Kindred Spirits ®
Center For Yoga & Horse Healing Arts
11 Years of Yoga with Horses 🌟
30+ 200 Hour Yoga Trainings Completed
Registered with Yoga Alliance®
Found within the vibrant Caribbean jungle, Kindred Spirits is a permaculture horse farm dedicated to offering a transformative journey back to yourself. This sanctuary combines yoga with the healing energy of our horses to help you reconnect with nature and inner peace.
Our programs offer a harmonious blend of experiences, including yoga, guided meditations, swimming, sound healing with horses, and equine yoga, all set within a serene yoga farm run by women yogis.
Kindred Spirits is a haven for both yogis and horse lovers to learn and grow.
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Horses have a long history of connecting deeply with humans, offering profound healing and transformative experiences. While we may not fully understand the reasons behind this powerful connection, the evidence of their impact is undeniable.
Ancient Wisdom: As early as Ancient Greece, Hippocrates recognized the horse's rhythmic movement as a form of therapeutic exercise, benefiting both body and mind. The bond between horse and human fosters trust, attachment, and nonverbal communication—elements central to modern equine-assisted therapy, formalized in the 1960s.
Native American Traditions: For Native American tribes, horses were more than companions; they were spiritual allies. Horses were integral to healing rituals, believed to bring physical and spiritual balance, invoking strength and energy from the divine.
Modern Research: The HeartMath Institute has shown that interactions with horses can bring humans into a state of physiological and emotional coherence—a harmonious alignment of the heart, mind, and emotions.
Ultimately, the wisdom and energy of horses transcend words; they must be experienced to be truly understood.
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Yoga far transcends mere exercise; it is the science of mastering the mind and experience inner peace.
Within this realm of active stillness, you can connect with your whole true self, the self horses feel their best around.
Equine Yoga
Healing & Being
Practicing Equine Yoga feels like opening your heart to an overwhelming sense of love and connection. It’s an intimate, soulful practice that involves meditation, devotion, yogic balancing techniques, asana practice, mantras, and learning the rituals that honor the horse, and your Authentic Self.
As you immerse yourself in these practices, you invite a profound sense of peace and joy. There's a softening, a melting away of barriers, and a sense of being embraced by something much larger than yourself. The more you surrender and let go of fears, the more you feel aligned with the flow of divine love.
Aligned Horsemanship
Aligned Horsemanship at Kindred Spirits focuses on a harmonious connection between horse and human on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Combining horsemanship techniques, yoga principles, and respect for the horses' natural instincts, it aims to foster a partnership built on mutual trust and understanding.
Our philosophy recognizes horses as intelligent, sentient beings with their own needs. By communicating through body language, breath, and subtle energy, we create a deep connection beyond training. Whether for riding, competition, or therapy, Aligned Horsemanship offers tools to enhance your relationship with any horse.
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✹☾ Equine Yoga Teacher Program
✹☾ Harmony with Horses Learning Experience
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✹☾ Yoga with HorsesSignature Retreat, 7 Days
✹☾ Yoga with Horses Petite Retreat, 3 Days
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✹☾ MetaphysicalChakra Healing: Experience chakra healing with Terry Newton and the healing horse, Isha, to release emotional blockages.
✹☾ Empowerment Goddess Archery with Johanna. On the ground, harness your Durga fire with every shot. For intermediate to advanced riders, this experience is also available on horseback.
✹☾ Therapy with Horses & Enrica: Connect with your true self through guided sessions with Enrica Andreetto and an intuitive herd of horses.
✹☾ Aligned Horsemanship: Cultivate body and energy awareness through a yogic approach to horsemanship.
✹☾ Bareback Bitless Riding: Master breath control to communicate with your horse, fostering trust and partnership without a bit.
To book session please contact us via WhatsApp (506) 88581140
At Kindred Spirits, we teach working with horses at liberty, without halters or leads, allowing for a genuine Maitri (friendship).
This freedom builds relationships based on willingness and serene synergy. This program covers basic handling, groundwork, advanced riding, and holistic care, all aimed at achieving harmony and alignment with your horse and your Authentic Self.
Join us to discover true alignment with
your horse, yourself, and life.
A little backstory
Kindred Spirits is a sanctuary hosted by Terry Newton, who, along with her daughters Alexia and Eve, has made Costa Rica's Caribbean their home since 1995. Their Costa Rican life has been closely intertwined with the jungle, a bottomless love for animals, hosting guests from around the globe and living as members of the small but vibrant and diverse Caribbean community.
This space is made possible by a collaborating group of dedicated women yogis who share a love for yoga, horses and teaching. Together, we aim to help alleviate suffering in both human and equine worlds by inviting kindred spirits into the inner realms of yoga and the healing energies of horses.
Kindred Spirits offers a variety of programs, including Yoga Trainings, Equine Yoga, and Aligned Horsemanship, all created and led in collaboration with Johanna Holst. Johanna embraced the Caribbean jungle lifestyle in 2014 and has since been a key part of Kindred Spirits, passionately exploring her love for yoga and horses.