Day Retreats

INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCES WITH THE HERD AT OLD CANYON STABLES

Spend the day with me and Jax the horse in Topanga Canyon, our home. A day retreat is an immersive experience to receive the healing power of the horses while surrounded by the stunning natural landscape of the canyon.

Included in Day Retreat:

Pre-arrival reflection email

Morning session with Catie

Lunch at local Topanga cafe (tea, water, beverages during sessions)

Afternoon session with Catie and the herd

Follow up integration email

Our morning and afternoon sessions will be spent in the pasture with Jax (seen in the photo on the left).

Each retreat is individualized to your unique intentions, needs, and areas of interest. Whether coming solo, with a partner, or in a small group, I will meet you where you are in the moment — weaving multiple modalities into our work together. No two retreat experiences will be alike, as this is a co-creation and opportunity to be present with your unfolding.

The retreat will have a loose structure to guide our time, including a morning session, lunch together, and an afternoon session (approximately 10 am - 4 pm).

Upon arrival, I will meet you at the parking lot and welcome you to Old Canyon Stables. Together, we will walk the property to orient you to the barn, ground you into the energy of the land and introduce you to the medicine of the horses.

Old Canyon Stables is a working farm, home to many humans, plants, trees, and animals. Every element is participating in your experience. We may pause throughout our walk to observe elements of the barn environement.

We will end the walk at Jax’s pasture. Jax, my horse, co-facilitates the sessions with me and brings his unique medicine into this work. Since this experience is tailored to you, we begin with a conversation and opportunity to drop in and name any intentions you have for the day. This opens up the space to move into into a presence and embodiment session with Jax. Horses respond to intention and energy. The morning session allows us to uncover intuitive guidance and support from the wisdom of your body.

After the morning session, we’ll enjoy lunch together at a local Topanga cafe and you will have some time for you to integrate the morning session on your own.

The afternoon breathwork and healing session will create space to deepen into what is coming forward for you emotionally, physically, and energetically. Breathwork is a rhythmic breathing meditation to support the release of unprocessed emotions, stagnant energy, and past experiences. It opens your heart, builds trust in your body, and imprints safety in your nervous system. Horses are masters at transmuting energy. As you breathe… Jax, the herd, and I will hold sacred space for you to be witnessed in your experience and to feel all that is alive inside of you. The day will close with reflection and offerings of gratitude to the land and the herd.

Retreats may include: healing breathwork session with horses, embodied presence with horses, nature walks, equine co-facilitated observation, horse and nature constellelations, therpeutic conversation, reflection, inner child work, shadow work, somatic practices, writing with horses (an example schedule is listed below).

Investment: $850 for individual retreat

Please email me at catie@catiemacken.com to discuss pricing and details for couples or small group retreats.

  • TESTIMONIALS

    “I had the honor of experiencing an immersive 1:1 day retreat with Catie at Old Canyon Stables, and it was truly unforgettable. From the moment we began, I was struck by her ability to be fully present and attuned to the emergent flow of what unfolded throughout the day. The natural surroundings were breathtaking, and the relationship she has cultivated with Jax was palpable and woven seamlessly into the heart of the experience.

    I felt deeply held by Catie, by Jax, and by the fullness of the natural setting right from the start. Catie has a profound gift for inviting in the teachings of the moment, drawing meaning and wisdom from the land, the animals, and the subtle dynamics of what was arising, even during our nourishing lunch together in town.

    Jax served as a gentle yet clear mirror, revealing the heart of what I most needed to see and feel. The breathwork session in the afternoon was a powerful culmination of the gentle, spacious work of the morning, allowing a deepening of insights, understanding, and integration.

    I left our day together with the deepest trust that Catie is walking her truest path in offering this work to the world. She is doing exactly what she is meant to do on this earth. I cannot recommend this experience enough for anyone who is ready to meet themselves more fully, held in the wisdom of the natural world and in the presence of a truly gifted guide.”

    — Jess S., Encinintas, CA