How To Create Peace, Purpose, Health
Healing Forest takes you on a journey of creating remarkable changes in life through nature. Learn how to face the unique challenges of our times by tapping into nature’s healing powers. Discover priceless ways that cultivate a calm mind, a healthy body, and nourishing relationships.
On this website you will find the best ideas and activities from across the planet.
Fascinating nature connection activities that combine outdoor mindfulness with art and play in unusual ways.
Collect many inspiring articles, stories, films, and insights that will help you and your loved ones grow.
Slow Down. Find Yourself.
For thousands of years our ancestors lived and thrived in the wilderness. Endless grasslands, dense forests and vast stretches of green were an integral part of a place we called home.
But in today’s world, the green spaces are replaced by urban structures, crowded places and polluted environments. This rapid change puts an unwanted pressure on our body and mind. As a result we have seen that anxiety, stress, depression, burnout, chronic illnesses and other ailments are on the rise. Also as a society, there is an increase in anger, addictions, intolerance, apathy, and loneliness. Living in a hyper-connected era, aren’t we getting disconnected from what is truly important?
Let’s see what nature can do for you. Countries around the world are uncovering scientific proof about nature’s healing effects. Japan and South Korea have even created many healing forests where they practice forest bathing or healing forest walks. For our overloaded minds and overworked bodies, nature can yield surprising results.
Watch our 5 min. film to know how.
Ideas That Transform You
So how do we transform our connection with nature in a way that transforms us? How can we start sowing the seeds of peace, kindness, and health in the world around us?
Overcome obstacles. Uplift life.
Every month we share useful articles that prepare you for life’s hurdles – big and small. Invaluable ideas from nature that will uplift your mind, body and relationships. Just like the forest, our site offers many hidden treasures. The more you explore, the more you discover.
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Calm for your Mind, Body, Life
As humans, we have evolved in nature. It’s what makes us feel complete. Multiple research on nature’s healing powers have shown a wide variety of benefits for our physical, mental, and social health. It provides an easy and effective way for avoiding stress, anxiety, burnout, depression, as well as reducing their ill-effects. Connecting with nature boosts our body’s immunity, energy levels, and healing ability. It can improve our mood, sleep, memory as well as focus. Nature activities also have a healthy influence on our emotional well-being and relationship skills.
Try our Nature Calm course with over 150+ ideas for your mind and body, heart and soul. Learn how to tap into the healing powers of nature and create ripples of positive change across your life.
The Healing Forest
Our aim is simple: Helping people heal. Helping forests heal.
This project is run entirely by volunteers. We’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section below.
Our activities include: showcasing the best forest walks, forest meditations, nature art, from around the world. Organising healing forest walks and training people in forest bathing – the practice of healing in nature, with nature. Publishing stories of resilience and wisdom from nature. Highlighting beautiful forests in your country that can serve as healing forests. Bringing attention to inspiring projects and people that give back to nature. Creating change leaders for the future, through our Nature Play and Nature Calm programs.
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Often on the weekends when I’m feeling tired from work and a tad disillusioned with life, I get in my car and drive out to the trees. I’m fortunate to live on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria Australia and we live fairly close to farmlands. There are avenues of gums, pines and many others and as soon as I see them, a wave of calmness & reassurance washes over me and I become excited about life again. They are my protectors and comforters. Recently when I was only working a few days a week, a friend and I would go walking each morning with the sole purpose of looking for something in nature that was awesome. Whether it was a gnarled old tree, a beautiful bird, a dried out leaf, an alpaca in her woolie pjamas or a interestingly coloured rock or a dragon shaped cloud in the sky. It was so easy to find something to show each other and to be amazed by. We called our walks ‘ Looking for Awe’ and I wish I had the time to take everyone out to the fields or farms and encourage everyone to just look and experience that simple pleasure one can get everywhere from nature around us. It somehow puts everything into perspective and helps me realise that life is good.
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I can relate to what you are saying, I often take my shoes off and walk slowly and mindfully, looking at the trees feeling the buzz of the bush on my bare feet, I always come away refreshed.
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It’s is only being in the forest or being with nature that makes me feel alive. I spend every moment I can learning and exploring.
I encourage families to get out and learn about our trees, nature and natural resources. Our children are missing out because it is easier sometime to give them an electronic device to play with. Instead of getting outside and learning about our world, how beautiful and amazing it is. Nature wants us to take our place and be at one with it.
If we can do this it will make us and our children better people and the world a better place.
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I am already doing some actions in my country México, in order to healing people and to increase the level of counsciousness to love and respect our mother nature.
Could we make something together?
We can promote the movement in México, what do you think?
Me and my wife aré therapeuts and master coaches in human development.
Please let me know what you thought and excuse my english.
I would like to get your video with spanish subtitles… thank you in advance
With love
Antonio Mena (Torrente)
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Thanks Antonio. Will be in touch very soon.
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I am also in Mexico! Do you currently have any activities taking place here??
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Hi Antonio,
my wife and I am living in austria with our 3 boys. She is originally from Mexico and I thought wow sounds cool what you are doing! Maybe you could give us some ideas on how to make it to be a coach and threapeut like you?
We are very connected to nature as well and pursuing to help mother earth and give healing to others.
Namaskar, Michael and Prema
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Hi Antonio!! Im a instusiastic of this idea two!! Im from brazil, biologistc, and now im planning to work with forest conservation and healing forestry. We could do something together two! What do you since? my contact is [email protected].
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