Each month, we take a moment to recognize one of our members who’s made an impact in our beloved community.
For this month’s Member Spotlight, we’re focusing on Beth Burgmeyer, a Fundamentals graduate who is also a licensed mental health therapist and equine professional. Beth recently completed Dual NL Certification as a practitioner and equine professional (NLC-P,EP), and is well on her way to becoming Advanced Certified!
Learn more about Beth’s journey, including her life-changing experiences with Natural Lifemanship and how it has helped her learn more about herself and live a rewarding life doing what she is passionate about.
Journeying with Horses and Healing
Beth has been a horse person her whole life, tracing back to her teenage years and early 20s. She started her work with horses as a trainer, but got out of that world because she didn’t like the horse show world and the methods they used.
Embarking on a new journey, Beth ended up going to college and grad school to become a therapist. After about a decade of working as a therapist, she experienced burnout, and this was when she decided to have a career shift.
Beth had been away from horses for eight years when she found a barn near her home and discovered an equestrian program. It was there that she learned how Natural Lifemanship works and realized that this was the piece about working with horses that she’d been missing in her life.
Fundamentals Experience
About a year after learning about NL, Beth signed up for Fundamentals. Initially, she wanted to go the equine professional track as she had no interest in reactivating her therapy license. But as she was taking Fundamentals, she resonated with how NL approaches trauma, therapy, and working with horses. “It all just felt really right to me,” Beth said.
She then decided to reactivate her therapy license and become an equine professional and mental health therapist. Now, she is doing what she is passionate about and having the career she has always dreamed of.
“I never thought I’d love doing mental health therapy as much as I love doing it now,” she said. “I love that the way we do therapy is principle-based, and not technique-focused.”
After taking the Fundamentals, Beth learned that when she let go of the tasks she wanted to do in therapy and simply lived out the NL principles, things beautifully unfolded in the therapy session far beyond what she ever could have imagined.
Beth’s Insights about NL
We asked Beth a few questions about her insights on Natural Lifemanship and what she loves about her membership.
What has changed since you completed the Fundamentals training?
“NL has been life-changing for me personally. I’ve seen clients with complex trauma who have tried many kinds of therapy without results. This approach is transformative for both people and for horses.”
“Even for people who don’t want to go on and get certified, the membership gives people so much. All of the classes available online for free with your membership are just invaluable. It’s amazing all the videos and classes that you can take part in. I use some of them to get my CE credits.
In the videos, you can find anything you’re interested in – breathwork, different modalities of therapy, ice breakers if you’re working with groups, connection games, and so many other topics.There’s a really broad range of training available.”
What would you say to someone who is starting out with NL Membership?
“I would tell them you’re starting on a journey that will be life-changing for you and the people around you, including friends and family. Whatever career you’re in, whether it’s horses, therapy, or something else entirely – NL will enrich your work and you will get to a much deeper level of working with people and animals. And you can’t help but learn a lot about yourself in this process. “
You are so right, Beth!
We’re so grateful to have Beth as a member of the NL community. Her story is a testament to the profound power of trying familiar things in a new way. We are so glad she found NL when she did and proud to be part of her journey.
Each month, we take a moment to recognize one of our members who’s made an impact in our beloved community.
For this month’s Member Spotlight, we’re connecting with Christina Strayer, a lifelong advocate for nature therapy, NL dual certification student, and Natural Lifemanship Member.
Read on to learn more about Christina’s journey connecting with nature, animals, and horses to support her work as a trauma informed therapy professional.
A History of Connecting Through Nature and Animals
From a young age, Christina knew that cultivating a relationship with the natural world around her was important. When she was bullied as a child, she sought solace in nature and with animals, even wild ones. She shares that she even used to leave out M&M’s or other food for a local bobcat in the area where she grew up.
Christina’s journey with horses began in third grade when a local teenager came by to ask her parents if she could ride her black stallion. While she was nervous at first, she got on the back of the stallion, and all of the fear and pain she carried from the adversity she faced at such a young age completely disappeared. Christina continued to build a bond with that horse, learning how to show up as herself and overcome her own obstacles and blocks in order to build a true relationship—a process that she walks through with her clients to this day.
