It’s Probably Not About You At Art Soul and Horses, Inc every session begins with a safety discussion focused onunderstanding and respecting horse...

Creativity and The Capacity to Heal At Risk Youth    Last night we hosted a group of at risk youth for a photography class held by worldclass...

Inspiring Hope and Empowering Children and Teens  The best way to inspire is to tell your story.  I do believe the universe works in some pretty...

Honoring our Emotions  “I am willing to feel all my feelings. I will make space for my anger and look at what it’s showing me”-Letting Your Shadow...

I have numerous stories of clients who have worked with our horses and embarked on a journey of transformation, including my own. Any healing...

“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for...

“Some day [we] will see the entire light of this planet through the window of a tear.” –Leon Felipe  In this quote from the book Finding Inner...

I love beautiful spring mornings. There is still a slight chill in the air. I take in the brilliant, light blue sky, fresh green grass, and the...

I am sorryPlease forgive meI love you Thank you I love the Hawaiian concept of “hoʻoponopono,” which is a loose translation for “causing things...

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” —Vincent Van Gogh Today when I...

“Color which, like music, is a matter of vibrations, reaches what is most general and therefore most indefinable in nature: its inner power.” —Paul...

The most important lesson that I have learned from my career as a Registered Nurse is practice what you love. I believe that those of us who are in...

“Don’t ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the the best words the heart can...

What is Intuitive Art with Horses? It is a way to find your flow. Horses move us into a space where we can connect with flow. We can explore who we...

I distinctly remember the moment where I felt my connection to flow. I was 47 years old, sitting in a lawn chair in my horse Yanni’s stall on a...

“The divine spark that you seek is already within you. Allow it to shine through you unobstructed and it will eternally light your way.”― Omar...

For many, slowing down and spending quiet time alone during the holiday season is rare, but this seemed like an important moment to remind you of...

“What did you do as a child that made the hours pass like minutes? Herein lies the key to your earthly pursuits.”Carl Jung I firmly believe that our...

Is it just me or has the last 20 years blown by faster than the speed of sound? I sometimes start out my day with a list of tasks and plans to...

In September, I presented the work of Art Soul and Horses at our annual Touched by a Horse Summit, which is a meeting of Equine Gestalt Certified...

One night last week, we experienced a sudden storm of lightning, thunder, and hail, which is a rare occurrence here in Southern California. At the...

Last week, Art Soul and Horses hosted Generation of Harmony Founder Kerri Lake’s event, “Being With Horses”. The experience involved the horses...

“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to...

I often get emails from people interested in my workshops and private sessions, that say in one way or another, “I am not an artist, but I would...

Six years into my nursing career I had a panic attack that changed my life forever. I had seen people in the ER with panic attacks and I never paid...

Have you ever had a moment when the world seemed to drop out from under you? I recently had one of those moments, and it threw me back 27 years – to...

I recently graduated from a two-year certification program in the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method founded by Melisa Pearce. It took me longer that...

I always find some joy in finely raking the area around the horses’ water buckets, and making it into a beautiful, soft, cedar rest carpet. Even...

Recently I found myself mesmerized by the beautiful paintings of equine Artist Holly Vanasse https://dappledponydesigns.com/. Her bright and...

The best adventures in life happen when you stay open to new possibilities, even if you’re not sure how to get to your destination. The problem is,...

The horses give us that gift of pure relaxation.  The joy of working with clients in the creative process with the horses…is that moment when...

I am often asked, ”What do horses have to do with art, and what in the heck does nursing have to do with this all woo woo stuff?” It’s one of my...

I love to garden. Spring is such a beautiful time of year for me and I think we can all agree that Spring, and its associated Easter season, brings...

This morning while I was out caring for the horses, Skye Mama left her food to come and stand with me by the fence. Perched up high on the mounting...

I think that some people tap into it early in life and others learn to access it later in life. The most important thing to remember is that we all...