Coming Up February, 2025

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Coming Up February, 2025 ☆

Equine Yoga Teacher Program

10 DAYS INTENSIVE
Yoga with Horses & Aligned Horsemanship Certification

Self-Realization, Meditation, Horse Healing Power and Jungle Immersion

Equine Yoga Teacher Program

10 Days, All Inclusive Option, Registered Yoga Alliance School & Teachers

Find your path to self-discovery and healing through the transformative power of yoga and the deep connection with horses. This Program is an immersive experience that combines these two disciplines to bring you a unique journey towards self-awareness and peace.

Become a certified Yoga with Horses Instructor. With the full course completed, you will be able to share your knowledge to others. Offering classes to those in search of connection and self-discovery through the language of horses.

📆 2025 Dates:
February 4 - 14 ⋆★⋆ May 25 - June 4 ⋆★⋆ October 16 - 26

Location: Cocles de Talamanca, Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast.

Focused on: Honouring the truth of horses, and the truth of the human. Learning the language of horses while working on the self. Learning to perceive and channel your energies and those of the horse. Developing a yogic practice. Learning how to conduct a yoga with horses sessions in varied ways, for private healing and groups. Adopting a holistic view of equine yoga, and life with horses as a yogi.

🌟 Limited spots available. Secure your spot today.

Booking Options

The price varies according to the accommodation you select.

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Program & Retreat Information

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Horse arena in the jungle, three equine yoga students with certification, two teachers and two horses, group portrait.

Discover Horse and Self: A Three-Part Equine Yoga Journey

The program is divided into three parts: "Know Thyself", "Know Thy Horse, Aligned Horsemanship," and "Aligned Horsemanship & the Yogic Path of Healing." Each part focuses on different aspects of yoga and horsemanship, for a comprehensive learning experience.

Our program is more than just a course - it's a journey into self-discovery and healing.

Aligned horsemanship is an approach born from mutual respect and love between human and horse. The guiding principles of yoga and liberty horsemanship provide the perfect environment for both human and horse to stretch their limits and enjoy life together.

✹☾ Program

This program is designed for personal growth and professional development, culminating in certification for leading yoga with horses sessions.
✹☾ Inclusive

This program without the certification is suitable for everyone, no prior experience with horses or yoga needed, only an openness to new experiences. Yoga is for all ages, backgrounds, genders, etc. If you are a human with interest in yoga, we welcome you ♡
To get certified we require you complete and pass a 200h Yoga Teacher Training.
✹☾ Experiences

Soul nourishing experiences such as morning and evening yoga, equine yoga and horsemanship workshops, meditation with horses, chakra work, swimming with horses, sacred mantras and more, aimed at developing physical, mental and emotional strength, body awareness, and a deeper understanding and intuition of all that connects you with life and horses.
✹☾ Eco Horse Farm

We’re located in a serene horse farm in the Caribbean jungle of Costa Rica, providing a tranquil environment away while respecting nature and restoring the land. Our horses live happily in their pastures, love connecting with yogis and playing in the arena.
✹☾ Made with Love

The accommodation is in a private community with handmade treehouses and a lodge providing a true feel of the rainforest in comfort and safety. This place was created by yogis for sharing yoga and another way of being with horses.
✹☾ Meals (optional)

Meals are plant-based and inspired by a fusion of flavors from the Middle East, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Our passionate chefs Nathy and Virginia make everything from scratch and infuse it all with tenderness and nutrition.

Retreat Experiences

Meditations with the herd

Immerse in the world of horses through breathing techniques and Meditation, which calms the mind and helps you connect with horses using the Ritual of Namaste. This practice deepens your understanding of yourself and your surroundings.
Sacred Chants, Fire, Cacao & Horses

Kirtan ceremony under the open sky, by a sacred fire. We'll chant mantras honoring Earth, Shiva, and goddesses, inviting them into our hearts. Savor local cacao, connect with nature and the universe, amidst the healing energy of gentle horses.
Swimming with Horses

Our Swimming with horses offers a beautiful morning beach time for both human and horse. Yogi, Isha and Nahar enjoy their dips in the ocean, rolls in the sand and beach side grazing. You get to hold on to the mane, master your balance and be one with horse and warm Caribbean waters, in the golden hour.
Beach Yoga

Start your day with a mindful jungle road hike to the beach with a yoga session to salute the sunrise, absorbing the warmth of the sand and connecting with the Caribbean sea goddess Yemayá.
Yoga with Horses

Develop a balance and harmony with horses, embracing their wild spirit and the surrounding life energies. Horses speak the language of peace which necessitates truth, their wisdom guides us towards authenticity. With yogic techniques you will meet the horse where he is, in the Authentic Self, rediscovering your inherent state of bliss.
Morning & Evening Yoga Class

Energizing yoga morning classes and restorative evening classes. All asana classes are tailored for chakra balancing, release of blockages and equestrian needs.

