Women's Trauma Healing Retreat
We have a few openings left
June 1-4
Boulder Hot Springs, Boulder, MT
Experience the power of equine-assisted trauma therapy
Trauma short-circuits neuropathways that help us feel safe and connected.
The equine-assisted sessions are uniquely designed to help heal these neuropathways so you can anchor in a sense of safety and wellbeing.
Join us!
- Learn about the misperceptions we tell ourselves, or are told, that lead to judgement, shame, blame, and destructive behaviors.
- Explore practices that will change your thinking about trauma responses and help rewire our nervous systems to find an anchor in safety so we don't get hijacked by our fight, flight, freeze survival responses.
- Experience equine-assisted therapy, which is recognized in trauma healing work as a profound and powerful modality for transformation. *All interactions with the horses are from the ground, no riding is involved and no prior horse experience is necessary.
Must register by May 15
The trauma work is facilitated by Patricia Swan-Smith, MS, LCPC, LPC, who has specialized in trauma recovery for more than 15 years. The retreat information will be based on Patricia’s manual, “Trauma: Universal Lies and Healing,” which includes information from trauma experts such as Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Gabor Mate, Stephen Porges, Deb Dana and others. Each retreat participant will receive a copy of this manual. For more information about Patricia, her journey and her work, visit her website at https://yourtraumahealing.com/
The horse-involved sessions are facilitated by Sheri Scurr, a certified equine-assisted experiential learning professional. Sheri helps humans experience the special gifts of horses, who are master teachers of body, mind, and spirit connection. A life-long student of the horse/human relationship, Sheri’s journey has included many styles and disciplines. Her approach is heart-centered, promotes self-discovery, and always considers the horse first.You can visit her web site at Heart Connections Horsemanship.
The retreat will be held at the historic Boulder Hot Springs and Retreat Center in Boulder, MT. Visit their website for details about this venue and to make your reservations for lodging.
Equine sessions are held at Horse Spirit Cottage, just 10 minutes from the Hot Springs. See photo below.
REGISTRATION FEE: $875
- Includes lunches and dinners and all materials
- Does not include lodging at Hot Springs (When you make your reservation at the Hot Springs, be sure to contact them by phone and request the breakfast buffet)
- Bring a friend for a $50 discount for each of you
BASIC AGENDA
Day 1 (meet at Boulder Hot Springs, MT)
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. welcome and introductions, begin trauma educational workbook and discussion
6 p.m. dinner and release
Day 2 and Day 3
8 a.m. breakfast
9 a.m. group check in- Qigong and breathwork
Break into two groups - trauma workbook and processing and equine sessions (Lunch at 12 noon)
5:30 p.m. dinner and release
Day 4
8 a.m. breakfast and checkout at Hot Springs
9:30 a.m. group photos with horses at Horse Spirit Cottage, discussion, processing, and wrap-up
12 noon to 1 p.m. Working Lunch -
1 p.m. good-byes, good wishes and blessings for next steps 😊
TESTIMONIAL
My name is Hailey Martinez and I am a counselor, educator, and licensed clinical professional counselor. I first met Patricia and Sheri when looking for a course to meet requirements for continuing education for my licensure. This is where I found an advertisement for an equine-assisted trauma training for practitioners. Little did I know this is what my soul had needed- to begin a new chapter of healing and continued self-work that is critical to my role as a therapist.
Patricia brings her knowledge and experience to the work she engages in with participants, clients, and people in general. Her genuineness and the space she holds has allowed me the space to tap into my own trauma and identify areas that still needed attendance. Patricia has a diverse background in trauma work and lived experience she is able to incorporate into her facilitation of various topics.
Sheri brings a gentle presence and holds space in a way for individuals to really turn inward and reflect on their process and what is unfolding for them. She is knowledgeable in how to facilitate a deeper level of self-reflection while fostering curiosity. Sheri’s background and experience in working with equine to partner in creative ways to promote healing and learning provided me with a space to tune into what I was noticing in my body as it related to what was coming up for me. I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to meet these two women and look forward to further work from them both!”
~Hailey N. Martinez, Ph.D., LCPC (ID), ACS