Deb Matlock grew up in the mountains of Colorado and is deeply committed to nurturing the connection between people, animals, earth, and spirit. She has spent twenty-five years working as a professional environmental and humane educator and naturalist. Additionally, Deb offers shamanic- style spiritual guidance, animal communication, nature connection workshops, and retreats through her business, Wild Rhythms. She is passionate about helping people find connection and deep spiritual meaning in their lives and in the places where they live. Deb holds a Master of Arts in Environmental Education from Prescott College and is pursuing her doctoral degree in environmental studies at Antioch University New England.

Daphne McDonagh is an energy healing facilitator and wellness practitioner. She works with animals and people who are experiencing physical or emotional pain. She knows and believes that our bodies are our best healers, and when we give the body what it needs, it will heal and regenerate itself. At age 15, she experienced a massive closed head brain injury where she was not expected to survive, and she knows what it takes to heal.Daphne is honoured to offer in-person and distance healing energy work for animals and people that are committed to healing themselves. She  offers individual or joint healing sessions for you and your pet. Daphne has been facilitating healings for animals and…

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Sandra Mendelson is a channel of consciousness via the animal world, an animal communicator, author and speaker.  She brings forth wisdom and insights from the animal kingdom for the benefit of humans. Her role in facilitating deeper understanding between humans and non-humans evolved from her work in human and animal nutrition and healing as a Certified Polychromatic Light Therapist, Equine Photopuncture Therapist and Health Coach. Sandra’s first book, We Walk Beside You: Animal Messages For An Awakening World (October 2017) – released along with a deck of animal message cards  –  was an Amazon best seller and Winnie Award winner at the 2018 Equus Film Festival.  Now a series that brings readers…

Kate Neligan is an equine-partnered coach, healer, and animal communicator whose life’s work is devoted to the human-animal bond. Kate pairs her intuitive gifts with those of the horses to help people access their own inner power and connect to their life purpose. Kate has been a best-selling author, TEDx speaker, corporate marketing VP, and Huffington Post writer. She has a Master’s in Spiritual Psychology and is certified in Equine Experiential Education. In equine coaching sessions, she facilitates life-changing transformation with horses and humans around the country. In animal communication sessions, she bridges humans and their beloved pets for conversations and healings that spark positive change.

Beth Lauren Parrish is a Certified Level 3 CHA Riding Instructor and Level 1 Certified Equestrian Tai Chi Instructor. She has taught thousands of lessons for the past 20 years across the United States, and now teaches worldwide remotely. Beth has an unrelenting passion to improve her life and anyone else’s life that she comes into contact with. With her business, Inspired Riding, Beth has created courses, meditations, and a journal for Inspired Riders to help them become more confident and connected with their horses. She teaches equestrians to trust their intuition and have conversations with their horses telepathically, which sets up each horse and rider to have the best co-creative dances possible.

Deb Matlock grew up in the mountains of Colorado and is deeply committed to nurturing the connection between people, animals, earth, and spirit. She has spent twenty-five years working as a professional environmental and humane educator and naturalist. Additionally, Deb offers shamanic- style spiritual guidance, animal communication, nature connection workshops, and retreats through her business, Wild Rhythms. She is passionate about helping people find connection and deep spiritual meaning in their lives and in the places where they live. Deb holds a Master of Arts in Environmental Education from Prescott College and is pursuing her doctoral degree in environmental studies at Antioch University New England.

Daphne McDonagh is an energy healing facilitator and wellness practitioner. She works with animals and people who are experiencing physical or emotional pain. She knows and believes that our bodies are our best healers, and when we give the body what it needs, it will heal and regenerate itself. At age 15, she experienced a massive closed head brain injury where she was not expected to survive, and she knows what it takes to heal.Daphne is honoured to offer in-person and distance healing energy work for animals and people that are committed to healing themselves. She  offers individual or joint healing sessions for you and your pet. Daphne has been facilitating healings for animals and…

Susan Wagner founded Equine Advocates in 1996. A horse lover from a very young  age, Wagner began her career with horses by working with Thoroughbreds on the  New York and Maryland racing circuits.   Wagner left the racing industry for a variety of reasons, not the least of which  was the dark side to it that did not coincide with her love for horses. She decided  to pursue a writing career and also worked as a Wild Animal Keeper for a zoological  institution. During that time, she rescued her first horse from slaughter, Gandalf,  who she calls, “the co-founder of Equine Advocates.” He had been a horse-for-hire  at a stable on…

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I was raised on a farm from the age of four and even at a young age I felt deeply connected to the openness, Mother Nature and of course animals. I didn’t start off then with a horse of my own, but through my Uncle Maurice’s insistence, “She needs a horse,” I received one shortly thereafter.   It wasn’t until later in my life that I learned just how majestic horses really are. This pulled me into a journey to understand them more, which led me to taking an Equine Assisted Learning Certification course. In addition to that I began reading voraciously, going to horse barns, clinics and taking my own…