Miniature Horse Therapy Pets
Mindful Minis
email:
dlgiroux@verizon.net
Horses are hard-wired by evolution to be mindful; before domestication, their survival depended on it.
Mindfulness is maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and the surrounding environment.
Studies have shown that practicing mindfulness has many benefits:
- Physical: improves sleep, aids in weight loss, boosts your immune system
- Psychological: regulates emotions, reduces stress, fights depression/anxiety
- Social: fosters compassion, enhances relationships
Pet assisted therapy also has many benefits, including:
- Physical: increases strength and flexibility
- Motor skills: improves fine, gross and sensory motor skills
- Social: relationship/team building
- Cognitive: organizational and executive skills
Miniature horses make equine therapy portable and therefore accessible to more populations.
Our goal at Mindful Minis is to blend miniature horses, mindfulness and pet assisted therapy.
Miniature horses are unique in their ability to share the horse-human bond. The tiny equines posses all the spirit of their larger counterparts, in addition to being calm, playful, curious and... portable!
Welcome
Our Mission
Our mission is simple: To share these unique, gentle little souls with children, teens and elders who might benefit from the experience of the human-animal interaction.
"Horses carry the Wisdom of Healing in their hearts and offer it to any humans who possess the Humility to Listen..." ~ unknown