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IWS. Academy. Health care sector practitioners and institutions will receive first-hand, evidence-based, and practical knowledge about the health effects of forests. We employ effective forms of learning with the aim of structured work with patients.

Logo: IM-WALD-SEIN® Academy, Munich, Germany｜Forest therapy programs and trainings for healthcare professionals

EXCLUSIVE. EVIDENCE BASED. EFFECTIVE

How does Shinrin Yoku according to Dr. Qing Li work. and how can people experience the salutogenic effects of forests in a natural environment?


Everyone has their own nature and their own personal approach to nature. We want to promote and support both. That is why we have developed the IM-WALD-SEIN method, a supportive set of tools that addresses people as biophilic, multisensory beings.


The IWS. Academy is the first port of call for the professions and institutions in the healthcare sector who want first-hand knowledge gathered from science and practice, coupled with an application-oriented teaching and learning concept.


Our blended learning courses combine the effectiveness and flexibility of electronic forms of learning with the social aspects of face-to-face communication and the practical learning of competences relevant to practice.

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We are convinced that immersing oneself in the forest atmosphere (IM-WALD-SEIN) is a natural answer to psychological stress and lifestyle diseases. We know that experiencing self-efficacy is becoming increasingly important. After all, the everyday demands we have created for ourselves are often unhealthy.

Unfortunately, when it comes to our health, people still expect too much from medicine and too little from themselves.

Like other experts, we believe that the fate of our healthcare system depends on how we get to grips with the major lifestyle diseases – diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stress. Conventional medicine cannot achieve this on its own; naturopathy plays a key role, and forest therapy is part of this.

Today, preventative healthcare is based on limits and is fraught with all kinds of prohibitions and commandments: no smoking, no alcohol, no sugar, no fat, no meat. Don't do this; do that. We will not take people with us on this path. We can't deny ourselves every pleasure and submit to every health-related instruction.


We need a friendly attitude to enjoyment. And that brings us to Shinrin Yoku and forest therapy following the IM-WALD-SEIN® method.

People enjoy going out into nature and forests, immersing themselves in the soothing atmosphere, breathing freely, and taking in all the impressions of nature in a completely relaxed manner. As a result, they experience the all-important (re)connection with nature. This is promoted by well-informed forest therapy. And this is what we teach at the IWS. Academy.

Shinrin Yoku according to Dr. Qing Li & IM-WALD-SEIN® method

Our training courses and seminars are primarily aimed at institutions and professions in health care or health tourism. The courses are offered in small groups at the clients' location or at our base in Munich. For further information on course contents, procedures, and dates, please contact us.

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Dieter H. Begel, IM-WALD-SEIN® Academy, Munich｜Contact partner for all questions on the Academy program

Dieter H. Begel, Academy Director. Your contact for all questions about the academy and what it offers. Contact us immediately

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Our college provides its expertise and excellence in key specialist areas in the field of forests and health in the service of the medical application of the Shinrin Yoku according to Dr. Qing Li and the forest therapy according to the IWSI method.

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