I have lived in Japan and have been at it for years, but it was difficult for me too. I know some terms, such as ishin denshin, because I also had a short friendship with a Buddhist monk in Japan. Other concepts, such as the common kumano kodou, took on new meaning for me. I have walked the road of that name, but I did not understand that it could mean 'the old way of the forest' or 'the ancestral way'. The ideas almost tempt me to return to Japan, but I now know that those concepts can also be found in a Flemish context. His work feels like an alchemist book that does not just reveal its secrets. I had to reread fragments, often out loud. The book can transform you, I felt, like a philosopher's stone. It took energy - and rightly so, because nothing should come to you too easily - before I was connected to the spirit of this book. After a while I realized - like poems by Rumi and Khayyam - I better recite the lyrics out loud so that it can echo a little in me. Poetry flows in the veins of Persians. There is also a lot of poetry in this book. You do not consume such texts, but you have to take a lot of time for such texts: not for the reading itself, but to prepare yourself first and then think for a moment about what you have read and what it can mean for you. Dutch translation: Boekscout.nl Bol.com French (original) version: Le Diamant de la Forêt de Soie, Shin Shin Rin Yoku Ki 心 森林 浴 気 二 fr.fnac.be An English translation will also be available soon.

Own research on forest baths in Flanders Since June 2020, Wendy has written a google form (in English and Dutch) to collect more information about the social practice of forest bathing in Flanders. For some time now she has also been interested in forest therapy as a social practice. She would like to understand why people in Belgium engage in forest baths, as guides, participants or partners, in order to learn how even more people can be recruited into this practice. At the end of 2021, she wants to process this in an academic article and some texts for the newsletter and / or website. She invites guides (or guides in training) to make an hour to fill in this google form. Dutch: this link English: this link More information can be requested via the contact form.

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.

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

Tijdens een bosbad - kan je als gids of deelnemer- een vorm van eco-angst, solastalgie voelen. Dit kort artikel deelt enkele inzichten van workshops, academische artikels en persoonlijke ervaringen. Omgaan met solastalgie en eco-angst Door Wendy Wuyts 24 augustus 2021 In juni volgden andere internationale doctoraatsstudenten milieuwetenschappen en ik een online cursus bij een psycholoog over eco-angst, ecologisch verdriet en eco-boosheid. Ik deed deze workshop, omdat ik weet dat ik ook af en toe met eco-angst kamp, niet alleen door mijn doctoraat in milieuwetenschappen, maar ook door mijn observaties in de buitenlucht. In dit klein artikel deel ik enkele inzichten van deze workshop, maar ook van het lezen van wetenschappelijk onderzoek en mijn persoonlijke ervaringen. Wat zijn solastalgie en eco-angst? Solastalgie is een vorm van emotioneel of existentieel leed als gevolg van milieuveranderingen. Het kan het best worden omschreven als de doorleefde ervaring van een als negatief ervaren milieuverandering. Er kan een onderscheid worden gemaakt tussen solastalgie gekoppeld aan rouw om wat reeds verloren is gegaan eco-angst in verband met wat er kan gebeuren (in verband met "pre-traumatische stress", als verwijzing naar post-traumatische stress). Albrecht beschrijft solastalgie als: "de heimwee die je hebt als je nog thuis bent" en je thuisomgeving verandert op een manier die je verontrustend vindt. Bijvoorbeeld, ik voel eco-angst voor de beukenbossen, omdat ik weet dat ze hier niet meer kunnen gedijen en er misschien niet meer zullen zijn als ik zelf oud ben. Ik voel solastalgie voor alle soorten planten en dieren die al uitgestorven zijn. Wat zijn de symptomen? Wat zijn de symptomen? Eenzaamheid Zorgen Stress Posttraumatische stoornis (nachtmerries...) ... Waarom kunnen gidsen dit gemakkelijk ondervinden? Je krijgt eco-angst door een confrontatie met kennis over ecologische rampen die momenteel gebeuren of zullen gebeuren. Er zijn drie manieren die voor een confrontatie kunnen zorgen: Je maakt een natuurramp mee en hebt heel wat verloren. Je ondervindt de gevolgen van een natuurramp (bijvoorbeeld een hongersnood, als gevolg van veel intense regens die de oogst hebben doen mislukken). Je bent door je beroep vaak bezig met de problematiek (bijvoorbeeld klimaatexperten). Als gids kom je vaak buiten en communiceer je met menselijke en niet-menselijke natuur. Je ziet details. Je observeert veranderingen in de landschappen. Je weet wat er verloren gaat. Als gids voel je empathie, zelfs compassie, voor het leed van