As she grew older, Christina was drawn to counseling and began working with families and children with behavioral challenges. Before animal assisted therapy was widely recognized, Christina had the idea to bring her Boston Terrier, Piggy, to a local boys residential facility for her first ever group session. When the boys walked into the room—big, tough, and resistant to the idea of meeting with a therapist—they melted at the sight of Piggy. As they passed Piggy around and reciprocal love was exchanged between the boys and the dog, they opened up and shared their vulnerable stories in what Christina described as a, ”heartwarming, just amazing, spiritual experience.”
Thus began Christina’s journey into animal assisted therapy, and her road to Natural Lifemanship.
Christina’s Insights About Natural Lifemanship
We asked Christina some questions about her experience with Natural Lifemanship, and this is what she had to share.
What do you think it is about this approach – what you’ve already been doing with dogs and people, and now with horses too – that is so remarkable?
It’s the interconnectedness. It’s the fact that even though animals are nonverbal, it doesn’t mean there is not a connection and that we share this Earth with them.
It’s that reciprocity of being in relationship that acts as a corrective attachment experience for clients. And it’s very humbling that I don’t have to be the expert in the situation, you know? I just have to show up and listen to the animals.
There have been so many times, with horses especially, they are so intuitive that they will read the person’s energy and already know what to do. I just have to step back to watch and guide the client through what they are experiencing.
What has the Natural Lifemanship certification process brought to your practice and your work with clients?
It’s deepened the understanding of all that I’ve been taught and experienced. They can only teach us so much in school. It’s more about getting out in the world and learning how to be in relationship with ourselves.
Since I began with horses, I’ve had a few amazing spiritual experiences myself. I’ve gone through exercises and worked with my own coach with horses before I ever worked with clients, so that I would understand both sides. The certification process has deepened my own secure attachment, my bond with my own animals, and my work with my clients, too.
The NL Intensive is coming up soon. In your experience, why is that particular training a good choice for people to take part in?
The NL Intensive is a lot like when I go into sessions with an animal and a client. You really have to show up and be ready and open minded. Because things are going to happen, as they do with everybody. Even though we’re therapists and coaches, the animals still read our energy and interact with us accordingly. Things can come up somatically.
It’s also the staff’s enthusiasm. I think they are wonderful teachers and leaders. You can feel everything from their presence to the people they’ve selected in their organization and you can see their connection with their own horses and animals as well. I’ve always had a great experience with them. Without these programs, people are missing out on deepening their relationships with themselves and their clients and animals.
If you were to give advice to a fellow therapist who had never worked with Natural Lifemanship before, what would you tell them in order for them to get the most out of their experience?
I would say that we spend so much money and time on certifications we may not use, or that we’re just taking to hurry up and get our CE hours. But Natural Lifemanship is an investment. It piques your curiosity. Just because you go to an intensive or a practicum and work with that one animal, that’s not it. You can go to another one and have a totally different experience. It’s an organization that has a lot to offer. I, personally, invest in being an annual member, and plan to always go to as many trainings as I can with them.
Anything else you think is important to share about your experience with Natural Lifemanship?
The last thing I’d like to mention is their trauma informed approach. I work mainly with clients with PTSD and the principles that NL teaches and the experiences you have are just so profound and can deepen anyone’s practice. And it doesn’t only have to be for people working with animals, it is great for working with humans too. I love their trauma informed approach.
We’re so grateful to have Christina as an annual member of Natural Lifemanship, and for all of the work she does through equine therapy, animal therapy, and nature therapy as a whole.
If you’re interested in joining our membership community and taking advantage of all of the opportunities Christina shared about, we would love to welcome you. Learn more at naturallifemanship.com/memberships.
“The artful balance that Kate brings to everything she does is truly something to behold. Whether she is teaching, facilitating, writing, “friending,” or mothering, she is the embodiment of how one can simultaneously listen with and speak from the head, heart, body, and soul. This honed talent is such a gift to our community.”
-Bettina Shultz-Jobe, NL Co-Founder and CEO
Each month, we take a moment to recognize one of our members who’s made an impact in our beloved community.
For this month’s Team Member Spotlight, we’re diving into the story of Kate Naylor, our Director of Trainer Development and Community Engagement, whose journey from teacher to therapist and equine professional has been filled with intuition, exploration, and a deep respect for the Natural Lifemanship approach.
