Private equine-guided development sessions are available for:
- Stress reduction and emotional self-regulation
- Improving communication and leadership skills
- Interspecies spiritual exploration
Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. by appointment
Some weekend days available.
Sessions are held at
Webb Ranch, Portola Valley, CA
FALL 2024
Stanford Medical Tai Chi
Wednesdays, September 25th — December 4th
4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Stanford Campus
Palo Alto, CA
Tai chi (taiji) is a recognized form of integrative
and complementary medicine. This class promotes health and well-being
by teaching how to decrease stress, depression, and anxiety through
the practice of moving meditation. The course also includes a journal
club segment to study the peer-reviewed research on the health benefits of tai chi and qigong.
Registration opens Monday, August 12, 6 p.m..
Credit: 1 unit for Stanford students.
FREE for Stanford employees, faculty, staff, and community members.
SPRING 2025
Stanford Medicine and Horsemanship —
A Communication Model for the Doctor-Patient Relationship
(Tentative for Sundays April 27th – May 4th.)
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Portola Valley, CA
Medicine
and Horsemanship is a medical school elective for healthcare students, physicians, nurses, and
other
patient care providers from Stanford and outlying areas. Learn effective communication, team work,
leadership & followership, and self-care skills with magnificent, gentle horses. Business, law, and
engineering students have also attended and are welcome.
See Medicine & Horsemanship Program
Page for
additional information.
Limit: 12 participants
$250 for non-Stanford students
$400 for healthcare professionals
Credit: 1 unit for students
Stanford Medical Tai Chi
Wednesdays, April 2nd — June 4th
4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Stanford Campus
Palo Alto, CA
Tai chi (taiji) is a recognized form of integrative
and complementary medicine. This class promotes health and well-being
by teaching how to decrease stress, depression, and anxiety through
the practice of moving meditation. The course also includes a journal
club segment to study the peer-reviewed research on the health benefits of tai chi and qigong.
Registration opens Thursday, March 6, 5:30 p.m.
Credit: 1 unit for Stanford students.
FREE for Stanford employees, faculty, staff, and community members.