Become a Dual Certified Nature Connection Facilitator and Forest Therapy Guide in 6 months!
Professional Training for social workers, clinical therapists, community workers, nature guides and more….
6 month Professional Training
DUAL Certification Program.
Nature Connection Facilitator -Certification, and Forest Therapy Guide Certification
Interested in integrating nature connection work into your professional landscape?
Ready to become a change catalyst in healing our sense of separation from the more than human world? This work is fulfilling and powerful. When we spend time in nature we experience benefits to our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual selves,….and as facilitators you will learn the science behind these benefits, and the simple yet effective ways to invite this experience- even for those who don’t have a strong sense of nature connection yet.
When we ALSO have the opportunity to practice mindfulness in nature practices, the benefits grow and we build personal unshakable resilience that can benefit a lifetime of human experience. What a wonderful gift for those you care about, youth in your community and all of us who are wanting to build a more beautiful, connected, resilient world!
As we deepen our sense of embodied connection, when we are able to listen to our own highest wisdom and the wisdom of the world around us, and we feel deeply connected to the more than human world, our intention of reciprocity grows. We care for the world around us more deeply.
Our training will support your professional journey and provide DUAL certification as a Certified Nature Connection Facilitator, and as a Certified Forest Therapy Guide.
A great fit for clinical therapists, social workers, community workers, nature guides, youth workers,…..anyone who can see the value of mindfulness in nature for their clients and community!
Why Choose Naturally Resilient for your Professional Training Journey?
A perspective for Students
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We are the only Canadian organization currently training at this global professional standard and certification level. We understand the Canadian landscape and culture
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We feel this is important so that students experience the work first, before guiding for others. Students have the opportunity to experience this work in ideal conditions and adapted conditions and from different Instructors and styles.
We prioritize helping students experience and recognize the internal state of embodied connection, and how that supports their ability to co-regulate for others when they begin guiding.
The Immersion Week experience also helps students to begin to develop the neurology of connection and a deeply supported parasympathetic nervous system reset. We feel this is fundamentally important to how we offer this work for others. If we are not aware of how to regulate our own nervous system we are not able to guide others to learn this important skill.
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Engagements range from two weeks for focused audits to several months for comprehensive transformation.
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We do this so that Nature Connection Facilitators have a broader business model and greater opportunity for success. We consider ……………………………..:
Navigate this professional field without having to use the word “Therapy” which is triggering for the medical community
Training that teaches the fundamentals, and then invites/allows for a greater breadth and adaptation of the skills and principles used in Forest Therapy, and invites that work outside of the limitation of a ‘3 hour walk’. Students learn to understand the ‘why’ of the sequence so that they can adapt for different conditions and audiences, different landscapes- including indoor, and different lengths of time- 20minutes to full day programs
We train our students to be able to Facilitate and support training others to begin their own personal journey towards being ‘naturally resilient’. In traditional forest therapy guiding the participant experiences the work. We often ADD to our offerings an opportunity to build skills that set us up for a lifetime of benefit.
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Mindfulness in Nature for Personal Resilience, ie being “Naturally Resilient”. Our Facilitators learn first- to build for themselves, and then learn to share skills with others that support Personal Resilience. Regular, consistent practice in this way builds what we call the ‘neurology of connection’, and can help us navigate life feeling more regulated. We invite not only a ‘standard Sitspot’ practice, but also a contemplative mindfulness practice that supports our evolving relationship with ourselves and other.
Learning to Listen Differently. We teach the skills of listening with more than just our ears, and invite us to develop the sensitivity of this connection with the more than human and human world around us.
Healing our Sense of Separation with Other. (All the ways we think of as other- other as the more than human world, other as ourselves, other perhaps even as the divine -however you understand that.) At the heart of what we do is a deep respect and sense of reciprocity for all the world around us. This sensitivity and reciprocity naturally arises as we feel a greater sense of connection with the more than human world and understand our relationship as inter-dependant, or ‘inter-being’.
Advance Together: Our Collective Learning Series
6 month Professional Training
DUAL Certification Program.
Nature Connection Facilitator -Certification, and Forest Therapy Guide Certification
Interested in integrating nature connection work into your professional landscape?
Ready to become a change catalyst in healing our sense of separation from the more than human world? This work is fulfilling and powerful. When we spend time in nature we experience benefits to our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual selves,….and as facilitators you will learn the science behind these benefits, and the simple yet effective ways to invite this experience- even for those who don’t have a strong sense of nature connection yet.
When we ALSO have the opportunity to practice mindfulness in nature practices, the benefits grow and we build personal unshakable resilience that can benefit a lifetime of human experience. What a wonderful gift for those you care about, youth in your community and all of us who are wanting to build a more beautiful, connected, resilient world!
As we deepen our sense of embodied connection, when we are able to listen to our own highest wisdom and the wisdom of the world around us, and we feel deeply connected to the more than human world, our intention of reciprocity grows. We care for the world around us more deeply.
Our training will support your professional journey and provide DUAL certification as a Certified Nature Connection Facilitator, and as a Certified Forest Therapy Guide.
A great fit for clinical therapists, social workers, community workers, nature guides, youth workers,…..anyone who can see the value of mindfulness in nature for their clients and community!
Naturally Resilient is a Canadian training organization and our Instructors, Mentors and Facilitators have combined decades of experience with this and other Forest Therapy and Nature Connection training organizations.
