A nature prescription. Every day.
The nature
around you
is alive.
THALEA walks you outside with one specific thing to do.
It maps the woods, parks and trails near you, and each morning writes today's practice.
15 days free · €6.99/month · cancel anytime
The map
The map of
real nature.
Not just any patch of grass. THALEA maps the real nature around you and classifies it by quality — so you always know where it's worth going today.
Parks and gardens
City green, a few steps away: the daily dose, easy and close.
Protected areas
National and regional parks and reserves: nature protected by law.
Woods and trails
Extensive forests and marked trails, to truly immerse yourself.
Water, peaks and coast
Streams, lakes, hills and the sea: the blue and the heights that regulate.
Monumental trees
When you're near a centuries-old patriarch, we flag it for you.
Anywhere in the world
Wherever there's a tree or a park, the map works — not only in Italy.
Quality classification
Every place carries a label that says what kind of nature it offers — from city green to wild, protected nature. No scores, no jargon: just the best way to pick the right spot for today, with elevation always made clear.
Today's prescription
One thing.
Every morning.
Each day THALEA writes you a concrete practice to do outside, in the voice of A Wild Mind: three sounds to listen for, a spot to sit, a surface to touch. Something specific — never a vague tip.
Adapts to weather and season
Today's practice takes into account the sky in front of you and where you are in the year.
Learns from your journal
The more you write, the more the prescriptions become yours: they follow the threads that recur in your pages.
Follows your wellbeing
Tuned to the trend of your mood and your connection with nature over time.
Today's prescription. Concrete, calibrated, done in twenty minutes.
The science
Solid science,
made simple.
THALEA rests on an established body of research — forest therapy (shinrin-yoku), Attention Restoration Theory, the Exeter studies — and on Andrea's own neurophysiological field measurements. Research suggests associations, not promises — and never cures.
~10 minutes
A few minutes are enough for something to start shifting: we saw it in the field, too, with EEG.
≈120 min / week
Even split up, it's associated with greater wellbeing and mental health.
White et al., Scientific Reports, 2019
−0.41 tension
The average change after a single THALEA outing, measured in the first season across 336 before/after pairs.
THALEA data 2026 — aggregated, anonymous, self-reported
THALEA is a wellbeing support tool. It is not a medical device, does not replace therapy, and does not make clinical claims.
Who's behind this
“What we search for all our lives is nothing but a return. A coming back into ourselves, the way waves return to the sea.”
— A Wild Mind (Rizzoli, 2024)
The voice that walks with you is Andrea Bariselli's.
Psychologist and neuroscientist, author of A Wild Mind and host of the podcast by the same name — Italy's most listened-to in its season, over 1.5 million plays. For ten years he has taken neuroscience out of the lab, across woods, trails and portable EEGs. Every practice you receive is written on his method, in his voice: THALEA is his work, made daily.
Explore
To read
whenever you want.
Alongside the practice, a small library that grows with you. It unlocks over time, as the path advances.
The Library
Short texts that explain the why behind what you do outside: neuroscience, seasons, the way of seeing.
Browse with your thumb
One story at a time, in a moment: small screens to swipe through when you have a break.
Contemplative writing
Pages to write by hand, slowly. The notebook stays on paper — THALEA reads your handwriting.
Measure what matters
See what
changes in you.
THALEA doesn't measure the time you spend in the app. It measures two things that truly matter, and gives them back to you over time.
Wellbeing (WHO-5)
Five questions, every two weeks: the validated way to see, for real, whether the path is doing you good.
Nature Connection (CTN)
How much you feel part of nature — a single image to choose, tracked over time.
Your wellbeing and your connection with nature, week after week.
The photo of the place
See where
you're going.
When you choose where to go, you see the real photo of the place — not a generic stock image. You know what to expect before you head out: it's real nature, not a promise.
Today · 8 min walk
In their words
Voices of those walking with THALEA.
From our first participants' notes — first names, 2026 beta. Quotes in original Italian.
«Mi ha colpito la differenza tra venire nel verde di mia spontanea volontà ed essere accompagnato: la qualità del risultato è chiaramente diversa.»
