Way of the Guide

The Way of the guide

“A guide is humble. A guide embodies a deep acceptance of the world and of people. A guide honours all stories without judgement. A guide works in partnership with the Forest. A guide has no agenda to change people or the world. A guide trusts that the Forest knows what’s needed. A guide listens without fixing. A guide awakens the senses. A guide holds space for the relationships to flourish. A guide plays. A guide honours simplicity. A guide liberates and is liberated by co-investigating the world. A guide knows nothing. A guide forces nothing. A guide opens the doors.”

From “Way of the Guide” by Ben Page, Amos Clifford and Nadine Mazzola, Association of Nature & Forest Therapy