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Hier vind je in de bosbaden kalender een handig overzicht waar en wanneer begeleide bosbaden doorgaan. Kalender 2026 Op deze pagina vind je de kalender van komende bosbaden. Je kan telkens op de datum klikken om meer details terug te vinden. Voor meer info en inschrijving zal je worden doorverwezen worden naar de website van de begeleidende bosbadgids. Vind je geen bosbad in jouw regio? Check dan zeker eens onze gidsenpagina. Noot: wij delen enkel info die de gidsen ons doorgeven. Gidsen staan zelf in voor organisatorische details van hun activiteit. Opleidingen tot bosbadgids Ben je eerder op zoek naar een bijscholing tot bosbadgids? Neem dan een kijkje op de pagina opleiding.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Forest baths Calendar I had been under the spell of myths and old stories since I was 8 years old. I devoured all the comics of Suske en Wiske and learned more about Norse and then Greek mythology through them. During my Ancient Greek lessons, the teacher asked if I would sometimes like to tell the Greek myth. Since 2013 (or maybe even earlier) I have been working on themes such as natural philosophy, ecopsychology, permaculture and ecofeminism. I also did all kinds of training, such as in leadership, change management, creativity (film and writing) and sustainability. In 2017 I also moved to Japan for my PhD, as well as to learn more about Japanese philosophy of nature and Shinto. I have visited many spiritual places and often reflected and philosophized in my diaries. In 2019 I also followed an introduction to ecolinguistics. The training at ANFT in 2019 has ensured that I can convert the wisdom and methods that I have collected into a medicine for myself and others. ANFT style is often referred to as relational ecotherapy, because ANFT guides work with the wisdom of the group as well as with the forest as a partner. We were also (still are) encouraged to reflect on our language use and the stories we use as guides. Since February 2020 I have been back in Flanders and I try to find more 'old stories' of Flanders in my forest baths. I like to read about cultural heritage and especially (women's) folklore. Each forest bathing guide has her / his own approach. I follow the order of methods according to the ANFT style. Maybe I put more emphasis on local history and folklore. During the on-site training in Colorado, my trainers in ANFT started their forest baths with an introduction to the local history and also the 'other names' of the landscape, the 'older names' given by the indigenous people. I thought that was beautiful, mystical. It gave even more meaning to what I noticed afterwards in the forest pool. I mainly attract people who also look for 'meanings', for meaning. I think it is important that we occasionally think about which stories were here in the past and I dedicate this importance to this in my longer introduction, but also in introductions to invitations during my forest bath. Sometimes in my introduction I also tell about my own observations and travel in Japan. During the tea ceremony - at the end of the forest pool - you can certainly ask me more about what I learned during those 2.5 years in Japan. Sacred tree forest pool (with an introduction to the practice of sacred trees in India (including palm trees), Japan, Thailand and Scandinavia Palm Sunday, March 28, 2 pm-5pm Vordenstein, Schoten Register via this form Silent Bosbad (with extra long silent walk) Silent Saturday, April 3, 2 pm-5pm Vordenstein, Schoten) Register via this form Kempens (forest) bath with children (Already experience with a class of 34 10 year olds, but maximum: 8 children) Parents can have me-time; plenty of walks in the Brechtse heide) Thursday April 8, 2 pm-5pm Brechtse Heide, St-Job-in't-Goor Register via this form Kempens Fairytales (forest) bath (with an introduction to gnomes) Sunday April 11, 09.00-12.00 Castle forest, Vorselaar Register via this form -------------------------------------------------- ---- Maximum 8 people Included: forest bath and herbal tea Price adults: € 30 Price children: € 12 (only during children's forest pool) But money shouldn't be a barrier so contact me if you want a discount. For the benefit of Robur op den Eik vzw, a good cause, 1/3 goes to guide volunteer allowance and tea. Register via this form Confirmation email with more information will follow after payment. Unfortunately we cannot refund money. -------------------------------------------------- ---- If you are organizing a group (of maximum 8 people) yourself, you can always contact Wendy for a forest pool in the province of Antwerp, via the contact form . Also suddenly propose 3-4 calendar moments. She has already collaborated with forests in Vorselaar, Lille, Schilde, Schoten and St-Job-in't-Goor. It is also open to forest baths in Leuven. If the forest bath takes place before April 30, 2021, 2/3 will go to the charity of Robur op den eik vzw, an association that wants to promote health through nature connection.

