Body Mind Therapeutics

03/29/2026

We spent the afternoon at the Calgary Stampede grounds catching up with friends, cheering on the competitors, admiring the hard working and beautiful horses and getting pumped up for upcoming performance season in the sports of cutting, reining and working cow horse!! Such a fun day!

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the 2026 Showdown Champions!

Team PINK!!! 🔥 Sponsored by Paramount Limousine

Les Jack- Cutter
Carlene Schmidt- Cowhorse
Sage Sapergia- Reiner

03/26/2026

Reconnect. Realign. Rise.

We welcome you to SVR for our ranch style wellness opportunities! Whether you’re needing emotional wellness, mindset development, somatic awareness or business clarity we offer Online & Onsite options!

At Body Mind Therapeutics, coaching is more than just goal-setting — it’s a space to come home to yourself.

We support individuals through personal and professional coaching that focuses on the connection between your mind, body, and emotional wellbeing. Whether you’re navigating stress, burnout, life transitions, or stepping into a new version of yourself — you don’t have to do it alone.

✨ Our approach blends:
• Mindset and emotional wellness coaching
• Nervous system awareness and regulation
• Embodiment and self-connection practices
• Practical tools you can integrate into daily life

This isn’t about “fixing” you — it’s about understanding you.

A Unique Add-On: Equine (& all the other animals at the ranch 😉) Facilitated Wellness

For those wanting a deeper, experiential layer — we offer the option to incorporate equine-facilitated sessions into your coaching journey.

Horses have an incredible ability to mirror what’s happening internally — offering real-time, honest feedback without judgment.

Working alongside them can help you:
• Build self-awareness and emotional clarity
• Improve boundaries and communication
• Regulate your nervous system
• Develop confidence and presence

No horse experience is needed — just a willingness to be present and curious.

Learn more or book your session:
www.bodymindtherapeutics.ca

03/20/2026

Performance season is just around the corner and it’s time to get your horses on a maintenance plan to keep them healthy, happy and performing at their best this season!

Today we got a fun caption of a couple of the beauties I got to work with today at EB Barrel Horses. Thanks to Ashlyn for playing the role of photographer and videographer for some of the sessions done this week.

And a huge Thank you to Elaina Black, Sheri Bradbury and Ali Sawatzky for trusting me and the BMT team with the performance and wellness of your precious horses! Sheri Rehaluk Bradbury Almeda Sawatzky EB Barrel Horses

03/19/2026

Preparation before movement 💃

The importance of activating the deep prevertebral (muscles closest to the skeleton) before activation of the larger superficial muscles (bit of a long sciencey post but I've tried to keep it simple!).

I am referencing this information from Dr Nichole Rombach on Motor Control Based Rehabilitation for Equine Spine Dysfunction. One of the topics she discussed was the function of the deep prevertebral muscles and their importance in dynamic stability.

Bear in mind a lot of this information is still mostly anecdotal and primarily based on human studies but it is likely that similar principles apply in the horse.

Nichole explained the theory of Dynamic stability which is achieved by a combination of feed-forward ↪ and feed-back ↩actions.

Feed-forward 🧠➡🐎 action is the anticipatory function allowing deep muscles to activate before movement, they 'prepare/stabilise' the body.
Feed-back 🧠⬅🐎action responds to sensory input from mechanoreceptors, nociceptors (pain), proprioceptors and gives feedback to the brain on where the body is, and how movement should be executed.

Feed-forward and feed-back actions must function together 🔄 for optimal movement. Dysfunction may occur when feed-forward activation of the paravertebral muscles doesn't occur, therefore, communication with the feed-back action is lost...therefore stability is lost😵‍💫. When there is a lack of stability, the proprioception mechanism is affected and results in hypo (less) or hyper (more) mobility.

When deep muscles atrophy, superficial muscles tighten to compensate for the lack of stability which should be the primary role of the deep muscles. This is where we may see horses that have overdeveloped superficial muscles, such as the brachiocephalic (underdeck muscles) as they now need to work as stabilisers AND movers, which they are not designed to do (this also has to do with muscle fibre type but I won't delve into that). This is also why these muscles are often sore as they are working over time.

If you're completely lost after all of that🤯, in a nutshell, the deep skeletal muscles are important for stability💪 and need to be activated first in order to complete a larger motion. This can be achieved through slow and specific exercises which I am able to teach you during a session (shift back and rebalance is a common one I teach). Think of it as strengthening the chassis of a car so the wheels can turn and move safely and easily. Below is an image highlighting some of these larger superficial muscles and some of the paravertebral muscles in the neck.

03/18/2026

Yay! I’m super proud of the work we’ve put into making this program what it is today!!

03/16/2026

✨ Exciting News & Big Updates! ✨

For those who know me and my 24 year journey as an entrepreneur in the body work, coaching and wellness space or the team at Body Mind Therapeutics you have seen us around for a long time but possibly as two separate business entities! There has always been the animal wellness side as well as the human wellness services under a different business name.

We’re thrilled to share that our Human Wellness services and Animal Wellness services are now united under one home — Body Mind Therapeutics!