«Mi sono resa conto di ripetere le azioni già mie con maggiore consapevolezza.»
«Buona la semplicità e la concretezza che ti guida.»
«È un buon aiuto per staccare e rigenerarmi. L'intelligenza artificiale l'ho sempre guardata di malocchio: già dal primo giorno mi devo ricredere.»
«Mi ha colpito la profondità del percorso.»
«Mi piace la connessione con la natura.»
Pricing
Simple, as it should be.
or €59.99 per year
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Frequently asked
The questions everyone asks.
THALEA is a daily guide that sends you into the nature near you with one specific thing to do — not a vague tip, a small concrete practice. A prescription each morning, a short question each evening. Nothing to scroll: the app takes you outside, then you put your phone down.
No, and it doesn't try to be. THALEA is a wellbeing support tool: it is not a medical device, it does not diagnose, it does not treat conditions, and it does not replace working with a professional. If you're going through a hard time, talking to a psychologist or doctor remains the right step — THALEA can walk alongside that, never in its place.
Each morning THALEA reads where you are, the season, and the weather, then offers a practice tuned to the real green around you: three sounds to listen for, a spot to sit, a surface to touch. You do it outside for about twenty minutes — less is fine at the start. In the evening it asks only what stayed with you: two lines are enough.
No, you don't have to travel far: THALEA uses the green a few minutes from home, not a mountain forest. Research points to a threshold of about 120 minutes a week for measurable effects — that's under twenty minutes a day, spread however you like. A prescription fits in the time of a break.
It works anywhere there's a tree, a garden, a park. It's the accessibility principle researchers have repeated for twenty years: an urban park, used with intention, produces real, cumulative effects. THALEA is built precisely for people who live in cities and have stopped seeing the green they already have around them.
Yes, and for us that's a design choice, not a formality. Your location is used only to find green near you; place data is aggregated and anonymous, never tied to your name in public. We don't sell your data to anyone, and there's no public profile to feed — sharing is always optional.
THALEA rests on an established body of research — shinrin-yoku, Attention Restoration Theory, the Exeter studies — and on direct field measurements with neurophysiological tools. Research suggests that time in nature lowers stress markers and improves attention. We tell it as it is: solid indications, not promises of a cure.
It's not a meditation app that keeps you in front of a screen, not a step tracker, not a social network for parks. It doesn't measure its success by the time you spend inside the app — quite the opposite, by the time you spend outside it. It's the one app built to work when you close it.
THALEA is open to everyone: create your account and start right away, with 15 days free. Then €6.99/month or €59.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Frequently asked questions
Is THALEA a therapeutic program?
No. THALEA is a wellbeing companion: it doesn't diagnose and doesn't replace doctors or therapists. Many professionals do use it as an ally between sessions — that's what the partnerships are for.
Do I need a forest near home?
No. THALEA maps the real nature around you — parks, trees, waterways — even in the middle of a city. The research is clear: ten to twenty intentional minutes in an urban park genuinely count.
What does it cost? Can I cancel?
The daily ritual is free forever. Depth — the 12-week Path, Stories, Pen & paper — is Pro: €6.99/month or €59.99/year. Your first 15 days are free, no card needed: if you don't subscribe by the end, nothing is charged and the daily ritual stays yours. If you do subscribe, the subscription starts right away and renews on its own until you cancel — one tap, from your profile.
Who reads my journal?
No one. Your pages remain yours: they exist only to generate your personal insights. Never sold, never shared, never used for advertising.
What if it rains or the sky is grey?
THALEA knows before you do — and in low light it changes register: listening practices, wind, water, birds. And if the app's weather doesn't match what you see, what you see wins: THALEA trusts your eyes, not the satellite.
I only have ten minutes a day. Is that enough?
Yes. At onboarding you declare the time you actually have, and every practice is sized to fit it — a constraint, not a suggestion. Research is on your side: the steepest benefit sits in the very first minutes.
I always go to the same park. Won't it get repetitive?
That's the heart of the method: THALEA changes the lens each day, not the place. One day the sounds, one day the bark, one day what changed since yesterday. The same place, visited with different attentions, never runs out.