In the human body, the heart is the beginning point of communication that connects emotional mental and spiritual bodies. Heart rhythms affect physical health, emotional well-being, mental acuity and spiritual wellness, - all of which can be enhanced or depleted depending on how the heart “thinks”. The heart intuition we need to recapture comes through thoughts, images, sensations and feelings. Horses are such wonderful teachers as they experience their world in this state of enhanced sensory awareness. The heart Math institute is a wonderful resource for sourcing information on the affects of heart-brain communication. We have adapted some of their research and applied it to the experience of human-horse connection with wonderful results. Learn to manage stress, listen to your intuitive heart and re-connect to your body.

Is this program for me?

• Are you in a transition in your life?
• Are you dealing with a chronic illness or injury?
• Are you coping with work related or relationship stress?
• Do you experience lack of sleep, body aches/muscle tension, fatigue, rapid heart beat?

What can I expect from a Hoofbeats, Heartbeats, Drumbeats program?

A typical program has approximately 6-10 participants from various walks of Life. No riding or equestrian skills are necessary. The focus of this program is of personal development and exploring deeper states of consciousness through the exploration of your heart’s inner wisdom and through interaction and learning with horses. Learn how to manage stress, become less reactive and develop more tools to navigate challenging circumstances.

Topics of Program include:

• Learn how body language is a primary source of communication
• Re-learn how to trust your feelings and body sensations
• Develop specific tools to manage stress
• Develop your emotional intelligence and self awareness
• Rediscover the wisdom of your own internal guidance
• Interaction and learning with horses

Working with horses is very much like a parent – child relationship. Horses require structure, boundaries, effective communication, nurturing and loads of patience. They will challenge us if they do not feel safe or trust us, much like children. The reward is that horses and children will give us their hearts if they are received with care, support and mindfulness.

Similar to children it is important to support horses in appropriate levels of autonomy, offering choices and opportunities to think for themselves, as opposed to being met with oppression and control. This journey is a dance of balance, and flexibility, not always easy, often frustrating and disheartening. It’s important to have resources and support in times of challenge. This program is designed to offer ‘tools’ and ‘skills’ to support your relationship with not only your child, but also your spouse, family, co-workers and friends.

Is this Program for me?

• Are you invested in old programming on parenting?
• Are you repeating the same mistakes your parents made, or do ‘shoulds’ creep into your parenting style?
• Do you have difficulties communicating effectively with your child/spouse?
• Do you long for deeper connection with your child/spouse?
• Do you experience a sense of being ‘stuck’ in behavioral patterns that no longer serve you or those around you?

What can I expect from a Navigating the Ropes of Relationships program?

A typical program has approximately 6-10 participants from various walks of life. NO riding or equestrian skills are necessary. The focus of this program is on self-development and expanding states of consciousness in support of self and relations to others.

Topics of program include:

• Identify the power of body language and energetic transference
• Explore the dimensions of emotional and intuitive intelligence
• Learn the practice of effective communication
• Identify and release old judgments’ and limited perceptions
• Be flexible and graceful in complex situations and conflict

We begin with the question, "Are you leading your life, or is it leading you?" Interacting with horses allows us to gain profound insights into where we are in right alignment with our values and intentions and where old stories or habits of thinking and behaving are now interfering with our ability to flow effectively in our relationships and life purpose. Through interactive exercises with horses we begin to refine our goals and practice more effective ways of being in our lives. The focus of this program  is about getting back in touch with our curious, imaginative self, letting go of old judgments and attitudes, re-connecting to what has heart and meaning, and re-learning how to listen to our intuitive, sensate wisdom.

Is this Program for Me?

• Are you in a transition in your life?
• Are you interested in learning more about yourself and what inspires you?
• Are you looking for direct and honest feedback about your inner and outer intentions?
• Are you feeling a sense of longing or frustration in your life?
• Is there a lack of flow in your relationships?
• Are you having trouble building trust and relationship with your horse?
• If you answered yes to any of the above questions, this class is for you.

