'Forest Mind' Basics Course (with Erja Järvelä)

Forest Mind is a Finnish well-being method including various types of relaxation, mindfulness and mind skills exercises designed to utilize and intensify the natural healing effects of nature. This method uses the latest, most widely accepted trends in psychology, therapy, and coaching, including mindfulness and life coaching, in a natural setting or with natural imagery. The Forest Mind method combines the wellbeing effects of nature with mind skills.

With this course you with learn the basics of the method, how to use the method for your own wellbeing, as well as getting a feel for how it feels to be guided with this method. You receive tools and exercises for your everyday wellbeing. You will also receive a certificate for the training, if you wish. If you then get excited about it, there is further education available in the form of Forest Mind guide and instructor courses, which allow you to use the brand officially in your business. Check the Tariki Trust Eventbrite page for follow-up Guide training.

The course will be held in 3 parts: 2 sessions on Zoom and a self-study period delivered between the sessions within a private online portal.

The dates for the online sessions are 17th September and 1st October 2025 from 1-3pm UK timezone.

You will be expected to complete the online course (around 5-6 hours study) in the time between these two events. If you are a Ten Directions student, this entire offering counts as 10 hours of course credits to account for the video training you are required to do between sessions.

Although this event is part of the Ten Directions training course for ecotherapy practitioners, anybody can book and take part in this public online event. If you are interested, please do buy a ticket.

Please note that at Tariki Trust, we generally do not record our online events.

About Erja Järvelä

My name is Erja Järvelä and I am a holistic health coach, nature and environment guide, Forest Mind trainer and a practitioner of ecotherapy, currently also adding my studies with neuro-psycholochical coaching. After 16 years working in hectic international business I decided to pursue something new and totally different to fulfill my dreams. I currently live my dream life working in the fields of holistic wellbeing and nature-based wellbeing. My passion is to help people to feel good in general and feel good about themselves and their choices in life. Joy in life is our basic right.

You can see more about me at https://www.mixingnuts.fi/en-us/