For me, it’s a very visceral feeling I get in my body - a head-to-toe tingling that signifies I’ve entered their heart space. A horse’s electromagnetic field of heart resonance is so much larger than humans, so this connection can happen from 50 feet away (and truly there is limitless energy connection on the infinite quantum spiritual plane).

The human horse heart coherence can bring forth a beautiful sense of peace and well being. It can help restore our nervous systems to a place of calmness and clarity. It can remind us of our capacity for self-love, reflection, and presence. We can receive deeply powerful healing messages, reconnecting to our authentic truth and finding the courage to voice our desires while held in the supportive, grounding place of nature.

Horses are such an incredible reflection to our current energy, often choosing to engage only when we have dropped fear, doubt, resistance and are truly open to “see” all that they are ready to show.

Through my visual observation of horse behavior combined with a breadth of experience in intuitive practices, I become a conduit, a guide for communication between the horse and human client. Together we can work through challenges, gain clarity, move through stuck physical and emotional energy, release old stories and create new, expansive visualizations and opportunities. Along with support from the horse/herd field, you can be led to incredible insights and huge shifts in understanding. Your experience has the potential to be truly life changing in terms of transformational healing and growth.

Why Horse are Amazing Partners for Healing

They have no ego or judgment

Horses are mirrors for your current energy. They don’t care who you are, what you’ve done (or not done), your job title or net worth. They meet you each time, right where you are. They bring to the surface exactly what emotions and energy you are carrying with you. They do this not so that you feel bad about any fear, doubt or lack you are having, rather just to be a reflection so you can learn to identify your own emotional status. And you will feel the exact moment that you drop into a higher vibration and sync-up with their heart space.

They hold space for deep transformation

Sometimes it’s the interaction with horses, their perfectly timed responses to words, thoughts, emotions. Other times it’s the way they just hold space, doing their own work of being horses — while we get to talk things through, cry things out, or just sit in silence, no longer alone with our thoughts, feeling their incredible powerful presence. Horses can help you feel seen, heard, understood in ways that you never expected.

Stories from the Field

Imagine standing in a beautiful open field, horses milling about at a distance. You start speaking about an opportunity you are working on, an idea you are trying to bring to life. You share your passion, the connection to purpose and your desire for abundance. And one by one, the horses walk over, gently, quietly, forming a circle around you. Placing you in the center, as they create a literal ring of support, community and collaboration. (Yes this has really happened).

I stood in the open pasture, a gorgeous valley amongst 80 acres of tree-covered mountain wilderness. My fear of dying young, too early in my kids' lives, pumped through my nervous system regularly, fueled by my still-present grief of losing my dad when I was just 21. I vocalized this internal dialogue through tear-choked words: “What if they aren’t equipped to handle life if I’m gone? What if I haven’t given them enough? What if they aren’t okay?”. My pain in this ever-present worry was palpable.

Out of the corner of my wet, cloudy eyes I noticed a horse coming straight to me. With purpose. With intention. I hadn’t worked with this horse before and so I was hesitant, but fully present as she came close. This was Shadow, a beautiful dark brown horse, with a thick white stripe down her face. I felt a shift in my body, my tell-tale tingles that my system was receiving and a message dropped in loud and clear: The babies are going to be okay.

I didn’t doubt the truth, the power in this message and my body responded. My tightened jaw, radiated pain and then began to relax, pronounced tingles shot down my arms as this release worked its way through. I didn’t know Shadow’s story, but I trusted that she was clearly meant to be the deliverer of this deeply comforting, anxiety-reducing message. But when I heard her story, the power of this transmission became life-transforming.

You see, Shadow was orphaned, found wandering around on her own, without a herd. A farrier had noticed her, lingering close to another farm where he was working. She had put herself in a place to be saved — through intuition, determination, instinct and self-advocacy. And in doing so, she found herself a forever home, in the most beautiful place with an incredible herd of human and horse guardians. She had essentially saved herself. Her message to me, both in her words and her story would resonate and repeat for my lifetime: The babies are going to be okay.

“I had the most transformative experience during my Equine Energy session with Lauren. It was unlike anything I’ve ever done, and was a beautiful blend of energy work, gentle guidance, and connection with the horses that brought such a deep sense of peace and clarity.

The combination of life coaching and equine energy helped me release emotions I didn’t even realize I was holding onto, and I got clearer on some questions that had been nagging at me for a while. The horses seemed to mirror exactly what I needed to see, even (literally) nodding their heads as I came to moments of clarity. Lauren held such a calm, compassionate space throughout the session and I could tell the horses were as comfortable with the experience as we were.

I left feeling grounded, lighter, and more in tune with myself — it was truly healing on every level. I can’t recommend this experience enough for anyone seeking balance, emotional release, or a deeper connection to self and nature.” - ET

How Equine-Assisted Healing Came into My Life

After running my holistic wellness-based business, Open to Alchemy, for 5 years something inside me started to shift. The drive, enthusiasm, passion I had for my curated blend of self-awareness and healing modalities began to fade. I was no longer called to share learnings on my podcast or on social media, something I had once loved doing. As difficult as it was to admit to myself, I felt the energy for finding and serving clients fading.  

So for the first time, I pulled all the way back in my business. And I waited…and waited. There was a long period of silence. I felt lost, lonely, ungrounded. It was uncomfortable. I was a bit embarrassed. But I continued to lean into trust, I called upon all my years of personal and growth and surrendered into whatever the universe was trying to teach me. I KNEW that something new would come in and over the months, something amazing started to enter the void.

The invitation came via an email: A beautiful soul teacher I had been introduced to back in 2020 was launching a brand new program: Equine Facilitated Applied Modality Certification. Translation - a year-long program to help wellness facilitators connect to the healing energy of horses and incorporate into our specific modalities. All of my cells were aflame when reading about this opportunity. I was immediately intrigued. I needed to know more.

I set up an info call, dove in with all my questions and left feeling a big hell yes. But then the doubt crept in. Who did I think I was moving into this field? I have very little hands-on horse experience. Was I actually bonkers for considering this? What would other people think? Am I really pivoting to healing through horses? Does anyone know what this work is? Will people want this? 

But I didn’t care. I was moving forward. I took the greatest leap of my wellness career and this journey has been transformative. From feeling the connection of heart resonance in a field of wild horses, to receiving direct equine messages for myself and others, to providing hands-on reiki healing to horses.

The magical reciprocal flow of energy between horse and human is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. To feel my nervous system regulate, to be fully present, to observe the majestic wisdom of a herd, to integrate and embody animal communication in real time. Each experience feels like its own miracle, and I’ve now witnessed hundreds.