About Mindful Mare Wellness

Mindful Mare Wellness is a holistic company offering Mindfulness Based Therapies and Equine Guided Psychotherapy programs in Edmonton and Sherwood Park.

Our Clients Seek To:

Immerse in nature- the land, the herd and the wild within
Experience genuine connections with other living beings
Be more present in the body, feeling grounded and safe
Feel a sense of aliveness, rather than feeling disconnected or in physical/emotional pain

Finding Earth Mother

You and I and all of us are here now

Mother Earth lives around us and within us

We have silenced her voice, closed off to her 

Whisperings.

It is time to listen again

We remember her presence

We claim our sacred bond to Earth Mother

We get back into our wildest selves again.

The Mindful Mare Wellness Team

Dr. Shreyasi Brodhecker

MD, FRCP(C) Psychiatry, Royal College Subspecialty in Geriatric Psychiatry

I am Shreyasi Brodhecker, the Founder of Mindful Mare Wellness. I first encountered horses in 2017 and my heart connection with these intuitive beings was instant and electric. Mindful Mare Wellness was created in 2020 to offer a haven of natural healing and restoration during the pandemic.

Embodiment is a key aspect of our programs and we hope that each of our clients cultivates a sense of safety and feeling at home in their body. I am in deep devotion to Mother Earth- the Treaty 6 land I walk on, the trees and their stories, our herd of over twenty horses, and the other animal souls who form part of our family. I’m a multidimensional healer trained in psychiatry, psychotherapy, mindfulness and meditation, and energy healing.

I’ve sought out diverse ways to feel more grounded and at home in my body and in nature. My passion is to bring these holistic modalities into mental health and emotional wellbeing approaches for our clients. I am a certified Mindfulness and Meditation teacher, a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction group facilitator and a Joy Session™ facilitator. I have Usui Reiki training in levels 1 and 2, Animal Reiki training, Circle and Ceremony facilitator training with Alyssa of Inner State Collective, and am a certified companion animal/pet end of life coach and death doula. I am also a certified Womb Wisdom Practitioner and completing Feminine Wisdom Keeper Training, the details of which are available in our sister site Amrita Womb Wellness!

Pertaining to horse medicine trainings, I am an Equine Assisted Learning professional certified by Equine Connection, an Equine Facilitated Practitioner certified in Hillary Schneider’s Horse Medicine Leadership Academy, and completed partial training in Equine Facilitated Wellness with the Professional Association for Equine Facilitated Wellness. My deepest learnings are of course from my horses, including my heart horse Stella (the original Mindful Mare) who transitioned in 2022 and is a spirit guide for me.

Frank Brodhecker

BSW, RSW

Frank is the Co-Founder of Mindful Mare Wellness. He is also Program Coordinator and a Mental Health Therapist/Equine Facilitated Wellness professional in the team. He brings to Mindful Mare Wellness his expertise of over 22 years working as a Geriatric Mental Health Social Worker, personal experience of being a foster parent and hockey coach, and years of horse experience. Equine Facilitated Wellness merges his coaching expertise with his experience and love for horses.

Frank’s mission, besides keeping the herd and humans at the farm in optimal health, is to support our clients’ resiliency so he leaves this world a better place than when he arrived! He encourages humor and ease, so people aren’t just focused on their struggles. Laughter and acceptance through tough times can make a huge difference.

EFW Program Staff

All our staff are Equine Connection™-certified facilitators in Equine Assisted Learning (EAL). They have also completed Eponaquest© workshops offered by Roxy Wright of Heart’s Haven Ranch, are certified in First Aid for humans and equines, and have extensive experience owning and caring for horses. We recently hired a third mental health professional to the team. She is a registered psychiatric nurse with expertise in dialectical behavior therapy and in facilitating therapy groups.

Horses and healing happen in a beautiful synergy and we honour the horses in the Mindful Mare Wellness program! To learn more about Gypsy Cob horses in particular, please access our sister website, Spirit Farm Gypsy Cobs, for more information on the history and culture of the Gypsy Cob horse and our exciting Spirit Farm Gypsy Cobs breeding program in Sherwood Park, Alberta.