What Can I Expect From an Integral Leadership and Horse Wisdom Program?
A typical  program has approximately 6 participants from various walks of life. No riding or equestrian skills are necessary. The focus of this program is on self-development distinct from learning horsemanship techniques. If you are an equestrian, the topics learned here will benefit not only your personal and professional life but your relationship with horses as well.

Topics of Program Include:

• Re-connect to your curiosity and imagination
• Identify and let go of old judgments and limited perceptions
• Develop intuition and sensate knowledge
• Move into the future with intention, strength and balance
• Learn how body language is a primary source of communication
• Re-learn how to trust your feelings and support your beliefs
• Refine your goals, values and ambitions
• Find your center and take a stand for what is important for you
• Refine your unique leadership style
• Become a leader of change, without having to know all of the answers
• Be flexible and graceful in complex situations and conflict
• Learn how to be less reactive and have more choice
• Develop your emotional intelligence and self awareness

How we live our lives as humans is intrinsic to how we develop spiritually. Compass of the Compassionate heart is for those seeking the mysteries and the integration of body, mind and Spirit. Our program is arranged in the form of a medicine wheel based on earth orientated traditions. The practices learned through the six directions are encouraged to be integrated daily beyond the workshop to deepen one’s relationship to self and the earth, so that moments of connection with spirit are not an occasional occurrence but a way of life itself.

Is this program for me?

• What desires and truths lie in the chambers of your heart?
• What gifts do you have waiting to emerge in form and contribution to the world?
• What inhibits you from discovering your Soul’s work?
• What sustains and inspires you?
• What are you passionate about?

What can I expect from a Compass of the Compassionate Heart Program?

A typical program has approximately 6-10 participants from various walks of Life. No riding or equestrian skills are necessary. The focus of this program is of personal development and exploring deeper states of consciousness through the exploration of your heart’s inner wisdom and through interaction and learning with horses.

Topics of Program include:

• Exploring the teachings of the medicine wheel
• Journeying to the center of a Labyrinth
• An expressive arts project
• Quiet time with the horses
• Develop intuition and sensate knowledge
• Explore your heart’s desires

Mindfulness is about shifting states of awareness which results from a willingness to change your perspective, experience or belief of something or someone. Change in many cases, may be a bit like the race horse that after the race and has its blinders removed before being turned loose into open pasture. Sometimes the horse will respond wildly, running as fast as it can in the direction of freedom, yet having no specific destination in mind.

At other times, the horse will move smoothly and effortlessly into the open field, feeling confident and in good spirits. On occasion, the horse will stand in place, immobilized and in a daze. If feeling sufficiently aggravated, the horse may rear up and kick its handler out of defiance. If it's let loose with other horses, its herding instinct may come into play. The horse will then follow the lead of the dominant mare.
People often respond similarly to the race horse when faced with the need to make radical changes and answer questions without external guidance. There's a learned tendency to bolt away from restrictions, even if there's no clarity about where one is bolting. There could be more clarity if people had more experience and confidence with accessing their heart's inner wisdom.

Is this program for me?

• As I consider an issue or situation, am I looking at both the relevant details and the big picture?
• What is the key missing piece of information that will allow me to have clarity about an issue or situation?
• What is in the way of my seeing what I need to see?
• How am I sabotaging my own progress?
• In what ways am I giving away my power?
• What is the one change I could make in my life to radically shift out of past rigid conditioning and into a more enlightened state?.
• How comfortable do I feel becoming more transparent with myself, my loved ones, and my outer world?
• What am I afraid to know about myself?

What can I expect from the Mindfulness and Horses program?

A typical program has approximately 6-10 participants from various walks of Life. No riding or equestrian skills are necessary. The focus of this program is of personal development and exploring deeper states of consciousness through the interaction and learning with horses.

Topics of Program include:

• Identifying states of presence
• Learn how to self regulate
• Learn how body language is a primary source of information
• Understand the messages of emotions
• Develop intuition and sensate knowledge
• Explore your heart’s desires