The 'Humans' behind this Collective Wendy Wuyts I will take the leading role. My story starts in Japan. From the second half of 2017 until early 2020, I lived in a male dominated environment in a Japanese city and tapped into nature based art and health practices and organized voluntarily other forest baths for fellow international fellow feminist students of my university to cope with loneliness and experiences of micro-aggression. She returned to Belgium in February 2020, just before the first COVID-19 related measures got implemented there. These measures (eg social distancing, forbidding places and moments of gathering and participation) have an impact on the mental health of many citizens. I started to build a network of forest therapy guides in Belgium, a portal website about the practice. Photo 1: A park in Nagoya, Japan, with feminist students from Nagoya University After the forest bath, there was a circle moment where we read an old Japanese myth of Amaterasu's rape and the impact on her environment (humans and the more than human world). Some students shared there for the first time their personal experience why they engage in voluntary work for this feminist student club. Read more in a blog at woodwidewebstories.com Vitalija Povilaityte-Petri I was born and raised in Lithuania. I experienced soviet regime followed by big political and societal transformations which enabled me to develop strong resilience skills from a young age. Since 1999, from the age of 26, I was living and doing research in several places in Europe: France, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. My interests shifted from plant chemistry into understanding of functioning of ecosystems and interactions of people with each other and other than the human world. I have been living in Belgium for 15 years. After traveling in different scientific fields (pharmaceutical and food sciences, botany, social anthropology and environmental-community psychology) in various cultural landscapes and interacting with people of different backgrounds, I came to understand that many challenges we are facing globally can be addressed only collectively as we are all one and interconnected. I believe we can succeed together by transforming into cocreation, trust, togetherness culture where we embrace complexity of various systems and where we work in multiple contexts at the same time. We can move together by nourishing our senses and skills of belonging and oneness. Our personal development is fostered by giving meaning to our collective actions where each person has the opportunity to discover their own place and true nature by living in a nature-connected world. In this his project we aim to explore the need of belonging as a main driving force to trigger and open the highest human creativity and engage deeply into creating communities of meaning. Photo 2: In November 2020 we organized cocreation research day at Jean Massart experimental garden of Brussels Free University (Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB) and Sonial forest (included in UNESCO heritage list) to explore possible transformation between gardens and forest. Can garden be perceived as a forest and can we experience forest as a garden? The study day started by 2 hours guided forest bath walk which included a forest tea ceremony and group exchanges about local forest medicinal plants. I am a pharmacist and transdisciplinary researcher focusing on nature-based health practices for health / wellbeing promotion and disease prevention. Last 2 years I was exploring participatory research and cocreation methods with local multicultural Brussels communities to understand better ongoing transformation of local inner and outer therapeutic landscapes. In the Health Gardens of Brussels project with more than 200 co-researchers I was co-learning about our relationships with nature and how those relationships affect our health and the health of the local urban ecosystem. Belonging to place and connection with one-self, community and other than the human world is central in co-creating Health Gardens in Brussels. We experienced that need of belonging to human and other than human world if a fundamental need and prerequisite to human good functioning, flourishing, fulfillment and life filled with meaning. Katriina Kilpi (will be updated 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.

