WHAT IS EFA
Equine Facilitated Awareness - Combines interactions with horses as a way to facilitate personal growth and healing. The combination of horses and humans working together is very effective and leads to quick and lasting results. Our carefully selected 4-legged therapists assist participants by:
All of these areas are addressed in a very short amount of time while spending time with the horses of our herd. Horses are living, spiritual mirrors to our emotions, thoughts, fears and physical restrictions.
Participants will learn to trust their own ability to discover and know their truth- to trust in themselves.
- Increasing self-awareness
- Improving emotional engagement with others either personally and/or professionally
- Increasing awareness of honesty with yourself and others
- Helping to set and respect boundaries
- Increasing appropriate assertiveness
- Improving confidence and leadership skills
- Improving problem solving skills
- Increasing awareness of non-verbal communication
- Enhancing relationships
- Recognizing unhealthy life patterns
All of these areas are addressed in a very short amount of time while spending time with the horses of our herd. Horses are living, spiritual mirrors to our emotions, thoughts, fears and physical restrictions.
Participants will learn to trust their own ability to discover and know their truth- to trust in themselves.
TYPICAL SESSIONS / SESSION OPTIONS
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Each session is unique and dynamic -there is not a set script. This allows for the sessions to evolve as it is needed for each participant to receive the interaction needed for their personal growth. We do not determine ahead of time which horse we will use, the horse will choose.
The horse will also determine the structure of the treatment. The facilitator will then be a bridge between you and the horse. The facilitator will guide you through some exercises to help uncover and integrate the awarenesses that are uncovered during the session. Sometimes you will be actively involved in exercise with the horse, other times it is more of an observation. Some tasks may include- brushing a horse, putting on a halter, getting the horse to go over or around an object or having the horse move in a certain direction. The sessions are also non-directive in nature, which means the facilitator is there as needed, but the focus is the participant discovering what works best for them. This allows for greater opportunities to problem-solve and be creative alone with improving self-confidence and self-discovery. The facilitator will help to create an environment where participants discover what works best for them-- letting go of the “right or wrong” mentality that hinders creativity. When the participants discover things for themselves it will help them to become more empowered. Treatment Options: We have a variety of options from a single individual or group session (cost of $80) to multiple day workshops. Check out the EFA Workshops page to see the various workshops and programs that we offer. These workshops can be presented in the following formats: 1 hour individual session: $60 1 hour group session: $30-40 per participant Workshops: 1 full day: $200 per participant 2 Half days: $200 per participant 2 Full Days: $400 per Participant 4 week 1 1/2 hour session program: $250 per participant 6 week 1 1/2 hour session program: $350 per participant The full workshop is presented in the 2 full day and 6 week programs. The programs are shortened for the shorter workshops. |