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Team Building

Team Building Proposals Face to Face / In Nature, in the Monviso Park

Team building in nature offers a unique opportunity to develop cohesion, trust, and collaboration among group members. The natural environment, far from everyday distractions, encourages open communication and teamwork, creating opportunities to face shared challenges, enhance leadership, and promote problem-solving skills.

Contact with nature also fosters individual physical and mental well-being, improving resilience and the ability to cope with difficulties. The team building experience in the Monviso Park not only helps strengthen group dynamics but also provides an opportunity for reconnection with the natural environment and for personal growth.

It is designed both for newly formed teams and for well-established work groups.

Objectives:

  • Improve mutual understanding among colleagues

  • Enhance interpersonal communication within the group

  • Strengthen team spirit

  • Boost group performance

  • Improve individual well-being and, consequently, collective well-being

Hiking the Trails of Ostana and Theatre in Nature

Duration:
Full day, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Structure:

  • Welcome at the Merenderia Alpina (welcome coffee)
  • Group walk through the streets of Ostana

From Borgata S. Antonio (1350 m a.s.l.) to Borgata Serre (1500 m a.s.l.), the “balcony over Monviso.”

An easy walk through wooded areas alternating with pastures, leading to a wide panoramic view of the “Stone King” (Monviso).
The route may vary depending on conditions assessed by the Guide.

  • Lunch at the Merenderia Alpina
  • Theatre workshop in nature

With:

  • Nature excursion activity led by Francesca Bruno Franco, environmental hiking guide of the Piedmont Region
  • Theatre in nature activity led by Giulietta De Bernardi, professional actress

Required equipment:
Sports or trekking shoes, and comfortable layered clothing

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Hiking the Trails of Ostana and Orienteering

Duration:
Full day, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Structure:

  • Welcome at the Merenderia Alpina (welcome coffee)
  • Group walk through the streets of Ostana

From Borgata S. Antonio (1350 m a.s.l.) to Borgata Serre (1500 m a.s.l.), the “balcony over Monviso.”

An easy walk through a wooded area alternating with pastures, leading to a wide panoramic view of the “Stone King” (Monviso).
The route may vary depending on conditions assessed by the Guide.

  • Lunch at La Merenderia di Viso a Viso
  • Orienteering activity among the hamlets of Ostana: a team-based game where participants, divided into groups, will compete to reach the final destination first.

With:
Nature excursion activity led by Francesca Bruno Franco and Anna Martinale, environmental hiking guides of the Piedmont Region

Required equipment:
Sports or trekking shoes, and comfortable layered clothing

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Hiking in the Monviso Park and Theatre in Nature

Duration:
2 full days (including overnight stay)

Structure – Day One:

  • Welcome at the Merenderia Alpina (welcome coffee)
  • Group hike toward Punta Selassa (2040 m a.s.l.) starting from Borgata Durandini (1600 m a.s.l.)

A hike of about 400 meters of elevation gain, easily walkable, that passes through the heights of Ostana along the ridgeline trail dividing the Po Valley from the plains below.

The view—from Monviso to the surrounding valleys and down to the plains—offers a landscape that is unique in its simplicity and the sense of peace it conveys.

At the summit cross of Punta Selassa, the group can sign the summit register, leaving a trace of their shared experience.
(The route may vary depending on conditions assessed by the Guide.)

  • Packed lunch provided by the Merenderia Alpina
  • Descent and check-in at the Foresteria
  • Dinner at the Merenderia Alpina
  • Evening film/documentary screening on themes of collaboration, teamwork, and the human–nature relationship

Structure – Day Two:

  • Breakfast at the Merenderia di Viso a Viso
  • Theatre workshop in nature
  • Lunch at the Merenderia di Viso a Viso
  • Check-out

With:

  • Nature excursion activity led by Francesca Bruno Franco, environmental hiking guide of the Piedmont Region
  • Theatre workshop led by Giulietta De Bernardi, professional actress

Required equipment:
Sports or trekking shoes, and comfortable layered clothing

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Being the Forest


From Understanding Trees to Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing (or “Shinrin Yoku” in Japanese) is the mindful and slow immersion in nature—especially in forests—with the goal of improving physical and mental well-being.
It is not a fast walk or an intense physical activity, but rather a sensory experience that invites participants to pay close attention to the natural environment and connect deeply with it through the senses.

One-Day Program

Duration: Full day, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  • Welcome at the Merenderia Alpina (welcome coffee)
  • Entering the forest and individual introductions of both guides and participants
  • Nature awareness activity exploring the forest ecosystem—biological, scientific, and cultural aspects—as an introduction to the true Forest Immersion experience.
    The activity involves observing (sight) and perceiving (hearing, touch, smell) the details of various forest elements: water, soil, plants, animals…
  • Lunch at the Merenderia Alpina with local products / Readings on the theme of the forest from the Open Library of Ostana “BAO”
  • Two Forest Bathing activities:

      1. Blindfolded walk, trusting a “seeing” partner as a guide

      2. Becoming part of the forest: in a specially chosen area off the path (like a “nest”), walking briefly barefoot and then lying down on a mat with eyes closed, focusing on breathing and heightening sensory awareness (hearing, smell)

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Two-Day Program

Day One

Duration: Full day, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  • Welcome at the Merenderia Alpina (welcome coffee)
  • Entering the forest and introductions
  • Nature awareness activity exploring the forest ecosystem from biological, scientific, and cultural perspectives, leading into the Forest Immersion experience.
    Observation and sensory perception (sight, hearing, touch, smell) of forest details: water, soil, plants, animals...
  • Packed lunch in nature
  • Creative group activity: collecting natural materials to create a collective “drawing” inspired by the place, without coordinating actions—an exercise in spontaneous group creation.
  • Debriefing on the day’s experiences (emotions, sensations, comfort/discomfort, etc.)
  • Optional: sauna at the wellness center before dinner
  • Dinner at the Merenderia Alpina
  • Overnight stay at the Foresteria (shared room for 6 people) or in other accommodations (single/double rooms)

Day Two

Duration: Full day, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

  • Breakfast at the Merenderia Alpina or accommodation facilities
  • Forest Bathing activities:

    1. Blindfolded walk, trusting a “seeing” partner

    2. Becoming part of the forest – in a selected off-path area (“nest”), brief barefoot walk followed by lying on mats with closed eyes, focusing on breath and sensory perception (hearing, smell)

  • Lunch at the Merenderia Alpina with local products / Readings on the theme of the forest from BAO – the Open Library of Ostana
  • Debriefing (emotions, sensations, comfort/discomfort, etc.) and farewell in the early afternoon

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With:

Nature excursion activity by ERI – European Research Institute, https://europeanresearchinstitute.eu/

Forest Bathing led by Certified Guides

Readings curated by BAO – Biblioteca Aperta di Ostana

Required Equipment:

Sports or trekking shoes, and comfortable layered clothing

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For more information, don’t hesitate to contact us!

andrea.fenoglio@visoaviso.it

+ 39 3407626196

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