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Welcome to one of the most
quietly powerful healing valleys
in Colorado.
"Paonia and the North Fork Valley are known for something deeper than farm to table food and beautiful views. It's known for the way people come here to root. To rest. To remember a forgotten way of life."
Drawn by the Land
Many practitioners moved here because they felt called — a pull toward mountains, quiet, and community. The land itself shapes their work.
Rooted in Lived Experience
Our collective is made of people who have lived, learned, healed, and risen. They don’t preach healing — they embody it.
Science Meets Spirit
Offerings blend evidence-based modalities with nature, energy, creativity, and equine intelligence.
Reciprocal Healing
Healing here isn’t one-directional. It’s shared — horse to human, practitioner to participant, land to heart.
Deeply Trauma-Informed
Every practitioner is trained in trauma sensitivity, nervous-system awareness, and consent-centered support.
At the heart of it all
​​This is a place many describe as a healing portal. A land that calls in people who aren’t seeking status, speed, or noise, but connection.To the land.To the herd.To their own bodies again.
​Our valley is Abundant
with licensed mental-health therapists,
somatic practitioners,
herbalists,
yoga teachers,
energy workers ,bodyworkers, artists,musicians, and ceremony holders.
Sara Mccurley
Licensed Veterinary Technician Herbologist My name is Sara. I’m a registered veterinary technician, herbalist, and personal coach with deep roots in western Colorado. Growing up here gave me a lifelong love of the outdoors, animals, and the quiet wisdom that comes from being connected to nature. At my core, I am a Huntress, a Caretaker, a Protector, and a Cheerleader for others. For more than twenty years, I’ve served in the veterinary field, witnessing the profound ways animals heal—and how they help heal the people who love them. Along the way, my curiosity led me into herbology, expanding my understanding of how Mother Nature supports the health and vitality of both humans and animals. My coaching journey began through my own experiences with firearms. I realized there is a wide gap between deciding to become a firearm owner and actually feeling confident, aligned, and empowered in that journey. That’s why I created Align Your Sights and Goals, a personalized coaching approach designed to help people develop clarity, confidence, and success with firearms in a way that feels safe, efficient, and aligned with their individual goals. There’s no one-size-fits-all path to firearm ownership. I’m here to help transform the overwhelm into grounded confidence—to help you trust yourself, expand your knowledge, and grow through the process. Wild Pine Equine Wellness and Sanctuary offers another dimension of this work, blending nature, animals, and personal empowerment to support healing and self-discovery on a deeper level. AlignYourSightsAndGoals.com
I am a Trauma-Informed Embodiment Guide specializing in breathwork, massage therapy, energy work, sound healing, yoga, meditation and intuitive guidance offering 1:1 sessions, classes, events, and retreats.
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My approach is rooted in trauma-informed care, providing a safe and nurturing environment for your journey towards wholeness. I believe in the power of an individualized and multi-faceted holistic approach to restore balance and promote well-being.
It my ultimate wish and intention is that each individual has the felt-sense experience of safety, peace and home in one’s body, mind and heart.
Kat Collins
Wild Pine Co-Founder Somatic Practitioner My life has always been shaped by the quiet wisdom of animals. I grew up with horses as my refuge, and later spent more than a decade in veterinary medicine as a technician, practice manager, and corporate wellness advocate supporting over 300 veterinary teams. Through that work, I learned firsthand how deeply people hurt, and how deeply they care. Along the way, I became a trauma-aware executive coach, Reiki practitioner, licensed massage therapist, and yoga teacher, not by accident but by survival. My bodywork training includes Ayurvedic Nepali massage, a rare lineage-based modality rooted in traditional Indian medicine. My yoga studies are grounded in Ayurvedic psychology, with focused exploration of the Enneagram and Kundalini practices, allowing me to support nervous-system regulation, emotional intelligence, and embodied leadership with nuance and care. In 2019, I landed on a piece of land on the Western Slope of Colorado that finally felt like home. That land, and the horses who came with it, became Wild Pine. Today, it is a sanctuary where people facing hardship and transition can find high-quality support without fear of being priced out of their own healing. My work is simple: I help people come home to themselves .... through horses, through somatics, and through the medicine of this valley I am grateful to steward.