bijvoorbeeld de beuken, of de beken die door 20e eeuwse landschapsarchitectuur in benauwende keurslijfjes werden geperst. In mijn geval: ik ben zowel een milieuwetenschapper - die bezig is met rechtvaardigheidsvraagstukken - als een bosbadgids. In mijn kantoor lees ik artikels en boeken die vaak beginnen met een dystopische ondertoon. Ik ben eigenlijk in de zomer van 2018 met bosbaden in Japan begonnen, omdat ik naar ‘middelen’ zocht om om te gaan met mijn eco-angsten. Ik wist toen wel niet dat het eco-angst en solastalgia was. Hoe manifesteert het zich? Een van de manieren waarop het zich manifesteert is door Ontkenning Vermijden (eco)-woede en overcompensatie Met ontkenning bedoelen we ook geloven dat we de rampen moeten relativeren. Bijvoorbeeld: oh, het klimaat verandert toch altijd. Maar we willen niet zien welk gevaar het is voor de mensheid als collectief. Of we ontkennen dat er problemen, rampen, virussen… zijn. Vaak schuiven we graag de verantwoordelijkheid door naar anderen, zoals politiekers, milieuwetenschappers en zo… zodat we er zelf niet meer over hoeven na te denken. We onderbreken anderen als ze over bijvoorbeeld klimaatsproblemen of watervervuiling willen praten, noemen hen een zeur -zodat ze zeker zwijgen-. We willen geloven dat er belangrijkere gespreksonderwerpen en thema’s zijn dan het verlies in de wereld rondom ons heen. Woede moet ik niet uitleggen. De acties van Greta Thunberg vloeien voort uit eco-woede. Woede kan goed zijn. Deze energie kan dingen doen bewegen. Het probleem is als we constant woedend blijven - op onszelf en anderen - en ons laten leegzuigen door die energie, in plaats van ons op te laden. Vaak gaat dit ook gepaard met schuldgevoelens. We voelt ons schuldig dat we vlees eten, ook al is het maar een keer per week. We voelen ons schuldig dat we toch het vliegtuig nemen. We vinden ook dat veranderingen niet snel genoeg gebeuren. Vaak zijn we ook kwaad op anderen en vinden we iedereen ‘slecht’ die niet radicaal stopt met vlees eten, naar de H&M gaat om goedkope kledij te kopen en niet alles opoffert. We praten anderen schuldgevoelens aan. Herken je jezelf (of hoe je vroeger was) of anderen in deze reacties? Eco-angst in de zomer Een advies van de psycholoog is om naar buiten te gaan, te wandelen, om met eco-angsten om te gaan. Ik denk dat het voor veel angsten een juiste reactie kan zijn, maar ik Ik merk dat ik in de zomers meer eco-angst ondervindt dan in andere seizoenen. Zomer kan al een eenzame periode zijn, omdat door de vakantie structuur wegvalt, je ineens meer tijd hebt voor jezelf, zomers vaak een transitie zijn. Ik word boos en depressief, omdat ik in de beukenbossen loop en de tekenen van hun lijden zie, of inbeeld. En ja, het nieuws over de grote overstromingen in België en de bosbranden in Griekenland maakten me ook eco-angstig. Ik merk dus dat ik in dit seizoen minder wandel en meer boeken lees. Ik weet dat ik in andere seizoenen meer buiten zal zijn en meer contact zal maken. Niet alleen bij gidsen, maar ook bij deelnemers Ik gidste enkele bosbaden in een landschap met littekens. Ik weet nog altijd niet waarom, maar ik kan voelen dat er erge herinneringen in de mossen en bomen zijn opgeslagen. Op een keer deelde een andere deelnemer ook deze observatie. In datzelfde bosbad waren er ook een landschapsarchitect bezig met duurzaamheid en twee leden van Extinction Rebellion. Meer op het einde van het bosbad kwamen de eco-angsten naar boven. Opeens ging het gesprek in de cirkel over wat we moeten ‘opofferen voor betere tijden’. Twee deelnemers vonden het niet leuk dat we over dit zwaar thema praten. Ze wilden juist ontspannen. Een andere deelnemer vond het juist goed om erover te praten, want het thema maakte haar droevig - én daarom wou ze er eens in een cirkel over praten. Anderen deelden hun keuzes in levensstijl en waren juist niet eco-woedend. Zulke gesprekken komen niet altijd naar boven bij een bosbad. Ik geloof dat het bos -mijn partner in deze ervaring- er ook achter zat. Merk je dit bij andere deelnemers? Je kan hen uitnodigen om erover te praten. Laat ook weten dat je af en toe bang bent of zorgen hebt, dat je geen oplossingen weet, maar dat het wel belangrijk is om ook de duisternis onder ogen te zien en daarvoor tijd vrij te maken. Leg de parallellen uit met een rouwproces. Als je merkt dat dit zware trauma’s naar boven haalt, raad ik je aan om hen naar een klinische psycholoog in de buurt te verwijzen. Maak tijd voor eco-angst. Het is normaal dat je eco-angst en solastalgie voelt: het toont aan dat je empathie en compassie hebt. Zelf wijd ik minstens één cirkel van mijn reeks virtuele cirkels van worteling over dit onderwerp, omdat ik dit belangrijk vind. Afgelopen zomer organiseerde ik twee cirkels en deelden we onze verhalen, maar ook zaadjes voor hoop en realistisch optimisme. De eco-angst gaat nooit echt verdwijnen, maar het is belangrijk om het niet te negeren, maar ook je niet te laten verzwelgen. Een idee is om -naast een bosbad- cirkels of workshops te organiseren om mensen de ruimte te schenken om hun eco-angsten en solastalgische gevoelens te erkennen, om te rouwen. Als je graag verder wil communiceren over dit thema kan je me altijd contacteren via de website of via mijn instagram @wereldwoud .