This new website brings together everything we do in one place so it’s easier for our clients, students, and community to explore services that support both human and animal wellness through a body–mind approach.

What you’ll find at Body Mind Therapeutics:

• Mobile & Onsite Equine & Canine Bodywork and Rehabilitation Support

• Rider & Horse Biomechanics and Asymmetry Sessions

• Emotional Wellness, Somatic & Mindset Coaching/Counselling

• Relational Horsemanship and Education

•Equine Facilitated Wellness Coaching

• Workshops, Mentoring, and Learning Opportunities

As many of you know whether you have worked with us for our mobile services (we come to your barn location 🙂) or joined us at Silver Valley Ranch previously for coaching, workshops, animal wellness sessions, rehabilitation programs or equine facilitated wellness our work has always focused on the connection between body, mind, and relationship — whether that’s helping a horse move more comfortably, increase physical performance, supporting a rider’s biomechanics, or helping people work through stress, confidence, or emotional patterns that impact life, business or relationships.

Still here:

• Individual emotional wellness and mindset coaching sessions
•Mobile or onsite animal rehabilitation programs and manual therapy sessions

Coming Soon:

• New workshops and group learning opportunities

• Horses 101 Lesson Series — perfect for anyone who wants to learn about horses, herd dynamics, and simply spend time in the healing presence of the herd

• Horse Owner Massage & Stretching Basics Workshops

• Rider & Horse Biomechanics and Asymmetry Sessions

📅 Online booking will also be launching soon, making it easier than ever to schedule sessions.

We’re incredibly excited about this next chapter and the opportunity to bring both aspects of our wellness services together, continue building a community centered around education, healing, connection, and empowerment for both horses and humans.

🌐 Explore the website:
www.bodymindtherapeutics.ca

Stay tuned for upcoming announcements, team introductions and workshop dates!

We can’t wait to share what’s coming next. 🐴✨

03/10/2026

03/10/2026

https://osteopathymagazine.com/canine-osteopathy-what-a-dog-tells-me-before-i-ever-touch-them/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQdAYRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe2DF6RZxRsl8u66booYdVnoZefBdv0lJrymcYVnWHRpQVLJPOE2lmA-NFF5g_aem_--hTgaG5KpOgjfrydyyBlw

Dogs do not separate structure from function — and neither should we.This article explores a joint-centered philosophy of canine osteopathy, where movement, breathing, nervous system regulation, and behavior are treated as one integrated system.Instead of protocol-driven treatment, this framework ...

02/21/2026

Have a watch of the lovely Sasha processing while Meagan supports her with Osteo!

At Body Mind Therapeutics, we believe the body is always communicating and seeking homeostasis — and osteopathy is one of the most refined ways to listen and support.

Osteopathy is a gentle, hands-on manual therapy that works with the structure–function relationship of the body. Whether we are supporting horses or dogs or any animal the principles remain the same:

🌿 Core Principles of Osteopathy

1. The Body is a Unit
Everything is connected — muscles, fascia, joints, viscera, nervous system. A restriction in one area can influence movement and compensation elsewhere.

2. Structure Governs Function
When joints, tissues, or fascia lose mobility, function changes. Restoring motion restores potential.

3. The Body Has Self-Healing Mechanisms
Osteopathy does not “fix” the animal — it supports the body’s innate ability to regulate, adapt, and heal.

4. The Rule of the Artery is Supreme
Healthy circulation and fluid dynamics are essential for tissue health and nervous system balance.

Osteopathy can be especially supportive for:

• Performance plateaus
• Chronic asymmetries or recurring soft tissue strain
• Compensation patterns post-injury
• Behavioral changes under saddle
• Recovery following veterinary treatment
• Nervous system dysregulation or tension patterns
• Mobility changes or stiffness
• Post-surgical recovery
• Aging-related compensation
• Digestive or tension-related patterns connected to fascial restriction

In your equine and canine partners, we often integrate osteopathic techniques alongside massage and myofascial work to address deeper joint restrictions, visceral tension, or craniosacral imbalances that influence movement.

Our Training: Emma is currently completing her Equine Osteopath Certification through Vluggen Institute of Equine Osteopathy in Germany!

And Meagan has had previous osteopathic techniques and cranial osteopathy training through BC College of Equine Therapy and the The Upledger Institute as well as is currently completing her International Diploma of Animal (equine and canine streams) Osteopathy through the London College of Animal Osteopathy.

02/11/2026

The afternoon of POODLE love! 💕 Thank you Deb for trusting Emma and Myself with your boys Tevan and Arthur in their canine musculoskeletal maintenance and Bonita for bringing us Hudson and sweet Isabella for their first ever canine manual therapy assessment and treatments!

01/22/2026

We love seeing our canine clients come in to our treatment room and be so happy to be here. Hickory the heeler has taken some time to warm up to the process after sustaining an injury but he has gotten so much more relaxed and this was our best session to date where he felt he could let go enough and lay down. Hubble his little brother (corgi) the little cutie knows how to soak in some bodywork. lol he was there for emotional support but had full intentions to get in on the action, and big boy Arthur jumped on the table like a pro and did so well for a puppy. ❤️ what good kids.