Equine-Assisted Learning
Shadow Work® Through the Way of the Horse is a way of understanding and transforming parts of your character that you’d like to change with compassion. This work includes equine-facilitated groundwork exercises that allow individuals to explore and change almost any behavior pattern. Shadow Work® Through the Way of the Horse is especially devoted to providing a safe setting that allows people to explore themselves and find the change they’re looking for.
Horses are ideal for this work because, as prey animals, they see humans as potential predators. Because of this natural predator/prey dynamic, horses are experts at reading us, our body language, and our energy, and they react to it. So therapeutically, horses offer feedback to a person that is based purely on how that person interacts with the horse, and not tainted by judgment, history, or expectation, as human feedback often is.
Your guide in this work is Chrissy McFarren, who is a co-owner and director of Badger Creek Ranch. She has been a Certified Shadow Work® Group facilitator since 2006 and has also been a facilitator at the Women in Power initiation trainings. She has led and co-led a variety of workshops and retreats. In 2012, Chrissy founded Shadow Work® Through the Way of the Horse, which combined her life-long experiences of working with horses, with her Shadow Work® training.
Offerings:
A one-day intensive package $1,150
4 hours of one-on-one equine healing work (Shadow Work through the Way of the Horse)
3 weeks of individual follow up 30-minute calls
Two-day intensive package $1,600
4 hours of one-on-one equine healing work
Second day is a 2-hour equine session
3 weeks of individual follow up 30-minute calls
Lodging for an additional fee: camping, glamping or bunkhouse room
Group Retreats: see our Events page for any upcoming group retreats. For customized retreats fill out the inquiry form below.
