The equine-led growth and healing work that we do here involves gentle, mutually-respectful interactions with horses from the ground - there is no riding involved, and you do not need any previous horse experience. Through exploring being in relationship with the horse, we build awareness of our patterns of thought, emotion and action, and practice new, more self-loving, conscious, and empowered ways of relating to ourselves and others.

The model I work with combines my training in body-based coaching and learning through the Academy for Coaching with Horses, the principles and practices of Non-Violent Communication - adapted for working with horses - and Sarah Peyton's work on the power of resonant empathy to rewire our brains and nervous systems, restoring self-love and well-being. It's a simple, powerful, trauma-informed approach that can support a wide range of growth and healing processes, including:

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• healing self-hate, anxiety and depression

• learning how to feel safe, grounded, and at home in your body and in life

• learning how to have a good relationship with your emotions

• building confidence and self-esteem

• developing healthier relationship dynamics - for example, learning to trust, set healthy boundaries, acknowledge and ask for what you need, and hear "no" without shutting down

• developing communication, conflict resolution and leadership skills; and

• grief and major life transitions.

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As an integrative approach that connects the body, the emotions, and the mind, this work truly changes us. Simultaneously gentle and profound, it acknowledges and heals layers of wounding and conditioning, and allows your authentic self - or what some would call your soul - to direct your life.