Gidsen in Limburg Ils Van Dun is opgegroeid met het gewestbos in Ravels als haar achtertuin. Nu woont ze in het prachtige Haspengouw, omringd door fruitbomen, bossen en veel natuur. Ze heeft al haar hele leven natuur nodig om tot rust te komen. Als ze belangrijke beslissingen moest nemen, trok ze zich steeds terug in het bos, daar vond ze de kracht en de antwoorden die ik zocht. Deze kracht wil ze met iedereen delen. Ze heeft haar opleiding tot shinrin Yoku gids gevolgd bij de academie voor helende natuur . Ze begeleidt shinrin Yoku sessies op verschillende plaatsen in Vlaanderen, maar vooral in Limburg. Het is een luxe om zoveel prachtige bosgebieden in de buurt te hebben. In Haspengouw o.a. Domein Nieuwenhoven - St Truiden, Herkenrodebossen - Hasselt De Antwerpse Kempen, nl. Gewestbos - Ravels (omdat ze hier is opgegroeid, blijft ze er graag komen) en Vlaams Brabant, nl. Averbode bos en heide - Averbode. Je kan haar volgen op instagram of haar een email sturen: ilsvandun(at)gmail.com Laura Bock is een bewustzijnscoach & bosbadgids. Het is haar missie om deelnemers zich relaxed en geaard te laten voelen door hen te helpen zich terug te verbinden met zichzelf en de natuur. Wandelen in de natuur heeft enorm bijgedragen aan haar herstel van burn-out. Daarom verdiepte ze zich in natuur- en wandelcoaching en kwam ze per toeval uit bij shinrin-yoku. Wat zij intuïtief al ervaren had, kreeg eindelijk een naam. Ze besloot om deze bijzondere manier van natuurbeleving te delen met anderen en schreef zich in voor de opleiding tot gecertificeerd Shinrin-yoku gids bij de Academie voor Helende Natuur. In oktober 2021 rondt ze haar opleiding af. Ze gidst vooral in Bosland (Noord Limburg) en midden Limburg. Meer info op haar website . Je kan haar contacteren via laura@woudwijs.be Marijke Bastiaens volgde de cursus tot Shinrin Yoku gids aan de Academie voor Helende Natuur . Ze voelde dat ze, naast dicht bij een bos gaan wonen, ook iets meer wou doen voor haarzelf en voor anderen. Toeval bestaat niet en ze kwam op een onverwachte manier met deze cursus in contact. Na het doorlopen van de training en al best wat sessies achter de rug, wil ze graag mensen op een authentieke, 'no nonsense' manier (terug) in contact brengen met de natuur. Haar slogan is: Shinrin Yoku gaat over verbinden, herverbinden of onze verbinding met de natuur versterken. Het gaat niet over denken, feiten of analyseren. Het gaat over 'er zijn.' Ze spreekt Nederlands en Frans en gidst vooral in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen. Momenteel werkt ze nog aan haar website. Meer informatie volgt.

Essential oils A new section in the newsletter. Each time, Ilona Gosseries highlights an essential oil. Contact her for more information via the contact form of this website. Who am I? I am a mom of two teens and a full time working woman. I am a perfectionist and therefore often take too much on my fork. I also want to do everything myself. Fortunately I have been able to go for a forest bath a few times, which was a real relief for me, a relaxation from the hectic life, away from it all ... This combined with the essential oils really works to relax you intensely. Which brand do I choose and why? I personally work with Young Living essential oil. They give the guarantee 'From seed to seal', which means that they follow the entire process from the growth of the natural ingredient you need (flower, tree, herb, etc ...) through the manufacture of the oil until it is put into the bottle is. They therefore work with their own farms and only with natural means, for example to combat caterpillars, they just use a vein of herb that they put next to the herb they need to chase away the harmful animals. They never use chemical and toxic substances. The oils are also 100% natural. Tips for use You can always smear, smell or diffuse the oil diluted. When diffusing, you have to make sure that you do not heat the oil, because then you burn it and you do not get the desired effects. Use a good diffuser for this. Why is it so important to get a good quality diffuser? The way of spraying is very important. Of course you want your quality oils to be optimally dispersed in the air. Young Living's diffusers have been extensively tested for their atomizing power. Due to the ultrasonic vibrating plate, the diffusers are cold atomized in the room in a good way, so that the quality of the oil is guaranteed. In addition, the material of which the diffuser is made is essential. The inside of the