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Author Talk with Ben Page – “Healing Trees”
Ben Page talks with AmongTheTrees founder, Nadine Mazzola, about his new book, “Healing Trees: A pocket Guide to forest bathing. This little book is beautiful and has something for everyone. For guides it is a wonderful companion as well as a text that adds another layer of understanding to the concepts guides work with. For the person who is new to forest bathing it is a a great introduction!
Pioneering the Practice of Remote Guiding: Interview with Geeta Stilwell, ANFT Trainer
In the Spring of 2020 Forest therapy guide and ANFT trainer, Geeta Stilwell, pioneered the practice of offering remotely guided forest therapy/forest bathing walks. The pandemic had just been officially declared and Geeta was asking herself, “How are are we going to find a way to guide during the pandemic? I need to guide or I will go insane.” It has been my great pleasure to work and learn about this practice, our profession of forest therapy, alongside and from Geeta since 2016 as fellow ANF…
Permitting: Tips and Best Practices for Guides
The Big Picture:
Needing to get a permit to guide in a certain place can be challenging. In fact, it can be downright discouraging. While we can’t offer you a magic wand to make it all happen with ease, we can offer these solid tips and best practices.
Things to be aware of:
- Each region operates differently
- Start early and plan ahead!
- Strategies for Reducing Costs
- Ask about rain dates
- Connecting with park rangers and staff
- Alternative Land Options
- Application Tips
- Descript…
Squarespace vs WordPress for Forest Therapy Guides
Ted Kaiser March 19, 2021
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Many guides are independent and not working directly either for or with a larger organization. In these freelance situations, guides need their own way to share information about their services and sell walks and other services to their customers. Especially due to pandemic circumstances, this means having an online presence. Social media is part of that, but having the most control of your online presence includes providing your own website.
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Forest Bathing Finder – A Great Service for Guides!
Recently, a new web tool has arrived for forest bathing and forest therapy guides. Called the Forest Bathing Finder, this new website service holds great potential to help guides get the word out about themselves and their walks to a hungry audience.
In this article, we’ll consider three main sets of information to understand how guides can best add this new tool to their marketing toolkit. (Click the headings in the numbered list below to jump…