I wonder…what if…how do I…what would it look like…what might be a new way of looking at this…imagine if…
At times when we can feel disconnected or feel as if we have wandered offtrack from where we thought we were going. Because days can be busy and filled with challenges that come up in our work, family, health, and other aspects of our lives sometimes we unintentionally neglect our own well-being physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually, and forget what and where we once found joy in being and doing.
Quest: for horses and humans to experience meaningful connection through communication and compassion.
My career background, professional training, and lived experiences led me to work with women feeling a disconnect, a feeling of something missing. I partner with those wanting to take time away from their everyday thinking to explore ways of reconnecting to themselves by cultivating curiosity, creativity, and playfulness as a container for renewal, growth and transformation.
At Serenity Farm, a privately run sanctuary caring for the wellbeing of horses, I’m met with a revolving door into curiosity, creativity, and playfulness on a daily basis because horses are naturally curious and creative and playful, it’s how they live and learn…and teach.
Being curious and creative doesn’t mean life is always going to be fun or that we don’t make a mess of things or fail, or make mistakes and it doesn’t mean we will always love what we have created, however being open and curious, creative, and playful does give us a way to shift how we connect our mind with our heart and with our hands that invites us to explore different ways of tapping into deeper wisdom in everything we say and do.
To quote someone I once met and whose life work continues to inspire me today:
“Life is rarely a straight line moving upward across a page. Real life is more like a beautiful scribble, looping across the page. Life is complex and unpredictable, and because of our powers of imagination and creativity we are able to navigate it.” Sir Ken Robinson
As humans often the obstacles we face are internal and invisible, Horses are expert at curiosity, being creative and playful and can help us learn more about ourselves in a day than on our own could take years!
Click on the link to discover more about the Research on the Symbiotic Bond Between Horses and Humans Connecting Hearts
When we approach new experiences with curiosity and creativity we can invite the invisible to become visible and;
- enhance relationship with self, others, life
- unleash a spirit of curiosity towards learning and growth
- tune into new possibilities
- learn heart brain harmony
- access a creative resourceful self
- explore freedom through connection
Waking up Awareness: This one-day retreat is designed to cultivate curiosity and creativity to make discoveries and see where it takes you.
Curious & Creative: This longer-term series is for those that want to engage in deeper Self-reflection and be guided into a growth mindset through a creative pathway. Accessed by application only.
My work is informed by the foundational principles of Woman-Centered Coaching and designed to focus on unlocking higher potentials and, while transformational in nature, is not a substitute for psychotherapy, health care, or medical advice.
communication. connection. compassion
ask questions. follow your heart. live your truth
All sessions are held outdoors. Serenity Farm is a 60-acre property in Launching Place 3139 in the Yarra Valley Victoria. At Horses and You no prior experience is needed there is no right or wrong, there is only safe or unsafe.
contact Julie for more information juliegrogan@horsesandyou.com
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