Euthanasia / End-of-Life Care
Led by Love: Healing Grief After Animal Loss
Who Is This Workshop Right For?
This workshop is created for anyone grieving the loss of a beloved animal. Participants may include people navigating loss in their personal lives, professional roles, or both. Regardless of circumstance, this workshop honors the emotional significance of these relationships and the impact their loss can have.
All About This Workshop
Led by experienced, licensed therapists, this multi-day, experiential therapy workshop is integrated with horses to support individuals navigating grief related to animal loss. The workshop includes guided interactions with horses, structured reflection, and facilitated group experiences that create space to explore grief in a thoughtful, supported way.
Grief after the loss of an animal is often complex and deeply personal. It can carry love, responsibility, doubt, sadness, and unanswered questions. When this kind of grief goes unacknowledged, it can feel isolating. This workshop offers a compassionate environment where animal loss is recognized as meaningful and worthy of care.
This workshop supports individuals navigating a wide range of animal-loss experiences, including:
- Natural passing
- Euthanasia, including medical or behavioral decisions
- Rehoming
- Missing or lost animals
- For animal caregivers, loss related to animal relocations and transfers
Cost
Workshop pricing includes meals, evening activities, and Brain Center and gym access. We also offer several on-site lodging options.
(NOTE: Most workshops are eligible for reimbursement through most insurance plans.)
Registration
Workshops fill up quickly, so we encourage planning ahead. Register at RioRetreatCenter.com.
Schedule
Workshop groups run Monday through Friday from approximately 8:30 am to 4 pm, with evening activities provided after dinner.
More Info
For additional details, scan the QR code or visit us online at RioRetreatCenter.com.
RioRetreatCenter.com | For more information or to register, call 833-749-4891
Rio Retreat Center’s transformative intensive workshops have been designed by mental health experts and are facilitated by licensed, master’s-level therapists and certified professionals. Our workshops are perfect for those who are new in recovery, are stable in recovery and want to deepen their experience, or simply anyone looking for a source of renewal. Participants work on sensitive issues in a concentrated format, allowing them to enhance their journey by gaining insight into unhealthy, embroiled patterns and practicing new relational skills within a safe environment.
Transportation
Ground transportation to Rio Retreat Center is available from and to the Phoenix airport with three convenient shuttle service pickup times for those staying on campus. Details will be sent with your confirmation email upon completion of the registration process.
Amenities
Workshop participants enjoy three healthy meals a day prepared at our facility and included in the registration cost. Additional complimentary activities may include:
- Expressive arts
- Challenge courses
- Acupuncture
- Workout facility
- 12-Step meetings
- Pool (seasonal)
- Yoga
- Brain Center
- Tai Chi
- Labyrinth
- Equine experiential
- Live music
Lodging
Our on-site rooms are available on a first-come, firstserved basis and are simply appointed and designed to be conducive to the healing and recovery process.
Estancia
Double occupancy with queen-size beds.
Bunkhouse
Double occupancy with full-size beds.
Hacienda
Single occupancy with one queen-size bed for those who prefer a bit more space and privacy.
Cancellation Policy
We rely on an accurate attendance count to make the necessary arrangements for this training. If a cancellation occurs 14 or more days prior to the start of the training, a full refund, less a $600 administrative fee, will be issued. Cancellations less than 14 days before the beginning date of the training are nonrefundable. If you need to cancel your registration, please contact our Admissions Department at 833-749-4891 as soon as possible.
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