{"id":39056,"date":"2025-10-07T10:19:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srfb.be\/?p=39056"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:27:51","slug":"journee-sur-le-terrain-a-sainte-menehould","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/2025\/10\/07\/journee-sur-le-terrain-a-sainte-menehould\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Day at Sainte-Menehould"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 19 September, Forest4Youth partners, practitioners, and local stakeholders gathered in the Sainte-Menehould forest to analyse its therapeutic potential. The event combined immersive practice, site assessment, and professional exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Morning Immersion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At 09:00, a group of mental health professionals entered the forest for a guided Forest-Based Therapy session hosted by our partner UNature. Stepping into the role their patients will one day take, participants were invited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disconnect from daily stress by silencing phones and slowing down,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settle into a safe and welcoming space, where silence and reflection were encouraged,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move through a 2h30 progression of activities: mindful breathing, sensory grounding, slow walking, attentive observation, and reflective pauses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the session, the guide explained the scientifically documented benefits\u2014stress reduction, attentional recovery, emotional regulation, and social connectedness\u2014while weaving in curiosities about the forest ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Reconnection-nature.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39059\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Reconnection-nature.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Reconnection-nature-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Reconnection-nature-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Reconnection-nature-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In parallel: site assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While the immersion unfolded, SRFB and \u00c9lan Argonnais conducted a field survey to evaluate Sainte-Menehould\u2019s forest potential to be classified as a therapeutic forest. Together with the Sainte\/Menehould mayor, Bertrand Courot, they examined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accessibility and safety,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Habitat diversity and micro-topography,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sensory qualities (light, sound, vegetation density),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seasonal resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The preliminary conclusion: Sainte-Menehould is a promising candidate for piloting therapeutic sessions, offering strong potential for local mental-health services and wider community wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Midday debrief: first impressions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the restaurant interentreprise d\u2019\u00c9lan Argonnais, both practitioner groups shared early insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Experiencing the protocol as participants helps grasp the pace, silence, and non-verbal dimensions of therapy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear framing and safety cues are essential for lowering barriers to engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical considerations emerged around group size, facilitation roles, and timing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Afternoon exchange: mapping interests and outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A focused discussion with mental-health professionals explored opportunities, concerns, and expectations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interest:<\/strong> integrating nature-based sessions into care pathways, widening access to low-threshold interventions, supporting recovery and relapse prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Concerns:<\/strong> safeguarding in outdoor settings (weather, terrain, allergies), defining professional boundaries outside the clinic, documenting outcomes, and clarifying referral criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expected results:<\/strong> immediate stress relief and emotional balance, medium-term improvements in mood and social connectedness, and stronger therapeutic alliance when alternating between forest and clinical settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39061\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le 19 septembre, les partenaires du projet Forest4Youth, des praticiens et des acteurs locaux se sont r\u00e9unis dans la for\u00eat de Sainte-Menehould pour analyser son potentiel th\u00e9rapeutique. L\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement a combin\u00e9 pratique immersive, \u00e9valuation du site et \u00e9changes professionnels. Immersion matinale \u00c0 9h00, un groupe de professionnels de la sant\u00e9 mentale est entr\u00e9 dans la for\u00eat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":39057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":31,"footnotes":""},"post_tag":[223,796,252],"keywords":[],"class_list":["post-39056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-changements-climatiques","tag-foret-et-sante-mentale","tag-sante-des-forets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_tag?post=39056"},{"taxonomy":"keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.srfb.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keywords?post=39056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}