The Experiences

Experience healing through food, horses, sound, and personal renewal.

Food Healing

Food is memory. It is medicine. It is relationship. Across this weekend, you will not simply eat—you will learn. Both mornings begin with hearty Navajo breakfasts prepared by women who carry these recipes across generations: blue corn mush that grounds, blue corn tortillas that sustain, and coffee infused with fresh sage and mint gathered that morning from the land. Saturday evening, the kitchen becomes a classroom. Twila Cassadore joins us—an Apache food keeper whose life's work is reviving traditional foods and healing practices. For 25 years, Twila has interviewed elders, led foraging trips, and documented over 200 traditional Apache edible plants. Her story is featured in the documentary Gather and on Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi. With her own hands, she guides you in preparing an Ancestral Kitchen dinner using ingredients sourced from local farms and foraged from the ranch itself. For those who arrive Friday, an optional herb gathering lets you walk the land, identify wild sage and mint, and gather what will appear in weekend meals. By the time you leave, you will understand that food is not something you consume. It is something you receive.

Horse Healing

Horses have lived beside people for thousands of years. If you are anxious, they feel it. If you are present, they feel that too. They are mirrors with hooves—reflecting back exactly what you bring into their field. Tom Chee, a traditional Diné horseman, has worked with horses his entire life. A language carrier and cultural leader, Tom and our team share the old ways of relating to horses—not as tools, but as relatives. Across two sessions, they guide you into ground-based connection with the herd. You will learn to read horse language, to breathe together, to notice what shifts when you simply stand in presence. With their supervision, you will have individual moments with a horse, receiving whatever they mirror back—and it will be honest. On Sunday morning, Tom demonstrates with two horses: one carrying trauma, one with wild energy. You will watch as he meets each horse exactly where they are—building trust, reading body language, offering presence. What horses teach cannot be spoken. It can only be felt.

The oldest healing technologies are the ones you carry with you: breath, sound, movement. They require your presence, and they settle everything. Saturday morning opens with a guided meditation by the creek and horses. Crystal bowl sound healing fills the space as you arrive in your body, setting the nervous system for the days ahead. You will learn the breath techniques passed down through generations that lowers heart rate and reduces cortisol in under two minutes. An expert coachs guide much of this work. They brings profound healing and closure to those seeking comfort. A sound healing coach leads crystal alchemy bowls and the healing resonance of their voice. With the gorgeous location, we will also have Qigong by the stream—grounded, powerful movement with the herd grazing nearby creating the ultimate presence.

Opening circle. One word. A thread woven through everything.After the horses, journaling: What did they reflect? What am I carrying? What wants to emerge?

Saturday afternoon brings the Ancestral Wisdom session. Stone Breath—the foundational practice passed from our co-founder Tony's great-great-grandfather. Storytelling that reveals where we accumulate, where we snatch gifts back, where we run from help. Then the Ancestral Circle exercise increases our wisdom and calm. Life alignment follows—defining success on your terms, discovering your true clan, learning daily practices: Ada's positivity: the three greetings that increases goal achievement by 47%. Then a walk to the creek. Release. Receive. Water only flows. Tony guides this work—Diné and Lithuanian, raised by his grandmother Masan, author of the Ancestral Watch Series, co-founder of Twin Vision. Twenty-five years helping leaders find clarity.

SOUND, BREATH & MOVEMENT — GROUNDED PRACTICES

ANCESTRAL WISDOM & PERSONAL RENEWAL

The Circle of Guides

Masters of Their Craft

Tony Skrelūnas — co-creator of Twin Vision, author of the Ancestral Watch series. His work bridges ancient wisdom and modern leadership—a path shaped by his Lithuanian and Navajo heritage and decades of guiding leaders at the highest levels. He holds an MBA and is a PhD candidate in sustainable development, researching how ancestral intelligence becomes contemporary wellness technology. For twenty‑five years he has walked between boardrooms and campfires, helping leaders stop performing and start living. At The Roots & Return, he leads the Ancestral Wisdom Council and success coaching sessions, offering practices that translate timeless wisdom into daily life.

Diana Munger — Doctor of Physical Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP™), and 20‑year veteran of working with complex conditions. Diana doesn’t just lead yoga; she helps you listen to your body’s subtle language. Her gentle, unhurried presence by the creek sets the tone for the entire weekend.

Tom Chee (Diné) — A legendary horseman who has trained some of the finest cowboys in the region, hosts a weekly radio show on the Navajo Nation, and taught the Navajo language for decades. Tom shares the old ways of relating to horses—not as tools, but as relatives. His wisdom is the cornerstone of our Horse Wisdom Immersion.

Twila Cassadore (Apache) — For 25 years, Twila has revived traditional Apache foods and healing practices. Her story appears in the documentary Gather and on Taste the Nation. She’ll lead the Saturday Ancestral Kitchen dinner, where you’ll cook together, learn, heal, and feast.

Nichole Stinger — Sound healer and vocalist. Nichole weaves crystal singing bowls, breathwork, and vocal toning into immersive journeys. She’ll be with us throughout—ambient sound during horse work, restorative sound journeys, and extended sound healing sessions that let you settle deeply.

Denise Masayesva (Hopi) — Nonprofit leader, community advocate, and keeper of Hopi creative traditions. Denise will guide the Saturday afternoon writing workshop, using Hopi perspectives on reflection and expression to help you integrate what arises.

Missy, Henry, Bruce (Navajo) — A family whose recipes carry generations. They prepare the hearty, health‑focused breakfasts and lunches, now weaving in Mediterranean principles to support longevity and clarity.

Local Owners of TLC Ranch — The stewards of this land will lead the “Meet the Herd” session, sharing the stories of the horses and animals, the history of the property, and their commitment to creating a healing space.Write your text here...