The Winding Path to Natural Lifemanship
Kate started her professional career in education. She earned her undergraduate degree in Bilingual Early Education from Texas A&M University, and began working as a teacher in dual language programs in Texas.
After a few years of teaching in different locations, she realized it just wasn’t for her. “I was just so exhausted [..] all I would do was work and sleep. The kids coming to me were not prepared to learn, and the teaching environment was just so rigid. It felt like a lose-lose every day.” Her desire to continue supporting children and families led her to Austin where she earned her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at St. Edwards University.
During her time as a traditional therapist, Kate worked mostly with children and adolescents, but also some adults. She saw a theme emerge with her clients – so many of her clients felt lonely and disconnected – as though they didn’t understand their place in life. Digging deeper into her own history, and understanding people as a part of an interconnected system; she realized that what many of her clients were missing was a real connection with nature and the world to which they inherently belonged.
Exploring more about the impact of building a connection with nature and the outdoors led Kate down another road—one that pointed straight toward Natural Lifemanship. She had grown up around horses, and felt a natural pull toward equine assisted therapy – and she sought an approach that had a sound theoretical foundation. When the time felt right, she put the Fundamentals Training on her credit card, visited Spirit Reins for the training, and never looked back.
The Winding Path Within Natural Lifemanship
From the minute she stepped foot in the training, Kate knew that she had a home with Natural Lifemanship. She quickly got involved, asked questions, and pushed the organization forward, driving an hour both ways to work as an intern during her early years of involvement.
Since then, she has grown into an essential NL team member— training trainers, traveling the country to teach Natural Lifemanship and the various modalities within it, and helping to keep Natural Lifemanship growing and evolving.
Kate’s Thoughts About Natural Lifemanship
We had a chat with Kate about her thoughts on Natural Lifemanship and the ways it’s impacted the field of therapy. Here’s what she had to say.
As a therapist who found equine assisted services, what would you like people to know about Natural Lifemanship?
“Typically equine assisted services is the last stop for people. When they’ve exhausted everything else they’re like, ‘Okay, I’ll try this fringe thing because nothing else is working.’ I wish people in the industry could see that the blending of good experiential therapy, fostering a connection with nature, and experiencing an active and evolving relationship with another being, like a horse, is so holistic and powerful that it is not fringe at all. It’s the future of mental health.
Professionals all over are trying to develop integrated approaches to psychotherapy, but until we in the mental health field understand that humans are a part of the natural world and an interconnected web of life, they cannot build a truly integrated model of therapy. I think that we have to remember our context in the natural world before we can feel whole, really. Natural Lifemanship isn’t just an approach to therapy, it is a way of being a healing presence in the world, to bring healing in your own life and in the lives of others.”
If you were to give advice to someone who has never heard of Natural Lifemanship, where would you start?
“I would say that all of the evidence [from emerging research] about what is required for human healing is moving us toward a more comprehensive mind-body-system perspective. And I don’t know any other model that is as comprehensive as Natural Lifemanship – when it comes to the mind, the body, and the context in which we live, NL is the complete package.
When reflecting on her journey with Natural lifemanship, Kate shared, “This career I’ve built only exists because I found Natural Lifemanship – I get to play with ideas, offer creative therapy, talk with curious minds, be in nature and around horses, write, connect, learn – and do it all surrounded by people who hold the same values…it’s the dream, really.”
We’re so grateful that Kate found herself in a Fundamentals Training all those years ago, and all she has given to the organization since. The butterfly effect she has on Natural Lifemanship is felt by every member of our team and our NL community.
If you are interested in joining our membership community, we would love to welcome you! Learn more at naturallifemanship.com/memberships.
“Tanner’s skillset is vast. He is detail oriented, an amazing videographer and photographer, and impressive “out of the box” thinker. He is constantly striving to help NL improve on the technology front. AND he’s wildly intuitive, relational, able to navigate conflict with kindness and honesty, and pushes all of us to continue to grow and evolve personally and professionally. His integrity as it relates to practicing what we preach in NL is absolutely awe-inspiring.”
Bettina Shultz-Jobe, NL Co-Founder and CEO
Each month, we take a moment to recognize one of our members or team members who’s made an impact in our beloved community.
