Soul Strides Announces Nonprofit Launch: Integrative Healing with Ketamine, Equus Coaching, and Group Process

We are excited to announce the official launch of Soul Strides Journey, INC, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to offering transformative healing retreats through the powerful combination of ketamine-assisted therapy, Equus Coaching, and group process. Each of these three pillars plays a critical role in helping participants heal from trauma, foster emotional resilience, and discover holistic well-being.

Ketamine-Assisted Therapy: Journeying Inward

At Soul Strides, ketamine-assisted therapy is a core element of our retreats, offering a unique and deeply reflective experience for participants. Ketamine promotes neuroplasticity, which allows the brain to create new pathways, essential for healing from trauma, depression, and anxiety. Unlike traditional therapy, ketamine can help individuals reach a deeper level of emotional exploration by quieting mental chatter and providing access to areas of the subconscious that are often hard to reach.

During the ketamine journey, participants are supported in exploring their internal landscapes in a safe and nurturing environment. This inner reflection often brings to light personal insights and emotional breakthroughs, which are essential steps on the path toward healing. At Soul Strides, we ensure that each ketamine experience is accompanied by proper preparation and integration, allowing participants to make sense of their inner journeys and apply those insights in their daily lives.

Equus Coaching: Bringing Insights to Life

While ketamine therapy offers profound inward reflection, Equus Coaching brings those insights into external reality. Horses are highly sensitive to human emotions and energy, allowing them to mirror the participant’s emotional state. Guided by this feedback, participants are able to engage with their inner discoveries and bring them into tangible form through their interactions with the horses.

Horses act as emotional mirrors, reflecting participants’ energy and helping them understand subconscious patterns and emotional states. The HeartMath research explains that when individuals enter a state of coherence—where emotions and physiological states are balanced—their internal systems stabilize, radiating more coherent electromagnetic fields. Horses, with their naturally coherent heart patterns, are attuned to these shifts, providing immediate feedback during the Equus Coaching sessions. This interaction allows participants to externalize their internal changes and feel supported in the process of self-awareness and growth.

Group Process: The Wisdom of the Herd

The third pillar of our retreats is the group process, where participants come together in a safe and supportive communal environment. Just as horses operate in herds, the group process creates a “herd” of humans who share in the healing journey together. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences from the ketamine journey and Equus Coaching, allowing them to be witnessed by others while witnessing the journeys of fellow participants.

This communal aspect amplifies the healing process by fostering empathy, connection, and shared growth. The group process provides a container where participants can integrate their individual experiences, reflect on the collective wisdom of the group, and build emotional resilience through the shared support of the “herd.” The group becomes a space where participants can explore new insights and emotional shifts with the understanding that they are not alone in their journeys.

At Soul Strides, we believe that healing should be accessible to all, regardless of financial means. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, our mission is to ensure that the ability to pay does not prevent anyone from accessing the healing potential of our retreats. We invite those who benefit from their transformation to pay it forward, growing our community and expanding our mission of empathy, connection, and lasting positive change.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment where every participant can stride toward their soul’s true potential.

For more information about our transformative retreats, visit the Soul Strides website, learn more about Alison Hunter’s work at Alison Hunter Therapy, and check out the full press release here.

Join us at Soul Strides and discover the healing power of ketamine therapy, Equus Coaching, and the wisdom of the herd. Together, we can create a community rooted in transformation and lasting growth.