{"id":2930,"date":"2025-06-22T12:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curasilvacostg.wpenginepowered.com\/symposium\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:33:02","slug":"symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curasilva.com\/en\/symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2930\" class=\"elementor elementor-2930\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e94de8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e94de8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ab177 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97ab177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe3d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebe3d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WOODS, WATER &amp; WISDOM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704387d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"704387d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">World\u2019s top forest therapy experts convene in Bad Orb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49333a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49333a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d235a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d235a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0722f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0722f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CURA SILVA aims to promote research and up-to-date scientific discourse alongside its efforts to achieve certification for a spa and healing forest. Its first symposium in late May 2025 brought together the leading scientists in the field of forest therapy and nature-based health care to Bad Orb. Over two days, internationally renowned speakers shared their expertise and set important impulses for research and practice.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b0b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9b0b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a86c3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a86c3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5ebac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d5ebac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c411676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c411676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db40cdd elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db40cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a5cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a5cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world\u2019s leading expert on forest bathing, Prof. Dr. Qing Li from Tokyo, engaged in discussions with other luminaries in the field \u2013 including Nobel laureate and ornithologist Prof. Piotr Tryjanowski, Canadian physician and leading forest health researcher Dr. Melissa Lem, and Dr. Gisela Immich. The symposium aimed to facilitate exchange among national and international forest therapy research communities and promote cutting-edge research and scientific discourse. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8cddd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d8cddd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446d50b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"446d50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2169\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium2.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/curasilva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/curasilva_symposium2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f38a6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23f38a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a0133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a0133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">The spa town of Bad Orb welcomed Prof. Dr. Qing Li from Tokyo, known as the \u201cPope of Forest Bathing\u201d and the world\u2019s leading voice in forest therapy. \u201cThe forest is an invaluable health resource. I am very pleased to see a new appreciation for forests emerging in Germany. Bad Orb, with its ideal location in the heart of Europe and one of Germany\u2019s largest forests, can assume a leading role as a center for both theory and practice,\u201d said Prof. Dr. Qing Li. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b0ed6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0b0ed6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9c65f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b9c65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba41b19 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba41b19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2581285 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2581285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1051cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1051cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> &#8220;Bad Orb has the natural potential to unite woods, water, and wisdom. <strong>Brine from the salt springs, the Spessart, and spa culture are both our heritage and our future<\/strong>. When people everywhere long for peace, clean air, and a bath in forest and brine, I want them to think of Orb. The symposium and the festival are the first step,&#8221; said spa visionary Henning Strauss.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2905d reveal-container elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d2905d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e72b95 reveal-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e72b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> &#8220;Bad Orb has the natural potential to unite woods, water, and wisdom. <strong>Brine from the salt springs, the Spessart, and spa culture are both our heritage and our future<\/strong>. When people everywhere long for peace, clean air, and a bath in forest and brine, I want them to think of Orb. 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