Nature: Connection with nature restores balance and belonging

🐺 Wolf Therapy / Nature-based Practices

Awareness • Wisdom • Connection

Wolf Therapy is a powerful form of animal-assisted, nature-based experiential healing offered through my work at Wolf Connection, where rescued wolves and wolfdogs become partners in human transformation.

Wolves live with profound attunement, sensing authenticity, congruence, and emotional undercurrents we often hide unknowingly. In the presence of a wolf, something ancient awakens. Their steadiness, clarity, and instinctual wisdom offer a mirror into our own inner landscape. This work unfolds through the healing intelligence of nature itself as we explore our own nature and reconnect with balance and belonging.

Through guided experiences with the wolves and the land, participants learn to:

Regulate their nervous systems and manage emotions
Build trust in themselves and in connection with others
Develop confidence and grounded leadership
Understand nonverbal communication and relational mindfulness
Reconnect with courage, intuition, and authentic expression
Experience belonging within a pack-based model of support

Wolves and nature together show us what it means to be embodied, real, and connected. Their presence can inspire transformation that is both subtle and profound.

I offer wolf-assisted healing because of my direct and life-changing transformation I’ve experienced with them and how it can accelerate personal growth in ways few modalities can. This work weaves mindfulness, somatics, nature, and the instinctual wisdom into a deeply healing, empowering, and unforgettable experience.

Me & Gemma and (Bohdi in the background) at Wolf Connection

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Together we can bring change to the world, gradually replacing fear and hatred with compassion and love. Love for all living beings. – Jane Goodall

🌿 Ways to Work With Me

Nature-based Retreats

Nature offers a place to unwind and reconnect. These retreats invite individuals of all backgrounds to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, and return to the healing rhythm of the natural world. Through mindfulness, introspection, and nature-based practices, participants experience clarity, spaciousness, belonging and a renewed sense of ease.

Women & Wolves

A 10-week journey of empowerment and transformation inspired by the wisdom of wolves and women. Through weekly circles, reflection, and a culminating retreat on the land, women reconnect with instinct, intuition, and authentic presence. *Look for 2026 (3) single-day retreats.

One-on-One Sessions

Personalized nature-based sessions with the land or the wolves are designed to support nervous-system regulation, clarity, and inner transformation. These sessions weave in mindfulness, somatics, and nature’s healing reciprocity to calm the body, ease anxiety and stress, and help you reclaim your true self.

Group Experiences (Families, Friends, Teams)

Private 2-hour, half-day, or full-day experiences at Wolf Connection that foster emotional growth, relational awareness, and co-regulation. Groups engage in mindful wolf encounters, nature-based practices, and guided reflection to build trust and shared resilience.

Executive Leadership & Corporate Team Building

Leadership programs that draw on the wisdom of the wolf pack to strengthen emotional intelligence, trust, and authentic communication. These experiences help teams navigate stress, uncertainty, and rapid change with greater clarity and resilience. Designed for organizations facing high demands or evolving roles, these wolf-guided sessions offer a powerful way to reset and reconnect. Participants step into a natural environment that fosters presence, grounded leadership, and the ability to collaborate effectively in complex, challenging settings.

Nature

Nature heals by bringing us back to what is simple, essential, and true. The natural world reflects to us our true nature and restores what hurry and pressure take away, reminding us of the precious ecosystem that lives within us and around us.