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EHSE Practitioner Directory

This professional directory can help you locate a Certified (C.EHSE) or Student (EHSE) Equine Hanna Somatics Educator - everyone listed on this page is a student or graduate of the EHS Professional Training Program at The Novato Institute, conducted by Eleanor Criswell Hanna, creator of Equine Hanna Somatics® (EHS) & Canine Hanna Somatics® (CHS).

Certified EHS Educators in the USA

Eleanor Criswell Hanna Ed.D ⭐

Eleanor Criswell Hanna Ed.D ⭐

Eleanor Criswell Hanna Ed.D ⭐

Eleanor Criswell Hanna, Equine Hanna Somatics, Novato Institute, Somatic Yoga

Director of the Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training & Co-Creator of Hanna Somatics

Creator of Equine & Canine Hanna Somatics

📞 (415) 897-0336

✉️ info@somaticsed.com

🌐 www.somaticsed.com

📍 Novato, California - USA

Alissa Mayer EHSE-C ⭐

Eleanor Criswell Hanna Ed.D ⭐

Eleanor Criswell Hanna Ed.D ⭐

A Somatic Approach to Horsemanship

 Certified EHSE, HSE & Founder of the AEHSE

Co-Instructor of the EHS Professional Training Program

Works with: 🐎orses, dogs & humans

✉️ alissa@equinehannasomatics.org

🌐 www.alissamayer.com

📍 Oakridge, Oregon - USA

Barbara Chasteen

Barbara Chasteen

Barbara Chasteen

 Common Ground Between Horse & Human

Certified EHS Educator

✉️ equiline@sonic.net

📍Applegate, Oregon - USA

Barbara Hadley

Barbara Chasteen

Barbara Chasteen

Barbara Hadley, Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioner

 Certified EHS Educator


📞 (707) 889-1611

✉️ Barbara_hadley@att.net

📍 Sebastopol, California - USA

Denise Sousa

Barbara Chasteen

Elise & Thomas McMasters

Denise Sousa, Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioner, Equinology Equine Bodywork

Full Circle Equine Bodywork

 Certified EHS Educator

📞 (707) 953-8106

✉️ dasousa@yahoo.com

📍 Santa Rosa, California - USA

Elise & Thomas McMasters

Elise & Thomas McMasters

Elise & Thomas McMasters

Elise McMasters, Thomas McMasters, Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioners at Integrative Soma

Integrative Somatic Animal Therapies

 Certified EHS Educators, CHSEs

📞 (805) 674-2202

✉️ elise.mcmasters@gmail.com

📍 Central Coast, California - USA

Gloria Hester

Elise & Thomas McMasters

Gloria Hester

Gloria Hester, Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioner, SEVA Somatic Education for Animals

Yogic Wisdom for Horse & Human

 Certified EHS Educator, CHSE

📞 (256) 506-7074 

✉️ gloriahester@gmail.com

📍 Tucson, Arizona - USA

Kathy Kerber

Elise & Thomas McMasters

Gloria Hester

Holland Somatics

 Certified EHS Educator, CHSE

✉️ kathy@hollandsomatics.com

📍Holland, Michigan - USA

Kathy Sparling ⭐

Lili Wren C.EHSE ⭐

Lili Wren C.EHSE ⭐

Windhorse Ranch

 Certified EHS Educator

Charter Member 

📞 (707) 291-4246

✉️ sparkle1@pacbell.net

🌐 www.windhorseranch.net

📍 Sebastopol, California - USA

Lili Wren C.EHSE ⭐

Lili Wren C.EHSE ⭐

Lili Wren C.EHSE ⭐

Lili Wren, Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioner

  Equine Wellness Training & Barefoot Trimming

Certified EHS Educator

📞 (415) 254-8604

✉️ liliwren@gmail.com

📍 SF Bay Area, California, USA

Makenzie Cummings

Lili Wren C.EHSE ⭐

Makenzie Cummings

Makenzie Cummings, Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioner

 Certified EHS Educator


📞 (760) 458-0691

✉️ makshorses@cox.net

📍Sebastopol, California - USA

Michele Morrow ⭐

Michele Morrow ⭐

Makenzie Cummings

Michele Grace Morrow Animal Communication Equine Hanna Somatics Educator

Michele Grace Morrow Animal Communication

 Certified EHS Educator

📞 (805) 570-5121

✉️ msgrace1@hotmail.com 

📍Santa Barbara, California - USA

Mikki Fallow

Michele Morrow ⭐

Mikki Fallow

Dragonbalance Equine Bodywork

 Certified EHS Educator

📞 (207) 479-6226 

✉️ mikki.fallow@gmail.com

📍Pembroke, Georgia - USA

Certified EHS Educators Outside the USA

Michelle Wilson

Phyllis Victory

Phyllis Victory

Balanced Body Therapy & Equus Physio

 Certified EHS Educator

📞 (403) 998-9069 

✉️ mmwilson09@gmail.com

📍 Calgary, Alberta - CANADA

Phyllis Victory

Phyllis Victory

Phyllis Victory

 Certified EHS Educator

📞 (250) 335-0197

✉️ phyllis.victory@gmail.com

📍 Vancouver, BC - CANADA

Dr. Veronica Sinz

Phyllis Victory

Dr. Veronica Sinz

Tierärztliche Praxis Lichtenmoor

 Certified EHS Educator, DVM

📞 O15115533847

✉️  info@gestuet-lichtenmoor.de

📍 Lichtenmoor, Niedersachsen GERMANY

EHS Practitioners-in-Training

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Naydra Kiawe - CA, USA




Students who are also members of the AEHSE are listed in bold.


