The Medicine Within
An exploration of purpose and inner medicine.
In our path and calling with horses, we often bypass or neglect the medicine we carry within us.
We don’t often view ourselves as carriers of wisdom, instead hiding behind horses or deflecting the space of our own presence in our path with horses.
The power of our work with horses is found in our capacity and ability to claim our own unique medicine and purpose alongside of them.
Holding a generic and broad holding of the space with horses, while neglecting to allow ourselves to be witnessed and held in the connection with them, means that we are not able to hold our work as potently or powerfully as we can.
To know our medicine is also to know how to support our own self journey, to take ownership of our woundings while also empowering our gifts.
As facilitators, we are more masterful when we hold ourselves in this way, we can call in who we are meant to support and we can find our rhythm and purpose alongside the horse.
To know our inner medicine also means we build confidence in our unique presence and how we lead alongside our horses and their medicine.
It means we are able to confidently speak to who we are and take ownership of our presence and leadership.
It means we are grounded and anchored in our purpose with horses and have the courage to share that with those that are meant to experience it alongside of us.
This retreat is about knowing ourselves more deeply, of overcoming the fear and self doubt that we often walk with, and supports the empowerment of our own presence while bringing clarity to the purpose we hold alongside of our horse partners.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is for current and aspiring equine facilitators that recognize they need to land more deeply in their own unique medicine and teaching, to be able to feel more confident and empowered in how they show up in their path with horses.
You know that your own fear of being seen, and seeing yourself is holding your practice and path with horses back and you are ready to claim deeply who you are in the world and what you bring to this path with horses.
You are also someone who is struggling right now with a sense of clarity and purpose in what you bring to this path with horses and how you are called to walk this work out in the world that feels unique and aligned to not just what the horses are bringing, but your own medicine.
You recognize your own practice of how you tend and hold yourself needs to be deepened and how you are tending to you is having an impact in your capacity and ability to powerfully facilitate and show up in your partnership with horses.
In the space and holding of our herd, you will find a witnessing and calling forward of self. This retreat is focused on you, how you see yourself, how you know yourself, and how you empower your purpose within the world and in this path with horses.
We cannot so easily deflect the mirror the horses hold for us, and in that mirror we see not the flaws we have come to know, but the gifts that are ours to claim.
What is included:
4 night stay in a private cabin
3 days of guided facilitation and immersion with our herd
Catered Meals
Shuttle to and from and the ranch
Supportive materials to carry forward that continues to deepen the intention of the retreat.
Retreat takes place at Epona Rise Retreat Center, just north of Kamloops BC.
Meet Your Facilitators
Brittany Ashworth
Brittany Ashworth lives with her husband, horses and other animals on the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc people, specifically Splatsín (Salmon Arm, BC).
Through her own business, Sacred Echos, Brittany serves as a Horse Medicine facilitator, Animal Communicator, Akashic Records Reader, intuitive, and educator. Her passion lies in bridging the gap of communication, understanding, and partnership between humans and animals. Her practice is deeply guided by the wisdom of animals, her intuition, and her love for teaching.
As a facilitator, Brittany strives to empower individuals on their healing journeys in a way that honours them on their unique path to healing. She recognizes each person as a unique individual with their own lived experiences, challenges, and truths. With a commitment to inclusivity, she creates a welcoming and safe space where all feel seen, heard, and supported.
Brittany’s dedication to supporting others and sharing the healing work of horses shines through in all that she does. She is honoured to guide and witness those who feel called to this transformative work.
Hillary schneider
Hillary is the founder and lead facilitator of the Epona Rise Retreat Center and Horse Medicine Leadership Academy, she has been leading and teaching retreats and trainings with her herd for the last 12 years.
Passionate about bringing the teachings of the horses to impact the lives of humans, she has been devoted to her own vision and purpose of creating a space in nature where people can come and receive the wisdom of horses, the land and their own inner guidance.
She has over the last 12 years had the privilege of hosting and leading retreats for a range of people who are seeking to become more masterful in their experience of being a human with their own passion of personal and professional growth and development.
When?
June 12th - June 14th
Investment
$2350 CDN + taxes
(custom payment plans available)