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Wisdom Horse Newsletter - Sept. 2007
September 29, 2007
Wisdom Horse (TM) Newsletter Equine Guided Education for Leadership and Life September 2007 Greetings! Welcome! Nine Equine Guided Educators gathered in Wisconsin this month to begin some breakthrough research. In this issue learn how we are beginning to measure how horses take us from stress to balance in just minutes. We use Constant Contact to manage our subscriber list. You may want to tell your security software that it is OK to receive these emails from us (ann@wisdomhorsecoaching.com). In this Issue • Horses - an amazing remedy for stress • What is LSA? • LSA and Horses - Try it Yourself • What is Heart Math? • What we are up to • Our Facilities What is LSA? The Limbic Stress Assessment (LSA) was developed to measure the body's stress system. Much like a polygraph, the LSA uses a Glavanic Skin Response to "ask" the body questions and measure how it responds. By placing the hand on a 'plate', the machine reads the entire body. This information is then used by the system to create a stress profile (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual). Possible balancing solutions (remedies) are factored in and the machine measures the body's response to determine which ones will best bring the stressed areas back into balance. There are thousands of remedies that can be scanned for each person-- from allopathic, naturopathic, vitamin and food based to sound, color and light. "Remedies" that are not already programmed into the machine can be entered via another plate. Horse hair (which contains the energetic DNA from each of the 5 horses we worked with) was "loaded" into the system as a remedy. As described in the article to the right, the horses were effective remedies for all those who participated. LSA and Horses - Try it Yourself • Want to bring stress into balance? • Want to try out the LSA and horse remedies yourself? Call Healing Arts Wellcare Center at (715) 426- 7361 to schedule your appointment. Special discounts available for first time clients. What is Heart Math? HeartMath research has shown that emotions are reflected in our heart rhythm patterns. Negative emotions lead to increased disorder in the nervous system and in the heart's rhythms, which adversely affects our body and health. But positive feelings increase harmony and coherence in the nervous system. Based on this research, The emWave® PC heart rhythm monitor was developed to help people recover more quickly from health challenges and prevent, manage and reverse the negative effects of stress. Simply said, The emWave PC teaches you how to get your head and heart in sync. What we are up to Our Open House Aug 18 at Hawk's Ridge revealed a fabulous array of integrated wellness and education services. Participants commented on the powerful flow from health assessments to body work to equine guided coaching and how this array of services genuinely supports people in finding health and happiness. If you haven't seen our new DVD and would like to please let us know and we will send you a copy. Our Facilities Hawk's Ridge Ranch - Our Home Facility We continue to work with Dr. Su Wahl and her staff at Healing Arts Wellcare Center (HAWC)in Hudson, Wisconsin to design programs that bring you a clear, personalized framework for taking the steps you need to take to have the life you want . When the weather starts to get cold in the Twin Cities area, we have partnered with these facilities to offer warmer climates or heated indoor arenas to keep you comfortable while you work with the horses.Gainey Conference Center (Minnesota), Rex Ranch (Arizona), Stone Creek Ranch (Arkansas) and Istana Properties (Panama) - Let us help you custom design an unforgetable retreat for your family or group! Horses - an amazing remedy for stress There are references in this article to equipment and concepts explained in the articles to your left. Please refer to them for full explanation of terms. On Sept. 15-17, nine Equine Guided Educators from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Scotland gathered at Hawk's Ridge, our home facility, to begin breakthrough research. Using ourselves as subjects, we were hooked up to two machines that could measure our stress levels before and after being with horses. Our preliminary findings suggest that just being with horses brings stress levels fully back into balance or moves them toward balance. Beth Duff from Scotland is just beginning her Ph.D. and was in the USA to collect ideas and data to begin her research into the effects horses have on humans. Beth brought Heart Math equipment and Dr. Su Wahl, the naturopath who owns Hawk's Ridge, provided the Limbic Stress Assessment (LSA) system. Lynn and Ann coordinated meals and logistics. Other participants included Susan Motzko, Beth Peterson, Deb Reynolds and Larry Freeborg. Nancy Peregrine, a Wisdom Horse apprentice, took over 300 photographs. In the evenings we talked about what we were learning and shared ideas around the bountiful table Bob Kokott, organic chef extraordinaire, prepared for us. Using the sophisticated LSA computer system we had our stress levels assessed by Dr. Su's daughter, Jesse, who is herself studying to become a naturopath. Then we hung out with five horses (who, by the way had all gotten out of their pasture and were waiting by the barn the morning we started, insisting we work with them, not the usual herd). After about 45 minutes with the horses, we had our stress levels reassessed. The first day with the horses we didn't know which horse was our "remedy". We just noticed which horse came to us and which horses we were attracted to. The second time working with the LSA, we were told which horse would most likely bring us back into balance. Within the small herd, we spent most of our time with that horse. Though it's hard to tell conclusively because other horses were present, it is beginning to look like the horse designated the remedy most significantly brought our stress back into balance. We are looking forward to refining our approach over time and having the client work one-on-one with the most energetically resonant "remedy" horse. Another day we were connected to a computerized Heart Math Monitor which told us when we were in "coherence," i.e., a place of heart-centered authenticity. (Of course the horses do this all the time!) This gave us an new experience of seeing when we are in our heads and when we are in our hearts. After that we spent time with the horses while hooked to a portable Heart Math monitor to discover which horses and what activities with the horses most brought our heart rates into the "blue" and "green" areas (most coherent). The weekend gave us a glimpse into being able to quantify what so many clients and practioners of EGE know from experience: horses heal humans. Beth Duff will continue to work with Dr. Su throughout her Ph.D. program. We are excited and delighted to be part of this leading edge work. We are putting together a DVD to capture the work we did in September and will hopefully show it and share what we are learning at the EGEA conference in January. Quick Links... Individual Coaching Corporate Programs Newsletter Archive Apprenticeships More About Us Join our mailing list! [ ][Join] email: ann@wisdomhorsecoaching.com phone: 612-823-7022 web: http://www.wisdomhorsecoaching.com Forward email This email was sent to annromberg@msn.com, by ann@wisdomhorsecoaching.com Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved, Wisdom Horse Coaching, LLC | 3808 Pillsbury Avenue South | Minneapolis | MN | 55409
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