Horses and Pilates aid wellbeing

How can horses and Pilates aid wellbeing? Intuitive Horse has teamed up with Abs-solute Pilates to create a one day workshop exploring how our emotional states can affect our physical state and vice versa, and how to work with our bodies and emotions with awareness.

What is Intuitive Horse? Equine Assisted Personal Develoment through experiential learning. We work with horses, from the ground, to explore our emotions and behaviours. Horses are great mirrors for reflecting back our internal states which, in turn, help us to become aware of both our obvious and subtle behaviours. By becoming aware of certain behaviours a person can decide whether the behaviour is favourable to continue with or whether it would be beneficial to explore different ways of being. As new ways are explored the horse responds, giving instant feedback, thereby helping the individual self-manage.

It’s well known that horses can provide a calming presence, helping people feel calmer in themselves. As horses do not judge us, this often provides a space for people to feel safe and start to relax when around the horses, which alone can help dissolve any tension being held in the body. Often we hold tension in our body for a number of reasons; injury, stress, emotional situations. If the tension isn’t released, after some time the body may start to become out of balance and result in physical discomfort. Pilates is very good at helping to release body tension through gentle exercises and stretches.

You don’t need to have had any experience with horses or Pilates to attend this workshop, and no riding is involved. If you’d like to learn more please visit intuitivehorse.co.uk and abs-solutebalance.co.uk or call Emma on 07825 036301