diffusers is made of high-quality plastic, which will not be affected by the oils and so that no plastic will end up in the air (and your airways). There are a lot of lesser quality diffusers on the market that are not made of this high-quality plastic and where the plastic is therefore affected by the pure oils with all its consequences. So consciously choose a Young Living quality diffuser to diffuse your oils. To smell, you only have to put 1 drop on your hand and then rub both hands together. Then make a bowl with both hands and place it over your nose. Do not inhale too closely and vigorously at first because the oils are so intense. To lubricate, use a few drops of the essential oil and then dilute it in what we call a carrier oil. At Young Living they have the V6 oil for this, but you can also use almond oil or jojoba. Usually the correct ratio is 1 drop of essential oil (EO) to 10 ml of base oil. You should never put the oil in your eyes or ears. If you did get oil in your eye, you have to dilute it with carrier oil, never with water, which really does not work and will only make it worse. If you use an oil for the first time, always try on your arm to see if you do not react allergic and do this best diluted because they are so powerful. Often it is smeared on the feet because it is one of the fastest areas to absorb the oil because the pores are so large there. Other areas that absorb the oil quickly are the wrists and the area behind the ears. Connection with Bosbaden (This explanation follows) February 2021 - newsletter: Lavender March 2021 - newsletter: Lemon

Books about forest baths By Emmy Schockaert - www.barrevoets.be March 16, 2021 By Emmy Schockaert - www.barrevoets.be March 16, 2021

Als bosbadgids begeleidt Ils regelmatig een bosbad. Hier vertelt ze over haar missie om andere gidsen basiskennis en zelfvertrouwen te geven over wat ze moeten doen bij een ongeval in een meer afgelegen plek. EHBO, is dat zo belangrijk? Door Ils Van Dun 08 oktober 2021 Een ongeval is snel gebeurd. Maar als je meteen hulp biedt, voorkom je vaak erger. Eerste hulp kan echt een verschil maken. Veel mensen hebben niet door dat de eerste minuten na het oplopen van lichamelijk letsel zeer belangrijk zijn. Vaak denkt men dat ze iemand het beste kunnen laten liggen totdat professionele hulp is gearriveerd. Maar, wist je dat het gemiddeld 10 minuten duurt voordat een ambulance op de plek van het ongeval is? In die 10 minuten is het dus heel belangrijk dat een slachtoffer zo snel mogelijk goede hulp krijgt. Dus als je weet hoe je moet reageren in een panieksituatie en je weet wat je moet doen om iemand te helpen kun je in sommige gevallen echt iemands leven redden. Wie ben ik? Ik ben Ils Van Dun, ondertussen werk ik al bijna 20 jaar bij Defensie. Ik werk bij de Medische Dienst als ambulancier / instructeur. De lessen die ik geef zijn basis EHBO aan de militaire ploeghelpers en specifieke EHBO opleidingen. Recent heb ik een opleiding gevolgd tot trainer Wildernis First Aid. Waarom? Voor mijn werk, maar ook in mijn vrije tijd, vind je me heel vaak in de natuur. Als bosbadgids, begeleid ik regelmatig een bosbad. Ik moet jullie niet vertellen dat we toch vaak op afgelegen plaatsen zijn. Heb je al eens over de volgende vraag nagedacht: “Wat als er hier iets gebeurd? Iemand valt, iemand wordt onwel,… Wat doe ik dan?” Als je eerlijk bent, is vaak het antwoord: “geen idee.” Dat is precies waar ik iets wil doen. Het volgen van een EHBO cursus kan dus voor iedereen belangrijk zijn en het is echt niet zo moeilijk als het allemaal lijkt. Vanuit mijn ervaring voorzie ik lessen basis EHBO en Wildernis First Aid, niet omdat ik je wil omtoveren tot dokter, maar om je zelfvertrouwen te geven in bepaalde handelingen. Ik ben er zeker van dat je de handelingen die je leert niet alleen in het bos of de natuur kan gebruiken. Je kan deze thuis, op vakantie,…. Echt overal toepassen. Het leuke aan de lessen is eigenlijk dat het geen standaard EHBO les is. Ik heb er mijn kennis als militair, ambulancier, bosbadgids,… bij in gestoken en dat zorgt soms voor creatieve oplossingen voor minder ernstige letsels. Onwetendheid is vaak de reden voor mensen om niet te handelen en dat is nu net wat ik wil voorkomen. Ben je nieuwsgierig geworden en wil je meer info over een EHBO cursus? Dan kan je me mailen op ilsvandun@gmail.com