For this month’s Team Member Spotlight, we’re excited to highlight Tanner Jobe, our Director of Equine Professional (EP) Development & Director of Media, who has spent much of his life immersed in the Natural Lifemanship model.
Learn more about Tanner’s journey, including how he started learning the NL principles and became one of our team’s core staff members.
A lifetime of loving and working with horses
Growing up in a family of ranchers, Tanner was around horses most of his life. In his early years, he learned to train horses with his dad, Tim Jobe, and to do what he calls “Texas cowboy ranch stuff.” 🙂
After college, Tanner moved to Austin after leaving a job in the film industry. At that time, Tim and Bettina were working at Spirit Reins and this was where he first encountered Natural Lifemanship. He started working with the principles of NL while photographing and filming NL trainings.
Tanner started doing some training with Tim and Bettina around 2012, but it wasn’t until 2015 that he began working for Natural Lifemanship full time.
“Working with horses and seeing students make progress in Natural Lifemanship are some of the most rewarding parts of my work,” Tanner said. “It’s a constant learning and improvement process. I’m still making the shift – in some ways, we all are.”
Thoughts About Natural Lifemanship
We asked Tanner a few questions about his experience with Natural Lifemanship. Here’s what he had to say.
What do you wish everyone in our industry knew about Natural Lifemanship?
“I wish people understood that everything we do is an exploration process. We are constantly learning and growing and it’s a messy process. The ability to be intentional about the relationships we are having with everything around us is where our true power lies. Our specialization in the horse/human relationship is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s so much more potential here.”
What are you looking forward to in the future as a member of the Natural Lifemanship team?
“Having a place at NL Headquarters and a herd of horses means I can do more in-depth work. Not just with the horses, but with the people and the environment, too. I look forward to having more in-person opportunities to work with people. That’s really fun.”
If you were going to give advice to anyone who hasn’t heard of NL to tell them why NL is so useful and meaningful, what would you tell them?
“One of the most useful pieces of NL is that it opens a door for us to be really intentional about our way of being in the world and how we interact with every single thing, in every moment. It starts us down a path where we can create this wave, this kind of chain reaction in the world – and that has a lot of meaning to me.”
We’re so grateful to have Tanner as a member of the NL leadership team. Thank you, Tanner, for all you do!
If you are interested in joining our membership community, we would love to welcome you. Learn more at naturallifemanship.com/memberships.
Each month, we take a moment to recognize one of our members who’s made an impact in our beloved community.
For this month’s Member Spotlight, we’re focusing on Jacque Transmeier, one of our Fundamentals graduates who is also a trauma-informed coach and equine professional.
Learn more about Jacque’s journey, including her transformative experiences with Natural Lifemanship and how it has shaped her approach to horses and personal relationships.
Equine Roots
Jacque Transmeier’s journey with horses began long before she could walk. Born and raised in the heart of the equestrian world in the Midwest, Jacque’s childhood was filled with memories of her participating in local horse shows. By the age of three, she was already barrel racing, a testament to her lifelong connection with horses.
“Horses have been my life, my entire life,” Jacque said.
She immersed herself in the equestrian world by spending her summers with her aunt, working with horses until she was 15 years old. But during high school, Jacque chose to momentarily set aside her equine pursuits to focus on her studies and be able to go to William Woods University, where she eventually finished her four-year degree.
Charting New Paths and Finding NL
After graduating from her studies, Jacque taught hunter/jumpers for 20 years when her instructor retired. That was when she moved from Missouri to New York to work for one of the largest hunter/jumper barns in the country.
It was a deep personal loss that served as a catalyst for Jacque’s shift in focus. In 2022, Jacque endured the passing of her beloved mother, a pivotal moment that reshaped her perspective on life and her purpose. Fueled by a desire to honor her mother’s legacy and driven by an unwavering commitment to making a meaningful impact, Jacque redirected her passion toward helping veterans through equine assisted therapy and learning.
We asked Jacque a few questions about her experience doing the Fundamentals and her insights on becoming an NL annual member, and here are her responses.
What has changed since you took the Fundamentals Training?
“It, for sure, changed the way I see relationships. It’s made me kind of really process who I am and where I’ve been. The biggest thing for me has been relationships with my horses and other people.”