Wat is bosbaden? Waarom deelnemen aan een begeleid bosbad? Vind een antwoord op deze en andere vragen. Veelgestelde vragen - FAQ Question we often hear are ... Wat is bosbaden? Bosbaden is de natuur beleven met al je zintuigen. Het is iets wat je eigenlijk moet ervaren om te kunnen uitleggen. Het is je terug verbinden met de natuur om je heen. Dit doen we aan een traag tempo , voor minstens 2 uur en voornamelijk in stilte. Wanneer je deelneemt aan bosbaden in groep, kunnen er tussenin deelrondjes zijn. Bosbaden is niet zozeer een aaneenschakeling van oefeningen, zoals een fitometer, maar heeft toch een bepaalde opbouw om optimaal van de heilzame effecten te kunnen genieten. Why should I participate in a guided forest pool? Forest bathing is about the experience: only by doing it, you know what it entails and how you can apply it yourself. It is a learning process in which you can deepen your knowledge. By following that training, guiding yourself and also taking part in forest baths with other guides, you feel how “easier” it becomes to dive into the energy of a forest, like a surfer with more and more experience and under the guidance of mentors too. get better at diving into the energy of the wave at the right time. Forest bathing is not so much a sequence of exercises, like a fitometer, but works especially if there is a structure in it. Guides follow an order that builds a special process and experience for the participants, as well as interacting with the participants. In some articles and on websites I mainly read tips on how to go for a forest bath yourself, with very nice exercises. I also see Instagram messages with the hashtag of #bosbad, where people only go to nature. This is all fun. I advise everyone to go into the forest as often as possible. Only I also think it is good to go with a guide now and then, because they can bring a structure that can provide deeper effects and it does not become “too vague”. Ann from Foresterra told me about the importance of a guide. Without a guide you often don't go into that delay or still mode. In addition, a guide creates the safe and comfortable space in which you can open yourself up. We borrowed the answers from Wendy Wuyts' article in Mo * magazine, November 2019, and adapted them for this website. Visit the article in Mo * magazine. How do you choose the right guide? Quite a difficult question. In the meantime, I have become acquainted with the style of four different ANFT guides, and thanks to Katriina I also know the style and methods of Forest Mind. However, I cannot yet give a clear answer to other people. Especially because I don't know what another person needs at that moment. In addition, you have that confidence that is also important. If you don't trust someone, there is more stress and that will not benefit the forest pool. Just like with teachers and curriculum at school in the past. Even if you are fascinated by the subject, if that click is not there, opening up to the new material does not work as well as with another teacher. Everyone has their own style and personality. Sometimes that click is not there. Unfortunately, as a student you have little choice and you are stuck (and yes, this is a commentary on the current school system). As a forest bather you do and you can look for another guide. Forest bathing is a bit like yoga. You have different schools of thought that have different goals. For example Forest Mind is a bit different from forest therapy. And within forest therapy you have guides with their different styles. In addition, each session may differ, because other people participate, because different invitations are given ... I therefore recommend meeting different schools of thought and guides. It's also a fun way to discover different places, or to see the same place through different eyes. If you have followed different forest guides, you will feel the difference and you will find out for yourself which style best suits your needs - which are also constantly changing. Sometimes I need yin yoga, sometimes Ayurvedic yoga,… It is also important to know yourself before the “right” yoga teacher / forest bathing guide / mentor /… can come to you. Only when you know yourself will you make better choices for yourself. ---- That is why on this website we let each guide introduce themselves: what are their approaches, their background / inspiration / education, what to expect and so on. Een overzicht van onze gidsen vind je op de gidsenpagina. Werd je vraag niet beantwoord? Neem contact op en laat het ons weten.