A new monthly circle with Wendy Wuyts (world forest ) using structures (storytelling, from deep ecology, relational ecotherapy) to connect with other souls who want to dig into the memories of the Belgian landscapes to learn more about themselves and the place. a new initiative from Robur on Den Eik Dutch version " Carrot-wise " started in February 2021 (but already full-booked) Starting in the end of March 2021 This English program puts more emphasis on themes like globalization, expulsion and migration. Register via this form . Introduction: Where did you take root? In the past, people were born wherever they would grow up. Being born then meant rooting. Between man 'and the earth that saw him come into the world', an almost corporeal bond had grown. 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 do not live in the same place. And that is ok. Nevertheless, one often sees that people like to say where they live and where they come from. These are two of the first questions people ask a new acquaintance. Loneliness is not about being alone, but having the feeling of not belonging. One reason may be that you don't know where exactly your roots are. Maybe you belong to different places, like me, because you have lived in different places and have given to and taken from that place and the people there (knowledge, energy, money ...). A healing journey: rediscovering your roots For years, I have been working with two passions, or two 'medicines': storytelling and storydoing. After years of living in Thailand and Japan, I returned to Belgium at the end of February 2020. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, I stayed longer than I had expected in my 'heimat': the Kempen. I myself was on the verge of a nervous breakdown: the workload in Japan had worn me down. I then applied my two medicines to myself while re-rooting in Belgium. Last year, I wrote and shared mostly my own retellings of Flemish folk tales, European fairy tales and Japanese myths on my Instagram account or my blog Wood Wide Web Stories , often inspired by observations during forest baths and other nature experiences. Through these experiences, I deepened my journey and rediscovered Flemish nature: its beauty, but also its problems. I sought refuge in retellings of old stories, old enough to contain a certain wisdom. By working with those stories, even rewriting them and calibrating them to my own experiences and observations, I found grounding, solace and comfort and got to know my authentic self better. My quest is not yet about: such journeys are spiral-shaped. In this second year, I want to take others with me. I am going to organize monthly meetings, where we think about what a postheroic story or retelling can mean for our Belgian landscapes, where we can dream and share together. So, I am looking for like-minded souls in Belgium (or who rooted in Belgium before), who would like to meet online on a monthly basis and explore their creative energy and critical reflections through forest bathing, writing and / or drawing. In this experience, I combine my two medicines to dig out with you what we can learn from the old stories of our region / regions to stand firm in the present and the future, regardless of ecological, social and personal crises. This means that together - for each participant - we are going to find out which ancient region / regions we belong to today. When will it take place? March 2021, to February 2022 10 monthly online sessions of 2.5 hours Dates: Fourth Tuesday of the month, except July and December Time: 19.00-21.30 hrs. 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 Belgium, The (temporary) goal? A journey never ends and some 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 every participant will have rewritten or 'redrawn' at least one Belgian folk tale - which touches him / her / x, perhaps because it comes from his or her region where he / she / x is rooting, or sees parallels with places he / she / x has rooted before, or because its essence touches him / her / x - into a postheroic story. I am also curious about other goals to weave into this project: if you are engaged in a quest or project around creativity, place, connection between traditional ecological knowledge and a more sustainable future for your community and / or yourself ... there is certainly room for that. What are we going to do? Each session consists of a welcome, an introduction and a short sentence (20 min.). In the second part, we look back on the past month. What did you experience? What is bothering you? What has made you happy? What have you learned about the nature around you? We pass