About Mindful Mare Wellness

Mindful Mare Wellness is a holistic wellness company offering Equine Facilitated Wellness, Mindfulness Based Therapies and Womb Wisdom 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

THE MISSION

Your Womb is Calling You Home to Your True Embodiment and Self-Expression.
Let the Herd Guide You There…

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.

Our Founders

Dr. Shreyasi Brodhecker

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

Hello Beautiful Soul!

I am Shreyasi Brodhecker, the Founder of Mindful Mare Wellness. I first encountered horses in 2017 and the heart connection with these intuitive beings was instant and electric. Horses help me live authentically and love myself as I am. My husband Frank and I birthed Mindful Mare Wellness in 2020 to offer a haven of natural healing and restoration during the pandemic. 

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.

Embodiment is a key aspect of all our programs at Mindful Mare Wellness, from horse medicine and mindfulness to womb tending practices. The medicine we offer is often aligned with the healing we need the most. As I cultivated (and continue to cultivate) deep presence and love for my flesh and bones, connecting to the divine in me, my roots widened further to hold space for my clients in authentic meaningful ways.

As a Womb Wisdom Guide and Feminine Wisdom Keeper, I hold immaculate space for women as they learn the unique physiology and emotional chords of their womanhood. Placing loving hands on their heart, womb and vulva, and tending to the sacred beautiful vessel of their body. This has been my work for lifetimes, guiding women towards cultivating a loving trusting connection with their bodies. My teachers include Jasmine Rose of Humble Wild Wellness, whose 13-moon Womb Wisdom School training I am grateful to have completed, and Miriam Ropschitz of Moon Body, whose Cosmic Feminine facilitator training I am currently immersed in.

I am also an Equine Assisted Learning professional with Equine Connection, completed Equine Facilitated Wellness training (up to and including Focus levels) with the Professional Association for Equine Facilitated Wellness, and a certified Equine Facilitated Practitioner in Hillary Schneider’s Horse Medicine Leadership Academy. 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.

Other training includes being: a 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.

Thank you for being here!

xoxo,
Shreyasi

Frank Brodhecker

BSW, RSW

Welcome!

I’m Frank, the Co-Founder, Program Coordinator and a Mental Health Therapist/Equine Facilitated Wellness professional with Mindful Mare.

I’ve worked as a Geriatric Mental Health Social Worker since 2003. Besides providing psychosocial assessments and supportive counseling to my patients, I’ve been in the roles of foster parent and hockey coach for many years. Equine Facilitated Wellness merges my coaching expertise with my experience and love for horses.

My mission, besides keeping the herd and humans at the farm in optimal health, is to support our clients’ resiliency so I leave this world a better place than when I arrived! I encourage humor and ease, so people aren’t just focused on their struggles. Laughter and acceptance through tough times can make a huge difference. I look forward to meeting you in programs!

Frank

Meet Our Team

We have a team of mental health professionals and equine professionals trained in Equine Facilitated Wellness and Equine Assisted Learning to partner with you.

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.