Center For Horses And Healing

02/10/2025

"Finding Strength After the Fires" is the first of a series of restorative retreats for those who’ve lost homes and/or loved ones in the Palisades and Eaton fires. This event takes place February 16, 2025 9:30-12:30 in Agoura Hills, CA. For more information or to RSVP please email Supatra@drsupatratovar@gmail.com

01/29/2025

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." –Simone Weil

📷: Jamie Street

Turn Word for the Day into a daily practice via https://grateful.org/wordfortheday

01/29/2025

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01/18/2025

“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.
People know themselves much better than you do. That’s why it’s important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are.”
Maya Angelou

01/18/2025

Come back to your True Self.....horses love us in that space!

01/17/2025

A Fourth Dimension of the Great Turning
Part III

by Bill Plotkin

Friday, January 17, 2025

This is the third part of a multi-part Musing (one per week).

The loss of the journey of soul initiation (or, more generally, of the initiatory practices that support people to achieve true adulthood, however that looked or looks in their culture) is, I believe, the root cause of all our current global crises, including racism, sexism, genderism, classism, endless war, nuclear weapons, the sixth mass extinction, the pollution of our air, land, and waters, political corruption and ineffectiveness, widespread deterioration of psychological health, profound social divisions, and climate disruption. When there are few true adults and genuine elders, there are few mature leaders; and there are also few truly mature parents, educators, and clergy. This results in children and youth with significant developmental deficits, children and youth who never reach true adulthood — or even late adolescence. The societal oppression that is the foundation of all others is systemic human development oppression (SHDO), which is endemic in all contemporary industrialized societies — and has been for many hundreds of years, probably thousands.

Click here to continue reading https://www.animas.org/books/bill-plotkins-soulcraft-musings/

The Wanderer in the Cocoon [Collage]. Doug Van Houten

01/10/2025

12/12/2024

I will be interviewed by Tammy Garcia on Naturally Inspired Radio on Friday, December 13th at 4:00 pm MST. The interview will be available for replay.
I will be speaking about how horses help us heal and to be healthy. Please join us! AM 1360 radio

12/10/2024

David’s follow up to his beloved first collection of essays, Consolations II contains 52 new essays exploring words such as DEATH, REVERIE, SHAME and UNORDINARY.

12/04/2024

Great review of Robin's book.

Authentic Horsemanship Why Authentic Horsemanship? If you are a horse owner, you have most likely attended many work- shops, clinics and lessons. You likely have bookcases full of books that have been encouraging and helpful, and some that have been discouraging and maybe not even read. You’ve li....

12/04/2024

Authentic Horsemanship Why Authentic Horsemanship? If you are a horse owner, you have most likely attended many work- shops, clinics and lessons. You likely have bookcases full of books that have been encouraging and helpful, and some that have been discouraging and maybe not even read. You’ve li....

11/28/2024

Recognizing this behavior early can save you from having to overcome emotional trauma later, psychologists explain.

11/28/2024

In feeling grateful for the gift of life and being thankful for those who bless us in some way, we can feel whole, for at least a moment. At the same time, the presence of gratitude serves as an indication of the innate nobility and natural compassion seeded in each of our souls.