on (the virtual) talking stick so that everyone can briefly share their story with the circle (30 min.). The third part is more technical. I do a short knowledge transfer, sharing some of the storytelling. Each session also has a theme. Provisional monthly themes are 'structure of a heroines journey', basic ecolinguistics, women in supporting roles (eg the belly goddess, the seer ...) .. Afterwards you also get the chance to ask questions or share comments (30 min.) . After a break (10 min.) We do an individual creative exercise (20 min.) And have a group reflection (20 min.). I call the last part 'wisdom of the circle'. In the first session I ask for example which local old story appeals to you and why (20 min.). At the end I give 'homework' for the next month: an invitation you can try outside and a short creative task. So this experience is more than just the monthly meetings. Dates and details of the content: Every fourth Tuesday evening of the month, 19.00-21.30 CEST (Brussels time) The details might change during the course, as a result of the feedback and inputs of the participants. March 23: The preparation of our 'dig' Introduction of this program and the virtual circle tools Getting to know the participants: Where do you come from? Short theory: The alchemy of old stories and nature experiences Creativity and connection exercise: The Hazel Reflection on a retelling of Sleeping Beauty (will be sent together with the zoom link) Which old story from 'your home / multiple homes' appeals to you and why? April 27: Staying, surviving ... (Japan, USA and Flanders) Welcoming back and reflection about the past month Short analysis: "The dog of Flanders" - a short anthropology about 'a good story end' according to American and Japanese culture Reflection on essay from a nature writer with roots in USA and Japan (will be sent before) Wisdom of the circle: Which words for nature (connection) do you know? Creativity and connection: The gingko tree, or the survivor tree Belgian nature in the spotlight: Lost practices and lost trees Wisdom of the circle: What did survive in Belgium? What got lost? May 25: Reclaiming the feminine energy (Greece, Mexico) Welcome back and reflection about the past month Short theory: the hero's journey and the heroines journey (Campbell and Murdoch) Reflection on Psyche and Eros, and especially on Aphrodite A woodwide story from Mexico Creativity and connection: the mulberry tree A Belgian forest in the spotlight: Silsombos, a 'feminine' landscape? Wisdom of the circle: Which heroine stories appeal to you? June 22: The Healing Question (United Kingdom) Welcome back and reflections about the past month Short theory: Post-heroic stories in times of social / ecological / individual crisis (Sharon Blackie) Reflection on the wounded fisher king and the wasteland Creativity and connection: when the beech tree departs A Belgian forest in the spotlight: Liereman, a wounded nature park with many traumas? Wisdom of the circle: Which old stories give you comfort? 'Dig' assignment for next two months August 24: Intuitive work (Russia) Welcoming back and reflecting upon the digging work of the past 2 months Dealing with drought and climate depression Short theory: the psychology in ancient stories (Clarissa Pinkola Estes) Reflection on Vasilisa the beautiful and Baba Yaga Creativity and connection: the birch tree A Belgian place: The Minnebron, the last drinkable source in Flanders Receiving and gratitude Wisdom of the circle: Which signals do you follow on your path? September 28: The Campine Dream (Belgium) Welcoming back and reflecting upon the digging work of the past month Short theory: othering and belonging Creativity and connection: (return of) the juniper tree Reflection on 'a pine tree in the campine' A Belgian forest: Visbeekvalley, a palimpsest Wisdom of the circle: Which local story would you like to calibrate to the new realities? October 26: Sacred Space (Bhutan and India) Welcoming back and reflecting upon the digging work Short theory: fragmentation history of Belgian's landscape A forest bath with Bhutanese serial rooters Reflection on an unnarrated short documentary: 11 Palms in Bangalore Poisonous plants and other boundaries Creativity and connection: Night shade A Belgian forest: Brabant woods, Belgium's next national park? Wisdom of the circle: What is a sacred space? 