2025 Workshops & Retreats! All events take place in Petaluma, CA.
Workshops/wellness retreats are not intended to be psychotherapy, but rather a space to find ways to reduce stress and increase connection with the help of horses and nature.
* If you are interested in attending a workshop and in need sliding scale options to be able to join us, please contact us so we can do our best to support.*
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“We too are part of Nature, therefore constantly changing, so we are always looking at Nature from a different viewpoint. We are a little piece of continual change looking at an infinite quantity of continual change. Small wonder that it gets quite exciting.” ~B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life
This workshop offers a focus on developing our connection with nature, in the company of horses. We will spend our time exploring how horses experience the world through observing, interacting and being present with horses, ourselves and the nature around us. We will then explore techniques in which we can increase our awareness and connection with the natural world. We invite you to join us in this space where we strive to take the time out of busy schedules for grounding time with horses and an exploration of our interconnectedness to nature.
Next Date: Sunday October 26th Time: 10-12. $125
EQ-uilibrium: Stress Reduction with Horses
Whether you are looking to spend time with horses, quiet the “what ifs” of the future or reconnect with yourself...this series is for you!
Come spend time in beautiful Petaluma, California with our horses. This is a series of four, one-hour workshops offering you a chance to guide yourself back to the present moment, reduce stress and find more inner peace with the help of horses.
What can you expect from this series?
On the second Monday of the month (September - December 2025) we will guide you through experiences to help you become grounded in the present moment, find the harmony within and explore mindfulness alongside the horses. Find ways to reduce stress through building a toolbox of techniques and practicing these tools in real time with the help of horses and nature. These meetings will build off of one another so it is recommended that you sign up for the entire series, but not required. [Currently offered for adults, if you are interested in a similar offering for adolescents, please contact us.]
Time: 3-4pm $30
* This discounted offering is made possible through support from our donors of the 2025 Horses for Mental Health Campaign where we raised funds to help our increase access to services for our community. *
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Introduction to Psychotherapy with Horses
If you are interested in exploring the field of equine assisted services (EAS), this workshop is for you! The content will include an overview of the field of EAS, specifics on the benefits of incorporating horses into mental health treatment and the unique role of the horse in this collaboration. We will also review some of the major approaches and styles for this work. This workshop is intended for those interested in entering the field as a professional along with those interested in finding out more about how the process works in order to find a good fit for their therapeutic goals. The workshop will include both an informational/learning component and hands on experiences with horses.
Date: Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, Time: 10-12 $175
*Student rate available, please contact us for registration!
Cultivating Self-Compassion & Gratitude Alongside Horses
Join us for this transformative experience where you will learn to quiet that inner voice that criticizes you and learn the power of self compassion. As defined by Dr. Kristin Neff (a prominent self compassion researcher) "Self-compassion entails treating oneself with kindness, recognizing one’s shared humanity, and being mindful when considering negative aspects of oneself." Neff, K. D. (2016)* Horses are a wonderful co-teacher of these concepts based on their their ability to live in the present moment (not the future or the past), their herd dynamics (being in community versus isolating) and their non-judgemental approach (we can learn a lot from them!). This semi-structured mini retreat offers you a chance to find out more ways to be kind to yourself, cultivate self-compassion and an opportunity to practice tools alongside the horses.
What can you expect from this mini retreat?
We will guide you through experiences to help you learn and practice self compassion, the antidote to a harsh inner critic, with horses. This workshop is not intended to be psychotherapy, but rather a space to find ways to reduce the negative impacts of a harsh internal critic building a tool box of self compassion and mindfulness techniques and practicing these tools in real time with the help of horses and nature. Our hope is that you leave this workshop feeling more tender, loving and gentle with some tools to practice self compassion regularly in your everyday life.
*Neff, K. D. (2016). The self-compassion scale is a valid and theoretically coherent measure of self-compassion. Mindfulness, 7, 264-274.
Date: Sunday, June 1, Time: 10am-12pm $125