Sherry Peterson
Equine Specialist Founder of Dare to Dream Inc. Sherry has spent her entire life in partnership with horses. Born in Montrose and raised in the mountains of Ouray County, she grew up in her family’s Ouray Livery Barn, guiding trail rides by the time she was eleven. Horsemanship wasn’t something she learned — it was the air she breathed. When her parents retired, Sherry took over the Livery to continue the legacy she loved. And even when the economy forced her to close the barn, she refused to part with her horses or the dream. She trusted the right path would open — and it did. After moving to Austin, Colorado, Sherry felt a new calling emerge: helping people heal through horses. With decades of riding, guiding, and deeply intuitive horse experience, she now blends practical horsemanship with heart-centered connection work that supports confidence, clarity, and emotional restoration. Today, through Dare to Dream Equine Assisted Learning Center, and her partnership with Wild Pine, Sherry shares the healing power of her herd. Her presence is grounded, humble, and shaped by a lifetime of listening to horses — and helping others learn to listen, too. Connect: www.daretodreamincorporated.com
Amy vandewater
Glue Veterinary Coaching Founder With more than forty years in the veterinary field, Amy brings a rare combination of expertise in emotional intelligence, leadership development, and team cultures. She is the founder of Glue Veterinary Coaching, a national program specializing in veterinary culture-building, leadership development, and burnout prevention. Through Glue, she has supported hundreds of hospitals and other executive groups, in creating healthier, more connected teams and sustainable practice systems. Her work centers on helping veterinary professionals strengthen emotional intelligence, improve team dynamics, and build leadership skills that create lasting cultural change. She has developed an entire online learning platform for veterinary teams, offering CE courses on emotional intelligence, culture, leadership skills, client experience, and conflict resolution. Her approach blends practical tools with a deep understanding of the people behind veterinary medicine. At Wild Pine, Amy brings her expertise in team dynamics, leadership EQ , interpersonal communication, and her skills in navigating compassion fatigue, to help clients navigate professional burnout, workplace stress, and relational challenges. She offers workshops, coaching sessions, and online resources that bridge the gap between professional expectations and human well-being. She believes that healing happens through connection — within teams, within communities, and within ourselves — and her work is grounded in the simple truth that emotionally healthy people create healthier outcomes for animals and clients. Ways to connect: www.GrowWithGlue.com Amy@growwithglue.com
Tanya Blacklight
Ordained Minister, Ritualist, Oracle & Teacher, Intuitive Energy Healer & Temple Dancer I assist others in Rebirthing themselves, moving through the Transitions of Life. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. I am a Midwife of your Creative Potential. Without the Darkness, how could we see the Light? Allow me to hold your hand through the Darkness. I believe in Magic, Love, and Reclamation. I am a Pleasure Activist: one who intentionally creates space for pleasure in their daily life, and helps others do the same. As a Tantric and Eco Sexual, I am here to Embody Love. As You Heal, I Heal, We all Heal. Let’s deepen into Intimacy and connection Together. By offering communal ceremonies, dance rituals, empowerment circles, earth and geomancy rites, and services as a death and grief guide, I am a Priestess of Isis. I hold an intimate relationship with the Life/Death Cycles and Seasons. My path supports the creative powers of human potential of life force energy within all things. This work is deeply rooted in Empowerment and Sovereignty for all Sentient Beings. As a Spiritual Midwife, I am here to support Your Creative Self from Birth to Death with readings, healings and rituals online or in person, In Chi Nei Tsang, Womb Wisdom, Reiki, Trauma healing for individuals and/or couples, circles and land, and all the initiations and stages. Contact: (970) 261-9672 blacklight.oracle1@ gmail.com
Meghan Gilroy
Spiritual Mentor, Shaman & Retreat Leader My life has asked me to learn how to hear myself clearly, trust myself deeply, and align my body, soul, life, and work. Today, I guide others to do the same. For many of us during these intense times, we don't need more information. We need to live what we know. That often means slowing down, turning inward, and learning how to listen to the feelings, knowing, symbols, dreams, and messages already trying to guide us. I have been gifted with the ability to make the unseen seen, recognize patterns, and support the movement of energy for healing, clarity, and transformation. Trained as a shaman in the lineage of don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, and initiated as a priestess, I serve as a guide, clear mirror, and midwife for those moving through life's thresholds and transitions. For more than 25 years, I have supported spiritually attuned individuals through private mentoring, retreats, ceremonies, and catalytic gatherings in the U.S. and internationally - most often at the pyramids of Mexico and Egypt. At the heart of my work is a simple belief: You already carry the wisdom you seek. I help you hear it, trust it, and bring it fully into your life. meghangilroy.com meghan@meghangilroy.com
Jessie Melison Edwards, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker More info coming soon!
