Neuroscience and Horses:
The Retreat
May 2nd-5th, 2024
October 3rd-6th, 2024
The Human Horse Neuroscience retreat is a retreat where we get to immerse ourselves in the intelligence of our nervous systems and learn how our brain operates and supports us, as well as how horses act as an empowering bridge of awareness to create lasting and impactful change in our neuron pathways and our brain.
For years we have understood and have been curious about the impact that horses have on our nervous system and in the space of neuroscience.
When we come into the space with the herd we may feel those invisible threads of feeling where we feel calmer and lighter and more grounded without always knowing why.
Well, now we have the science to empower this space with the horses.
What we feel that might seem mysterious with horses is not a questionable space that cannot be explained.
We do not have to simply trust the energy we receive. We can understand that the time spent with the horses and the experience with them, provide us with lasting transformation and shifts rooted in our brain and nervous system that can help us override some of the challenges that we are holding.
Self Regulation
Empowering a new internal narrative.
Supporting a shift in our inner belief system.
Understanding the function of the three parts of the brain plus going into the teaching around the heart and gut brain, means we then understand how our physiology supports our personal growth and development and what we can do to support the growth we are seeking to create.
If you are someone who is curious about:
Learning more about neuroscience, the brain, and understanding how your physiology operates.
If you are curious about deepening the teachings of the brain with the impact of the horses and how they support each other.
If you are wanting to understand the language of speaking the science behind how being with horses impacts our physiology.
If you are looking to create shifts and impact in how you self-regulate and support the growth and development you are seeking of your internal nature.
Testimonials from our November Neuroscience Retreat:
“My time at the Human Horse Neuroscience Retreat was one of deep rest, relaxation, realization and renewal. I was able to let go and just be in this space, no worries, which allowed me to drop in deeply to the experience and be calm in my body. This openness allowed the herd to help me begin to replace self doubt and criticism into self love and compassion which is the energy that I need to move forward on my unique path of purpose.”
- Tori Hanke
"The Human Horse Neuroscience retreat at Epona Rise offered a mind, body, heart and soul experience. Hillary, Maia and the herd created a warm, accepting space welcoming all participants. Their teachings on human and horse neuroscience were effortlessly woven into the practices with the herd. It is difficult to articulate in words an experience that was more embodied than intellectual. The insights I had at the retreat have supported my personal growth as well as my work with my clients".
- AN, psychotherapist, November 2023
“ I just want to express my gratitude for the Human Horse Neuroscience Retreat. Your explanations about how horses think, behave and respond and how they can impact our nervous system and help us heal were eye-opening. The horse experiences in the pasture were amazing and reinforced what we learned. I highly recommend this retreat!”
- Doug McLean, Business Executive
“The retreat was so amazing. I just loved being there with Maia and Hillary and the horses. I learned so so much and I feel like I grew, as a person, in a really transformational way. Friends after the retreat have been commenting, wow, you've really changed, and you are doing so well! Thank you, again.”
- LK, 2023
About our herd:
Along with our human facilitators, we also journey with a herd of 29 horse teachers who live as naturally as possible.
A herd of horses living in an environment that is supportive of their well-being means we get to land in a frequency of regulation that is absent of obstacles and unease.
With our herd living on 80 acres in community, we are given an example of what a healthy nervous system and grounded energy feels like, where we do not have to worry about protecting or guarding ourselves around human baggage and difficulties with boundaries and being aware of physical energy and other non-verbal cues.
The wisdom of the herd that is carried by them living and existing in their natural state means we can benefit from the energy of this for ourselves.
We look to and empower the horses as our teachers and co-facilitators. When we learn how to honor their space, we learn how to honor and support our own.
It is a deep and potent space that we hold alongside our herd as part of our teaching space with our retreats.
Meet your facilitators:
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.
Maia is an executive and leadership coach and physician specializing in the area of neuroscience and consciousness. She founded and directed BrainTalks at UBC, has led and co-led various retreats, and has spoken internationally at conferences for over twenty years.
Her love of neuroscience includes studies through several university degrees including a degree in biology and physics where she studied electromagnetism in animals and humans, and her advanced neuroscience training through medical studies and research.
She loves holding a clear space for you to experience your own magnificent potential, touch on your authentic truths, learn how to work with your personal neuroscience, and then sense how to live your brand of unique intelligence in the world. She works with horses as horses powerfully magnify and accelerate your personal, professional and leadership growth, in both mysterious and very practical ways.
Dr. Maia Love
About our Facility:
Epona Rise Retreat Center is located in the mountains of British Columbia just north of Kamloops.
80 acres that is surrounded by thousands of acres of forest, the land is a potent part of our retreat space.
Our retreat center includes 8 boutique cabins plus our main lodge with beautiful bay windows overlooking the valley.
When you come to our retreat center you feel enveloped in the beauty of the landscape of the mountains and forest, plus the creek that runs through our property.
Being on this land as part of the retreat center and the expanse and power of nature is a big part of our retreats.
Your retreat includes:
4 days immersed in the teachings of neuroscience combined with experiences with the herd.
5-night stay in a private cabin
Nourishing Catered Meals
Shuttle to and from the retreat center.
INVESTMENT:
$3500 CDN
$500 non-refundable deposit holds your space. If you have to cancel the retreat your deposit can be forwarded to a future date.
Extended payment plans are available.
