WAT Guide Certification

WAT does it take to guide?

Guiding a WAT walk is simple. Doing it well is an art. And it could become a rewarding activity for you.

Our trainings are designed to help you:

  • use walking as a tool for mental wellbeing and clarity
  • facilitate natural conversations within safe spaces
  • develop a sustainable activity for yourself

Whether you simply want to discover the WAT approach or become a certified Walks And Talks guide, our training pathway provides a clear progression from introduction to certification.

Introduction to WAT Guiding

A free introductory webinar to discover the WAT philosophy, experience the approach, and decide whether it is right for you. No certificate is awarded at this stage.

Facilitating Meaningful Walks

Our foundational training program. Learn the core skills needed to facilitate safe, engaging and meaningful walks. Participants receive a Certificate of Completion.

Advanced Guide Training

Deepen your facilitation skills, gain practical experience, and learn to handle more complex situations. Upon successful completion, participants earn the WAT Guide Certification and are qualified to lead WAT walks independently.

This step-by-step pathway allows participants to build confidence, demonstrate progress through certificates, and ultimately become certified WAT Guides.

Training formats

Introduction to WAT Guiding

Best for: curious walkers. You’ll learn:

  • the benefits of walking for mental clarity
  • how a WAT walk works
  • how to create a relaxed atmosphere
  • how to make it a viable activity

60 min

Online

Free

Facilitating Meaningful Walks

Best for: curious walkers, supporters & ambassadors. You’ll learn:

  • how to guide conversations without forcing them
  • how to support different personalities
  • how to close a walk with impact
  • how to build WAT into a sustainable activity for you (step by step)

3 hours

Online

20 € *

Advanced Guide Training

Best for: potential guides / professionals. You’ll learn how to:

  • implement a walking program for mental clarity
  • help people change their lifestyles to increase the amount of walking
  • handle people dynamics in walking settings
  • emotional safety and boundaries
  • build a professional guiding activity
  • adapting walks to different audiences

Full-day

Online / Presential

200 € *

Specialized Modules

Short workshops focused on specific themes:

  • walking with vulnerable groups
  • walking in nature vs urban environments

* These prices can be adapted to local purchasing power and individual situations. Contact us for more information.

Upcoming trainings

Introduction to WAT Guiding

September 21, 2026 – 18.00 CET

Online

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Facilitating Meaningful Walks

October 19, 2026 – 17.00 CET

Online

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Advanced Guide Training

November 23, 2026 – 09.00 CET

Online / Presential

Register

What you get as a WAT Guide

  • Organize and guide a WAT walk confidently
  • Develop a sustainable activity for yourself
  • Access WAT resources and formats
  • Join a global network of guides

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