Natural Lifemanship® Trainings
Grow Your Impact
You have a deep desire to empower others and make an impact in your community.
Our desire is to equip you with the knowledge and skills to succeed.
Decades of experience working with clients and other professionals in Equine Assisted Services have granted us the insight to determine which practices are most ethical, impactful, and sustainable.
This insight is what drives and informs every one of our trainings.
Explore the various NL paths with our interactive guide
Choose from four of our popular paths and discover the sequential
trainings needed to complete each one.
There are various ways to train with Natural Lifemanship depending on the unique needs of you, your clients, and your horses. Click any of the options below to see where to start based on where you are—and where you expect to go.
Choose a path that meets your personal or professional needs, or choose a path based on prerequisites.
Most Popular Path | Path to Personal Growth | Horsemanship Path | Tim and Bettina’s Favorite Path | No Pre-Requisites | Pre-requisite: Fundamentals of NL (Any Option) | Pre-requisite: Fundamentals of NL (Level 1 trained) | Pre-requisite: NL Intensive (Level 2 trained)
Most Popular Path
If you desire to pursue basic or advanced certification.
Fundamentals
Build your foundation using the principles of NL.
Intensive
Embody the foundational principles you developed in Fundamentals.
Certification
Complete consultations and additional assignments to earn NL Certification.
Rhythmic Riding
Experience the powerful mounted component of NL.
Relationship Logic
Engage in relational work with an untrained or wild horse.
Deepen Your Learning
Choose an additional training to enhance your learning.
Did you know? By taking the Most Popular Path and deepening your learning with an additional training, you become eligible for Advanced Certification.
To deepen your learning, we recommend:
Personal Immersion, NL for Spiritual Connection, EC-EMDR, or Connected Horsemanship.
Path to Personal Growth
If you are interested in personal growth but do not plan to practice EAS.
Fundamentals
Build your foundation using the principles of NL.
Building Your Resilience Offerings
An online series for profound self-care through mindfulness, meditation, art, journaling, self-reflection, and more.
Personal Immersion
Tend to the emotional and psychological needs you have as a helping professional to better meet the needs of your clients.
and/or
NL for Spiritual Connection
Explore, experience, practice, and transform connection patterns in the depths of your being.
Horsemanship Path
If you want a better relationship with your horse,
but do not plan to practice EAS.
Fundamentals
Build your foundation using the principles of NL. (Foundations or core)
Connected Horsemanship
Develop your horsemanship skills through the building of deep, intimate connections free of power, domination, and control.
Repeat Connected Horsemanship
This training can be repeated as many times as you would like and will provide different results as you grow in your practice.
Tim and Bettina’s Favorite Path
If you want to be all in! Many students choose this path.
Jumpstart Fundamentals + Fundamentals Practicum
Build your foundation using the principles of NL.
Building Your Resilience Offerings
An online series for profound self-care through mindfulness, meditation, art, journaling, self-reflection, and more.
Core Intensive + Intensive Practicum
Embody the foundational principles you developed in Fundamentals.
Personal Immersion
Tend to the emotional and psychological needs you have as a helping professional to better meet the needs of your clients.
NL for Spiritual Connection
Explore, experience, practice, and transform connection patterns in the depths of your being.
Connected Horsemanship
Develop your horsemanship skills through the building of deep, intimate connections free of power, domination, and control.
Relationship Logic
Engage in relational work with an untrained or wild horse.
Rhythmic Riding
Experience the powerful mounted component of NL.
EC-EMDR if you are EMDR trained
Engage your horse as a relationship partner and support their ability to provide dual attention stimuli, rhythm, and bilateral movement for clients during EMDR therapy.
Attend the Annual NL Conference – this is the best!
No Pre-Requisites
Dive right in.
Fundamentals of NL
Build your foundation using the principles of NL.
Connected Horsemanship
Develop your horsemanship skills through the building of deep, intimate connections free of power, domination, and control.
Business Building Master Class/Ground Work for Business Building
Learn the foundations for running a successful and sustainable EAS business.
Building Your Resilience
An online series for profound self-care through mindfulness, meditation, art, journaling, self-reflection, and more.
Conferences and Events
The space where we can connect with one another and learn from our shared experiences.
Pre-requisite: Fundamentals of NL (Any Option)
Take any level of Fundamentals and move forward with the following:
Personal Immersion
Tend to the emotional and psychological needs you have as a helping professional to better meet the needs of your clients.
NL for Spiritual Connection
Explore, experience, practice, and transform connection patterns in the depths of your being.
Pre-requisite: Fundamentals of NL (Level 1 trained)
Completing Foundations + Fundamentals Practicum, Core, or Jumpstart qualifies you to take the following:
NL Intensive
Embody the foundational principles you developed in Fundamentals.
Pre-requisite: NL Intensive (Level 2 trained)
Completing Foundations Intensive + Intensive Practicum or Core qualifies you to take the following:
Rhythmic Riding Immersion
Experience the powerful mounted component of NL.
Relationship Logic Immersion (Wild Horse Sanctuary Training)
Engage in relational work with an untrained or wild horse.
EC-EMDR if you are EMDR trained
Engage your horse as a relationship partner and support their ability to provide dual attention stimuli, rhythm, and bilateral movement for clients during EMDR therapy.
Why train with us?
Natural Lifemanship is an approach to Equine Assisted Services based on the science of relationships––designed for practitioners where connection is the path to healing, health, and wellness.
Our distinct trainings provide you with a unique skill set for helping clients form better relationships while overcoming trauma and toxic stress.
Gain Knowledge
Learn a cutting edge approach based on the sciences of neurodevelopment, trauma, and relationships. Understand the value of the brain-body connection, empowering you to support clients in deep, lasting transformation.
Apply Your New Knowledge and Experience
Training with Natural Lifemanship is a full mind-body experience!
The most powerful way to learn this work is to be part of it yourself–participate in hands-on practices, lean into your own personal development, and gain valuable insights that can only come through lived experience.
Whether or not you partner with horses in your work, the experiential components of NL trainings will serve both you and your clients in finding powerful change, from the inside out.
Get Connected
Connection is always the goal!
We strive to model what we teach–gathering passionate people who are eager to serve and support others.
In small group settings, get to know your teachers and colleagues–build a community of therapists, equine professionals, life coaches, and others in the healing professions, to walk with you on your journey.