Heal with Horses
Equine Guided Empowerment®
Have you always had a love for horses? Or simply felt drawn to their calming presence? Is nature your true sanctuary? The one place where you can always find peace and feel at home in yourself? If so, then I invite you to experience the magic of Equine Guided Empowerment®.
Equine Guided Empowerment® is a somatic, nature-centered approach to healing founded by The Reflective Horse that provides individuals the experience of partnering with horses to inspire powerful breakthroughs and lasting embodiment of the authentic self.
Sessions with Emily and the herd take place on a working cattle ranch resting on 2000 breathtaking acres of wild and majestic terrain in Paradise Valley, MT - a scenic 1 hour and 10 minute drive from Bozeman and just 25 minutes from the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
No prior riding experience is required to participate as we will only be interacting with horses from the ground.
Private sessions and group experiences are available year-round, weather permitting.
“I’ve never had the opportunity to spend so much quiet and “soft” time around horses. It was really beautiful. Learning how they take care of themselves in the herd and how they communicate was so eye opening. When I don’t feel at ease or at peace I can just get quiet and go back to being in the pasture with the horses. It’s extraordinary for my mental and emotional health to be able to have that place to go back to in my mind.
— Bailey
Attune to the Spirit of the Horse
The bond between horse and human is a deeply sacred one. Intensely loyal and proud beings, horses have carried us both physically and spiritually for thousands of years. Horses are fully grounded in their bodies and live guided by the wisdom of their senses and intuition. They are highly sensitive to energy and their surroundings and thus always present to the moment. They are herd animals, living and thriving by their interconnectedness and fulfilling their unique roles to serve the greater good. Through peaceful observation of these traits in the horse, you will be pointed back to these vital qualities within yourself and experience reconnection to your essential nature and inner wildness.
Break Through Without Words
Where talk therapy requires a lot of, well, talking and thus thinking, Equine Guided Empowerment® offers participants a somatic (embodied) experience of healing. Through a series of unique exercises you will be guided out of your head and into your body where your inner wisdom resides. From this place of grounded presence, profound releases and healing insights can simply arise into consciousness with very little effort. What’s more, when you discover truth through embodiment rather than words, you will find it is imprinted so much deeper into your knowing and being from that moment forward. The horses are always embodied and as such are masters at holding the sacred space for these breakthroughs. And they will mirror and affirm our shifts in consciousness in the most incredible ways.
Learn the Art of Deep Listening
Through partnering with the horses, we have the rare opportunity to become finely attuned to body language - the energetic communication we are always engaged in with the world around us whether we are conscious of it or not. The incredible sensitivity of horses means that they are always tuned into our inner emotional state and will reflect this back to us with their bodies. Through this energetic interplay you will become deeply aware of what you are communicating with your body and where you may be holding tension and trauma. This practice of deep listening also opens the portal for us to hear our own intuition and to start showing up more authentically and compassionately in relationship to others, which is the basis for true intimacy and connection.
Embody Empowerment
Discovering your truth is one thing. Having the confidence to embody and own it day-to-day is another. Horses look to us to lead. To let them know where our boundaries are and what is ok and not ok. This doesn’t mean dominance, it simply means leadership. And leadership means trusting and following your inner wisdom. It means being grounded in your body and present to the needs of the moment. Leadership requires that we let go of care-taking and worrying. It asks that we walk proudly rather than shrinking to stay small. To meet horses on their level we must call forward and embody these qualities of leadership within ourselves. Through somatic exercises such as “space-claiming” you will be guided to move with trust in your instincts. You will become aware of your boundaries and explore how to honor them energetically. And as always, the horse will be your mirror, responding in kind to reflect your inner experience.
The DETAILS
When:
Sessions are available year-round, weather permitting.
Horse Experience:
EGE sessions do not require you to have any prior horse experience in order to participate as we will be interacting with the horses from the ground only.
Pricing:
Private Equine Guided Empowerment Session for 1-2 people: $450 for 3 hours
Group Equine Guided Empowerment Sessions for 3-4 people: $1000 for 6 hours.
The Ranch:
We are located in Tom Miner Basin, MT - a truly unique landscape that borders National Forest land and is home to a diverse species of wildlife from bears and wolves to moose, elk and many others. Tom Miner is a beautiful 1 hour and 10 minute drive from Bozeman and just 25 minutes from the North Entrance to Yellowstone Park.
Travel:
If you are flying or driving in from out of state, Emily can help you coordinate nearby accommodations and other needs. We have several Airbnb spots on site depending on availability as well as space for campers/camping.
Session Types:
Sessions are tailored to your needs and the areas of life in which you are seeking support, which you can share with Emily on your intake form. Sessions are available for individuals, couples, family members, friends, work colleagues and more.
