Forest Therapy Guide

After 6 months of training, I have finally completed my Forest Therapy Guide course conducted by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy [ANFT]. Honestly, I have enjoyed every moment learning more about forest therapy the ANFT approach. Throughout the course, I have guided 5 sessions of forest therapy walk and I am definitely grateful for friends and many others who took up my invitation to develop a relational partnership with the forest. My forest bathing experience started many years back when I was still in Singapore and I walked into MacRitchie Reservoir to seek healing and renewal. I didn't know much about forest bathing and I only knew that the forest was calling me.

Today I am guiding people into the liminal space so that they too can have a relationship with the more than human beings. The forest and the human world are never meant to be separated. Both worlds are meant to connect with each other and support one another. God did not create the Eden Garden with the intention that we live separately from nature. God's original design was for nature and humans to live in harmony. Therefore, forest therapy is totally in alignment with God's design. As we continue to witness the mess and chaos in our world, the more we see the need for us to return to the garden (or forest) and to seek to restore the broken relationship we have with the more than human beings. The more we see this relationship being restored and renewed, the more we will see the balance. In Taoism, this is the balance between the Yin and the Yang in our world.

I am determined to let the forest guide me as I continue to journey through this world as a forest therapy guide. I want to bring people together with me in this journey.

Ronneth, 23 November 2024