OUR EQUINE FACILITATED WELLNESS (EFW) PROGRAM

Facilitated by Dr. Shreyasi Brodhecker, Frank Brodhecker, RSW, & other facilitators

When we connect to the intuitive wisdom of horses, we connect to the present moment. Being with horses helps us to access our gifts for self-discovery and emotional healing. Our programs are a space where transformations occur!

  • Equine Facilitated Wellness Sessions, either therapy-focused or life skills-focused; individual and group sessions available

  • Yoga with Equines

  • Mindful Moments at the Farm

  • Horse Wisdom Sessions for wellness-seeking women with a focus on self-discovery and inner transformation – both Individual Wellness sessions and Wellness Circles available! Inquire here.

ONLINE COURSES

Horse Wisdom, Human Wisdom for Emotional Balance Level 1

Interacting with horses while being mindfully present and being mindfully present while interacting with horses can lead to transformation on all levels. This special relationship is the focus of this online course. Influenced by our personal stories, this course teaches you the links between mindful presence and nature/horse experience, and provides ways to connect with your horse on a deeper level through daily mindfulness practices.

Six online modules including videos of guided meditations/interactions with horses and six weekly zoom calls with Shreyasi to explore your growing mindfulness practice and explorations of being mindfully present during interactions with your horse(s) are included. This is a personal wellness program and is not intended to replace horse training.

Horse Wisdom, Human Wisdom for Emotional Balance Level 2

Now that you have an introductory sense of how being fully aware of present-moment experience can enrich your connection to your horse, this course extends learning to include exercises in mindful self-compassion and mindful noticing of habitual ways of reacting to stress. Exploring other possibilities in handling stress and/or intense emotions is tied in with horse wisdom about emotional agility, as described by Linda Kohanov in her Eponaquest© work. Emotion regulation skills such as Wise Mind and Opposite Action are explored, along with other ways of noticing your emotional impact on your horse.

Six online modules including videos of guided meditations/interactions with horses and six weekly zoom calls with Shreyasi are included. This is a personal wellness program and is not intended to replace horse training.

In-person teaching can also be explored if interested.

Contact us directly for Pricing and to select the Options right for you!

 

Why do we partner with horses?

Horses are prey animals sensitive to nonverbal communication and naturally live in the present moment. They read body language to provide immediate feedback, are unconditionally accepting and invite a connection to the natural world. Horses provide clients with a safe place in which to explore challenges, help our clients to feel accepted and infuse FUN into the process!

What happens at these sessions?

Clients are guided in present moment awareness exercises, grooming and other attachment-based activities with horses. No horse experience is required. All activities are non-mounted, meaning there is no riding horses during our sessions.

Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL)

For clients who want to build life skills, facilitating life skills and healthy attachment through positively reinforced interactions with horses. EFL facilitators do not focus on mental health conditions as part of the sessions (even if they have mental health training). Other professionals such as life coaches, teachers, health care providers who are not trained in mental health and yoga instructors also offer this kind of assistance. This intervention is also called Equine Assisted Learning (EAL).

Equine Facilitated Mental Health (EFMH)

For those clients with mental health diagnoses where treatment goals may include reducing depression, anxiety and self-destructive behaviors or processing adverse experiences related to trauma. This is also called Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) or Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT). These interventions are only offered by qualified Mental Health Professionals operating within their professional scope of practice and who are also trained in Equine Facilitated mental health interventions.

We do not offer other kinds of equine-assisted intervention such as therapeutic riding, nor do we offer riding and/or horsemanship classes found at an equestrian teaching facility.

Visit the Register tab to enroll.