06/03/2026
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.
