A method of experiential inquiry into consciousness
Mindtrek is a nature-based contemplative method that combines slow walking in natural landscapes with practices drawn from Dzogchen and Vajrayāna traditions. Not to be confused with the Mindtrek conference on academic technology and media held in Tampere, Finland (mindtrek.org), with which this project has no affiliation.
Twenty-five years of fieldwork, now applied as clinical and academic work.
I'm Guido Freddi-Poswick (Guido Freddi in Italian publications), an anthropologist, AIGAE-certified environmental hiking guide, and the creator of Mindtrek — a method of experiential inquiry into consciousness that uses walking in nature as a laboratory: accessible as a practice, rigorous as a method, applicable as a therapy.
This site holds the research and teaching side of Mindtrek. Mindtrek.it is the experiential and travel side of the same method, also created by Guido Freddi-Poswick.
Positioning
Most nature-based approaches treat nature as a backdrop — a pleasant setting for practice, as in forest bathing, or a relational third element within a therapeutic dyad, as in ecotherapy. Mindtrek starts from a different position: nature functions as a direct epistemic mirror, a field in which certain mental mechanisms become perceptible through direct engagement, not through symbolic interpretation of the landscape. Read the full theoretical architecture →
At a glance
8 weeks per programme — outdoor core, online complement
2 complete cycles at Gemelli IRCCS, winters 2025 and 2026
3 groups sharing one field — patients, caregivers, clinicians
7 years of continuous practice since 2019
Clinical Collaboration
Komen Italia Center for Integrative Oncology -
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Mindtrek has been delivered there as integrative therapy since 2025, under a programme-based collaboration agreement.
"An excellence in the landscape of supportive therapies."
Patient's letter to the Patient Relations Office, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, March 2026 — translated from Italian and cited with consent.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mindtrek?
Mindtrek is a method of experiential inquiry into consciousness that uses walking in nature as its field of observation. In its programme format it runs for eight weeks, with an outdoor core and an online complement, and brings together patients, caregivers and clinicians. Details are on the Programmes page.
Is this the Mindtrek conference in Tampere, Finland?
No. The conference at mindtrek.org is a separate event on academic technology and media. This site, Mindtrek Academy, is the research and teaching side of the Mindtrek method, and has no affiliation with the conference.
What is the difference between mindtrek.academy and mindtrek.it?
Mindtrek.academy holds the research, findings and teaching. Mindtrek.it is the experiential and travel side of the same method, also created by Guido Freddi-Poswick.
How can I contact Mindtrek about a research or university teaching collaboration?
Use the contact form at mindtrek.academy/contact or email here. Collaborations with universities, clinical centres and research institutions are welcome.
Is Mindtrek available for clinicians and healthcare organisations?
Yes. Mindtrek Academy offers institutional programmes and training for clinicians and guides, and the method has been delivered in clinical collaboration with the Komen Italia Center for Integrative Oncology at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome. See the Programmes and Teaching pages for details.
Get in Touch
For research, teaching, or institutional inquiries — get in touch.