Payment, Refund, and Transfer Policy

Revised August 8, 2026

These terms govern tuition, deposits, refunds, and transfers for ANFT trainings, immersions, and professional development programs. Please read the policies that apply to your program carefully before enrolling. All amounts are in USD.

Payment Policies

Welcome to the community of forest therapy guides! Please read the following payment policies and additional information.

Start In-Person First Guide Certification Training

• Regular tuition is US $3,600.00. Students may opt to select a payment plan for tuition if full payment cannot be made upfront. Payment plans are $720 per month over five months, $3,600.00 USD total, with the first payment of $720 serving as a deposit that will confirm your enrollment and reserve your space in the training. The deposit and enrollment deadline for any training is the day before the start date. Tuition figures are subject to change.
• The tuition includes both the 7-day in-person training and the subsequent 4-month online consolidation training.
• Tuition does not include transport, accommodation, and food related to the 7-day in-person training.
• If we receive your payment after a training has reached maximum registration, we will either transfer your payment to the next available training in your time zone or refund you; you choose.
• If a student is delinquent with payments, they are subject to being disenrolled.
• If a student withdraws from a course, they are responsible for paying their full tuition balance, unless otherwise stated per the following policies.

Start Online-First Guide Certification Training

• Regular tuition for Part 1 (the 6-month online Forest Therapy Guide Training) is US $3,350.00.
• Students may opt to select a payment plan for tuition. Payment plans are $560 per month over six months, $3,360.00 USD total, with the first payment of $560 serving as a deposit that will confirm your enrollment and reserve your space in the course. The deposit and enrollment deadline for any training is the day before the start date. Tuition figures are subject to change.
• Regular tuition for Part 2 (the 4-day in-person training immersion) is $495.00 USD regardless of location. Tuition does not include room and board, meals, or transportation. Please see your selected immersion for details on how to book your accommodation and for information regarding transportation.
• Only enrollment with full payment of the price of your course, or a deposit, will hold your spot in a training or immersion. Acceptance to a training or immersion does not mean you are enrolled. Your space is not guaranteed until you register with a deposit or full payment no later than one day prior to the start of the course. We enroll accepted students on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are paying by check, your enrollment will be confirmed on the date we receive payment.
• If we receive your payment after a training has reached maximum registration, we will either transfer your payment to the next available training in your time zone or refund you.
• If a student is delinquent with payments, they are subject to being disenrolled.
• If a student withdraws from a course, they are responsible for paying their full tuition balance, unless otherwise stated per the following policies.

Guide Training — Tuition Refund & Transfer Policy

Applies to the Start In-Person Training and the Start Online 6-month remote training.

We understand that plans and life circumstances change. Our aim is to be fair and supportive when these changes lead to a cancellation or transfer request. However, it is also important that we consider how this cancellation or transfer impacts our ability to fill a course. If the training has a waiting list, people may not be able to rearrange their plans with limited notice. This can leave us with a course that is only partially filled, which represents a financial loss to ANFT.

If you feel you may want to transfer or cancel your registration, but are not sure, we encourage you to find clarity earlier rather than later. This will help you get the maximum refund, help us to accommodate your transfer request, and help us to fill our courses.

Please be aware that a maximum of one transfer is permitted per the policies below. After one transfer is processed, tuition paid is non-refundable and non-transferable. All transfers are subject to availability of enrollment capacity. We encourage you to find a training that you would like to transfer to when notifying us of your change in plans. This is called an Immediate Transfer and will reduce any administrative fees.

All amounts in the policy are in USD; exchange rates current at the time of refund apply.

All non-refunded tuition will go toward covering any financial loss of a spot in the training (with a maximum of 25 students) that you have taken up despite your absence of attendance.

4-Day In-Person Immersion — Tuition Refund & Transfer Policy

We understand unforeseen complications arise regarding verifiable travel bans in different regions or countries that could change and affect your ability to attend an in-person training course. If you should find yourself in this situation, let us know as soon as possible by notifying admissions and we will extend the opportunity to apply your entire paid tuition to a future in-person training with no admin fees. Thus, you will suffer no loss to paid tuition and incur no additional cost or fees. In this case you are only responsible to pay any price difference in future immersion tuition, if any.

The following policies apply to situations other than the unforeseen complications mentioned above. Please be aware that a maximum of one transfer is permitted per the policies below. After one transfer is processed, tuition paid is non-refundable and non-transferable.

ANFT accepts no responsibility for refunding non-tuition costs paid to third parties, such as airfare.

Professional Development Retreat — Tuition Refund & Transfer Policy

We understand there may be unforeseen verifiable travel bans in different regions or countries that could change and affect your ability to attend an in-person Professional Development retreat you have registered for. If you find yourself in this situation, let us know as soon as possible by notifying admissions.

The following policies apply to situations other than the unforeseen complications mentioned above:

ANFT accepts no responsibility for refunding non-tuition costs paid to third parties, such as airfare.

Lodging & Catering Refund Policy

Each training has a unique agreement with the venue, which makes it difficult for us to establish a refund policy that works for all situations. Please understand that it is our intention to refund you any money that we receive from the venue due to your cancellation. In the case that you need to cancel your enrollment in an immersion, our hope is that we fill your lodging and/or catering space and then pass as much of the fees back along to you immediately.

COVID-19 Policy: ANFT will not be responsible for refunding food, travel, and lodging if a participant cannot travel due to travel restrictions because of COVID-19.

If you pay the venue directly for lodging and catering, be aware of their refund policies, which you are subject to. In case you need to cancel, contact the venue about a refund directly. ANFT accepts no responsibility for refunds by the venue for lodging and meals.

If you paid an ANFT Trainer for your lodging and catering, then you are eligible for a full refund if we fill your spot or the venue provides a refund for your lodging/catering. Your refund will be issued after the training start date.

If you paid an ANFT Trainer for your lodging and catering, and your spot is not filled, then there will be no refund of lodging/catering fees.

Professional Development Course — Refund & Transfer Policy

Self-Paced Professional Development Courses

Tuition payment for all self-paced Professional Development courses is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Cohort-Based Professional Development Courses

Program Cancellation Policy

Be advised that any program may be cancelled 7 business days prior to the start of the program if the minimum number of confirmed registrations has not been reached. Immersions may be cancelled at any time if the minimum number of confirmed registrations is not confirmed. Please consider this possibility when purchasing airfare. ANFT recommends the purchase of travel insurance to protect your investment in airfare should a situation like this occur. If this does occur, full tuition refunds will be issued or applied to another program if you prefer. ANFT accepts no responsibility for refunding non-tuition costs paid to third parties, such as airfare.