Meet Jen

I have always had a strong connection with animals, but it took several decades to fully appreciate their capacity for healing and teaching, and to understand what true partnership with them means.

In 2015, I met my horse, Anni, a beautiful bay mare who suffered from arthritis and some other health issues who became one of my greatest friends and teachers. I was determined to do all I could to make her more comfortable and worked closely with vets, chiropractors, massage therapists, and nutritionists while doing extensive research on my own .

I purchased cold lasers and studied how best to use them (along with guidance from the vet) and was fortunate to have massage therapists that were willing to teach me massage and stretching techniques to apply in between our bodywork sessions.

In 2018, I went in for a routine surgery that, due to complications, kept me out of work longer than planned. It also put me on a healing journey right along side Anni and she helped me with my physical therapy as we continued to work on hers.

When I attempted to return to the office a few months later, I realized it was time to make a change. I hoped I could find a way to merge the decades of experience I had leading teams in design operations with my desire to help horses and started to explore what that might look like.

This led me first to Columbia University’s Spirituality and Mind Body Institute where I completed a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and spirituality + mind-body medicine. Through the program I was able to study animal-human bond, archetypal symbolism, adult transformative learning, and Jungian psychology.

During this time I also began pursuing certification in animal Reiki and large animal massage with a specialization in rehabilitation (physical and emotional) inspired by all I had learned from Anni.

These teachings are foundational to my work with both people and horses and are rooted in reverence for the wisdom of non-human animals and their capacity for healing and teaching through respectful partnership. In return, I am committed to doing all I can to help horses feel their best, physically, mentally and emotionally.

Through a combination of my interactions with horses and my studies, I came across the idea of Funktionslust, a German word meaning, “a sense of joy or wellbeing an animal (including a human) gets from doing that which it is meant to do". It’s important to note that the “meant to do” part is to be determined by the individual and not what others believe they should do. It represents my intention to honor the unique way each being moves through the world and respect for their autonomy in our work together.

If you want to learn more or talk about scheduling sessions please Email me or text (971-202-3959).