Certification Program

✹☾ Learn and practice asanas to enhance riding skills, pranayama to influence energies, and meditation for clarity.

✹☾ Explore yogic self-awareness to connect with your energy and see yourself as your horse does.

✹☾ Understand and influence your horse's energies through yoga and herd understanding.

✹☾ Develop a personal yoga and meditation practice.

✹☾ Improve liberty horsemanship, evaluate students and classes, and enhance balance with bareback and bitless riding.

✹☾ Gain a holistic understanding of horse care, akin to Ayurveda for horses.

✹☾ As you practice and become a more balanced, authentic self, you'll better observe and feel your horse’s cues, becoming a better horse listener and whisperer.

✹☾ Upon completing the course, share your knowledge by offering classes, including Yoga with Horses Sessions, to others seeking connection and self-discovery.

6AM Wake up, freshen up and enjoy a herbal tea.
7- 9 AM Yoga practice: Pranayama, Asana, and Meditation
9-10 AM Breakfast
10:30 AM - 1 PM Lectures
1 PM Lunch
3-5 PM Horse Arena & Jungle Pasture Workshops
5-6 PM Evening yoga class
7 PM Dinner
8 PM Practice, Study Time, and Meditation

Is this for me?

If any of the following sounds good to you…

Reconnect with yourself surrounded
by horse energy goodness.
Explore the intersection of yoga and horses.
Incorporate yoga into your work with horses as a
caretaker, trainer, teacher or therapist.
Experience 10 days of intense yoga with horses.
Join a yoga community, heal, and form lifelong friendships.
Challenge traditional views on horsemanship.
Discover how yoga enhances equine therapy.
Combine your love of yoga and horses.
Fulfill your dream of a magical bond with a horse.
Offer yoga with horses sessions at stables/farms.
Learn Aligned Horsemanship principles for better treks.
Take the healing effects of horses to the next level.

Then this is for you 🩵

Meet your kindred spirits and teachers

Terry L. Newton

HOST, YOGA SCHOOL DIRECTOR, HORSE WOMAN, EQUINE YOGA PIONEER, METAPHYSICAL HEALING, YOGA THERAPIST
Terry is a passionate equine yoga pioneer and teacher, blending her deep knowledge of horses with her expertise in yoga and metaphysical healing. From her childhood days volunteering at horse farms near Toronto to her extensive studies in horsemanship and equine therapy in Costa Rica, Terry has always been passionate about forging a profound bond with horses, one that respects and honors the horse’s nature. She has hosted and participated in numerous clinics on Parelli, barefoot trimming, and equine coaching, and she developed the Equine Yoga Teacher Program to integrate equine wisdom with yoga practices.
Her approach, Aligned Horsemanship, combines holistic horsemanship with yoga to enhance the spiritual connection between humans and horses. Terry's teachings focus on self-compassion, openness to change, and creating a nurturing space for self-discovery and healing.
Johanna Holst

PROGRAM CO-DIRECTOR, YOGA TEACHER, EQUINE YOGI, HORSEBACK ARCHER, DRESSAGE & POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
Johanna Holst is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher and a dedicated horsewoman. With a rich background in dressage training and mounted archery honed in Sweden, Johanna brings a unique blend of equestrian skills and yoga expertise to her teaching. Her deep respect for nature, instilled by her biologist parents, led her to volunteer at horse farms worldwide, ultimately finding a home at Kindred Spirits. At Kindred Spirits, Johanna combines her love for yoga and horses, creating a nurturing space for students to explore the transformative power of both practices.
Yoga and horses have also lead to create her own style of mounted archery as form of empowerment that channels the ancient wisdom of the Tantric Goddesses.
Adriana Leiva

YOGA TEACHER, SACRED CHANTS LEADER, AYURVEDA CONSULTANT
Adriana will lead us in our sacred chants circle by the fire, playing the harmonium and singing the sacred mantras. She’s also available for Ayurvedic consultation and massages.
Born and raised in Costa Rica, she has dedicated over 20 years of her life to sharing Yoga wisdom and promoting wellbeing through bodywork and energy work. She became a certified Ayurvedic Yoga massage therapist in 2011 and continued her studies to become an Ayurvedic therapist and lifestyle consultant in 2018. With degrees in Physiotherapy and Metaphysics, Adri combines the scientific and the subtle worlds in her teachings, personal practice, and work. Adri has spent the last 11 years as a guest teacher for yoga teacher trainings, sharing her passion for the expansive tradition of Yoga, and vast expertise in Ashtanga Yoga.