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Forest Baths for Companies Update February 20, 2021: This page (and its subpages) are not yet complete and published, but in the following weeks I will write out why forest baths can (and should) be part of the business (in times of corona) . The era of corporate offices is over. Facebook, twitter and other large companies have already announced that employees now have the choice to work part-time or fully from home. Only a small percentage must be in an office full-time after the corona crisis. However, there are other diseases and crises that disrupted the business world, such as burnout and the local effects of climate change, soil depletion and pollution. Perhaps now the era of corporate forests and associated activities has arrived. Outdoor meetings that increase the productivity, creativity, health (physical and mental) health and resilience of your employees. Forest bathing is part of nature-based practices for which more and more scientific evidence of its usefulness is emerging. Which Flemish companies will be the first to offer forest baths as an activity, or even convert a meeting into an adapted 'company forest pool'? ------------- Not something new Our ancestors also held meetings in the shade of lime trees. More information follows. More creativity During an innovation management class I learned in which environments employees get their most and best ideas. According to scientific research. No, not in a conference room in an office. Unless the meeting is so boring that people daydream. The best environment for creativity is the natural environment. Burnout prevention Did you know that companies in Flanders are obliged to invest in programs to prevent burnout, one of the biggest pandemics in our welfare economy? But there is a limited range of programs.

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

Soul Activities The following list of activities are not executed under this collective. It is a list of activities in which the individuals of the collective are involved and are in compliance with the mission of this collective. This list does not include all activities, but showcases our experience and our connections in webs of interbeings. Websites and social media groups, as administrators and / or writers: Forest bathing (Flemish) www.bosbadenvlaanderen.com Wood wide web stories (English) www.woodwidewebstories.com NatureMinded (English) http: //www.natureminded. be Health Gardens in Brussels (English) https://www.facebook.com/groups/486614772154190 Medicinal Plants in Belgium (English) https://medicinalplantsinbelgium.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/the-journey-begins/ Websites, as facilitators, collaborators and / or supporting roles Wood Wide Web Belgium (English) https://www.woodwideweb.be/en/ Healing Forest blog (English) https://healingforest.org/ Robur op Den Eik vzw (Dutch & English) https://roburopdeneik.org/ Artistic projects, as artist Online short story, blending ecofeminist ideas and solarpunk elements, situated in Daegu, South Korea, submitted after a call for local science fiction (which is not in a 'traditional place'): https://unevenearth.org/2020/02/a-wood-wide-web-story-an-apple-tree-in-daegu/ Participation as artist in The Nature Of Cities Festival With short story 'a Pine Tree in the Campine' (URL not known yet) A circular fiction story, co-funded by the Flemish Ministry of Environment (in Dutch): https://www.boldbranders.org/bold-het-boek Artistic projects, as co-creator Common Dreams School in order to explore, imagine, create alternatives to face climate changes and societal transformation with Maria Lucia Cruz Correia (Portugal / Belgium) http://www.cifas.be/en/workshops/maria-lucia-cruz-correia http://mluciacruzcorreia.com/works/common-dream-school Walking from Scores with Elena Biserna (Italy / FRance, residence at Q-O2 in Brussels) to explore walking as collective creative practice to transform landscapes into inclusive public spaces (it also covers nature environments) http://www.q-o2.be/en/event/elena-biserna/ http://www.q-o2.be/en/event/elena-biserna-walking-from-scores/ Connection Design 101 with The Magic Department (Helsinki, Finland) to learn together about methods to experience deep human connections that can extend beyond human https://www.themagicdepartment.com/blog/what-the-past-year-has-taught-us-about-connecting-remotely Re-imagine leadership (Malmo, Sweden), cocreating methods supported by art for self-managing organizations https://universe.qiqochat.com/e/qDfNGQKuFWrQdSPMZxhVcjZET How to support communities grow and drive change? From Inner Leadership to Co-creation Cultural and Creative Spaces and Cities Cocreating methods supported by art for Participatory and Various virtual spaces. https://www.spacesandcities.com/news/practical-information-for-ccsc-conference/ Live Events, as incubator and / or organizer International Forest Therapy days (English) https://www.foresttherapydays.com/iftdays-tribe/ The Nature of Cities festival (TNOC festival) Self-care within nature during covid-19 pandemic: transformation and cultivation of nature experience https://tnoc-festival.com/wp/?fbclid=IwAR3cGg2GU2JJi3xd02OOfGc1ya0d19c22ICW7EWNWSz-ETqVHHrvVcfVgEE#about InVIVO Planetary Health Therapeutic landscapes in Brussels city for human health promotion and disease prevention https://www.invivoplanet.com/2020-meeting.html https://www.invivoplanet.com/uploads/1/0/1/9/101900204/final_program_nov_30_2020.pdf Photo 1: "Where is home?" A web of interbeing for the period September 2019-March 2020 (training as forest therapy guide) by Wendy Wuyts Photo 2: Tea ceremony at the end of a short forest bath, February 2021 one cup for Asya one for Quentin one for Nathan one for the guide one for the forest Photo 3: A Virtual circle in the forest Concept by Wendy & Priscille Read more about the idea behind this in 'tools and methods'

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?

