An Exact Change Collaborative Event:  Hosted by Pocket Your Change 

Spend a day slowing down, quieting the noise, and learning to listen to animals in a new way. In this small-group workshop, you’ll explore the foundations of intuitive animal communication: how to settle your mind, open your awareness, and notice the subtle impressions animals share with us all the time. Through guided practice, partner exercises, and time with the animals at Laughing Stock Farm, you’ll build confidence in what you sense and learn to trust it.

Whether you’re simply curious, a lifelong animal lover, or someone who already has a sense of just knowing what an animal is feeling, this day offers a welcoming, grounded space to explore. No prior experience is needed.

This workshop is led by Diane Jackson, an animal communicator and energetic healing facilitator. She’s joined by co-facilitator Jennifer Swanson, Equine Facilitated Learning Practitioner and host at Laughing Stock Farm. Together, they blend teaching, practice, and the opportunity to experience a real-time connection with animals. Alongside a small circle of fellow animal lovers, you’ll discover what’s possible when you listen with both your head and your heart.

In this workshop, you’ll:

1. Learn the essentials of animal communication, including the role of curiosity, imagination, and integrity.
2. Practice receiving intuitive information through all your senses and discover which come most naturally to you.
3. Recognize how your own filters and beliefs can shape what you receive.
4. Learn techniques to check in on an animal’s physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
5. Leave with next steps for continuing your own practice.

About Your Facilitators

Diane Jackson is an animal communicator and energetic healing facilitator who has devoted her life to understanding and supporting animals. Her lifelong horse experience spans riding, teaching, training, and competition. She combines animal communication with a range of energy-healing practices, including Healing Touch for Animals, LaHoChi, Reiki (Master level), and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). With a master’s degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology and a minor in Psychology, Diane brings a deep understanding of how communication works to everything she does. Today, she helps people create deeper, heart-to-heart connections with their animals. Learn more at animalmessengers.com.

Jennifer Swanson, MD, ACC is the owner of Laughing Stock Farm, the home she shares with her animal family and our setting for the day. Fascinated since childhood by the ways people and animals communicate without words, she carried that curiosity through more than three decades in medicine and healthcare leadership, a career that also sparked her interest in forms of healing outside traditional medicine. She completed the three-year program of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and has explored Reiki and animal communication. An ICF-credentialed coach, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and Equine-Facilitated Learning practitioner, Jennifer brings a coach’s eye to the day, helping participants put what they learn into practice. Learn more at pocketyourchange.com

Investment
$149 per person, Early Bird pricing through October 9, 2026. Beginning October 10, the investment is $169 per person.
Your registration includes all guided activities and practice sessions.
This experience is intentionally limited to 12 participants (minimum of 6) to allow for meaningful practice, connection, and individual attention.

Sign Up with a Friend Bonus
Animals know the value of a good companion. Register with a friend, and you’ll each receive a complimentary private 30-minute animal communication coaching session with Diane after the workshop to keep honing your skills. (List your friend in the notes/comment section at checkout.)

Before You Arrive
Please bring printed photos of several animals you know well, along with specific questions for communication with each animal.  You’ll use these during partner practice sessions. Bring a journal and pen for notes. Lunch is not provided. Please bring your own lunch; we’ll take a midday break together.  We will also provide snacks and assorted drinks. 

What to Expect
The day blends guided instruction, reflection, partner practice, and time with the animals and in nature on the farm. All animal interaction is ground-based; no horseback riding is involved.
The day is held rain or shine and takes place primarily in The Hay Loft (retreat space), with options to spend time outside at various locations around the farm, located in Durham, NC.

Physical Considerations
The day includes time both indoors and outdoors, with light movement between spaces. Participants should be comfortable navigating a flight of stairs and walking up to a mile over uneven terrain.  Closed-toe shoes are required, and layered clothing is recommended to stay comfortable throughout the day.

Because this experience is intentionally small, we ask that you review our cancellation and refund policy prior to registering: [Cancel/Refund Policy]

About the Exact Change Collaborative
The Exact Change Collaborative is Pocket Your Change’s home for guest-led experiences at Laughing Stock Farm. We partner with practitioners whose work we admire to offer small-group days that invite curiosity, connection, and the kind of shift you came looking for.