CEADS and Paradise Hawaii Ranch Present - Lakota Cultural Horse Therapy Retreat 2026

If you would like to register for this event, please visit: https://forms.gle/52Swux6NdAtkTs8a7

WHAT:  Lakota cultural Native American horse/ human-healer, medicine man, speaker, wisdom-keeper, Douglas Widow Jr. (Cheyenne River Sioux), will be facilitating a two-day retreat with horses. 

This retreat will provide you with the opportunity to learn ancient Lakota cultural Native American medicine wisdom and healing techniques, as well as Lakota cultural horse healing, talking/processing circle, active visualizations, and conscious release exercises for healing individual, ancestral, and collective trauma. 

This retreat will be greatly beneficial for you if you would like to be better aligned and balanced with your left/right brain neurophysiology, with yourself, the ancestors, and the healing energies of the Earth. This will also be of great benefit for you if you are, or are close to, trauma-affected individuals, families, substance-abuse and dependent individuals, veterans, oppressed populations, Native/Indigenous communities, and most importantly, at-risk youth.

This Retreat Includes:

  • Educational workshop on Lakota cultural and spiritual healing foundations

  • Preparatory tools and practices for horse therapy experience 

  • Individual therapeutic experience and healing ceremony with horses

  • Creative integration practices for emotional and spiritual release

  • Community talking circle for reflective processing

This retreat includes 2 days, breakfast pastries, coffee, juices, water, lunch both days, and Lakota cultural Equestrian (horse) therapy with Lakota teacher and wisdom keeper, Douglas Widow Jr. Lodging is not included for this offering, however, there are plenty of places for lodging nearby (air bnb,  hotels etc.). 

Interested individuals only need to attend one day for individual horse therapy, yet the full two days with the cohesive community is a very special opportunity and experience. 

Saturday & Sunday, January 31st- February 1st 2026  * 10 AM - 3 PM *

Paradise Hawaii Ranch - 81-8074 Alii Drive Captain Cook, HI 96704

If you would like to learn more about Paradise Hawaii Ranch & Big Island Animal Ranch Rescue, please visit their websites

Paradise Hawaii Ranch:

http://www.paradisehawaiiranch.com/

Big Island Animal Ranch Rescue:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-help-rescue-horses-and-cows-heal-and-thrive-in-hawaii

Praise for Douglas Widow Jr.’s Horse Healing Process

“Doug’s horse healing program changed my life in ways I didn’t know were possible. Through his gentle guidance and the presence of the horses, I was able to revisit childhood trauma safely and be walked back into the present with strength and clarity.

For years, my body carried the weight of that trauma. When I felt uncomfortable, I would shake uncontrollably. Now, after working with Doug, my body is calm. I feel grounded. I feel at peace.

This therapy is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It’s just you and a horse — honest, quiet, confidential, and deeply healing. If you’re ready for a new kind of breakthrough, give my friend Doug a call. Everyone should try this powerful alternative therapy.”

Kelli Dempster
CEO | Be Salty LLC

“I had the amazing opportunity to work with Douglas Widow over the course of 3 days during which we worked with horses to better understand the inner issues that I was dealing with and how they are appearing in areas of my personal life. 

Through working with the horses and then engaging in a follow-up discussion to process how the horses reacted and what those reactions related to, I was able to see issues in my life where I was struggling. 

During my time working with Douglas, I was able to rediscover aspects of myself that were previously hidden from me, and I was able to gain a better understanding of how to honor these aspects of myself as a person and spiritual being. 

I felt like a different person after working with Douglas and the horses. I will forever remember my time working with Douglas and carry the lessons I learned over those 3 days with me through my personal and professional relationships.”

Lacey Gonzalez

“I hosted a horse healing event in September 2025. Douglas let me go first with the horse relative. During the first session, I released trauma from my childhood, and I shed some tears for the first time in years.

I am looking forward to hosting him again next year. I highly recommend him. All the participants had a similar experience with him. Douglas Widow Jr. and the horse relative named Leo. Leo, the horse relative, gave me a sacred song to sing. I am very grateful to Uncle Douglas and Leo, the horse relative. Philaya.”

Jamie George CADC-II Sud Counselor

Services

CEADS & Paradise Hawaii Ranch Presents - Lakota Cultural Horse Therapy Retreat 2026
$400.00
Standard / Reciprocity Rate (Highly Encouraged and Appreciated as it Allows Us to Help Those Who Are Less Financially Fortunate to Participate)
$400.00
Supported / Receiving Rate (Please contact us (below) for approval)
$250.00
Donation / Access Rate (Please contact us (below) for approval)
$100.00

Contact us

Please contact us if you would like to be approved for Supported/Receiving and Donation/Access Rates, as they are financially need-based payment options.

The true intention of our organization is to bring healing to those in need. This is the most important part of our work. However, financial support is the only way that we can achieve this goal and sustain our work. It is important that retreat participants practice honesty and integrity about how much they can afford to contribute financially.