Certified EHSEs who are active members of the AEHSE have a ⭐ after their name.


All students and graduates of the EHS Professional Training Program have agreed to abide by the EHS Code of Ethics.

Level 2

Level 3

Level 3

Janet Kaylo - GA, USA

Danny Burke - LA, USA

Trish Hechter - MD, USA

Heather Harrar - SC, USA

Kate Ballew - WA, USA

Rebecca Peltonen - WI, USA

Becky Sherwood - Canada

Judith Piggot - Scotland 

Christine Rabie - South Africa 

Ilse Kemp - UK 

Level 1

Level 3

Level 1

Alison Scola - CA, USA

Ann Adams - CA, USA 

Cenize Rodriguez - CA, USA

Dianne Adel - CA, USA

Dyanne Howley - CA, USA

Jona Scovill - CA, USA

Mary Poxon - CA, USA

Meredith Crawford - CA, USA

Monica Bennet - CA, USA

Natalie D'onofrio - CA, USA

Patricia Bowen - CA, USA

Ruby Moskow - CA, USA

Sara Soltau, CA, USA

Shannon Riley - CA, USA

Stephanie Johnson - CA, USA

Carin Bassett - CO, USA

Hayley Josephs - CO, USA

Kari O'Brien - CT, USA

Jane Thomas - IL, USA

Hanna Conquest - MA, USA

Beth Gillespie - MD, USA

Carissa Cooper - MD, USA

Alex Eaton - MI, USA

Miriam Zumstein - MI, USA

Grace Ostien - MN, USA

Heather Fay - MT, USA

Christina Patterson-Jones - NC

Jamie Klements - OH, USA

Trixie Delisle - TX, USA

Chelsea Ward - WA, USA

Sandi Burke - Australia

Alison Zeidler - Yukon, Canada

jAN Brooks - Ontario, Canada

 Nenagh McCutchen - Canada Shannon Bestwick Chase - Canada 

Anette Jung - Germany

Fabiana Rusch - Germany

Iris Kleber - Germany

Katharina Hartmann - Germany Saskia von Hanstein - Germany Laura Foxcroft - South Africa

EHS Titles & Acrynyms

Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Educator or Certified EHSE or C.EHSE

Graduates of the EHS Professional Training Program at the Novato Institute. C.EHSE's may work 1-1 with clients and teach groups of horse owners/handlers the basic Somatic Exercises for horses and riders.


Equine Hanna Somatics Educator or EHSE - Students of EHS may use this title, and may practice with clients at their discretion and to their level of education/knowledge.


CHSE = Certified Hanna Somatic Educator - Has completed the 6-semester practitioner training program at the Novato Institute (working with humans).


EHSE-C - Co-Instructor of the EHS Professional Training Program at the Novato Institute.


AEHSE - The Association for Equine Hanna Somatics Education


Please note: Currently, Eleanor Criswell Hanna and The Novato Institute have not Licensed any Teachers of EHS to hold professional training courses or offer certification as Equine Hanna Somatics Educators outside of the Novato Institute.

EHS Code of Ethics

This code of ethics provides governance for three main domains of concern:


First, it specifies professional standards which allow for the proper discharge of Equine Hanna Somatics Educators' responsibilities to the clients they are serving; secondly, it protects the integrity of Equine Hanna Somatics® Education (EHS) and the professionally certified EHS Education Practitioners; and thirdly, it safeguards the interests and persons of the clients under the care of Equine Hanna Somatics® Education practitioners.


As a certified or student member of this Association, a Certified Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioner, Licensed Teacher of EHS, or as an Equine Practitioner-in-Training practicing under the limitations imposed upon pre-certified students of EHS, I agree that I will:


• Hold a sincere commitment to providing the highest quality of care to all equines and persons who seek out my professional services.


• Represent my professional qualifications accurately, including education and professional affiliations, and provide only those services which I am qualified to perform by training and experience.


• Inform the general public, clients, and other health care practitioners accurately about the scope and limitations of EHS practices.


• Acknowledge the limitations of and contraindications to the application of EHS practices, and refer clients to appropriate health professionals as needed.


• Provide EHS care only when there is a reasonable expectation that the care will be advantageous to the client.


• Maintain and improve my professional certification, knowledge, and skills through ongoing assessment of my professional strengths and weaknesses, and through continued education and training.


• Observe honesty and integrity in conducting my business and professional activities, and refuse to unjustly discriminate against clients or other ethical health professionals.


• Safeguard the confidentiality of all client information unless disclosure is authorized by the client, required by law or court order, or absolutely necessary for the protection of the public at large.


• Respect the client's right to receive care with informed and voluntary consent. The consent may be either written or verbal and will be obtained before providing any EHS care.


• Honor the client's right to refuse, request modification of, or terminate care regardless of prior consent given.


• Ensure the safety, comfort, and privacy of all clients in my provision of care.


• Exercise my right to refuse to work with an equine/person or part of the body for reasonable cause.


• Refrain, under any circumstances, from initiating or engaging in any sexual conduct, activities, or sexualizing behavior involving a client, even if the client attempts to sexualize the relationship.


• Avoid any influences, activities or interests which might conflict with my obligation to always act in the best interests of my clients or profession.


• Follow all policies, procedures, guidelines, regulations, codes, and requirements put forth by EHS and by any governmental regulatory agencies.


• Practice courteous professional relationships with EHS and allied professional colleagues.


*By entering the EHS Professional Training Program or joining the AEHSE, all members agree to abide by the EHS Code of Ethics. Failure to comply with the Code of Ethics may result in termination of membership and the forfeiture of any membership fees previously paid, and removal from this directory.

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