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.

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.

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 .

Tools and methods This page shares tools that we applied, adapted and / or developed in the processes of our activities. Please feel free to be inspired and use these ideas. (wants to be updated) Applied in the Forest therapy guide circles in Belgium: how to virtualize the 'circle feeling' and 'talking stick'? When participants enter the virtual space, we write down the name of each participant in this template (a google slide). We invite people to not interrupt each other, but listen, and talk when it's their turn. We follow the circle order. Every circle we invite another 'plant' in the middle. After one guide asked how to be included, even if she could not be there, and we added a square with the people who excused themselves beforehand, so 'there are also there in spirit'.

Vlaams-Brabant Contact persoon: TBC Gidsen in Vlaams-Brabant (Update 03 March 2023) Ana Vazquez organiseert boswandelingen in Brussel. Haar passie voor de verbinding met de natuur laat u rustig en rustig door de prachtige parken van Woluwe en La Fôret de Soignes lopen. Ze heeft een Diploma, Gids in het Bosbad door het Instituut voor Bostherapie. Ze werd ook opgeleid, 8 weken durende mindfulness cursus MBCT door het Brussels Mindfulness Instituut. Ze heeft een bachelor in de rechten aan de Universidad Complutense in Madrid. Ze heeft ook een MOOC-diploma in: The Science of Happiness (Berkeley University), Boeddhisme en Moderne Psychologie (Princeton University), Understanding Plants (Tel Aviv University), Oriental Beliefs (UCLouvain), Shinrin Yoku - Forest Bathing (Centre of Excellence). Je kan haar terugvinden op de website van het Forest Therapy Institute . Boempatatman, dat is het alter ego van Dirk Janssen op facebook en instagram , ervaren instructeur in de Wim Hof Methode, natuurcoach, bosbad-gids en helemaal klaar om met jou op pad te gaan. Hij nam al heel wat mensen mee op pad. Mensen die moe zijn en hun energie terugzoeken, maar ook mensen die benieuwd zijn naar hun kracht en focus. Verwacht geen escapisme, zweverige aanpak of vlucht uit de maatschappij. Hij toont je de kracht van de natuur als aanvulling op het leven van elke dag en reikt je handvaten die je door de ratrace heen loodsen en je veerkrachtig doen voelen. Meer informatie over zijn aanbod op www.boempatat.me of via dirk@boempatat.me Ilse Simoens is een bosbadgids en bezielster van Academie voor Helende Kunst . Zij organiseert ook opleidingen. Ze werkt al meer dan 20 jaar voor het Instituut voor Natuur en Bos onderzoek. Je kan haar academie op facebook vinden. Als wandelcoach (met een achtergrond in HR) combineert Katleen Van den dries haar beide passies, mensen en natuur. Ze gelooft in de kracht van beweging en van buiten zijn. Naast het inzetten van natuur voor loopbaanbegeleiding en welzijn op het werk, is Katleen ook bosbad-gids. Ze deed ervaring op in het Yoshino Forest Therapy Centre in Japan, en ging ondertussen over heel Vlaanderen met veel verschillende groepen het bos in om de deelnemers een echt bosbad te laten ervaren. Meer informatie en Katleen contacteren kan via www.careerboots.com . Ook kan je haar volgen op facebook en instagram . Lena Van der Bruggen is een bosbadgids en natuurgids. In oktober 2019 startte ze met de opleiding tot "gids bosbaden" in Nederland bij de Shinrin Yoku Academy. Intussen heeft ze al vele uren in het Zoniënwoud rondgezworven. Ze volgde ook de opleiding "natuurgids Zoniënwoud" via Natuurpunt CVN. Het bos blijft een bron van rust, inspiratie, troost soms. Het is als een goede vriend bij wie je altijd terecht kan. Ze gidst in het Zoniënwoud. Ze heeft haar eigen website: https://www.boslucht.be en een facebook pagina en een instagram account . Het motto van Marleen Crombez is Unplug, slow down, connect with nature, your nature. Haar liefde voor de natuur is er al van kindsbeen af ... en de afgelopen 25 jaar gegroeid al lopend door het Zoniënwoud. Tijdens haar wekelijkse hardlooptraining werd ze meer en meer vertrouwd met de deugden van de natuur en het bos . De laatste 7 jaar ruilde zij het lopen in voor wandelen oftewel “wanderen”. In de zomer van 2019 werd zij ingewijd in Shinrin Yoku door Ann Tilman en is sinds die dag grote fan en practitioner. Recent ook actief met Forest Mind. Zij neemt mensen graag mee op pad om zich te verbinden met de natuur, hen uit te nodigen voor een beleefmoment om tot rust te komen en lichaam en geest te ontspannen. Je kan haar contacteren via marleen.crombez@gmail.com

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.

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

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. Do you know people who don't want to be heroes in 2021 and want to dream and create with me in a virtual cave?