Yarra Valley Equine Assisted Psychology

07/12/2022

"Horse wisdom can remind us to experience life in every moment and remember that life can be about - living, learning, choices, taking responsibility, fulfilment, and connection to something greater than ourselves."
- The Equine Psychotherapy Institute Horse Wisdom Program

04/11/2022

25/10/2022

Horses model healthy relationships in many ways – with clear boundaries and authentic responses – when they feel something, they communicate it ‘as it is’.

17/10/2022

Who are you grateful for today?

14/08/2022

Pause

Exhale

Let go, if only for a moment, of anything you are carrying. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally...

- The pressure of today’s to do list.
- The weight of your own expectations.
- The noise of others’ opinions.
- Your ideas about how things should be.
- The need to be any different to the way you are right here and right now.

Take a moment to put down whatever it is you are carrying. Yes, it’s heavy. And yet, it might be scary to let go. Try anyway. You can pick it straight back up again if you need to.

Just pause.

And trust.

For a moment.

That the weight of the world isn’t yours to carry.

It never was.

And it never needs to be.

You are here only to be you.

Perfectly. Wholly. Entirely you.

No more and no less.

Anything that doesn’t support this wasn’t yours to begin with.

Let it go.

Be you.

And trust.

That the world will adjust.

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📸 Briannagh Clare Photography

11/08/2022

Every time we turn toward our feelings instead of away from them, the trust we have in ourselves grows that little bit more. Knowing we have our own back, that we will listen to our own internal wisdom, even when it gets hard can give us the confidence we need to be our whole selves.

30/07/2022

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26/07/2022

Imagine a relationship so honest and so pure, you were safe to be your whole self, perceived warts and all. Imagine a relational other who wanted no more from you than your connection, to be seen and heard and who sees and hears you in return. Imagine a place where you are so at ease with yourself and with life that the real you begins to shine through, the you who has been kept hidden away for so long, the you perhaps YOU haven’t even met yet. Imagine what might be possible when you invite such love and acceptance into your life.

Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy can support clients to experience safe relationships such as this, alongside horses, free from judgement or criticism. For some, this is their first experience of safe relationship and the first step on the path to healing.

19/07/2022

"If we listen to horses, we have an opportunity to re-learn what we already know in our heart, our body, our mind and our being. Allow horses to guide you back home to yourself, towards greater fulfilment and engagement in your relationships, and in life." - Meg Kirby

12/07/2022

11/07/2022

"Horses model being regulated, being aware, being authentic in relationship...imagine how your life will change if you listen and learn about these gifts." - Meg Kirby

05/07/2022

Horses are beautiful, intelligent, sensitive and strong animals. People are often attracted to horses’ beauty and size, as a literal and symbolic representation of beauty, power, expression and freedom. This can illicit or evoke strong feelings and responses and unconscious feelings and needs, then available for therapeutic attention and processing.

28/06/2022

We are including horses in this work with deep respect for them. We work from an explicit value and approach known as I-Thou Relationship, where we are deeply interested in and listening to horses’ needs, feelings, expression, communication and knowing their inherent value. 🐴

25/06/2022

How will you Nourish yourself today?

14/06/2022

21/05/2022

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