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Discover your truth through somatic awakening and horse wisdom.
Join Heather Hayward, Immersive Experience Leader and Melissa Costello, Equine Assisted Coach for a powerful weekend designed to help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom and expand into deeper presence with the guidance of horses.
This unique experience combines:
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Somatic Discovery with Heather (Saturday Online Group Session)
Explore the intelligence of your body through gentle, guided practices that help you access the parts you left behind, and reconnect to your soul's passion.
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Horse Wisdom with Melissa (In-Person Sunday in Santa Barbara)
Spend 3 hours in the presence of horses, integrating what you’ve discovered with Heather. Horses mirror our inner state, offering profound insights, grounding, and heart-centered connection.
Together, these experiences create a sacred bridge between inner discovery and embodied integration.
What You'll Receive:
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A live online 3-hour somatic group session with Heather for deep discovery and insights
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A 3-hour horse-guided experience in Santa Barbara with Melissa for integration
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Practices you can take home
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Follow up Zoom call with Heather + Melissa for continued support
Who this is For:
This experience is perfect if you are seeking:
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A respite from the pressures of modern-day life.
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A sanctuary to rest, breathe deeply, and reconnect with the natural world.
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An invitation to reclaim lost parts of yourself.
Meet your Guides
Awaken through the body.
Deepen with the Herd.
Heather Hayward is an accomplished Immersive Experience Leader with over 40 years in private practice. She guides clients into honest awareness through somatic practices, helping them connect with their “still small voice," so they can fulfill their soul's potential.
Melissa Costello is a certified Equine-Assisted Coach who supports clients in cultivating peace, presence, and ease through the profound wisdom of horses. With a background in Spiritual Psychology, Melissa brings a distinctive, integrative approach to equine-facilitated healing, empowering individuals to connect more deeply with themselves and the world around them.
Details + Investment
This experience includes both the online somatic session with Heather and the in-person horse experience with Melissa in Santa Barbara.
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Somatic Discovery Session (Online): Saturday, October 11, 2025 @ 2-5pm PST
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Horse Wisdom Day (Santa Barbara*): Sunday, October 12, 2025 @ 1-4pm PST
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Follow Up Zoom session: Date TBA
Spaces are intentionally limited to ensure personal attention and connection. If this weekend speaks to you, we invite you to join us
Investment:
$525 per participant
(If you are traveling from outside of Santa Barbara, email Melissa and she will recommend places to eat and stay, if needed.)
*Address for Santa Barbara portion will be given after registration.
Our Clients Say...
Jaclyn H., Participant
Thank you for your guidance yesterday at the workshop! Your knowledge, confidence, co-leadership and welcoming was much appreciated. I felt safe and supported when I was alone with the horse and you at the end of the day. I was open and curious about making contact with that beautiful soul and although I felt tentative at first, I appreciated the quality of contact the slowing down of my hand movements you encourage brought forward.
