Our Mission is to facilitate personal, professional, spiritual growth and healing through experiential learning in partnership with horses
Horses are majestic beings who can ground us in the depths of our spiritual essence and teach us how to find our way back to what is authentic and true within our own lives and in community with others.
Why Horses?
Horses live in a highly structured social group. As animals of
prey, horses depend on their herd for survival and have cultivated a profound
sensitivity to those around them in order to be alert to danger. Horses
use their whole body to sense and interpret their environment.
They respond to
both positive and negative changes in posture, stance, and breathing to other
herd members- horse and human alike. Therefore, horses provide constant
feedback with their body and behavior. Horses get noticeably uncomfortable with
the slightest incongruity of emotion and intention,yet calm down the moment
the emotion is acknowledged.
At the same time, they are exceedingly patient and
forgiving. Horses are facilitators in the work of human development and teachers
in the art of living authentically. They do not hold on to what happened
yesterday or even five minutes ago. They
respond honestly in the moment and then go back to grazing
Horses are consummate teachers of basic life
skills and living authenticity.
They mirror our thoughts, emotions, and actions.
Interactions with horses model human transactions
in businesses,
communities and families
Horses are compassionate leaders.
They are highly sensitive to the body language of
other herd members.
They rely on their instincts to communicate
clearly.
They respond honestly in the present without
judging and holding
on to the past.
Deep and profound healing is possible just by
being in their presence.
“As
I walked into the round pen, I felt as if I was a toddler walking
towards pure
love. All at once my heart opened and the pain I
been carrying seemed to dissolve.” LB, Arizona
“I
had not been able to walk longer than 20 minuets due to physical
illness yet
when I was in Persia's
presence 2 hours went by and I
felt energized. My shoulder did not have any pain.” RH, Texas
“Looking
into the eyes of a powerful being, I felt totally accepted for
the first time
in my life.” MB, Maine
What is Equine Experiential Learning?
Equine Experiential Learning expands
human potential.
It works through the process of interacting with
horses.
Horses guide you though reflective non-riding
activities to reach greater awareness of your
unconscious
thoughts, feeling, and behaviors.
Specially designed non riding activities deepen
your awareness.
You will become aware of personal issues, core
feelings,and areas of
bodily tension that inhibit your ability to reach your
true potential.
The horses and qualified facilitators teach
you how to make powerful choices based on awareness instead of habitual
patterns.
By recognizing and
moving beyond coping strategies you will develop
an experience of life based on
compassion, vitality, creativity and
fulfillment.
Recognizing and addressing emotional patterns
opens opportunities for
more fulfilling and authentic relationships.
By being more aware of
choices you are able to hold a compassionate
space with yourself and others
even in the midst of challenge.
These experiences become the bases of
partnership for horses and humans and have applications in areas of :
Personal relationships
Parenting.
Career
True
partnership requires mutual understanding and respect.
Sessions take place out doors and offer a unique connection
to
nature and its rhythms.
They transport you out of your daily routines
and habits.
It's a great opportunity
to experience being more natural or
authentic in your life,
Each session may be very
different from the one before.
Workshops and sessions
provide an experience of sharing an unspoken
language and respect in a safe environment..
No previous horse
experience is necessary.
What you will learn:
Private sessions and 1-2 day workshops provide a safe
and inviting environment to deepen and develop personal, professional, and spiritual presence.
You will learn how to take new
tools and expanded self-awareness back into your life, family, relationships,
and community. You will learn how to be more authentic, set healthy boundaries,
and actually live from a larger perspective of who you are and what’s possible
for yo
PERSONAL PRESENCE
Understand and use the messages behind
your emotions.
Become aware of your physical signals
as information.
Develop your own authentic expression.
Heal and integrate habitual ineffective
patterns.
Expand and develop healthy relationships.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE
Learn authentic communication.
Get in touch with a deeper motivation and
commitment.
Develop healthy options for stress
management.
Maintain and express respectful
boundaries.
Explore effective leadership
SPIRITUAL PRESENCE
Enjoy a sense of peace and calm.
Discover mindfulness and a sense of
aliveness.
Experience a deep and pure connection
with another being.
Practice safe and loving interchanges.
Feel the profound and gentle power of
your spirit within.
Find your own inner strength and inner
wisdom.
Who Can Benefit?
Anyone who is interested in
personal growth and learning can benefit from this powerful work: people who have never been near
a horse before as well as novice riders and .horse professionals,
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