Team Building, Mindfulness Meditation, Personal Growth, and Counseling with Miniature Horses near Kalamazoo, southwest Michigan

Learning with Miniature Horses

Join us to connect with our miniature horses, where they offer their wisdom by reflecting your thoughts, feelings, and actions to provide feedback, without bias or judgment.

We also train others to facilitate learning programs horses through EAL Academy.

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Bella Terra Acres Farm

We're a miniature horse farm located in southwest Michigan, a few miles west of Kalamazoo in Mattawan; serving Kalamazoo and East Van Buren Counties.
Our miniature horses are gentle, friendly, and trustworthy to be kids and those without horse experience.

Our Programs

Teams

Step out of your busy world to find balance in the present moment and explore mindful leadership

Mindfulness

Focus on your self-care during a heart-centered meditation with miniature horses

Personal Growth

Explore your perceptions through self-discovery with a miniature horse

Counseling

An experiential approach based on the horse's unbiased feedback for growth and change

Bella Terra's Mindfulness Meditation Programs

Meditation with horses is simply an amazing experience and unlike typical meditations.
Join us to experience this unique and active meditation experience to connect in the present moment while relaxing and rejuvenating.
Horses offer us their gift of coherence and we’ll join them through heart-focused meditations.
You'll learn about the benefits integrating a 3-minute coherence meditation into your daily routine.

No experience with horses or meditation is needed. This is a guided meditation so you can simply follow along.

This is a great experience for individuals, a group of friends, families, teams, and business groups.
For groups and business teams, we can add additional mindful activities and/or explore Mindful Leadership.

Contact us to schedule a private meditation session or see our scheduled meditation events held periodically May - October: Click Here
We can accommodate up to 8 participants indoors and larger groups outdoors.

Located southwest of Kalamazoo, MI.

Program Schedule

Sign-up for scheduled events, typically May - October: Click Here

Participant Form

Please download the liability waiver form below. Complete the form and bring it with you on your first visit to our farm each year.

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Clothing to Wear

Typically, you'll be outdoors with the miniature horses, unless we need to be inside due to the weather.
Wear comfortable and casual clothing that you don't mind getting dirty.
Dress for the weather. During all seasons it's best to layer clothing and wear long pants.
It's required that you wear closed-toe shoes to protect your feet (no exceptions).

COVID Protocol to Protect People & Horses

In general we follow CDC and local guidelines. Please reference the CDC and Michigan websites for up to date information and requirements.
If you're actively shielding for reasons such as age or illness, please do not attend our programs.
We have a herd of senior miniature horses. Horses can contract COVID and have no protection from the virus. We require that you don't visit our farm if you or someone you've been in close contact with is experiencing flu-like symptoms or has tested positive for COVID within the past 10 days.

Come learn & grow with miniature horses