My goal was to teach people how to develop a deeper connection with their horse. To do a deep dive into how to work with horses in a unique way of connecting with the horse’s mind, thoughts, and soul.
See the immediate changes in your horse’s posture and face symmetry that will be directly carried over and felt in riding with better balance, presence and softness.
Equine Craniosacral: Beginnings is a course that will help you learn how to do a full assessment of symmetry, movement, and posture, together with hands on craniosacral techniques
Craniosacral focuses on the disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and the effect of these disorders on posture, behavior, and general health.
This is the only form of bodywork that focuses on the bones and soft tissue in the skull, and the relationship with the pelvis through the dura connection through the spine.
A horse’s cranium has an integrated web of blood supply and nerve branches right below the surface of the skin. These delicate tissues easily get tight, impinged, or compressed due to the nature of how we handle our horses.
When muscles and fascia get tight from pressures placed on the cranium, these soft tissues can actually pull on the plates of the skull and sometimes even distort their shape and also disrupt the rhythmic motion of the bones and soft tissue that feed the nervous system.
Due to the anatomy of the nervous system, this tightness and or distortion can disrupt the neurological communications between the brain and the cells, tissues, and the organs of the body.
See the immediate changes in your horse’s posture and face symmetry that will be directly carried over and felt in riding with better balance, presence and softness.
This is a therapy that addresses a system that goes deeper than muscle memory. It addresses the nervous system that feeds muscle memory, making this a wonderful form of body work alone or complimentary with other modalities.
Releasing compressions and restoring nerve function will effect the entire horse and how they feel as they go through their life. Once a head compression is relieved and posture is restored, the body will begin to heal itself. Not only may hooves grow in better balance as posture is restored, but horses will find it easier to stand for the farrier when they feel in balance.
Craniosacral is a great modality that can be used alone or along with other body work techniques.
ECS reaches the nervous system to bring forth deep changes that restore posture and balance so they can easily stand to get their hooves done, or maybe settle into a deeper place to take in other forms of body work.
You will learn to help the body release cranial nerve impingements that communicate to the rest of the body. Or learn to help the horse relax and feel safe with you.
Have you ever had a horse in training that you had a hard time connecting with? Who never seemed to settle, or couldn’t get the changes you hoped for? Or maybe he is fine at home but on the show circuit some behaviors pop up?
Not everything is a training problem and can be fixed with the correct training method. Some problems like headshaking, tension in the body, spookiness, lack of balance and rhythm, and even trailer loading can be a result of a physical problem a horse is struggling with.
Adding craniosacral as an additional tool to your set of skills can enhance your relationship bringing greater results for your clients. You can help your training horses regulate their own nervous system so they can understand and focus better on the training.
This can be done anywhere even at shows or on the road when you feel it is needed to help your horse rest and restore.
Help them regain overall balance so they stand better for the farrier, find softness and balance under saddle so they pick up their leads better, learn how to release cranial nerve impingements that are causing headaches, inflammation, head shaking, digestive issues, head and ear shyness.
Craniosacral is a powerful method that can help with all sports of physical and behavioral problems, but there are not many craniosacral practitioners out there.
Why not learn craniosacral yourself and help your horse with common issues such as restoring headaches after dentistry, or a pull back, or fall in the pasture.
The added benefit of learning craniosacral is that you will deepen the connection you have with your horse and find a new way to communicate and bond on a deeper level. Once your horse understands, they will begin to tell you what contact they want, and there is no better reward than when they know you know.
I have been receiving craniosacral since the late ‘80’s, and decided to begin my studies in 2007 when I had my training barn in California. Having studied a few other forms of body work, I deeply resonated with craniosacral and found that it resulted in the most significant changes in the training horses, and began building a business outside my barn through word of mouth.
I have worked with thousands of horses and studied over 1200 hours of advanced craniosacral work in various concepts. Also keeping current in my own studies not only for my own learning but also to keep the classes fresh and up to date. I continue to work on local clients in the DFW area, and keep a busy schedule teaching classes as well.
My goal in my horsemanship journey was to connect to the heart and mind of the horse, and to help people have a better understanding of the possibilities of this connection. What I started to learn along the way was how this relationship with horses can be incredibly healing for the human. Communicating with a horse by exchanging a heartfelt feel brings us into an awareness of our own self concept, our own embodiment, our own rhythms in how we walk through life. I watched as this relationship with horses taught people how to slow down their minds and have faith in the present moment.
-Shea
The intention of this training is to provide not only a life transforming educational process, but offering this at the convenience of your own pace in your own home. This video course offers advantages over traditional in-person workshops as you have the ability to go over the lectures and videos as often as you wish for 6 months, opposed to a 4-day in-person workshop.
This is the only equine biodynamic craniosacral training course offered of its kind with uniquely designed 3D video animations of the craniosacral rhythms. This class will give you a deeper understanding of craniosacral as we explore and visualize the documented rhythms in the body and why they are an important reflection of health in the system.
This is a thorough introductory class that will help you begin your equine craniosacral journey, and take your relationship with horses to the next level. This was thoughtfully created after 15 years of full time work in the field, and over 800 hours of advanced classes, dissections, anatomy, and training horses. With uniquely designed 3D visualizations of craniosacral rhythm in the equine system.
You will learn the history of craniosacral and how these healing rhythms within the craniosacral system have been referenced in ancient cultures, religions, and indigenous healing throughout time.
You will learn not only a full protocol, but there are added contacts for specific issues which will help you begin your journey and learn how to palpate the craniosacral system. You will also learn how to use your own intuition to create your own protocol. We will address a full body evaluation, assessment, and how to recognize tissue reorganization and releases.
Learning how to self regulate your own systems is also an important aspect of this course, so you can be present for the horse’s system and begin to feel the rhythms in the natural world.
All students will be invited to the private Facebook group that I have created to support you on your Craniosacral journey.
When learning something new, there are always questions that come up, and the goal of this group is to have a community of people that are on the same journey to compare notes with.
I am also very active on the group and, among other things, I hold live Zoom Q&A sessions where you can ask me anything.
This exclusive Facebook group for students of our courses allows you to:
Lifetime access to this community is included in the price of the course.
This is a learn-at-your-own-pace course where you will have 6 months to watch and re-watch the classes. If you need more time you can always email me as there is a lot of information. You will also receive a workbook to download to keep.
Start with the course titled “Beginnings” as this will lay the foundation for future learning and give you a very thorough protocol, plus extra contacts that you can use for specific issues. Please watch the videos in order as they build on each other.
There will not be updates to the course, but, at completion of the course, you will be invited to join our private Equine Craniosacral Facebook group for additional support in your journey.
How do I know this will be beneficial for me and my horse? – This course is for anyone interested in learning equine craniosacral.
You will get a certificate of completion once you finish the course and send in two reports.
Yes, there will be an exam.
Due to the immersive nature of the courses I believe you will be happy with the class. Refunds can not be guaranteed.
For any other questions, email: shea@equinebalance.net
My goal was to teach people how to develop a deeper connection with their horse. To do a deep dive into how to work with horses in a unique way of connecting with the horse’s mind, thoughts, and soul.
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