The Connect to Recover comprises one four-hour session designed to begin to foster camaraderie, read body language, gain emotional awareness, and learn to begin to process emotions with the horse benign your mirror. During this session, participants engage in, collaborative exercises with each other and the horses in a unique environment that will offer a refreshing change from everyday sober support groups or standard outpatient treatment.

Some of the skills our exercises will enhance include:

• Staying Present in The Moment: Practicing mindfulness and being fully engaged in the present. This especially impacts our ability to listen to others, as opposed to waiting for our moment to speak.
• Non-Verbal Communication: Learning to communicate effectively without words, and read body language in others.
• Boundary Setting: Understanding and establishing personal boundaries
• Effective Teamwork and Partnering: Working with others effectively in different situations to achieve optimal success for the entire “herd” using the horses and each other to connect with one another to show that everyone is in recovery together..

The key focus is on partnering with the horses to foster mutual trust, community cooperation, and alignment towards the groups shared goal of recovery. Whether you have multiple years in recovery or newly sober and clean, this experience provides an opportunity to strengthen your recovery program. No horse experience is required!