Dear friends and acquaintances, Warm greetings from the Kempen. In the past, people saw Halloween as the end of an old and the beginning of a new year circle. The dark days invite us to turn inward and become more aware of our connections and relationships with others - people, trees, rocks, places. In more northern cultures you see that people read more books. It's too cold to be out for long, but stories can make us feel connected. That's why I thought Halloween (just before midnight) was a good time to launch my new book 'The white dream'. After many years of hard work behind my pc, the necessary writer's blocks and some 'genius hunches', it is finally finished and I am very proud of it! I have published my book through Brave New Books and there it is also - from this weekend - for sale. A summary Suzanne searches for her missing daughter, who is associated with an eco-terrorist attack in Japan. During the search for her daughter, she is confronted with her own past. In this way she gets closer and closer to the mysterious truth of a great family secret. “The White Dream” is a book full of fantasy and adventure that takes you to different cultures and makes you face some of the hard truths of life with a dreamy look. This mystical eco-thriller takes you from mysterious Japan through the raw Scottish nature to ancient forests in Cameroon and hidden places in Pakistan. More background information Readers of my first book, Als Meubels Konden Speak, noted that I have a good pen and can write. I worked on my first book for six months. 'The white dream' is a fruit of years of imagination and research and writing. To me this book feels like my first child. I also worked with the same editor: Galia van de Wouwer from 'in Eigen Woord' . I learned a lot from this talented lady - with a great attention to detail. This book is especially for people who like a bit of fantasy, mythology and (eco) spiritual ideas. For me it is a retelling of the myth of Demeter-seeks-Persephone-and-her-own-growth: it is also about family and how trauma is passed on from mother to daughter. The book has several layers. During our collaboration, Galia remarked that it is almost scary that I wrote years ago about a disease that is the symptom of broken natural connections. To me, the white dream symbolizes a mysterious illness, a symptom that indicates broken relationships with the rest of nature, with your own nature. Do you know people who like to read such books? Book cover The book cover was designed by Laura Brusselaers. She is a Belgian wood engraving artist. Since some chapters take place in Japan and woodcut is also a motif, Laura looks on the same themes as I think about and she looks at nature connections as dreamily as I do, I asked her to make the book cover. We had a great collaboration (corona proof). For me it was important that the book cover tells you that you see the forest, but that the forest also sees you. Laura's instagram is really cool: https://www.instagram.com/forest.edge.atelier/ Special promotion for early winter birds Until December 10, 2020, everyone can only buy the book through the printer: http://www.bravenewbooks.nl/books/178910 The book has 454 pages. Yes, slightly thicker than Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban. Until December 10, I can also offer the book cheaper: € 18.99. From the weekend of December 12, everyone can also buy the paperback via bol.com and other bookstores. The fixed sale price will be € 25.99. Since 1/3 of the fixed sales price goes to bookstores, my royalties will also be lower. Anyone who buys my book for the lower price in the following weeks actually gives me extra financial support. E-book The book also comes as an e-book, for € 5.49. You can order the e-book via bol.com for your Kobo e-reader, but also via the printer . It is not available through Amazon. A little update about me I am a forest bathing guide, environmental scientist and writer. In the past four years I divided my time between Belgium, Japan, Thailand and Scandinavia. I am also a 'serial rooter': I root in more places, receive love and wisdom from that temporary deep rooting and learn from different cultures. I also try to give something back. Readers will also notice this in the blogs I have been writing for Mo * magazine since 2016 or in previous work. This summer I was admitted to the Writers Academy and I am working on a third book there. Since the end of September, my doctoral research and fellowship from the Japanese government have ended and I am finishing this major three-year project. Then I will (hopefully) start a new chapter in my academic career in 2021. At the same time, this interim period offers me an opportunity to be creative on a larger mission: inspiring people with stories and forest baths to become more aware of their connections with the rest of nature. Every now and then I volunteer for Robur at Den Eik or blog on my Instagram account @wereldwoud . Again briefly The book is for sale at http://www.bravenewbooks.nl/books/178910 Until December 10, the price is € 18.99. I'm looking for readers who like to read stories by a cozy winter fire :) Do you know such people?

