About Us

 Introduced in Japan as Shinrin-yoku (immersion in the forest) in 1983, Forest Therapy was developed to combat high stress in their society, particularly at management levels. Forest Therapy is a research-based medical practice of guided immersion in forests with the aim of promoting mental and physical health whilst relaxing and enjoying

 Introduced in Japan as Shinrin-yoku (immersion in the forest) in 1983, Forest Therapy was developed to combat high stress in their society, particularly at management levels. Forest Therapy is a research-based medical practice of guided immersion in forests with the aim of promoting mental and physical health whilst relaxing and enjoying nature. Now recognised and widely practiced as a Public Health initiative, Forest Therapy is gaining acknowledgment globally as evidence-based, cost-effective and natural medicine, suitable for all ages.  

David Belli is an experienced IT professional who has retrained as an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide and has been providing guiding services in and around Melbourne since March 2019.

His background in the intense and highly stressful corporate finance sector provides direct experience and empathy for the stresses engulfing our modern

David Belli is an experienced IT professional who has retrained as an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide and has been providing guiding services in and around Melbourne since March 2019.

His background in the intense and highly stressful corporate finance sector provides direct experience and empathy for the stresses engulfing our modern lives.

Forest Therapy Guides help people to tune into nature through the senses, to slow down and relax, to take the mind away from the cares, analysis and search for answers.  

 By enhancing our connection with nature - through immersion in the health-giving substances emitted into the air by the trees and plants, and with the guidance of sensory, physical and creative activities provided by an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide - we can reinvigorate our deep, fundamental empathy and affinity with the natural 

 By enhancing our connection with nature - through immersion in the health-giving substances emitted into the air by the trees and plants, and with the guidance of sensory, physical and creative activities provided by an INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guide - we can reinvigorate our deep, fundamental empathy and affinity with the natural world around us. 

 Amongst the Trees© can offer guided, immersive Forest Therapy group walks for 1-3 hours duration in a variety of picturesque and accessible parks and bushland in and around Melbourne.