{"id":58320,"date":"2021-08-27T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=58320"},"modified":"2021-08-27T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:27:15","slug":"one-day-horse-medicine-workshops-aim-to-soothe-and-empower-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/one-day-horse-medicine-workshops-aim-to-soothe-and-empower-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"One-day ‘horse medicine’ workshops aim to soothe and empower participants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cortes Island residents will have an opportunity next week to spend a day learning how to be with horses in what <\/span>White Horse Sanctuary<\/span><\/a> calls \u201ca meditation in nature.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Founder Oriane Lee Johnston has been involved in equine-guided learning for 16 years, co-facilitating programs at Royal Roads University in Victoria and Hollyhock Leadership Institute. <\/span><\/p>\n

Her own learning journey started with lessons in natural horsemanship, which she defines as learning \u201chow to be with horses like a horse,\u201d and she\u2019s gone as far as Africa to spend time with the animals. <\/span>She also credits her abundant life experience and studies in spiritual guidance, such as Buddhist compassion and equanimity, in informing her current work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Johnston says her facilitated work with the horses helps to open hearts and quiet minds. Photo courtesy of White Horse Sanctuary.<\/p><\/div>\n

Johnston is a member of the <\/span>Professional Association For Equine Facilitated Wellness<\/span><\/a> and is passionate about education. She writes articles about the many benefits of equine-guided learning, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n