Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy
What is it?
* Specially designed on-the-ground activities with horses (no riding)
* An experiential therapy in which you learn by doing or experiencing.
* Engaging with horses through awareness of body, emotion and intention
* Horses act as co-therapists by reflecting back or mirroring what we are bringing to the relationship with them
*An opportunity to practice new behaviours, attitudes and approaches 'in the moment'.
What are the Potential Benefits?
*increased awareness of non verbal communication strategies, such as body language, attitudes, and behaviours
*increase in self-esteem and self-confidence
*decrease in anxiety
*cultivation of mindful presence and stillness
*connection with intuition and inner knowledge
*development of healthy boundaries
*development of new patterns of relating to self and others
* Specially designed on-the-ground activities with horses (no riding)
* An experiential therapy in which you learn by doing or experiencing.
* Engaging with horses through awareness of body, emotion and intention
* Horses act as co-therapists by reflecting back or mirroring what we are bringing to the relationship with them
*An opportunity to practice new behaviours, attitudes and approaches 'in the moment'.
What are the Potential Benefits?
*increased awareness of non verbal communication strategies, such as body language, attitudes, and behaviours
*increase in self-esteem and self-confidence
*decrease in anxiety
*cultivation of mindful presence and stillness
*connection with intuition and inner knowledge
*development of healthy boundaries
*development of new patterns of relating to self and others
