Online Forest Therapy Guide Certification
Become a Certified Forest Therapy Guide – From Anywhere in the World
A Deep, Guided Immersion: Rooted in Connection, Accessible from Home
Heartwood’s Online Forest Therapy Guide Certification offers a 12-week journey that is flexible yet profound, structured yet heart-centered. Designed for those who want to balance training with daily life, this pathway takes place entirely online, allowing you to cultivate a relational, embodied practice without leaving home.
Led by our seasoned instructors, you’ll receive live mentorship, personalized support, and a close-knit online community–ensuring you never walk this path alone.
Is Online Forest Therapy Training Your Ideal Pathway?
This certification is ideal for those who:
Want the freedom to learn from anywhere in the world
Need to balance training with work, family, or life commitments
Seek depth, connection, and authenticity (even in a virtual space)
Thrive in a structured online format that blends live interaction with self-paced study
Feel ready to weave nature connection into your daily life and work
If you feel called to guide others while honoring your own rhythm, this path will meet you where you are.Your 12-Week Journey to Certification
This program is more than a course. It’s a layered journey of growth, connection, and practice. Each week, you’ll deepen your relationship with nature, your body, and your capacity to guide others with confidence and care.
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Begin your 100% online journey by building a strong foundation in the core principles of forest therapy. Explore guiding techniques based in mindfulness, somatic awareness, and Earth-based wisdom.
Join weekly 1.5-hour live sessions with instructors and your cohort on Zoom
Experience 3 guided forest therapy walks (live and facilitated virtually)
Engage with comprehensive course materials and experiential practices to deepen learning
Receive The Forest Therapy School Guidebook and The Nature Reset to anchor your study
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In the final month of your journey, you’ll enter a mentored practicum and receive personalized guidance as you grow.
Join weekly live sessions with instructors and your cohort to get your questions answered
Lead your own guided forest therapy walks with expert feedback and support
Complete your Harvest Offering, integrating your practice and insights
Prepare to step into your calling as a Certified Forest Therapy Guide
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As your practice evolves, stay connected through our vibrant online community of forest therapy guides. Receive ongoing support by email, share insights with fellow guides, and explore advanced training opportunities through the Heartwood Collective.
You’ll also receive:
A complete and professional presentation template to launch your practice
A collection of 100 guiding invitations for inspiration and structure
Access to complimentary quarterly guide gatherings and a lifelong learning community
Invitations to advanced trainings from the Heartwood Collective
Lifetime access to all course materials and resources
What you will learn
Techniques for guiding meditations in natural settings
How to hold space and facilitate group sharing with warmth and presence
Principles of trauma-informed, choice-centered guiding
How to work skillfully with all the senses, including interoception and intuition
The art of partnering with place as co-guide
Safety considerations and trail-selection essentials for outdoor facilitation
Rituals and tea practices that deepen gratitude and connection with the land
Ways to bring forest therapy into your community, profession, and everyday life
The roots, science, and wisdom traditions behind forest therapy
The evidence-based health benefits of nature connection
How to build a living, reciprocal relationship with the more-than-human world
Practices for grounding, nervous system regulation, and embodied guiding
Ways to align with nature’s rhythms—day and night, season and cycle
How to design forest therapy walks using a trusted model
Skills for crafting sensory, nature-based invitations that inspire curiosity and connection
Requirements for your certification
You will receive your Heartwood Forest Therapy Guide Certification upon completion of the following requirements:
Completion of 2 Medicine Walks (2-hour and 4-hour)
Leading 2 Forest Therapy walks (1:1 and group) with reflection
A Harvest Offering inspired by your Nature Quest practice
Successful demonstration in crafting and offering invitations (sensory prompts that foster presence and nature connection)
Attendance of at least 10 live classes and 2 walk sessions
This is more than a certificate—it’s an initiation into a life of guiding others into presence, belonging, and healing with the natural world.Upcoming Online Cohort & Investment
Investing in this training is an investment in your calling and in the communities you will serve.
Oak Cohort
Tuesdays, March 3 - May 19, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Online Oak Cohort Tuition:
Just Launched! Special:
through January 31, 2026
Save An additional $500 On Listed Prices
(LAUNCH26 coupon applied at checkout)
Pay in Full:
$1,595
(Pay in full & save $100)
Payment Plan:
3 payments of $565
($1,695 total)
*Limited space per cohort.
*Limited number of partial scholarships available. Inquire to apply.
Future Online Cohorts
Rhododendron Cohort
Wednesdays, June 3 - August 19, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Goldenrod Cohort
Tuesdays, September 1 - November 17, 2026
12:00pm - 1:30pm ET
Need Help Choosing Your PATH?
Every guide’s path begins with a single step. Let’s explore together if our online training is the right fit for you.
Book a complimentary 15-minute discovery call with one of our lead instructors.