By Colleen DeRango, MA, LISAC, SEP, Co-Facilitator of Equine Workshops
In my most quiet moments of reflection, I often recall what one client said in one of her somatic equine sessions:
"Nothing reduces my anxiety from a 9 to a 3 faster than being with a horse."
I don't know why this is, but I do know that it is my daily experience around these sacred beings who have blessed my life. In this world of addiction, trauma, and mood disorder treatment, we often spend time looking through the lens of pathology; whereas, in the presence of a horse, we seem to quite often be looking through the lens of authenticity. Horses somehow help us return to the truth of who we really are.
Horses can also often help us find a subtle, gentle, whole, connected sense of being. Being with another being. Being seen, being understood, being accepted it is deeper than the sensation of love. It is perhaps presence in communion.
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In my most quiet moments of reflection, I often recall what one client said in one of her somatic equine sessions:
"Nothing reduces my anxiety from a 9 to a 3 faster than being with a horse."
I don't know why this is, but I do know that it is my daily experience around these sacred beings who have blessed my life. In this world of addiction, trauma, and mood disorder treatment, we often spend time looking through the lens of pathology; whereas, in the presence of a horse, we seem to quite often be looking through the lens of authenticity. Horses somehow help us return to the truth of who we really are.
Horses can also often help us find a subtle, gentle, whole, connected sense of being. Being with another being. Being seen, being understood, being accepted it is deeper than the sensation of love. It is perhaps presence in communion.
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You can experience the gentle light of acceptance too, by attending one of our Spirit Equine Workshops. The Spirit workshop has a 5-day and a 3-day option. The next 5-day workshops will be offered on Sept. 7-11 and November 2-6. The next 3-day workshops are October 2-4 and Dec. 4-6. Register today as spaces are limited. Call 800-244-4949 for more information.Source Link: http://bit.ly/1JxxsRG
