Valkyrie Equine Bodywork

12/02/2025

Nothing like working on some horses in the FL sunshine ☀️

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to my wonderful clients, friends, and family! I am so grateful for each of you that support my small business in any way. It is such a blessing to be able to walk this path ❤️

11/20/2025

Denali says “this thing called bodywork is actually really great! Mom helped me release blocked lymph nodes, balance my body, and re-connect my hind end to the rest of my body. I am feeling like a new horse!”

It has been so rewarding seeing how much Denali’s body has changed in just 3 weeks. While I noticed changes within the first week, he’s now more open to allowing deeper changes.

Thank you to my wonderful mentor .leblanc for showing me how to work on the lymph system!

This system is so important to be addressed not only for Metal elements (which Denali is), but also after vaccines.

11/08/2025

The best part of my job I feel is being able to give back to the horses. Our equine partners give us so much and hold space for us, no questions asked. They carry our emotional baggage without being asked.

Being able to hold space for them to release that which no longer serves them and to release any baggage they might be carrying for us is such a gift. To work with them in their own language and create a safe space to facilitate their own self-healing.

And yes, this is true for humans as well!

11/06/2025

Welcome Denali to the family!

He is a 3 year old Friesian Morgan cross who is just a gem. He was definitely sent by my previous two horses, Shelton and Lilith. I am so looking forward to our adventures together, and all the teachings he has to offer me.

Stay tuned for more posts on how I plan on developing this young one mentally, physically, and emotionally! He will have a lot of teach me ❤️

11/05/2025

Some really good information in this article regarding acupressure points that will help give your horse some relief if they are experiencing colic. It is not a cure for colic, so please still get your vet involved immediately. But it will definitely help give your horse a bit of relief!

Because it’s come up several times recently with clients, I wanted to share an article that has some really great acupressure points to aid in colic.

https://equinewellnessmagazine.com/acupressure-helps-prevent-colic/

This article says to prevent colic, but they can be tremendously helpful during an active colic, too.

Just a few days ago a client reached out whose mare’s cecum had been displaced according to her vet, and surgery was recommended.

She ran some of these points and the mare pulled through without surgery.

That’s just one example of how folks have been able to help their horses lately!

They aren’t meant to replace proper veterinary care, but they are powerful enough to help in a crisis!

11/04/2025

I love that science is catching up and validating what we Practitioners are feeling as we work on clients, no matter the species.

Reiki is about channeling universal life force energy to help the body remember its own self-healing properties. Reiki doesn’t heal - it helps the body remember how to heal. It works with the body and energy bodies to facilitating healing. The responsibility for healing lies with the person or animal that is being worked on. If they are not ready to heal, it won’t happen.

There are so many benefits, and this article just touches on a few. It really will change your life if you allow it to happen.

10/19/2025

What a great thing to try in your own body, to feel what your horse feels.

Try this at home:

Lie on your back on your bed with a pillow under your head and your legs straight. Relax.

Now, keeping your head centered, move your tongue or your lower jaw to the left (try each separately). If you listen carefully to your body, you’ll feel your core muscles engage slightly to balance that movement.

Recenter—and notice how your core adjusts and recenters too.

Now move your tongue or jaw to the right and feel your core engage again. Recenter, and feel it rebalance once more.

Try these movements separately and together.

I also recommend trying each of these while you walk.

Then, press your tongue gently against the roof of your mouth or move your jaw forward or outward. Feel how your core engages differently each time to stabilize your body.

What you’re feeling is the neurological and myofascial connection between your tongue, jaw, and pelvis.

Your horse has these same connections.

If a horse holds his tongue or tilts his jaw to one side for long enough, his nervous system begins to recognize that asymmetry as normal. Over time, his body adapts around it—creating compensations that affect his posture, movement, and even behavior.

It often takes a combination of massage and targeted whole-body movement therapy to help reset those patterns and guide the body back toward a more centered, balanced state.

10/14/2025

PSA: I will be out of town 11/1 through 11/4, returning on 11/5.

Message me if you would like to schedule a bodywork session (horse or human) before I leave!

10/02/2025

All set up at the USAWE Region 5 Championships at Fox Valley Saddle Association! I will be here all weekend for mini bodywork sessions. 🐴 Good luck to all competitors!

09/26/2025

Thank you for capturing this sweet moment with Corduroy today. She was giving such sweet kisses as a thank you for getting her leg connected back to her body. This is why I love what I do ❤️

09/20/2025

This cutie decided to join in on the bodywork session I was doing on Hope today ❤️ he quickly fell asleep and participated in the energy healing and sound bath. Love seeing how other animals come join my sessions!

I love my job ❤️