2025: Rooted in Presence
What if true transformation doesn’t come from rushing to the next thing—but from slowing down and being fully present in the moment?
As practitioners, we’re often caught in the flow of caring for others, moving quickly to meet needs and support growth. But true transformation—the kind that lasts—needs time, presence, and depth.
This year, we invite you to join us in being Rooted in Presence. Our trainings are designed to slow down, deepen the learning, and embrace the richness that comes from fully showing up. In this journey, knowledge becomes more than just information—it becomes a part of who you are, shaping how you connect, heal, and grow.
Make 2025 the year of being truly present, both for your own growth and the impact you bring to others.
Let’s Learn Together
To guide you in your journey, enhance your healing practice, and grow your impact, we offer the following:
Fundamentals of NL
The Fundamentals is one of our signature trainings, designed to teach you the powerful process we’ve developed for creating deep, connected relationships based on our unique principles—and implement it into your own life and practice.
This training has no pre-requisites and is step #1 in the certification process.
Upcoming Dates:
- January 27 – March 28
- May 5 – July 4
- September 8 – November 7
This training is online. Registration for each Fundamentals training will open up about two weeks before the training begins.
NL Intensive
The NL Intensive is taken after the Fundamentals when you’ve gained a solid foundation for using the Natural Lifemanship principles. In the Intensive, you’ll go deeper into your personal growth and embody your unique and powerful practice to build on your relationship with yourself, your clients, and your horses.
Being Fundamentals Level 1 trained is the pre-requisite for this training, and this is step #2 in the certification process.
Upcoming Dates:
- March 24 – July 18
- August 18 – December 12
This training is online. Registration for the Intensive training will open up about two weeks before the training begins.
Fundamentals Practicums
Enhance your Fundamentals of Natural Lifemanship training with our in-person Practicums.
Fundamentals Practicum
February 1-2, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of NL (any level)
Trainers: TBD
Fundamentals Practicum
March 29-30, 2025
Horse Sense of the Carolinas
Marshall, NC
Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of NL (any level)
Trainers: Shannon Knapp and TBD
Fundamentals Practicum
June 28-29, 2025
Horse Sense of the Carolinas
Marshall, NC
Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of NL (any level)
Trainers: Shannon Knapp & Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Intensive Practicums
Enhance your NL Intensive training with our in-person Practicums
Intensive Practicum
February 27 – March 1, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
Pre-requisites: NL Intensive (any level)
Trainers: TBD
Intensive Practicum
May 8-10, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
Pre-requisites: NL Intensive (any level)
Trainers: TBD
Intensive Practicum
June 6-8, 2025
Horse Sense of the Carolinas
Marshall, NC
Pre-requisites: NL Intensive (any level)
Trainers: Shannon Knapp & TBD
Specialty Trainings
Trainings to support your personal and professional life, wherever you are on your journey
Connected Horsemanship
March 6-8, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
No pre-requisites, but Fundamentals of NL is encouraged.
Trainers: Tim Jobe, Tanner Jobe & TBD
Connected Horsemanship
April 24-26, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
No pre-requisites, but Fundamentals of NL is encouraged.
Trainers: Tim Jobe, Tanner Jobe & TBD
Immersions
Where deeper connections are cultivated in an intimate setting to enahnce your practice
Relationship Logic
January 15-18, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
Pre-requisites: NL Level 2 trained
Trainers: Tim Jobe, Tanner Jobe, Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Rhythmic Riding
May 14-17, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
Pre-requisites: NL Level 2 trained
Trainers: Bettina Shultz-Jobe, Tim Jobe, Mary Oliver, Tanner Jobe
Personal Growth & Wellness Retreats
You cannot take clients down a path you have not traveled yourself
Personal Immersion
March 13-16, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
No pre-requisites, but Fundamentals of NL is encouraged.
Trainers: Bettina Shultz-Jobe, Kathleen Choe, Kate Naylor, Mary Oliver & TBD
Personal Immersion
May 1-4, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
No pre-requisites, but Fundamentals of NL is encouraged.
Trainers: Bettina Shultz-Jobe, Kathleen Choe, Kate Naylor, Mary Oliver & TBD
Rooted 2025
Join us for our in-person conference.
Join us, along with practitioners from around the world, as we go back to the basics. Over four days, we will come together to connect and begin again. Together, we’ll go back to the body, the breath, and the relationships that are the foundation of everything else—because it’s from this place where our success is determined.
April 9-12, 2025
Natural Lifemanship Headquarters
Brenham, TX
Looking for community?
Join a community where transformation, healing, and purposeful relationships take place.
Become an NL Member.
When you become an NL member, you get the following exclusive benefits:
- Discounts on courses, products, and events.
- Exclusive access to our Regional NL MasterMind Groups.
- An NL online community to connect, learn and grow TOGETHER!
- Discounts on Community-Based specialty courses.
- Free Learning Paths.
- Access to other professionals who share your passion for supporting others in their growth and healing through Equine Assisted Therapy, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Equine Assisted Learning, and trauma informed care.
- Expand your toolbox for helping clients regulate, connect, and grow.
- Resources to support the nuance of the horse-human relationship.
- TOTAL-ACCESS to hours of rich online content.
- Opportunities to earn CE credits online.
Natural Lifemanship Certification fees include NL membership.