EVENT DATES
IMMERSION WEEK- choose from one of 4 Start DATES in 2027 (choose ONE):
Feb 11-18th, 2027, (in person event) Chilamate Rainforest EcoRetreat, Costa Rica
June 15th to 21, 2027- (in person event)Xenia Retreat, Bowen Island, BC, Canada
Summer TBD 2027, Kawartha’s Ontario
Fall TBD 2027, Vancouver Island, BC
Space is very limited for these events, (with an active/rolling waitlist for additional/future dates)
followed by a 6 month Practicum. (delivered online)
REGISTRATION OPEN- Taking applications (space is limited)
Tuition Fees- $4,200.00 CAD$
$3,800.00 CA Early Bird price (until 6 weeks prior to event, or when 50% full, whichever comes first!)
$1,000.00 Tuition Deposit required to register/hold your spot!
Meals and Accommodation extra (prices differ depending on date or location)
Naturally Resilient’s 6 Month Program for Dual Certification includes:
A 6 day in person immersion event to start your training journey
6 month distance study Practicum with assignments to deepen your work locally
Live video conference training and discussion sessions each month
Personal Mentor support session each month
Ongoing training, community and contracts an option. We are keenly interested in seeing you succeed in your professional work, and our community reflects the values we hold in deep connection.
Additional requirements to attain Naturally Resilient’s Dual Certification include a current Wilderness First Aid Certificate, and we highly recommend a Wilderness Mental Health First Aid Certificate as well.
Risk-Free 30 Day Guarantee!
We stand by our program. If you aren't completely satisfied, and you don’t experience the life changing benefits of this deep nature connection practice………. just let us know within 30 days of your program start date. We will issue a prompt and full refund of your program TUITION to your original payment method—no questions asked.
(Of course, no refund is available for your meals and accommodations once you have attended the in person immersion as those services are supplied by third party contractors.)
Learn More at one of our FREE INFO SESSIONS
Join us for a 1 hour live video conference to learn more about our program and ask any questions you may have. Register Below!
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No payment required yet. We will reach out for a chat first where you can ask any questions and then share payment links and schedules to save your seat to join us!
Once your Application has been processed, a Tuition deposit of $1,000 will hold your seat, and 50% payment to reserve your meals and accommodations. Full payment for both Tuition and Meals/Accommodations is due 1 month before the program start date.
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Interested in this Professional Training in 2027? Here’s the dates!
Registration open, and space is limited.
February 11th to 18th, 2027- Chilamate Eco-Retreat, Costa Rica
June 15th to 21, 2027- Xenia Retreat, Bowen Island, BC, Canada
(July TBD), 2027- Kawarthas, Ontario, Canada
(Sept TBD), 2027- Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
You likely already know that staff retention in health care and many other industries is at a crisis level. It is estimated that generally employee turnover will be a whopping 50-75% higher this year than previously experienced….and possibly higher than that in high stress industries of healthcare, emergency services, frontline workers and high performance leadership teams.
Much of this has been attributed to our reduced capacity to deal with ongoing stress, leading to chronic states of stress and even vicarious trauma.
Much of this has been attributed to our reduced capacity to deal with ongoing stress, leading to chronic states of stress and even vicarious trauma.
Naturally Resilient Teams programs build both team and personal resilience with lifelong skills through our signature nature connected retreat experiences.
In these nature connected events, your team will learn nature connection practices, ecosystem modeled leadership skills, listening skills, and self care tools that help build resilience and meaningful connections with those in your Team, and the communities you serve.
Our Custom design programs begin with understanding your goals and team needs, then create an event(s) and program tailored to inspire the creativity, leadership, team cohesion or personal health and resilience that supports the resilient team you need.
Naturally Resilient Teams contractors are located across BC and AB, and can come to any location that works best for your team and budget.
Choose your experience
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Nature Connected Rest and Repair - Half Day
In this half day program your Team will experience profound relaxation, -the state of rest and repair and embodied connection that is available through guided experience in a forest or natural environment.
Slowing down to the present moment, engaging with our senses and an invitation into quiet, contemplative moments invites us to release the tension we hold in mind and body.
Relax profoundly, Listen deeply, Leave inspired…..
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Nature Connected Rest and Repair + Personal Resilience Strategies- Full Day
In this full day program your Team will experience profound relaxation of mind and body- the state of rest and repair of embodied connection, AND begin to learn personal resilience skills that can provide lifelong benefit.
As with any regular practice, we build the neurology of connection, and can learn to repeat and experience the benefits of grounded states more reliably.
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Ecosystem Advantage for High Performance Teams - Multi Day
In this multi day program, is ideal for those under constant or prolonged stress.
Your Team will have more spaciousness to experience rest and repair, then learn, practice AND begin to integrate personal resilience skills with knowledge that sets us up for success in the most stressful times.
This ecosystem advantage helps to build team cohesion, leadership and resilience.
Optional ongoing and long term support is available.
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Naturally Resilient Community- Annual Membership
Attended one of our events and want to continue to deepen in?
Join our ongoing community of support for your personal nature connection experience.
Live video calls, webinars and resources, and a community of those exploring personal resilience through nature connection practices.
Let’s chat!
Interested in designing your Custom Retreat, or looking for more information about our programs?
We would love to hear from you!