Gillian Cruickshank - Animal Practitioner

22/04/2026

The way the animal reacts to EMMETT often astonishes their owner. But the real magic is in how they can often show immediate relaxation in tension that can have been held for years. You can read more client testimonials on our website.

20/04/2026

Happy 1st Birthday Feebee! 🫶🤩

19/04/2026

I’m delighted to be a sponsor at this event. I will also be offering free taster sessions of EMMETT for the humans, so they can experience what their equine friends experience during a session! There will be Reiki energy filtering through too! 🙌 💫🫶

In-Hand Horse
(Judged on Show Quality, Horse Conformation, presence and overall partnership)
Section kindly Sponsored by – Gillian Cruickshank - Animal Practitioner

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18/04/2026

Looking forward to being here next Sunday! I’m a sponsor! 🙊 🐴 🥰

Timetable for the show 😊

06/04/2026

Feel free to get in touch to book your equine friend in for a treatment! 🫶

The EMMETT Technique is a unique form of body relaxation therapy for both people and animals, where light finger pressure is applied at specific points with the intention to trigger a relaxation response in the soft tissues of the body. The response and the feeling of ease in the area is often immediate. Animals can be treated wherever they are comfortable and a typical session will last from 10 – 30 minutes.

06/04/2026

What a wonderful way to spend Easter weekend! Another Reiki Level One course delivered in the yurt and surrounding natural environment, with healing energy from the Universe in abundance. 🍃💚🙌

Time at our stone circle, time with the animals, as well as time in the yurt—sharing, learning, and growing. 🛖🐕🐴💚

Such a privilege to be able to share Reiki with others in this special place. ✨🙏🏼

Reiki has supported and nurtured me, my family and our animals for nearly 20 years and I look forward to continue sharing it for many more years to come. 🥰

If you’d love to welcome the joy and magic of Reiki into your life, please get in touch 💚

26/03/2026

Coming to one of our one-day workshops can be a great way to find out more about this fantastic technique and to learn some simple ways to apply it with your own horses. Its also a really fun day out.
We are adding new dates all the time, check out the website here: https://www.emmett-uk.co.uk/

26/03/2026

The magic of Reiki and EMMETT for animals!

18/03/2026

Mindfulness with Horses: These sessions are very similar to our regular ‘Living Mindfully’ sessions on Thursday evenings. We meet in the yurt, then spend time in the stables with the horses (not in with them but sitting over the door!) before returning to the warmth of the yurt to close the session.

When? First Thursday of the month
Time: 7PM - 8PM
Exchange £10

Layer up to prepare for the temperature change!

Whether you meditate regularly or have never ever practised mindfulness, this is for you. I guarantee we will have fun along the way!

When? Thursday evenings
Time? 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Where? The Yurt, Logie Newton Farm, Huntly AB54 6BB
Exchange? £10

18/03/2026

If you’re feeling drawn to energy healing, mindfulness and deepening your connection with animals, my Usui Reiki Level One course may be for you ✨

This course offers a gentle, grounded introduction to Reiki for both humans and animals, supporting balance, calm, and wellbeing on every level.

No experience needed — just an open heart, curiosity, and love for gentle healing 💫

Please get in touch if you would like more detailed information.

When: 4th & 5th April 2026 with 2 online sessions beforehand

Venue: The Yurt, Logie Newton Farm, Huntly AB54 6BB

Exchange of £225

07/03/2026

We’re looking forward to this! 🐴🙌🫶

NEW!!

Introducing a new, monthly, small group session - 'Mindfulness with Horses'.

Sitting mindfully with horses can be profoundly beneficial because it brings together nervous system regulation, deep presence, emotional attunement and co-regulation in a way that is both simple and powerful.

Horses naturally live in a state of embodied presence. When you slow your breath, soften your body, and rest in awareness beside them, your nervous system begins to entrain with their steady rhythms. This can:

Reduce stress hormones

Lower heart rate and blood pressure

Shift the body out of fight/flight and into rest/digest

Create a felt sense of safety and grounding

Deepening presence & embodiment

Horses anchor us firmly in the present moment. Sitting mindfully with them draws awareness into:

Breath

Body sensations

Subtle emotional shifts

Energetic awareness

This helps people move out of overthinking and into embodied awareness, which is essential for emotional healing and integration.

Horses offer:

Non-judgemental presence

Predictable, grounded energy

Honest, immediate feedback

Horses have large, powerful electromagnetic heart fields. When sitting calmly near them, human heart rhythms can begin to synchronise with the horse’s, creating:

Deep calm

Emotional release

Feelings of peace and connection

Increased vagal tone

Many people experience this as a sense of coming home to themselves.

On a deeper level, mindful sitting with horses often evokes:

Reverence

Humility

Connection to nature

A sense of belonging and interbeing

This can nourish the soul in ways that are difficult to articulate but deeply felt.

Where? The Yurt at Logie Newton Farm
When? First Thursday of the month
Time? 7PM - 8PM
Exchange? £10

Book at www.gilliancruickshankwellbeing.com

PS You will not be in the stable with the horses but on the other side of their stable door. No previous experience with horses necessary.