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"Nature is our teacher"
Guide certification, open courses, and university and organizational programs, preparing guides to offer nature and forest therapy where every person belongs.
Guide Certification
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(opens in a new tab)Join a first-of-its-kind cohort and help shape what forest therapy can become. You'll work toward your ANFT Nature and Forest Therapy Guide certification while learning in a community where your language, culture, and way of being are at the center. For Deaf and Disabled participants, this means training without barriers. For hearing allies, it means learning from the community. Together, you'll build lasting friendships, mentorship, and a network of guides committed to access and belonging. Like wildflowers taking root in new ground, you'll grow at your own pace and carry this work into your community, because nature is for everyone.
Hybrid: In Person and Online
Price: $3,845
Dates: Feb 1, 2027 - July 1, 2027
Application deadline: Jan 15, 2027
Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing people who want to become certified guides and lead nature experiences in their own language and culture
Nature is for everyone. Designed with inclusivity in mind, with the Deaf, Disabled, and signing communities at its heart, this special cohort welcomes anyone ready to learn alongside them and the forest.
Disabled people and neurodivergent people seeking a guide training where access is built in from the start
Nature is for everyone. Designed with inclusivity in mind, with the Deaf, Disabled, and signing communities at its heart, this special cohort welcomes anyone ready to learn alongside them and the forest.
Signing community members, including CODAs, family members, and fluent signers, who want to bring nature connection to the people they love and serve
Nature is for everyone. Designed with inclusivity in mind, with the Deaf, Disabled, and signing communities at its heart, this special cohort welcomes anyone ready to learn alongside them and the forest.
Sign language interpreters expanding into nature-based and therapeutic settings
Nature is for everyone. Designed with inclusivity in mind, with the Deaf, Disabled, and signing communities at its heart, this special cohort welcomes anyone ready to learn alongside them and the forest.
Hearing people open to cultural immersion who want to learn from Deaf and Disabled communities and guide with inclusivity in mind
Nature is for everyone. Designed with inclusivity in mind, with the Deaf, Disabled, and signing communities at its heart, this special cohort welcomes anyone ready to learn alongside them and the forest.
Educators, therapists, and healthcare professionals looking to offer accessible, sensory-based wellness practices
Nature is for everyone. Designed with inclusivity in mind, with the Deaf, Disabled, and signing communities at its heart, this special cohort welcomes anyone ready to learn alongside them and the forest.
Organizations, parks, and nature centers working to make their programs welcoming to everyone
Nature is for everyone. Designed with inclusivity in mind, with the Deaf, Disabled, and signing communities at its heart, this special cohort welcomes anyone ready to learn alongside them and the forest.
Priority and language access To our knowledge, this is the only Nature and Forest Therapy guide training taught entirely in ASL. Priority is given to Deaf applicants and those who work closely with the Deaf community.
Online sessions on Zoom are taught in ASL with an interpreter available. In-person immersions are taught in ASL only, so participants need conversational signing skills.
Courses
COMING SOON
Explore what it means to return to your wild self: stepping past comfort zones, listening to your body’s wisdom, and building simple daily practices connecting with Nature. This is a self-paced course with seasonal virtual meet-ups.
Price: Approximately $60
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For guides, educators, and park staff who want every participant to belong. Learn to plan accessible nature walks and invitations, work with interpreters and service providers, and adapt sensory invitations for Deaf, DeafBlind, and Disabled participants.
For interpreters, therapists, educators, and caregivers who hold space for others. This workshop will feature mindfulness techniques, somatic and nature-based practices to set that weight down and come back to yourself.
Institutional Programs
We build programs with universities, schools, and organizations, including walks offered at GeorgeTown University and Prescott College, and full courses Gallaudet University and Association for Nature and Forest Therapies.
Start a conversationPartnership
Together with ANFT, we offer the first Nature and Forest Therapy guide certification taught in ASL, opening the path for Deaf, Disabled, and signing guides.
Forest is the therapist, Guide opens the doors.
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Teaching Introduction to Nature and Forest Therapy graduate elective course for the Department of Counseling, courses are taught in ASL for Gallaudet students, offered once a semester.
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Workshops shaped around your group’s goals, size, and access needs, in person or online. We’ll scope it together in a short call (contact us). Please reach out at least 6 weeks ahead.
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