Who we are

Hi there! I'm Tracey Ann Bergrud, a lifelong horsewoman who has been walking a path with the horse—both on the earthly and spiritual planes—for as long as I can remember. I grew up on my family’s horse boarding facility, where I was lucky enough to spend my childhood immersed in the presence of these incredible beings. Much of my youth was spent exploring the thick, mysterious woods behind our home—hours upon hours of wandering and wondering beneath the trees.

Everything changed for me in the early '90s, when I was just ten years old. I contracted a severe case of neuroborreliosis (neurological Lyme disease), which I believe came as a message from the consciousness of the Land itself. It was one of those moments where the line between gift and burden becomes blurred. While the illness brought great challenges, it also opened a door. Through my healing journey, I came to see Nature as a living, conscious force—wisdom delivered through the strange and powerful way of the spirochete.

In time, I began weaving together the insights I received from Nature and the technology of the Horse to create a pathway for others—one that invites deep exploration, healing, and reconnection. My work encourages self-reflection and a return to the holistic ecosystem that is both the Earth and the body. It’s about reclaiming vitality, remembering our birthright, and realigning with our own inner truth through interconnectedness.

Today, I live in Boulder, Colorado, a place that continues to offer me profound, sovereign wisdom from the Land. I also remain deeply connected to the Earth in Montana and across much of western North America. As I continue to explore my place in the natural world—and within my own body—I’m opening to deeper relationships with the animal realm, especially with non-verbal, sentient beings, on a level of infinite energy.

I’m a certified equine and canine massage therapist, a visionary equine craniosacral therapist, a somatic practitioner, and a forever student of energy, beauty, and the many layers of grief.

“To fully heal is to return to the natural placement in the Earth’s ecosystem. To see our edges of personal development and evolution we can rely on the innate, reflective technology of the horse.”

And I’m Olive Evans—a somatic energy practitioner, embodiment guide, and yoga instructor with a focus on transpersonal psychology and intuitive healing. For over two decades, I’ve been on a path of formal study and personal exploration, holding certifications in Hatha Yoga, Tibetan Buddhism, Reiki, and Trauma-Informed Care. My work blends energetic alignment with movement to support a deeply embodied approach to healing and transformation.

I’ve always felt a deep calling to support and uplift women—no matter where they are on their journey. My mission is to help them remember and reclaim the golden fire within. I believe that when a woman reconnects with her energy, presence, and intuitive knowing, she not only transforms herself, but that strength radiates outward—touching her family, community, and the greater world.

My work is grounded in:

Deep awareness and expanded states of consciousness—natural experiences that offer clarity and connection

Somatic energy practice and intuitive guidance—helping women move through burnout, stress, and self-doubt

Community and shared wisdom—creating spaces where transformation can unfold in connection

Integration into daily life—supporting clients in embodying intuition and purpose in ways that go beyond traditional self-improvement

What started as my own journey of healing and self-discovery has grown into a practice devoted to helping others reconnect with their innate wisdom and highest potential.

I live in Atlanta with my daughters and my partner—an artist and gardener—on a sanctuary of a home surrounded by gardens. It’s a space where presence, simplicity, and beauty are daily intentions (met with varying degrees of success). Much like my work, our home holds space for all of life’s moments—the messy and the magical—welcoming them with awareness, grace, and the occasional deep breath.

WHAT IS

THE RETURN™

The Return™ is a time to connect to a pure and balanced, mostly untouched and ancient ecosystem that is the 9,000+ acres of the B-Bar Ranch outside of Emigrant, Montana in the beautiful and sprawling valley. This connection to a pristine nature source allows the body to somatically understand (through felt sensation, not solely the mind) what true balance and untouched Natural Intelligence is. The harmony of a healthy ecosystem has the capability to resonate with those that are open and allowing of this energy to reflect your truest nature and balance your vitality.

Throughout our time on the ranch, we will surrender into the felt sense of embodiment to connect with your Self metaphorically woven into the intelligence of Nature through our body | the earth, while opening our understanding of the sentience of animals – specifically horses. This reconnected channel promotes a deeper purpose in yourself and ignites interconnection to ALL through the reintegration into Nature’s balanced and diverse/ full spectrum ecosystems and superior intelligence. 

We will enter the wild, your Wildness, your Birthright to be connected to ALL.

The Return™ is about immersing in Nature, so we will continue on, rain or shine. If there happens to be an unhealthy amount of smoke from wildfires, we will respect the horses' health by not riding them.

These practices are synonymous with everyday life as well as within larger themes of personal investigation, as a new and potentially powerful way of relating which advances your experience of life to a place of greater fulfillment, connection, and wellbeing.

Those who participate are choosing to engage with sensations that arise in life and within themselves on a more intimate level to promote a purposeful and long lasting, and needed, orientation to themselves and life as a whole. We will not be tapping out of or taking a break from life but instead making a conscious choice to tap into what arises to create intimacy with these sensations while being supported by the purity of the natural, living land and the sentience of a creature that has been so dedicated to the growth and evolution of human existence and the human psyche, the Horse.

Contact us

Interested in joining us for The Return™, but want to learn more first? Get in touch with us. We can’t wait to hear from you!