Professional Development for Certified Guides
Refining your guiding skills and growing your guiding practices is best done in community.
SCROLL CRAFT: A Forest Therapy Retreat
Join Nadine Mazzola and Tam Willey for 3 days and 3 nights of guided forest therapy, community connection, envisioning, personal retreat time and working with scrolls!
October 5th - 8th, 2025
(Sunday - Wednesday)
North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
An immersive nature retreat experience for anyone looking to slow down, connect, and spend time outside.
Business & Practice Development Program
An extensive library of resources and inspiration
for creating, and tending your guiding practice
Created by Nadine Mazzola and Tam Willey
This SELF DIRECTED version of Business and Practice Development Course gives you access to our extensive online resource library and forum. Uniquely designed for trained guides who are interested in building their guiding practice.
Notify Me about upcoming Northeast Guide Gatherings
You'll receive emails about upcoming guide gatherings and occasional other offerings specifically for trained guides.
Guide Gatherings in Massachusetts
Check back here for a listing of guide gathering dates or add your name to the list and get notified. (see below)
- Gatherings are typically held once or twice a year.
- Open to all guides: forest therapy/forest bathing, KMOG, etc. from any location.
- Gatherings typically take place in Acton Massachusetts or at Walden Pond.
Attend ~ Connect ~ Learn ~ Relax!
Subtleties of Facilitating Circle in Forest Therapy
This self directed video course is designed for Forest Therapy Guides + Forest Bathing Guides interested in cultivating their facilitation of circle while guiding. The course incorporates some of the more subtle aspects of gathering, sharing and listening in circle when guiding Forest Therapy and Forest Bathing Walks. The purpose is to support guides to be present, easeful and develop their toolbox and headroom for dealing with all kinds of situations.
How to Navigate the Permitting Process and Build Relationships with Land Managers
A short course on the key ins and outs of navigating the permitting process and what to expect.
Somatics & Forest Therapy
Exploring somatics in partnership with nature
Somatic Work In Partnership With Nature: Exploring somatics through forest therapy
What can Forest Therapy bring to somatic work? It's like coming home. The practice of forest therapy supports somatic work in a unique and special way for use in a wide variety of applications. They are two methodologies that create a robust and holistic partnership.
Consulting/ 1-1 Mentoring with Nadine
I offer 1-1 coaching for guides. Most guides I work with in this way want some dedicated support with developing their guiding business, and some want support with guiding skills
1-1 Training for Guides Learning How to Offer People/Dog Forest Therapy Walks and Workshops
We do the training in one call (about 60-90 min) and you are welcome to text/voice-text with any follow-up questions that bubble up or situations that arise. On our call, we’ll discuss…