Energy healing with horses focuses on strengthening the bond between horses and people, and allows emotional blocks to release while creating balance and wellness in both parties involved.
Reiki (ray-key) is an ancient Japanese energy healing technique used to promote physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing in animals. Equine Reiki restores positive energy flow into an animal by clearing away blockages that cause illness, pain or behavioral issues – acting as a complementary therapy alongside vet care rather than as a replacement.
Reiki
Reiki, which first emerged in Japan during the 19th century, employs noninvasive gentle touch to promote feelings of wellbeing and increase relaxation. Reiki practitioners tap into “universal life energy” for self-healing but should not be considered an alternative treatment option to traditional medical therapy. For optimal results it is important to find an experienced Reiki practitioner with formal training and professional association membership before embarking on this alternative therapy path.
Human bodies contain an intricate network of energy channels known as meridians and chakras that allow energy to circulate throughout. When these energies become unbalanced, illness or disease may occur. Reiki practitioners, much like equine healers, work to return these energies back into balance for greater health.
Reiki sessions involve practitioners placing their hands on your body, often with the intention of healing certain areas. It’s a deeply relaxing, holistic healing experience. According to research at Yale University, people who experienced one reiki session showed increased emotional wellbeing over those who only listened to music or rested during that same amount of time. Reiki may also help relieve pain and reduce your heart rate according to researchers there.
Horses are highly intuitive beings who possess an innate talent for sensing subtle energies around them and using this knowledge to bring these forces back into balance, both with the herd and with humans partners.
Once horses can access this energy, they can create profound shifts for those they interact with and enhance the quality of their lives. Much like voices harmonize when singing together or multiple tuning forks or singing bowls resonate when struck, equine healing energy will combine with the human energetic field to form a harmonious whole.
Heart Connection
Humans interacting with horses often feel an immediate shift in their own energy. Horses recognize the significance of emotional balance within a herd and encourage individuals to find their own internal equilibrium. Their presence provides clients with an opportunity to release negative emotions while learning self-regulation techniques for stressful situations resulting in greater overall well-being.
Understanding The Heart-Brain Connection
The complex interaction between cardiovascular and nervous systems has an incredible effect on health and behavior, providing individuals with more effective ways of managing their wellbeing than traditional talk therapy alone can. By understanding this connection, individuals may be better able to make healthier decisions which ultimately improve overall wellbeing.
Studies have demonstrated the power of communication between heart and brain via the vagus nerve, impacting everything from developing mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression to being able to regulate emotions and maintain physical well-being. Finding ways to support this relationship is vital in treating such disorders effectively; Equine energy healing provides a unique solution.
Studies have also demonstrated that the heart produces its own electromagnetic field, created by electrical impulses known as ions. This magnetic field extends outward from the heart up to 10 feet away, and can be detected using a magnetometer. A recent study from HeartMath Institute discovered that when people interact with horses, their hearts can synchronize or sync up to the rhythm of its heart by simply being near it!
These findings have led to the creation of “Heart Math.” Facilitators trained in HeartMath utilize HRV monitoring (which measures fluctuations in your heart rate) during energy healing sessions with horses, pairing these activities with grounding exercises and grooming that promote VLF power shifts and coherence as documented by Baldwin’s research.
Participants learn to cope with stress and emotional challenges with tools they can carry with them throughout their lives. Equine energy healing teaches individuals how to tap into their inner strength to restore equilibrium when anxiety, fear, or uncertainty threatens.
Energy Fields
Human Energy Field (HEF) is a luminous field of light which encompasses and extends beyond physical body. It interacts constantly with environmental energy fields in mutual processes that result in balanced HEF characteristics such as flow, rhythm, symmetry and gentle vibrations.
Energy fields react and interact with all life energies, from those on earth and people to animals and your own thoughts. Your energy field also sends signals back into your physical body in order to maintain equilibrium and achieve homeostasis.
Harold Saxton Burr was an influential biologist who suggested in the 1920s and 30s that disease may first manifest itself through energy fields before manifesting physically. Nowadays, medical researchers use SQUID instruments to map how disease alters biomagnetic signatures in an individual.
Healers can use information in these energy fields to assess and treat energetic imbalances, returning systems like neurology, cardiovascular, respiratory, skeletal, endocrinal and emotional/psychological back to homeostasis for maximum health and vitality. This process restores overall body balance as a result.
Intuitive Communication
Horses possess an extraordinary talent for sensing imbalances in humans and helping them rebalance. By practicing heart connections and various energetic interventions with our equine partners, we can form meaningful bonds which allow the transmission of healing energy between us. Furthermore, the herd’s energy can support us as well in harmonizing and balancing our own energies.
Intuitive Communicators
Individuals who utilize intuitive communications styles tend to be visionaries who focus on broad concepts and future possibilities. They frequently employ metaphors, analogies and broad perspectives in their conversations; these visionaries find inspiration in innovative solutions and innovative thinking. Within professional settings, intuitive communicators often serve as strategic thinkers who motivate teams through their visionary approaches.
Intelligent listeners have an uncanny knack of connecting with others on a deeper level and reading intentions rather than words spoken is key in building stronger relationships and developing trust with those they interact with. Intuitive listeners have this gift and it allows them to interpret speakers’ intentions rather than literal words spoken out loud. By reading body language and nonverbal cues they are better able to comprehend another person’s perspective and respond appropriately, helping build rapport while strengthening trust relationships between two parties involved.
However, intuitive listeners may have difficulty with functional communicators who focus on process-driven communications that go deep into details. As these conversations tend to drag on for too long and become impatient quickly, intuitive listeners may miss an important point and become impatient as a result of these encounters.
Therefore, it is vitally important that you develop intuitive listening skills so you can better comprehend and relate to those around you. With practice comes ease in deciphering different communication styles that may come into play during any given situation.
Equine energy medicine is an innovative approach to horse training that integrates intuitive principles, respect for nonverbal communications from horses, and knowledge of ethology to foster a strong bond between human and animal, facilitate effective training techniques, increase learning retention rates for the animal in question and identify and address behavioral issues humanely and ethically.