MEghann Mccormick
Sound Therapist Transformational Coach As a coach, facilitator, and creative entrepreneur, I am passionate about helping heart-centered change-makers who see a different way the world can be, to thrive. My purpose is to bring forth people's gifts through play, humor, curiosity, and embodied exploration—helping them heal their trauma-loops, clarify their vision, and reconnect with themselves deeply. I bring joy to this world through song, creative celebration, and the blend of mystical and practical—promoting laughter, ease, and transformation that feels doable. I effect this through deep acceptance and curiosity. Through coaching containers, song circles, and transformational events, I support people in trusting themselves and taking aligned action. Only through compassion and openness can someone break the shell of a hard, hurt heart—and when helpers finally help themselves, the impact is limitless. Ways to Connect: https://www.meghannmccormick.com/ seekwith@meghannmccormick.com
Jacob goldberg
Wilderness Guide, Mens mentor and cranial sacral therapist. I have devoted myself to the healing arts drawn from diverse contemporary traditions. My path has been unconventional - shaped by years of nomadic travel, rigorous training, solitary retreat, and the crucible of deep group work. Over the past six years this inquiry has taken shape through guiding rites of passage for youth and families, mens mentoring, craniosacral therapy, and retreat facilitation. I steward initiatory experiences that invite people to stop managing their lives and start trusting their inherent capacity to live. Presence is the gateway I return to again and again — when we fully embrace what is here, we begin to touch something far greater than our self-inflicted suffering. My work is informed by wilderness therapy, yogic and Buddhist traditions, family and systemic healing, trauma restoration, and the study of embryology - lineages that share a common root: the relational space between people carries an intelligence far older and wiser than the thinking mind. At the heart, I love connecting people back to the essential qualities of being alive, experienced through the beauty of the world, the preciousness of life, the depths of their soul, and the power of transformation. We do this through deep listening, vulnerable witness, and the cultivation of relational intimacy. Ways to connect Jacob@wildsanctum.org 310-990-7811
amber fisher
Nature-based healer & Integrative Practitioner She weaves together forest therapy, acupuncture, and traditional herbal wisdom to support deep restoration and resilience. With a foundation in both Eastern medicine and earth-based healing traditions, her work centers on the understanding that the human body is inseparable from the rhythms of the natural world. Amber guides clients back into relationship with nature as a primary source of regulation, insight, and healing. Through forest therapy, she creates immersive experiences that gently recalibrate the nervous system, restore sensory awareness, and foster a sense of belonging within the living landscape. Her acupuncture practice complements this work by addressing internal imbalances, supporting endocrine and nervous system health, and helping the body regain its innate capacity for self-regulation. Drawing from years of clinical experience and personal healing, Amber specializes in supporting individuals navigating complex, chronic conditions—particularly those involving stress physiology, fatigue, and dysregulation. Her approach is both intuitive and deeply informed, blending modern understanding with traditional practices. At the heart of her work is a simple but powerful belief: that healing happens most profoundly when we slow down, listen closely, and reconnect—to our bodies, to the earth, and to the quiet intelligence that lives within both.
Katie Snyder
Trauma-Informed Embodiment Guide Massage Therapist I am a Trauma-Informed Embodiment Guide specializing in breathwork, massage therapy, energy work, sound healing, yoga, meditation and intuitive guidance offering 1:1 sessions, classes, events, and retreats. ​ My approach is rooted in trauma-informed care, providing a safe and nurturing environment for your journey towards wholeness. I believe in the power of an individualized and multi-faceted holistic approach to restore balance and promote well-being. It my ultimate wish and intention is that each individual has the felt-sense experience of safety, peace and home in one’s body, mind and heart. Ways to connect: www.becomeunfurled.com sunflowersnyder@gmail.com
Sloane Milstein
Founder of Mustang West Artists Photographer/Creative My name is Sloane Milstein, and my journey as a photographer began with a family member, a manual camera, and a class. What started as a creative outlet has evolved into a unique path blending my love for photography, woodworking, and the Western lifestyle. As the founder of Mustang West Artists, I create work that highlights the beauty of mustangs, burros, and the rugged grace of the Western landscape. My collections include: Behind the Chute: A Photographic Journey of Colorado Mesa University Rodeo Team The Descendants: A Photographic Journey of Colorado Mustangs Senior Boots: A Photographic Journey of Parson's Mounted Cavalry Before turning to photography full-time, I had a long career as an equestrian professional. I was an elite competitor, NCAA coach, and United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Steward. My expertise spans hunter jumpers, three-day eventing, side saddle, modern pentathlon, dressage, with additional experience in western reining and polo. This foundation informs my ability to capture the unique bond between horses and humans, emphasizing themes of freedom, strength, and connection. My creative journey began on Colorado’s Western Slope, where I documented mustangs, rodeos, and landscapes. Through this work, I advocate for equine preservation and collaborate with local artisans, nonprofits, and galleries to make a positive impact in my community. I am also passionate about mentoring others, whether it’s through photography lessons or hosting workshops to inspire creativity. When I’m not working, I love spending time outdoors—hiking, rock climbing, and paddling—with my dog, Slick, by my side. I hope you enjoy my art as much as I have enjoyed creating it! - Sloane
Leona davis
Cosmetologist Wink Wink Salon (970) 417-6606