What do you love about being an NL Member?
“I think it goes beyond the membership because it’s like a family. It was truly amazing. I reached out to Bettina and told her I was coming to NL Headquarters, and she welcomed me to the farm. They are the most genuine people, and it’s not that they just teach Natural Lifemanship. They live by it, breathe it, and set examples, which I think is one of the most important things that makes you want to try harder and do more.
And the other thing I really appreciate is I can go back and watch the videos whenever I want. I’ve watched every single one I could. Just because, you know, this will be the third time I’m going through the fundamentals videos, and I’m picking up something new every time. So the availability to just go back and watch it in our free will is just wonderful.
We’re so grateful to have Jacque as a member of the NL community. She is an integral member of our vibrant community and we love watching her grow.
If you are interested in joining our membership community, we would love to welcome you! Learn more at naturallifemanship.com/memberships.
Constellations are landmarks. They are a guide and a navigational tool. But they are not formed by going from Point A to Point B.
You need at least three stars to form a constellation.
The same is true for your learning journey with Natural Lifemanship.
We often think of a learning journey as one with mileposts that we use to figure out how far along we are relative to “the end” or finish line.
At Natural Lifemanship, we invite you to think about your learning journey as one made up of constellations, not mileposts. It’s not about going from start to finish, but about uncovering clusters of meaning along the way.
Those clusters are made up of opportunities to learn, to practice, and to grow in community. This is exactly why we created the Natural Lifemanship Membership many years ago.
Build your constellation with NL Membership
Here are some ways we create constellations within NL Membership to move you toward your goals:
Learning
Membership includes over 100 hours of videos and compilations, more than 45 CE credits currently available, and videos and courses being added regularly. Take a look at the content lineup below to see exactly what you’ll have access to as an NL Member!
Practicing
Free events for Members, plus discounts on select events to practice what you’re learning. This includes:
Connect with your peers and build a community of supportive colleagues through:
Our online community for members through Circle
Community Connection Circles
Coffee & Horses virtual meetups
Networking opportunities
This is just the beginning of what you get with NL Membership. We will be announcing new opportunities to connect and learn in person this year, too!
Membership Content by Category
Here’s a look at Membership content by category, along with descriptions and CEs, where available.
NL BASICS
>13 hours of video; 9 CE credits available
Animal Welfare Issues are also Clinical Issues
Tim Jobe and Bettina Shultz-Jobe discuss how to recognize animal welfare issues, including those that lead to behavior issues and burnout. They share how a lack of awareness in this area can impact our clients.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Distance Doesn’t Have to Mean Disconnection
Learn about the foundational role that detachment (physical distance) plays in forming a secure attachment. Learn how we can help ourselves and others get the relational experiences we didn’t get during development.
1 Hour/1 CE
Doing Attachment-Based Work
Gain a concrete understanding of attachment-based work, why it is important, and why understanding attachment-based work is critical when doing telehealth or transitioning between in-person and telehealth sessions.
1 Hour/1 CE
Introduction to NL
Learn the history and big ideas of Natural Lifemanship, how Natural Lifemanship principles are applied in relationships with horses, and how the NL principles facilitate connection and healing.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Introduction to NL and Trauma Informed Care for Service Organizations
This course lays a foundation for shifting organizational culture to become more trauma informed. Learn trauma-informed principles for building connected relationships that help to heal and reorganize the brain.
4.5 Hours/4.5 CEs
Natural Lifemanship Trauma Informed Care for Parents and Caregivers
NL co-founders, Tim and Bettina Jobe, teach parents relationship principles that help children learn to self-regulate and build healthy relationships, and why these are important especially when parenting children who have experienced trauma.
2.25 Hours/0 CEs
Support or Rescue
Bettina Shultz-Jobe discusses the difference between offering support and rescuing in the context of the therapeutic relationship. She discusses why this matters from a neurobiological and attachment perspective.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Trauma Informed and Developmentally Sensitive Schools
Learn science-based principles for creating trauma-informed and developmentally sensitive classrooms and schools. NL relationship principles provide a framework for translating principles into effective practices.
