Nourish & Replenish
A restorative day to rest, reconnect and reset with horses
Do you spend your days caring for others?
Whether supporting family, clients, your community, or managing the demands of everyday life, it can be easy to place your own wellbeing last. Over time, continually giving and showing up for others can leave you feeling depleted.
Nourish & Replenish offers a space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and restore your sense of balance.
Set amidst the peaceful surrounds of Edenhope Homestead, this restorative day retreat invites you to step away from the demands of everyday life and simply be. Through gentle interactions with our herd of horses, mind-body practices that support nervous system regulation, and time immersed in nature, you'll experience the quiet stillness of the land—a place that encourages grounding, spaciousness, and renewal while gently opening the way for growth and new possibilities.
This workshop is facilitated by Lindy Spanger, Clinical Psychotherapist and PACFA Accredited Supervisor with over 20 years’ experience, together with Michelle Brooks, Certified Practising Counsellor (PACFA) and Certified Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner. Their combined experience in psychotherapy, embodied practice, and equine-assisted learning creates a safe and reflective space for connection, renewal, and growth.
No horse experience is needed—just a willingness to slow down, be curious, and be present.
Caring for ourselves is not selfish—it helps us continue to show up for others with greater balance and presence.
What we’ll do
Experience the calming presence of horses, noticing how their natural way of being can invite greater awareness, calm, and regulation within your own nervous system.
Learn gentle, practical mind-body strategies, including somatic and polyvagal-informed practices that can support wellbeing in everyday life.
Observe and connect with the herd, creating space for reflection, fresh perspective, and renewed clarity.
Participate in creative reflection and restorative experiences in nature to help integrate your experience, reconnect with yourself, and leave feeling nurtured and replenished.
What You’ll Get
5 hour nature-based workshop
Tangible, long lasting mind-body regulation tools to support your wellbeing.
Facilitated Equine-Assisted learning, somatic experiencing and observations (non-riding)
Country-style morning tea
Personalised, small group experience (limit of 12 participants)
About Lindy Spanger
Lindy Spanger is a registered Clinical Psychotherapist and PACFA accredited Supervisor, bringing over two decades of private practice and group work experience.
Lindy’s clinical orientation is Soul Centred, and trauma informed, grounded in depth Psychotherapy and a profound engagement with soul and psyche.
As part of her work, Lindy uses EMDR, tapping, focusing, somatic awareness, and mindfulness techniques, as well as creative arts, to support her clients with anxiety, overthinking, and complex trauma. She offers lifelong tools that foster a sense of wellbeing and meaningful change.
Lindy is also trained in Equine Assisted Therapeutic support, combining her love of horses with the wisdom they bring to her work with clients.
Why Horses?
The Wisdom of the Horse
Horses have a unique ability to invite us back into the present moment. As highly attuned and relational animals, they respond to our body language, energy, and quality of attention, offering us an opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and notice what is happening within ourselves.
Research into human–animal connection suggests that being with horses can support feelings of calm, connection, and wellbeing. Their steady presence and regulated way of being can provide a model for us to notice and explore our own nervous system responses.
Healthy horses naturally move through cycles of activation and restoration. They ground themselves, release tension through movement and shaking, and return to states of calm through simple rhythms such as grazing, resting, and connection with their herd.
Spending time with horses invites us to reconnect with these same qualities within ourselves—the ability to pause, regulate, restore, and return to balance. Through this embodied experience, we can develop greater awareness of our own body wisdom and discover practices that support ongoing wellbeing.
Client Reviews
“The stillness, the calm of the presentation and connection with others helped me to let go of the outside world and thoughts… A huge thank-you for a wonderful day - it is a very special workshop and an amazing location.”
— Participant“I hadn’t felt that level of peace for a long time… I felt connected to the life force.”
— Cathy“The introductory session of mindfulness/medication put me in a lovely calm state… after a full-on week, I needed that today.”
— Participant
Event details
Saturday, 7 November 2026
9:30am - 3:00pm
Standard rate - $275 incl. gst
Early bird rate* - $249 incl. gst
*Book before 30 September for Early Bird rate
Meet the Facilitators
Lindy Spanger Clinical Soul Centred Psychotherapist (PACFA), PACFA accredited Supervisor, Equine Experience International™
Michelle Brooks Certified Practicing Counsellor (PACFA), Certified Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner
Information to note
BYO lunch and notebook
Wear comfortable clothing and sturdy footwear suitable for outdoor settings and safety around horses
Location: 245 Beenak Road, Gembrook on a secluded 18 acre property. .
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which Edenhope Homestead stands, the Wurundjeri people.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and honour their enduring connection to Country, culture and community. We are grateful for the opportunity to gather, learn, and care for one another on this Country.