These short evening sessions can create a greater sense of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual balance. Designed to introduce the power of healing with horses, participants will connect and work one-on-one with an equine partner to explore such topics as self-awareness, assertiveness, stress reduction, emotional healing, energy balancing, self-esteem, personal power, spiritual awareness, higher consciousness and many other areas. We'll follow up with a group sharing of our experiences. Please dress appropriately and for the weather. NO SANDALS. You will be working with and around horses. The venue is located at the sanctuary and some work will take place outdoors. For these workshops please check the schedule and register at Meetup.com 

The workshop is a creative experiential learning process which incorporates Equine Facilitated Learning, Art Therapy and Equine Energy Healing to enable heart-centered activation, clearing, balancing, and rejuvenation of a participant’s Heart Chakra.  When the heart chakra opens it connects us with the emotion of love.  Love is the energy that grows new life, joyous awakening, and inner transformation.  The more you love the purer your heart becomes.  Creative energetic processes amplify healing and integrate body-mind-spirit-soul.

"To keep your heart open is to experience a certain amount of pain on a daily basis. Learning how to manage the discomfort, without simply shutting down, is possible. The personal breakthroughs involved border on transformations most often associated with religious or mystical experiences." - Linda Kohanov

Horses are alert to our inner emotional state because of their sensitivity to environment.  They are profound healers, bringing “healing messages” which need to be decoded.  Horses teach us how to be present and grounded in our bodies.  When in this state, we are able to move beyond our fears and to witness and understand the horse’s energetic feedback.  When a horse breathes into or "nose massages" a body part they activate the chakra and transmit healing energy removing the negative energy obstructions. Each equine encounter is revealing hidden messages about the state of our physical, emotional and spiritual well being.

Equine Facilitated Learning teaches us that horses act as mirrors and speak through body language, movement, connection, touch, encounter, energetic shift and somatic release.  Horses are masters at clearing and balancing our chakra energy system, transforming human behaviour, highlighting hidden strengths, enhancing awareness, releasing blocks and habitual patterns. 

Art therapy uses colour as a personal indicator of a “subjective energetic preference”or elemental spiritual energy”, or to represent specific “chakras” that have been activated.  Colour Therapy is an ancient healing practice throughout the world that uses the resonance in the rainbow colour spectrum to shift chakras.  Art therapy also uses colour as an indicator of emotion in a gentle and metaphoric way to help release and give expression to feelings.  

Art therapy is "imagery in healing".  Images, imagination, and colour have a profound healing affect on the body.  Art has been traditionally used as a medium to help people express joy, play, and connect with their inner child.  Making art requires the capacity to play, laugh, cry, explore and have fun.   Interacting with a horse also requires playfulness, presence, connection, and emotional agility.  We will be making art in the presence of the horse.  The horse may or may not choose to actually put his personal touch or nose into our artwork.  Know that the horse will certainly put his playful energy into our artwork.

The image will reveal a “healing message” from your connection with the horse that we will process and integrate in a creative and meaningful way.  Sharing meaningful exchanges without criticism or judgment builds respect, trust, and emotional safety. 

Join us in this full-day of playful creative exploration and discovery of your "authentic self" which moves beyond fear and loss towards joy and transformation. 

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FACILITATORS

For over 20 years ZsaZsa Stiasny has worked with and studied the language, habits, instincts, thought patterns and relationships of horses. Combined with over 25 years of facilitation and training in the corporate sector, certification as a Personal Coach and extensive knowledge of the healing arts she has developed programs being offered through Healing Horses Sanctuary. Ms Stiasny is also a CHA certified guide and riding instructor teaching Liberty Riding.