2.25 Hours/2.25 CEs
Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Informed Relationships are for Everyone
The truth is that most of us have experienced some level of trauma. Trauma informed care (TIC) is about becoming empowered to organize or reorganize the brain by understanding how the brain and body develop.
1 Hours/0 CEs
When Two Cultures Collide
Tim and Bettina discuss belief systems and principles that have historically prevailed in the horse world creating cultures that may collide or that may coalesce to bring about health and healing for horse and human, alike.
1 Hours/0 CEs
CONNECTED HORSEMANSHIP
>25 hours of video
Catching Your Horse with Connection
Watch as Natural Lifemanship trainer, Tanner Jobe, demonstrates and explains how to catch and halter a horse with connection.
.25 Hours/0 CEs
Centering
Learn a process for becoming more present to yourself and others. Shannon Knapp demonstrates a process of centering as a way to get in touch with yourself prior to engaging with a horse.
.25 Hours/0 CEs
Connected Horsemanship Deep Dive Workshop
Learn how the process of building a connected relationship in Natural Lifemanship is guided by principles and by a particular responsiveness to THIS relationship, rather than by techniques uniformly applied to all relationships.
3 Hours/0 CEs
Determining if the Relationship is Ready for Riding
As the relationship between a client and horse progresses, the therapy team and the client may decide it’s the right time to explore connection while mounted; however, how do they know if the client’s horse is ready for this next stage of intimacy?
.25 Hours/0 CEs
Developing Felt Safety with Attachment and Detachment
In this video, Tanner works with a new horse named Lizzie and demonstrates how to ask for connection through attachment and detachment. The goal is for Lizzie to stay connected, even in more stressful or unfamiliar spaces.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement
There are a lot of opinions in the field about what various horse behaviors and physical cues mean; but in any relationship, and especially those with our equine companions, understanding body language and behavior is actually very nuanced. With this course, you will gain skill and confidence in your interactions with horses. Learn the essentials to better understand, care for, and connect with horses. This series is ideal for all equine-assisted/facilitated practitioners and especially those who apply the Natural Lifemanship process. To offer this series, we partnered with horse trainer and riding instructor, Callie King.
1.5 Hours/0 CEs
Facebook Live Collection – Connected Horsemanship
Each video in this collection was originally shot and shared via Facebook Live. Observe the many nuances of building connection in each encounter between a particular human and a particular horse at a particular moment in time.
6 Hours/0 CEs
Haltering with Connection
How might we approach a routine task such as haltering as an opportunity to build connection in our relationship with our horse? Tanner demonstrates how he asks Oreo to be connected and to say “yes” to being haltered.
.5 Hours/0 CEs
Integrating Equine Bodywork in TF-EAP
Learn to apply NL principles while connecting with your horse through equine bodywork. Learn a simple technique to help your horse release tension and learn how the technique may be incorporated into work with clients using the NL process.
2 Hours/0 CEs
Learning about Connection with a Wild Horse
NL co-founder, Tim Jobe, demonstrates how he begins to work with a wild horse in ways that build connection. He discusses how he applies the NL principles throughout the process.
.5 Hours/0 CEs
Relationship Basics with Frieda
In this series of 19 videos, Tim and Bettina build a connected and cooperative partnership with their rescue horse, Frieda. Learn the nuances of the NL process through this series of demonstrations.
4 Hours/0 CEs
Tanner & Nina: Preparing for Mounting
Tanner builds his relationship with Nina starting with asking her to attach in the pasture to follow him into the covered arena. Once in the arena, they work on refining their attachment and detachment and positioning around the mounting block.
1.5 Hours/0 CEs
The Complexity of Touch
NL is a practice of restoring and repairing connection in our relationships whenever and however it is lost. Trust and intimacy are built through thousands of micro-repairs. Bettina and Tanner work on restoring connection around touch with Apollo.
3 Hours/0 CEs
The Process of Mounting at Liberty
Tanner works with Lady to help her become comfortable positioning her body around the mounting block. Through working on connection they build the trust and communication needed for mounting.
1.5 Hours/0 CEs
SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
>12.5 hours of video; 12.5 CE Credits available
NL for Groups
NL Trainers, Sara Sherman of Discovery Horse and Reccia Jobe of Pecan Creek Ranch, teach and model just how easy and effective it can be to incorporate NL principles into a variety of group settings.
