From Burnout to Balance:
An Animal-Assisted Somatic Healing Workshop for Healthcare and Healing Professionals
You pour everything into those you care for, but it feels like there’s no capacity left in your nervous system and your go-to coping skills aren’t working.
Join us. Step away from the demands of your profession and into the profound, regulating world of nature and animals. This unique somatic workshop in the animal environment teaches you how to fill your own cup with the same care, presence, and healing you offer daily–so your care for others becomes more sustainable, joyful, and alive.
This 2-day integrative experiential workshop, is designed to ground you in your mind-body wisdom, supported by the natural rhythm of the animal environment.
Through therapeutic experiences in nature and with the animals, you will gain simple concrete tools to regulate your nervous system in the moment–whether it’s before walking in to see a patient, at home with your family, or when overwhelm hits hard.
Is this workshop right for you?
You a healing and/or health care professional who is feeling:
Depleted, overwhelmed, burnt out
You are in need of something new, something different, something outside the box to bring yourself back into balance.
You are ready to put your boots on and gain hands-on experience resourcing your nervous system to change how you show up for yourself, your patients, your colleagues, and your family.
You crave quiet time and connection with animals and nature.
You are ready to explore a rare kind of connection with like-minded colleagues.
What you will experience:
Animal-Assisted Activities: Therapeutic activities with horses and farm animals to promote self and co-regulation.
Concrete somatic tools: Learn simple, powerful, in-the-moment tools for nervous system regulation
HeartMath Integration: Gain practical skills using HeartMath techniques to rapidly shift out of stress and into a state of coherence.
Nervous system literacy: Deepen your education about the nervous system states and survival responses associated with vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.
Connected Community: Join a safe, supportive community of like-minded colleagues who truly understand what it’s like to walk in your shoes.
This workshop will be offered in Spring, 2025. Stay tuned for registration details coming shortly.
No horse experience necessary, all the work with the horses is done on the ground
Space is limited to ensure an intimate and supportive experience for all participants.
Give yourself the gift of care you give to others daily
Secure your spot today to transform burn out into balance
““I feel like the horse is a mirror to my soul”.”
“I loved connecting and felt calm”
Collaborative Community Partnerships
Part of our vision at the Wish Fulfilling Tree is to partner with local community agencies to provide Animal-Assisted Therapeutic opportunities for young people who might not otherwise have such an opportunity. The Wish Fulfilling Tree has partnered with COTS, TLC Child & Family Services, Seneca Family of Agencies, and Kaiser Permanente to bring this unique opportunity into our community. If you are a community agency interested in partnering with us, please contact Shanti.
“This is a cool learning experience to be in the moment and slow down.”
““The horses helped me get in touch with my emotions””
Questions About Joining a Group or Workshop?
We're happy to answer all of your questions! Please contact us to discuss signing up.