23 November: The language and stories we live by (Ghana and the Low Countries) Welcoming back and reflecting upon the digging work of the past month Short theory: An introduction to ecolinguistics A memory: interior versus exterior life Creativity and connection: Big Tree Digging the roots of a Belgian tradition: Where does Sinterklaas come from? Wisdom of the circle: Which stories does Belgium need? Assignment for next two months January 25: The Clearing from the West wind (From Ireland to Belgium) Welcoming back and reflecting upon the past months Reflection on the retelling of 'St Dimpha and the rowan tree Short theory: mental health and nature connection Creativity and connection: the rowan Wisdom of the circle: What do you have to let go? Assignment for next two months February 22: The home of a snail (New Zealand and Canada) How does the sky look like? Short theory: Orientation and the medicine walk Reflection on the Maori symbol 'koru' Reflection on the 'Medicine Walk' (Wagamese) Creativity and connection: Back to the Hazel tree Last sharing and reflections on creations of participants Wisdom of the circle: Where will you go? What's next? Included in the price: content and guidance via monthly zoom and email monthly: pdf with ideas, inspiration and invitations creative vibes, a new 'tribe' and other 'things' that are priceless Not included: physical meeting Cost: Price per session: € 12 If you register for all 10 sessions: € 90 The ticket price should not be a barrier (contact us via the contact form or explain shortly in the registration form why we should waive the costs. The money is for the charity of Robur op Den Eik vzw (eg volunteer reimbursements). Subscription: Please subscribe via this registration form. Participants send the money to the account of Robur op Den Eik vzw at least two days in advance to receive the zoom link. Communication: month + "rerooting" + e-mail address Robur op Den Eik vzw IBAN: BE82 5230 8087 7968 BIC: TRIOBEBB Battlefield 11 2550 Kontich Belgium We could create an invoice on request. What is Robur at Den Eik vzw? Robur op Den Eik ( www.roburopdeneik.org ), a charity recognized by the King Baudouin Foundation (www.goededoelen.be ), is a place of CONNECTION, through rest, nature, healing and creativity, specifically for people suffering from burnout and for the prevention of burnout. Nature plays a decisive role. The Robur hobbit-like silence house wants to be a healing presence in a small-scale, modest way (can be done 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 writing that book, finishing that CD, etc. Creativity is also a necessity of life that has to do with rest, nature and healing. In addition, there is a strong ecological aspect. Robur calls for awareness in the choices we make, including in the use of (drinking) water and electricity. Because we need less than we often think. 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For (future) guides Groeien in synergie - traject 2026 We geloven in de kracht van samenwerking.Via ons digitaal platform en tijdens ontmoetingsmomenten bundelen we tijd, middelen, kennis en energie. Zo ondersteunen we gidsen en zorgprofessionals nu ook bij het vinden van de juiste mentor, mentee of intervisiepartner. Daarnaast faciliteren we een hybride groeipad met kennisdeling in een veilige omgeving – zowel online als offline. Meer info over groeien in synergie. Eerste bronnen en ontmoetingsmogelijkheden This section contains: List of training (often requested) Net / web work options , such as the facebook group, online and live circles in Flanders and Belgium Short essays by other guides in which they explain their in-depth accents, for example ... Celtic Festivals - by Emmy (Barrevoets) ... something because of you? Call for participation in a study on forest baths as a social practice - click here Short essays by guides on methodology, for example ... ... something because of you? We are happy to welcome voluntary contributions. In the newsletter we often refer to this section so that your writing does not go unnoticed.

Source material For people (scientists, journalists, official bodies ...) who like to do research on this practice. Books Both non-fiction and Flemish fiction in which forest baths are discussed Reviews: Diamond of the Forest (2020) Podcasts Academic research Popular media .... We also want to publish resource lists about forest baths per theme. You can find it under the heading ' forest baths ' >> ' forest bathing is an answer to ... ' (an emergency). We always welcome voluntary contributions (reviews, texts, links to media, etc.) through the contact form .