3.25 Hours/3 CEs
NL for Veterans and First Responders
This course includes content on how to apply NL principles to working with veterans and first responders. The presentations cover important skills for working with each population.
5.5 Hours/5.5 CEs
Telehealth with Children and Families when they have been doing EAP
How does one move an equine-assisted practice indoors, or even virtual via telehealth? Learn some helpful ways to transition to telehealth with clients who are accustomed to working outside with you and with horses.
1 Hour/1 CE
The Disease of Disconnection: Applying Natural Lifemanship Principles to the Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders
Addiction is a disease of Disconnection. Its symptoms: Isolation, Fear and Loneliness. This workshop introduces you to a trauma-informed understanding of addiction to reveal the underlying factors that create and perpetuate the addiction cycle.
3 Hours/3 CEs
THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES AND THEORETICAL ORIENTATION
>21.5 hours of video; 12 CE Credits available
Breathing Practices for Nervous System Awareness and Regulation
This practical and engaging two-part workshop explores how bringing awareness to our breath can help us better understand ourselves, and how we can use breath deliberately to support our wellbeing and navigate challenges.
2.5 Hours/2.5 CEs
Conversation with Bonnie Badenoch, Author of The Heart of Trauma
Bonnie Badenoch, PhD, LMFT is the best selling author of The Heart of Trauma. This rich conversation ventures deeply into the science of what it means to be a healing presence for others.
2 Hours/2 CEs
Finding Your Rhythm: Therapeutic Drumming
Enhance connection through rhythm while enriching therapeutic work with people and horses. Learn a specific healing protocol including exercises for wellness, connecting to the rhythm of the group, expressing feelings, and guided imagery.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Healing Attachment Wounds through Movement
Our attachment style and way of relating in the world is developed preverbally. As such, attachment wounding must be addressed somatically. Learn how connecting to the way an embryo moves and develops can help us sense into our bodies powerfully.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Introduction to Equine Connected EMDR (EC-EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective, extensively researched method for helping people recover from trauma. Learn how Trauma-Focused EAP supports and enhances EMDR in Equine-Connected EMDR (EC-EMDR).
3 Hours/3 CEs
Mindfulness Practices to Build Connection
NL Trainer, Shannon Knapp, presents on Mindfulness Practices to Build Connection. Following the presentation, a small group gathers at an experiential workshop to learn and experience how these practices may look in session with a horse.
2 Hours/0 CEs
Preparing the Horse and Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing
Rhythmic Riding is utilized to build an internal sense of connection and a level of integration in the brain prior to processing traumatic events. Learn to prepare horse and client for this powerful work.
4 Hours/4 CEs
Processing Trauma with the Help of Horses
How do we process trauma in a connected way with a client who is deeply dysregulated, doesn’t desire or feel connection, isn’t ready to make requests for relationship, has deep attachment wounding, and who has experienced severe trauma?
2 Hours/0 CEs
Rainy Day Activities
Have you ever wondered what to do in your sessions on a rainy day or during the long winter months? Learn how one can still do Natural Lifemanship when circumstances prevent partnering with horses.
4 Hours/4 CEs
Rhythmic Riding Demonstration
This video demonstrates how mounted work may facilitate regulation of the brain, integration, and modulation of the stress response. Completion of the Fundamentals of NL training is recommended prior to watching.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) is a trauma and attachment therapy model that focuses on the body to connect with and process traumatic material. Learn foundational tenets of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, founded by Pat Ogden.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Somatic Experiencing, Attachment and Touch
Learn how Somatic Experiencing®, Attachment and Touch interweave in trauma treatment involving humans and equines. Includes presentation and experiential workshop.
2.25 Hours/0 CEs
Tapping into Peace: Percussive Tapping Techniques for Self-Regulation and Soothing
Learn the origins of EFT and the ways it can be effective in helping our bodies regulate around physical and emotional stress. The presenters show the tapping points involved in the technique and lead the audience through EFT.
1.5 Hours/0 CEs
The Journey into Self-Leadership: Integrating the Internal Family Systems Model with EAS
This presentation by Jenn Pagone, LCPC provides a fundamental understanding of the IFS model and how it may be effectively integrated with an equine-assisted practice informed by Natural Lifemanship.
