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This book is a comprehensive resource for Equine Guided Education (EGE) and somatic coaching. EGE incorporates horse activities into coaching and therapy models that are set in natural outdoor settings. Interacting with horses provides experiences that train new skills in intuition, sensory awareness, and somatic sensibility. These non-linear forms of intelligence (EQ) are needed in these times of change and uncertainty and apply to people from all walks of life.
Ariana, a pioneer in the field of Equine Experiential Learning, founded Equine Guided Education in the 1980’s and co-founded Strozzi Institute (now known as Strozzi Somatics). This instructive and thorough book is full of the essential tools needed to be successful in the equine, experiential, nature based healing professions. It is required reading in Ariana’s SkyHorseCEGE™ programs and many other self-development and coaching processes. The principles in this book are universal to Equine Assisted Learning, and Equine Facilitated Therapy. If you call the equine-human relationship by another name, simply transpose the term EGE. This book is also a valuable resource for coaches, educators, and healers who want to bring a more natural, intuitive approach to their practice.
EGE is the essential component that has been missing since we took our education indoors whether it be pre-school or leadership development. Various chapters include detailed explanations of the role of the horse, the role of the facilitator, the process of creating a positive learning environment, dealing with fear, self development principles, the actual process of facilitating EGE, the importance of nature and providing a somatic, biological perspective.
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This book is about the profound applications of horses as healers and teachers. It explores and defines the foundational principles of Equine Guided Education and the ‘horse as healer/teacher’ process. Horses model the essential qualities of trust, authenticity, honesty, intuition, listening and a willingness of spirit. Horses have no agenda with us; they simply reflect our strength of character, our heart, our internal incongruence and our self-limiting perceptions. By example, they ask us to lead our lives with the same dignity, grace, and power that they naturally embody.
Horses help us close the gap between how we actually present ourselves to others distinct from how we think we are being. The minute our bodies get close to them, they size us up, asking, “Who is leading?” They expect us to embody what we care about and stay centered on the life we want to live. In so doing, they help us understand that leadership begins with the self we are.
The question, “Are you leading your life or is it leading you?” becomes the topic of exploration. By becoming aware of our animal nature and our innate drive for survival, we develop the capacity to respond with choice versus react to the pressures of life.
The following pages reveal that the underlying principles of horsemanship parallel the concepts associated with human development, growth and learning. Horses teach us how to find self-acceptance in a world of judgment. As we learn to think more like a horse, we develop our intuitive imagination and create new possibilities for our lives. Rather than focusing on what is wrong with us, we shift our attention towards what we are naturally good at. On this path of becoming we focus on staying connected to what has meaning and purpose.
"Your book is full of wisdom and kind heartedness emerging from every page." Deb
"I'm re-reading your Horse Sense for the Leader Within for the 4th time - I get much more from it each time. Thank you for articulating everything so well and for paving the way. " Lucinda Newman
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This book is an excellent resource for coaches, therapists, educators and horse lovers interested in equine-guided education, equine assisted therapy, or equine experiential learning on how to plan your business in the 'Horse as Healer/Teacher' profession. Ariana Strozzi, pioneer in incorporating horses into the self-development process since 1989, shares her knowledge as a business owner, leadership coach and equine guided educator by defining a clear path to visioning your work and creating a successful business.
With the tender nudging of a broodmare and stallion-like business acumen, author Ariana Strozzi provides a dynamic and indispensable guide to developing a successful business for people interested in the emerging field of equine-guided education, equine assisted therapy, and equine experiential learning. This book provides a spiritual and inspiring account of how to be the difference you want to see in the world with clear vision and practical knowledge. Topics include shifting paradigms from natural horsemanship to ―horse as healer/teacher,‘‘ horse and human skills required, understanding acronyms, what to call what you do, choosing a training program, successful skills of a business owner, creating your vision, preparing a business plan, administration, marketing, finances, facility and horse selection, insurance, permits, code of ethics, and more. Whether you are just starting out or have an established business, gain new insights on how to succeed in this new and exciting field from a true trail blazer.
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In The Water Calls: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Dignity and Freedom, Ariana masterfully crafts a mythical journey for any woman to embark upon to find her wings, her voice, her “yes,” and her “no.” What began as Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi’s desire to understand her traumatic divorce became the revelation of a heroine’s journey. Written through the eyes and voice of “Emma,” Ariana unravels a lifetime of conditioning to fit in – to be “the good girl” and “the good wife” – forced to hide her intuitive powers and deeply connected relationship to the natural world.
