As I was contemplating what to write about this evening it occurred to me I usually just sit down and let it flow. This is another Trust The Process moment. I sit down at the computer and let my brain and fingers go to work.
That’s how we’re taught to have Equine Gestalt Coaching sessions. Sit down with the client and Trust The Process. Whatever the client needs will come up and the coaches (myself and the horses) will help the client work through it. That’s what makes it Gestalt, we’re in the moment.
I had heard of Gestalt before taking the Touched By A Horse Equine Gestalt Coaching Method® course but I was unclear on the meaning. My first attempts at explaining it were clumsy when I was starting. Here is an attempt now.
Gestalt is the German term for wholeness. The belief that we are whole beings that may have something in our background that keeps us stuck.
We all have places where we are in the moment. Fishing is Mike’s
Another tenant in Gestalt is that we live in the present moment, in serenity and joy. It is our natural state as we live in our world we are told things that move us out of that state. Our worth is tied to what we are told, especially when we are growing up and by people who are in authority.
It may be that you were unable to deal with the dissonance at the time because it was with a person of authority, etc. So similar situations can trigger a negative reaction now.
When humans are unable to deal with all the discord in their lives they have unfinished business. That can cause us to react instead of responding in a loving manner. We may feel an attachment to a story and resistance to change.
As your coaches, the horses and I help you find your unfinished business and complete it. The horses naturally live in a Gestalt state.
Calvin lives in the moment.
Horses are prey animals. They have survived because they can sense vibrations out to the horizon. They live in a state of serenity and are willing to share their healing gift with us by raising our vibrations to match theirs. This will help you get out of your head and into the present moment so you can complete your unfinished business.
In Gestalt coaching the horses and I, your coaches, believe you to be whole and help you bring that awareness of self back, in a safe space.
All the answers are inside of you. We help you to come to them.
I started this Gestalt article several weeks ago. My Trust The Process moment is that when I sat down to write I had no intention to finish it today but that’s where the moment took me.
Don’t Worry Be Happy and in the moment.
Onward! Only Two More
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