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Coaching with horses
Leadership Coaching with Horses
Leadership coaching sessions with horses are a powerful space for exploring the body, nervous system, and how we are leading in our lives. Immediate feedback from the horses when partnering through exercises reflects back how we are actually operating in our minds, hearts and bodies — and opens pathways for opening to new ways of being.
Coaching sessions take place in a round pen, where we work with horses on the ground ‘at liberty,’ or free without restraints, and engage various forms of groundwork exercises that unite horse and human in a co-learning process that offers a practice ground for embodying new leadership behaviours.
Explore self-inquiry, deep listening, boundaries, collaborative leadership, non-predatory uses of power, and more. Leadership coaching with horses is often accompanied by ongoing virtual coaching sessions for those who are nonlocal.
Therapeutic Coaching with Horses
Therapeutic coaching with horses engages the powerful, reflective presence of horses as a support in deepened presence and somatic awareness. Horses are incredibly intuitive animals, responding to our energy, emotions, and intentions. Sessions support clients in accessing nervous system regulation, metabolizing charge in the nervous system, as well as in integration processes, such as integrating grief and loss.
In partnership with the horses, we explore client thresholds around presence, attunement, and connection with self and other. Therapeutic coaching is a powerful developmental space to explore deep personal intentions and what is getting in the way. Sessions support clients in metabolizing areas of charge in the body that are restricting their systems from their natural unfolding into health.
Therapeutic coaching is informed by my background in biodynamic cranial sacral therapy, polarity therapy, and grief work through chaplaincy training. Each session is designed around specific client intentions. Sessions take place with my powerful herd of rescue horses in Erie, Co. Learn more here.
The Herd
I run sessions with my powerful herd rescue horse partners, Rasa, Ocean, and Eclipse, through my not for profit project Bridging Unicorns.
Each of them has an incredible story, and their journeys have taken each of them from being slaughter-bound to joining forces with me in healing and development work.
Testimonials
“I have been with our time together all day- resonating with tracking where I have arrived and opening to the feel of new possibilities. The gift the horses bring to me is that immediate feedback of where I am - when I am deeply connected and when I am not connected. I was reflecting on the way home what an amazing space Bridgit holds - to humans, to the horses, and the whole.”
- Elizabeth R
“It was powerful to learn how horses regulate our nervous system and I was inspired by horses’ congruency between their inner state and actions. I felt that I could trust the process and trust the feedback that I was getting by the horses. It was a learning experience realizing how to shift my energy and use it as a tool to better myself and those around me. Bridgit’s sense of caring and kindness can be felt throughout sessions.”
- Adam H
Craniosacral therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on healing practice that focuses on the body's craniosacral system—comprised of the membranes and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This holistic therapy helps to address root causes of tension patterns, promote relaxation and nervous system regulation, and enhance overall well-being. I offer craniosacral therapy to individuals of all ages, from babies to adults, in Boulder, CO.
During sessions, I work with the nervous system with gentle, attuned curiosity. Sessions are designed to support the body in releasing stored stress and emotional blockages, as well as to facilitate the bodies natural healing process. Discover the profound benefits of this gentle approach and reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom.
Testimonials
“The cranial session was transformative. Bridgit's attunement and skill as a practitioner helped me to relax and connect with my own process. I didn’t even realize I was holding, and she was skillful as the process unwound. After sessions, I left feeling lighter, more balanced, and with a sense of deeper wholeness.”
- Jessica S
“I wholeheartedly recommend cranial to those looking to support their health and connect more deeply with their innermost wisdom. Bridgit guided me throughout the session in a way that supported me in exploring some of the places that were frozen in my body. Through the process, I experienced gentle openings that were very powerful.”
- Sophie M
Integral Coaching
Since 2016, I have served clients both in person in Boulder, CO and virtually in my coaching practice. Clients range from individual integral coaching clients to executive coaching through my work with Emergence Leadership Consulting, HR Firm INTOO, and other partners.
My holistic coaching approach considers the whole person and examines root forces impacting adult development. We explore client’s "way of being,” which encompasses presence, mindset, and the ways we engage with the world, and we look together at the results that are being created in client’s lives.
My coaching approach brings a strong focus to the body with the recognition that our bodies and nervous systems hold invaluable wisdom. I work with clients to co-create a space of safety, attunement, and deep listening — allowing for client’s authentic development to emerge.
Testimonials
“Bridgit brought a natural spaciousness and capacity to our work together, balancing abundant compassion and sensitivity with sharp intellect. She nimbly navigated a deep understanding of individual, organizational, and relational dynamics with grace, helping me cut through the noise and move forward while lessening overwhelm. Bridgit’s insightful questions and guidance supported me through difficult crossroads with confidence, clarity, and perspective.”
— Max Alaghband, Non-profit Services, Consultant
“Bridgit’s unique and responsive coaching style was instrumental in helping me navigate transition. She guided me through self-reflection and inquiry, which allowed me to uncover new perspectives and tools for personal and professional growth. Her support was invaluable in helping me align my career with my true self.”
-Troy Coleman - Principal Designer
About
Through coaching and somatic therapeutic approaches, I support clients in connecting to their natural rhythms and listening to their innate wisdom on their unique developmental journeys. Since 2016, I have practiced coaching work in both personal and corporate settings through Emergence Leadership. Since its inception, my coaching work has been deeply interwoven with horses, and I am grateful to be able to continue to practice and facilitate in this work through EquusLibere and Bridging Unicorns alongside my beautiful herd of rescue horses. My passion for working with whole-system, bottom up development led me to the Colorado School of Energy Studies, a renown school for somatic therapeutic approaches, in 2022, where I certified in cranial sacral therapy and where I currently am engaged in additional certifications in cranial sacral therapy and polarity therapy. In my work with clients, I cultivate a safe and supportive environment for individuals to explore their hearts, bodies, and minds — and to allow their unique healing and development process to unfold.
Credentials:
PCC Coaching Distinction (International Coaching Federation)
Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy (Certificate of Course Completion, Colorado School of Energy Studies)
Polarity Life Coach (Colorado School of Energy Studies)
Professional Coaching Certification (New Ventures West)
Clinical Pastoral Education: Chaplaincy (Jewish Theological Seminary)
Facilitation of Groups as Living Systems Certification (Matrixworks)
Life Coaching Certification (Soluluna)