Celtic Goddess Epona
Welcome to the WillowCreek Equine Nature Retreat . Congratulations on taking a first step towards feeling more peaceful and connected to your life through nature. We hope that this day will have a lasting and profound effect on you which will enable you to live a more happy and balanced life.
The humans on the farm are here to assist as your guides with your teachers: the animals. Please feel comfortable to ask our staff any question that comes to mind. There really are no useless questions.
At Willowcreek we have a philosophy that we would like to share with you. Here’s the idea:
Everyone needs the time to reconnect to nature. It is what grounds us and allows us to go about our daily lives in our most productive manner. Animals, especially horses, can be a very efective conduit to understanding the nature of connection in any circumstance. It’s hard to imagine without experiencing, so th ehorses give you an understanding of some very valuable concepts which can be brought out into your “human” world.
Horses teach us about:
- Energetic and mental engagement - The power of your breath - Trust - De-personalization - Need for presence - Body discipline/mind awareness - Personal boundaries and self respect - Effective communication – “whole body language” techniques - Compassion and understanding - Experience of mindful presence and that’s all before lunch!Horses provide a perfect interaction for individuals seeking a greater awareness of themselves and a connected feeling to nature in their daily life. It can be very difficult to imagine or explain what “natural connection” feels like because each individual has a different experience of it. Horses are an effective conduit to that experience so that when you go back into a more hectic non-retreat daily life environment, you can use techniques to bring back that feeling of stillness and peace under any circumstance.
WillowCreek is a perfect location for taking the time to breath and regain your perspective.By using the example of horses and the natural world to increase our awareness and understanding and energetic connection, individuals can discover tools within themselves for managing life on life`s terms. Nature allows us the perfect classroom in which to reconnect and define ourselves in the present moment allowing us to understand our essential natures and live in greater harmony with our lives.
Please be at home while you are here! Feel free to wander the gardens or pastures, stand with the animals and spend some time away to just to BE. This is a great day to discover the difference between a human doing and a human being.
We hope that you enjoy your stay at WillowCreek Nature Retreat and are able to take away a new feeling of peace in your life, then go and share it with someone you love.
~Namaste~
Josee Brault and Companions