Forest bathing has also taken root in Belgium. The definition of forest baths includes all preventive or curative practices that take place in the forest environment. Terms you often hear are shinrinyoku, forest bathing, forest therapy, forest mindfulness, forest mind and so on ... This can all be quite confusing. These practices have a similar characteristic: they aim to stimulate as many senses as possible. Many practitioners will slowly sharpen their capacity of feeling. As a result, our body relaxes and ultimately the mind relaxes and clarifies as well. Forest therapy goes a step further. You can call it forest baths, but not every forest pool can be called forest therapy. In forest therapy, the forest becomes the therapist who gives the practitioner what he or she needs. Forest therapy guides provide a comfortable and safe environment for the practitioner to find his or her own medicine, at his / her pace. Click on one of the right buttons to discover more. We don't want to reinvent water. There are already many articles and books about forest baths. Also in Dutch. That is why we bundle all information sources together on a few pages. We also recommend that you sign up for our newsletter . This way you will gradually learn more about forest baths. Not all buttons work yet; because the website is still under construction. If it is in orange, it means it is not ready yet. But we will already show you what we are working on. (Last update: May 15, 2020) Forest Baths: An Answer For? Forest baths for your health: prevention Forest baths for your health: help with healing Forest baths against loneliness Why should I pay for a guide? How do I choose the right guide? Forest baths in Belgian media Books about forest baths I want to become a guide. What now? When can I join the forest baths? More about forest baths abroad

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Daarnaast kan foto- en beeldmateriaal worden verstrekt aan andere lokale besturen en partners, maar dat gebeurt onder strikte voorwaarden en enkel voor doeleinden van provinciale promotie, dus om onze werking meer bekend te maken. Hosting en dienstenleveranciers: Om uw gegevens te verwerken gebruiken we een aantal toepassingen of programma's. Een aantal van deze toepassingen staan bij externe dienstenleveranciers die hierin gespecialiseerd zijn. Sommige van die leveranciers hebben de toepassing ook ontwikkeld en doen voor ons het beheer van de toepassing. Met deze leveranciers hebben we verbintenissen afgesloten opdat zij eveneens zorgvuldig en correct omgaan met uw persoonsgegevens. Wat zijn uw rechten en hoe kan u die uitoefenen? Voor bepaalde verwerkingen heeft u als betrokkene steeds het recht om kosteloos uw toestemming in te trekken. Dit is het geval bij de nieuwsbrieven, waar u via een link in een nieuwsbrief kan uitschrijven. Ook bij uitnodigingen voor evenementen krijgt u steeds via een link in het bericht de mogelijkheid om u uit te schrijven voor toekomstige uitnodigingen. Voor foto- en beeldmateriaal kan u op het moment zelf de gids of de fotograaf aanspreken en kenbaar maken dat u niet wilt gefilmd of gefotografeerd worden. Wanneer een foto of film wordt gepubliceerd waarop u herkenbaar in beeld komt en u wil deze publicatie ongedaan maken, dan volstaat het om uw vraag te stellen in onze contact form . Vergeet niet te vermelden over welke foto of film het gaat en waar u die gezien hebt. Het kan zijn dat we hiervoor bijkomende informatie opvragen om na te gaan of uw vraag rechtmatig is. Als het niet gaat over nieuwsbrieven, uitnodigingen of foto- en beeldmateriaal maar over andere verwerkingsactiviteiten waarbij uw persoonsgegevens gebruikt worden, dan kan u op verschillende manieren uw rechten uitoefenen: INZAGE? Voor inzage in uw gegevens: contacteer ons via de contact form . CORRECTIE, AANVULLING EN ANDERE VRAGEN? Voor alle andere vragen, in het bijzonder de correctie van foute gegevens of over aanvulling van onvolledige gegevens: contacteer ons via de contact form . Let op: om uw vraag te kunnen beantwoorden kan mogelijk een bewijs van uw identiteit gevraagd worden. Dit kan door een kopie of een scan van uw identiteitskaart mee te sturen. Wij zullen deze kopie of scan enkel gebruiken om vast