4.5 Hours/4.5 CEs
BUSINESS, ETHICS, AND THE FIELD AT LARGE/WEBINARS
>17 hours of video; 4 CE Credits available
Animal Welfare Issues are also Clinical Issues
Tim Jobe and Bettina Shultz-Jobe discuss how to recognize animal welfare issues, including those that lead to behavior issues and burnout. They share how a lack of awareness in this area can impact our clients.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Business Building 101
Building a business in equine-assisted services can be daunting. Let industry experts, Shannon Knapp and Bettina Shultz-Jobe be your guides! Learn about the multiple considerations that can make or break an EAS business.
3 Hours/3 CEs
Ethical Dilemmas Specific to the Field of Equine Assisted Practice and Psychotherapy
This webinar discusses the many ethical dilemmas specific to Equine Assisted Services. It is critical for practitioners to embrace strong ethical values and guidelines as they navigate the inevitable complications that arise.
1 Hour/1 CEs
Research, Program Evaluation & Documentation: A Collection of Resources
This compilation provides information and resources related to research, program evaluation, and documentation in equine-assisted services, particularly services informed by the Natural Lifemanship.
7 Hours/0 CEs
Support or Rescue
Bettina Shultz-Jobe discusses the difference between offering support and rescuing in the context of the therapeutic relationship. She discusses why this matters from a neurobiological and attachment perspective.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Take Your EA Practice to the Next Level with PonyTracker
Learn about PonyTracker: a web-based tool to help business owners of equine-assisted services stay organized with barn management, therapeutic client management, rider/student tracking, and scheduling.
1 Hour/0 CEs
The Top 5 Things Every Equine Assisted Practice Needs to Know for Business Success
Shannon Knapp and Bettina Shultz-Jobe are passionate about helping equine-assisted practitioners build businesses across the country and throughout the world. They discuss the top 5 things you need to know to be successful in this field.
1 Hour/0 CEs
Transforming Trauma: Resiliency and Healing through our Connections with Animals
Philip Tedeschi reviews some of the important ways that animals are being incorporated into clinical responses to trauma highlighting findings discussed in his book, including the neurobiological mechanisms of change in AAI.
1.5 Hours/0 CEs
Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Informed Relationships are for Everyone
The truth is that most of us have experienced some level of trauma. Trauma informed care (TIC) is about becoming empowered to organize or reorganize the brain by understanding how the brain and body develop.
1 Hour/0 CEs
DAILY HEALING PRACTICES, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND OTHER
>13 hours of video; 8 CE Credits available
A Journey from Parts to Self
This guided meditation led by Jenn Pagone is aimed to assist you in identifying any activated parts that are calling for your attention, and to help you attune to your body to build resiliency and increase resources.
.5 Hours/0 CEs
Breathing Practices for Nervous System Awareness and Regulation
This practical and engaging two-part workshop explores how bringing awareness to our breath can help us better understand ourselves, and how we can use breath deliberately to support our wellbeing and navigate challenges.
2.5 Hours/2.5 CEs
Building an Internal Safe Place
Learn a practice to support you in moments of acute stress and routinely throughout the day. Using psychodrama, Kate Naylor guides us as we explore and draw upon our own internal resources for strength, soothing, and support.
.5 Hours/0 CEs
Chakra Balancing
Chakra balancing is based on the ancient Indian belief in a series of seven chakras, or energy centers. Chakra balancing is believed to promote health and resilience by maximizing the flow of energy in the body. Led by Michelle Holling-Brooks.
.5 Hours/0 CEs
Connecting to Nature through Music
Experience bottom-up regulation as we connect to the elements of air, earth, water, and fire through music. Led by Mary Oliver.
.5 Hours/0 CEs
Orientation: Moving into Presence
Meeting with novelty or threats in the environment, our bodies normally react with a stress response, preventing us from being fully present. Orienting and re-orienting through our senses increases the comfort we experience in our bodies and spaces.
.5 Hours/0 CEs
Spiritual Memoir: Where a Life Meets Mystery
Memoir becomes spiritual with intention. Writing spiritual memoir, we look for holiness within the details of our personal stories, opening ourselves to transformation in the process. Presented by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew.
1 Hour/0 CEs
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