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The Water Calls, reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite
“The Water Calls: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Dignity and Freedom by Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi is a non-fiction self-help memoir in which the author uses her own life experiences as the foundation for her calling to help others work through their own. Mazzucchi begins with some backstory on her personal life, sharing the collection of emotional stones thrown at her by those she loved, trusted, and were meant to nurture her, that ultimately led to an adult life and relationships where the same cycle continued. Narrated in vignettes, Mazzucchi provides the reader with the perspective of “Emma” whose pain and experiences are depicted in slices, and are accompanied by artwork, poetry, reflections, and meaningful question prompts to tie Emma's struggles into ours.
It is Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi's profound honesty that makes The Water Calls instantly engaging and relatable. I admit I've never been able to or known a person who acknowledged the ability to commune with nature and guides outside those I can physically touch. I do believe it exists and that the likelihood of me knowing someone who was uncomfortable sharing their capabilities is more likely than me not knowing someone at all. Mazzucchi puts her gift and her story out there, and that takes courage. The book itself is well-written and heart-wrenching, but the promise of inspiration is fulfilled. I am a grown man who got incredibly choked up while reading the chapter entitled Helga, named for a storm, where Emma experiences the circle of life in both its beauty and agony, which transcends an orphaned lamb. Very, very highly recommended.”
Reviewed by Vincent Dublado for Readers’ Favorite
The Water Calls: One Woman’s Journey to Reclaim Her Dignity and Freedom by Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi is an unforgettable true-to-life story of one woman’s journey. It is simultaneously an opportunity for us readers to get to know ourselves, as well as to tap into the latent connection we have to Mother Nature and what she has to offer. It is about how the author learned to set herself free after she emerged triumphant from struggling to make sense of her chaotic divorce. She shares her personal story as an invitation for you to explore your journey to free yourself from the shackles of other people’s judgments and expectations. Each chapter presents a poem that expresses an artistic sense of her personal experience, which she claims is presented in a pure state both spontaneous and intuitive.
Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi’s combined narrative, verses, and images are profoundly evocative, making you sense the most powerful things in nature. It is a testament to the healing properties of the natural things around us, particularly animals, that guided Mazzucchi to decode the riddles of her existence with their untainted wisdom. The rhythm and sounds of her tales resonate, giving you a sense of renewal, of rebirth, as the most natural things yield fascinating revelations when you pay attention to them. The Water Calls isn’t simply written from the viewpoint of imagination. It is written from the heart and mind of observation and experience. It is nourishment for any human soul that seeks to find answers. It’s a must-read.”
What began as Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi’s desire to understand her traumatic divorce became the revelation of a heroine’s journey. Written through the eyes and voice of “Emma,” Ariana unravels a lifetime of conditioning to fit in—to be “the good girl” and “the good wife”—convinced to hide her intuitive powers and deeply connected relationship to the natural world.
Through significant life moments, Ariana shares how her animal guides, sacred relationship with horses, and the healing lessons gleaned from nature helped her heal old wounds and betrayals—and reclaim her dignity and freedom. Her personal reflections reveal how a modern-day spiritual warrioress finds her way back to her shamanic way of being.
Each chapter, many adorned with her illustrations, provides inspiration from nature and her animal friends that ultimately guide Ariana through her most vulnerable and challenging undertaking: to stand tall without apology. At the end of each chapter, Ariana offers “opportunities to contemplate” and “time in nature reflections,” inviting readers to awaken to their personal transformations and take a stand for their original selves.
Pam
"Your writing is always so right on, Ariana. Tuned in and thought provoking. I so totally agree with everything you say. You are a light in the world right now. Thank you for being."
~Kathy Pike, Author of Life Lessons from the Heart of Horses
“Ariana Strozzi Mazzucchi has beautifully crafted a must-read tale for every woman on a spiritual journey. Through her own trials and tribulations, she shares how her animal guides, her sacred relationship with horses and the healing lessons gleaned from nature helped her heal old wounds and betrayals. At the end of each chapter, she offers reflections and time in nature prompts revealing the inner workings of how a modern-day spiritual warrior finds her way back to her shamanic way of being in this world. This book is a recommended read for any intuitive, highly empathic, and earth-bound being in transition.”