te stellen of u daadwerkelijk de betrokkene bent waarvan de persoonsgegevens verwerkt worden, dan wel de ouder of de voogd in het geval van -16 jarigen. Van zodra we beiden tevreden zijn met het antwoord op uw vraag zullen we de kopie of scan vernietigen. Verwerkingen door onze partners Deze website heeft een aantal partners (voornamelijk gidsen die een wandeling begeleiden in opdracht van de bosbadvereniging) die ons ook helpen en informatie verstrekken. Ook zij moeten uw persoonsgegevens verwerken volgens de Europese Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) van 24 mei 2016. Waar kan u terecht als u niet tevreden bent met de manier waarop we omgaan met uw gegevens? We doen ons uiterste best om uw persoonsgegevens correct te behandelen. Bent u toch niet tevreden met onze werkwijze, neem dan in de eerste plaats contact op met ons. De contactgegevens vindt u onderaan deze pagina. Contacteer ons via de contact form of via sitebeheerder: Steffie Vandierendonck Veldstraat 98 8650 Houthulst 0472 02 50 52

Wereldwoud is the 'overarching' project of Wendy Wuyts. Working as a volunteer on this portal website falls under 'world forest', but also organizing circle moments, writing creative stories, helping partner organizations and so on. Communication: Instagram account (since spring 2019) 'world forest' English blog (since autumn 2018) ' woodwidewebstories' Forest baths: See the separate page about forest baths . Virtual Circle and learning moments: Root-wise (February 21 to December 21, 2021) Re-rooting (February 22 to December 22, 2021, in English) A guest at: 5th Earthwise Circle (February 9, 2021): The role of ecolinguistics and the stories we live with The Nature of Cities Festival 2021 exhibition, with work 'A pine tree in the Campine' (end of February 2021) Virtual Forest therapy Guide (April 12-13) at 5th International Conference on Ecolinguistics Podcasts: Climate festival Antwerp # 14 Circular economy: what can we learn from nature? (July 2020) Inspiring Different: # 38 Forest Therapy Guides Make Better Lovers? (February 2021) - or see the podcasts page Publications on the Internet MO * magazine - zeronauten blogs (selection of the most relevant for the forest baths website): Even on the last day of the world I will still plant trees (November 2020) When a white nature person wanted to write about whiteness (June 2020) Hay fever in times of corona (and tree sexism) (April 2020) On foraging and Dòigh Nàdair, the Scottish way of nature (March 2020) Tree Time in Scotland (March 2020) Doctor, can you prescribe some more forest? (November 2019) Forest baths on samurai trails (June 2019) Uneven Earth - Short story A wood wide web story: an apple tree in Daegu (February 2020) About Wendy: Wendy Wuyts ( instagram @wereldwoud ) is an eco-communicator, a certified forest bathing guide, an academic researcher in environmental science, and writer. She has worked for television and documentary houses, has been writing blogs for Mo * Magazine since 2016 and has already published two fiction books herself: 'Als Meubels Konden Speken' and ' the white dream '. In the writers academy she is working on a third book project. Roots and sense of belonging have been a major theme in her projects for almost fifteen years: as a geographer, she studies the importance of place in our well-being. She is also a serial rooter: she has rooted in various places in the world, received many of those stories of deeper rooted beings in that place, and also given something back. In countries such as the Czech Republic, Japan, Norway and the USA she has built up experience and knowledge in ecolinguistics, ecopsychology, natural philosophy, deep ecology, ecofeminism, intersectional environmentalism and change management. She works as a volunteer, sometimes in tractor roles this portal website (bosbadenvlaanderen.com) international collective of collectors of stories about the relationship between forests and humans (woodwidewebstories.com Bold Burners ( boldbranders.org ) Robur op Den Eik vzw ( https://roburopdeneik.org/ ). International collective of ' Belonging in Belgian Nature ' international collective of ' Health Gardens Brussels ' ...

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