Calm and healthy horses can assist in co-regulating your nervous system, can model healthy living and expression of feelings, as well as offering non judgemental safety and trust. Horses offer unique bio-feedback and hold you in a way traditional learning environments cannot. The natural environment can also contribute positively to learning outcomes that are right for you.
The EPI Horse Wisdom ProgramⓇ is a structured learning modality with focus on learning goals for each session. During this 7-week program, you will be guided to learn about regulating your emotions, cultivating healthy relationships, developing communication and the skills necessary to face life’s challenges with courage and resilience.
This is a great introduction to the positive learning outcomes for the program and allows you the opportunity to get to know the horses and your practitioner in a safe way that’s right for you. More sessions can be arranged if you discover certain issues or challenges that you would like to focus on.
Participants are involved with activities such as:
- Observation of the horses
- Meeting with horses at liberty
- Lead-line experiences including touching, grooming, and leading
- Liberty leading (leading horses without a lead rope)
- Creative activities with horses (horse play)
Life’s challenges will always present themselves. We offer ways to navigate them, making healthy choices that are right for you” – Robyn Reed, Principal Practitioner
Who is the Horse Wisdom Program for?
People of all ages, adults, adolescents and children who:
- Have a self or plan managed NDIS plan
- Have experienced trauma and/or adversity
- Live with anxiety or depression
- Are interested in personal development
- Want to develop leadership and communication skills
- Are seeking emotional regulation skills
What are the outcomes and benefits?
- Improved social and communication skills
- Increased distress tolerance
- Improved confidence and self esteem
- Reduce stress
- Setting healthy boundaries
- Promoting movement and healthy activity
- Connection with nature
- Nurturing self care
Horse Wisdom Program Topics
1. Calm State
Understanding and attuning to your nervous system for the purpose of regulation, settling, and relaxation forms the cornerstone of physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
2. Awareness
Maintaining awareness serves as a protective measure, providing you with the ability to choose your responses and fostering an environment in which you can not only navigate challenges but also thrive in various aspects of life.
3. Boundaries
Recognising and respecting your personal boundaries is integral to ensuring your own safety and plays a crucial role in helping you gauge what feels acceptable in any given moment and empowers you to express your preferences respectfully.
4. Healthy Relationships
Cultivating emotional and physical safety, along with trust and clear boundaries, serves as a foundation for constructing robust and lasting relationships.
5. Helpful Thinking
The manner in which you think, articulate your thoughts, and communicate with yourself and others holds significant influence over your emotional well-being.
6. Feelings
Feelings serve as valuable information about your internal state within a given situation. By noticing and understanding your feelings, you gain profound insights into yourself.
7. Facing Challenges
Embracing a proactive and adaptive mindset will empower you to view them as opportunities for growth and self-discovery.
Make an Appointment
| Equine Assisted Psychotherapy | $230 +GST |
| Equine Assisted Learning | $230 +GST |
| Counselling | $170 +GST |
Selecting “Book Now” takes you to Power Diary, our secure client portal, where you will need to register before accessing the appointment calendar. Note that all sessions are 1 hour duration.
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