True Nature Integrative Health

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

Each morning begins with quiet conversation between earth, horse, and sky — a reminder that healing starts in stillness. They each have different rhythms to their mornings. Maya is gently nibbling while Gracie reminds me of rushed hurried scarfing before a meeting, while Skip is sauntering around the pasture.

11/04/2025

💫 Why Read Our Blog

Each post invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect—to your body, your horse, and the natural world.
You’ll find lessons in:
• Somatic awareness and nervous system regulation
• Authentic partnership with horses
• Trauma-informed and culturally attuned healing
• Nature-based reflection for personal and professional growth

🕊️ Whether you’re a therapist, equestrian, or simply on a path of embodied living, our writings remind you that healing begins in relationship—with self, others, and the land.

11/01/2025

“When my mare Maya ran from me that windy day, she wasn’t being difficult — she was trying to survive.

The next day, I met her where she felt safe — among her herd. I took off the tack, the pressure, the expectations, and something shifted.

That moment reminded me that healing, whether in a horse or a human, never comes from forcing calm. Nor does it come from behavioral training methods. It comes from connection, rhythm, and safety."

💛 Read The Rhythm of Safety: Somatic Healing Between Horse and Human — a reflection on trauma-informed horsemanship, co-regulation, and what horses can teach us about true relationship.

What Horses Teach Me About Safety, Consent, and Connection and the Therapeutic Relationship The day before I rode bareback with Maya in the pasture, the wind was wild. It whipped across the open field, and I could feel her energy shifting — that slow build of tension I’ve learned to recognize ov...

11/01/2025

The day Maya ran reminded me that fear can override even the strongest connection.
The day after, I met her where she felt safe — grazing among her herd — and everything changed.

Healing doesn’t happen by pushing through fear. It happens through safety, relationship, and rhythm.

🌿 “Regulation is not the absence of movement — it’s the presence of rhythm.”

10/30/2025

My new office view from the piggle palace plus pigs and pumpkin love

10/26/2025

10/26/2025

Qigong with Marie and the Herd

10/26/2025

We had such a fun and beautiful day meeting community at our Ponies, Piggles and Painted Pumpkins retreat. We braved the frost and had a great time. Qigong and Equine Facilitated Wellness, piglets and pumpkins!

10/26/2025

We had such a fun and beautiful day meeting community at our Ponies, Piggles and Painted Pumpkins retreat. We braved the frost and had a great time.

10/19/2025

We have a few spots left for this Saturday pigs, ponies, pumpkins and presence. Email to register!