Image: Saved here Beth Burgmeyer shares a reflection on the profound impact Mark Taylor’s Life on Land: Vertebral Patterns had on her life There are some experiences that are hard to explain unless you’ve felt them in your own body. This was one of those. I recently...
We’ve Combined the Fundamentals & Intensive Practicum! Here’s Why.
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | May 21, 2026 | Equine Assisted Trainings
Many people who come to Natural Lifemanship have already spent significant time learning. They have read, studied, taken courses, and sat with the ideas long enough to know that this work matters to them. And yet, at some point, every practitioner reaches a place...
Finding Our Feet in Ever Changing Winds: Why Learning Secure Attachment is Necessary for Therapists, Helpers & Healers
by Kate Naylor | Mar 10, 2026 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Equine Assisted Trainings, Personal Growth, Testimonials & Reflections
Within each day, sometimes moment to moment, the wind changes. Blowing first this way, then that. Rushing straight across our path, or swirling around us. Sometimes it is so quiet we don’t even notice the air around us, other days it threatens to topple us. Whenever I...
Why We Brought Rhythmic Riding and EC-EMDR Together
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Feb 10, 2026 | Equine Assisted Trainings
Many people arrive at this work carrying stories that live not just in memory, but in muscle, breath, posture, and movement. These stories shaped how they learned to protect themselves. They also shaped how their nervous systems learned to survive. Healing those...
What Mud Teaches Us About Moving Forward
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Jan 15, 2026 | Equine Assisted Trainings, Personal Growth
We often imagine flow as something smooth, a sense of ease or a feeling that things are finally clicking into place without effort or friction. Yet lived experience tells a different story. True flow, especially in therapeutic work, often emerges when things feel...
NL for Young Children & Parents: Growing Connection, Healing, and Hope
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Sep 17, 2025 | Equine Assisted Trainings, Parenting and Counseling Children, Testimonials & Reflections
Every parent longs to see their child thrive. Yet often, the tools they are given either fall short or leave them feeling conflicted. One message says, “Be firm.” Another says, “Be gentle.” Parents are left swinging between extremes, unsure of what will truly help...
The Biggest Shift Since 2020 – Why We’re Changing Fundamentals Again
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Sep 5, 2025 | Equine Assisted Trainings, Natural Lifemanship Events, The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
I remember exactly where I was when the world shut down in 2020. I was in the middle of leading one of my favorite trainings: our Personal Immersion. We had just begun diving into attachment history and attachment wounding. It was deep, sacred work. I stepped inside...
Experience Versus Competence: What Do We Certify?
by Laura McFarland | Jul 21, 2025 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Business, Equine Assisted Trainings
What Does It Really Mean to Be Certified? When we launched the Natural Lifemanship (NL) Certification Program in 2016, we asked ourselves two important questions: What does it mean to be NL certified? And what exactly are we certifying? Many of us had been studying...
Why Movement Matters: The Body’s Role in Equine-Assisted Healing
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Jun 26, 2025 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Case Studies, Equine Assisted Trainings, Personal Growth
When it comes to equine-assisted services, we often focus on the profound emotional and psychological breakthroughs that happen when humans and horses connect. We celebrate the moments when a client finds their voice, builds confidence, or processes trauma through...










