Tapping Equine Wisdom for Human Development
We Believe that...
Pets Are Family
by James Cassese T
hese challenging times have brought many people to a crossroads where it is difficult to feel confident about the next step in the face of so much uncertainty. Many are
searching for “something” to show them the way. People who work with horses would say that these special animals have been providing that “something” for them all along. As the field of equine-interactive learning and psychotherapy
(EILP) continues to develop, the alternative therapeutic commu- nity has begun to recognize the power of horses to heal human beings. From programs that help veterans, to life coaching, to enhancing a mindfulness practice, EILP offers myriad possibilities for growth in people. At Equine Energetix we bring a clinical eye to working with
horses, employing exercises that are grounded in psychodynamic theory and tapping the horse-human bond. Most EILP activities at Equine Energetix do not involve mounting a horse but center around such fun and challenging activities as moving horses around a round pen or trying to get horses through cones set up as a “pocket” in a game of Equine Billiards. Understanding that horses innately maintain the type of moment-to-moment awareness that most people find elusive, Equine Energetix of- fers “Mindfulness In Everyday Life” on May 19. The workshop will allow participants to explore mindfulness meditations in conjunction with equine-interactive exercises. For those who already love and work with horses, EILP of-
fers a new way to relate to these animals. For others, it offers an opportunity to be involved with their power and magic without the commitment or athleticism that riding might require.
James Cassese, LCSW, is President of Equine Energetix, a private psychotherapist, Fulbright Scholar, and faculty member at the New York University Graduate School of Social Work. To learn more about Equine Energetix visit
EquineEnergetix.com, email info@
equineenergetix.com or call 212.477.4475. See events pgs 55 & 58.
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK, A FULL SERVICE HOSPITAL.
They deserve to live happy, healthy, pain-free lives, and are entitled to quality veterinary care, great boarding facili- ties (when they can't go on vacation with rest of the family), and above all, love, tenderness, and empathy.
Our goal is to prevent, as well as to cure disease. We can offer the BEST preventive and curative care by melding different types of medicines. Whether that means using Surgery or Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine...or using Antibiotics, Acupuncture, AntiInflammatories, or Stem Cell Transplants, we always try to remember that ultimate goal.
Being an Integrative and Holistic veterinary practice means that our doctors will look at the whole problem to find underlying causes, and then attempt to cure them using both Conventional and Complementary therapies.
Dr. Phillip Raclyn, DVM CVA MCVIT Pia Hiekkaranta, DVM
Steven Kasanofsky, DVM CVA MCVIT
Yorktown Animal Hospital The Alternative and Complementary
Veterinary Center of Westchester 271 Veterans Road • Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
914 - 962-3111
www.VETSnyc.com and
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