Standing in the Presence of Freedom
Come as you are. Leave as more of yourself.
Yin Yoga every Wednesday at 7 PM ET on Zoom
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Yin Yoga every Wednesday at 7 PM ET on Zoom 〰️
Grounded in both ancient ways of knowing and contemporary understanding of the nervous system, this work supports a movement from fragmentation toward wholeness—not through force, but through steady, embodied remembering.
It is both deeply physical and attuned to the subtle field through which life organizes itself—where patterns shift, coherence emerges, and change becomes possible.
This work is held with care, clarity, and grounded presence.
Emily Peterson, known as RiverStar, offers trauma-aware, relational healing rooted in shamanic practice, nervous system regulation, embodied presence, and deep listening.
Her work centers on restoring right relationship—within ourselves, with animals, and with the living earth.
Working with individuals, horses, and groups, she creates spaces where people can slow down, come back into their bodies, and experience a more coherent, connected, and alive way of being.
“Emily is a true shaman with immense love and power and responsibility.”
—Sarita Sol
How You Can Work With Me
Work One to One
Individual sessions support nervous system regulation, healing, and embodied presence.
Through shamanic healing, breathwork, and somatic awareness, this work helps restore coherence within the body and bring clarity to patterns of stress, disconnection, or overwhelm.
Animal Healing
Healing sessions for horses and animals that honor their sovereignty and lived experience.
This work supports animals in releasing stress, restoring balance, and being met as sentient beings—not as tools, labor, or therapy.
Retreats & Programs
Group experiences explore relational healing with body, soul, land, and often horses.
Participants are guided into presence, coherence, and non-dominant relationship—where meaningful change arises through direct experience rather than effort or performance.
11 Gates of the Fire Horse
Ritual and reflection for standing in truth and walking forward in life.
Shed. Stand. Walk.
There are moments in life when we are asked to shed old skin, stand more fully in who we are, and move forward with courage.
The Eleven Gates of the Fire Horse is a small ritual booklet designed to guide you through such a threshold.
Born from months of journeying, grief work following the loss of my mother, preparation for the Fire Horse Immersive retreat, and shamanic practice, this booklet offers a series of eleven gates each with a practice: reflections, ritual invitations, and questions for contemplation. The gates can be explored in order or opened intuitively, like a small oracle for the year ahead.
Rooted in respect for the Fire Horse of Chinese astrology and interpreted through a shamanic and embodied lens, this work invites you to listen deeply to your body, to the earth, and to the truth that is asking to emerge in your life. The Fire Horse isn't a label for a year, it's a consciousness and a choice to walk embodied that will continue on after the year concludes.
Inside you will find:
• A Prelude ritual with the medicine of the Snake
• Eleven initiatory gates for reflection and practice
• A Fire Horse transmission and ritual
• A language of the work glossary to support your journey
This booklet is not about fixing yourself or chasing certainty.
It is about standing in your truth, attuning to the field of life, and walking forward with presence.
If you feel yourself at a threshold…
if something in your life is asking to be shed, claimed, or lived more fully…
The gates are open.
You will receive a link to your download. The link is good for 24 hours.
Not just a year, the Fire Horse is a consciousness. This is a ritual, reflective guide for standing in her energy and embodying it in your life.
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