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Jen Chester
Jan 154 min read
Connect and Reflect Day Retreat -Uncovering the Mystical Benefits of Walking the Labyrinth
The labyrinth is an ancient tool for spiritual and personal contemplation. Unlike a maze, which is designed to confuse, a labyrinth has a...
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Jen Chester
Mar 12, 20232 min read
Animal Wisdom
A tale of fortitude and resilience and living and dying on your own terms. I am still processing what happened last week. I woke up on...
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Jen Chester
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Sitting in comfort with discomfort
The place of discomfort is something we are becoming all too familiar with in these times of pandemic and climate disasters....
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Jen Chester
Nov 15, 20202 min read
Boundaries and Personal Space
Quite often when I ask clients about their boundaries they look at me perplexed and ask what I mean. And I must admit that when I was...
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Jen Chester
Nov 8, 20202 min read
The importance of ritual
Rituals and traditions are embedded in all cultures across all religions and take many forms. They can be elaborate and lengthy or short...
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Jen Chester
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Finding connection through nature
"I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found , was really going in." John Muir A...
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Jen Chester
Oct 18, 20201 min read
A change is as good as a holiday
While I can't say I absolutely agree with this old saying, for me at least this has been true. The move from a big old house near the bay...
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Jen Chester
Jul 21, 20202 min read
How do you deal with stress and anxiety?
I am currently going through house sale/purchase anxiety, my first move after 17 years is creating an imbalance of emotions, swinging...
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Jen Chester
Sep 30, 20191 min read
The new boy
When I first saw Banjo out in the back paddock he was with around 25 Standardbred ex racing horses that have been put out there to live...
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Jen Chester
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Looking at Relationships with EAT
Relationship issues may be between couples, families, friends or co-workers, sometimes these are minor blips which can be resolved easily...
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Jen Chester
Aug 25, 20191 min read
Equine Assisted Learning or Psychotherapy, what is the difference?
Equine-assisted learning (EAL) is an experiential learning approach that promotes the development of life skills for educational,...
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Jen Chester
Aug 11, 20191 min read
A day in the life......
We have some busy days at Storm's Sanctuary, when we are not holding Equine Assisted Therapy sessions work goes on behind the scenes,...
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Jen Chester
Jul 23, 20191 min read
Play in therapy
Play is an important part of the therapeutic process, there is much evidence to show that play can create new neural pathways at any age....
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Jen Chester
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Working with Intention
We have all read posts and blogs about how our thoughts direct our life, negative thoughts will lead us into a downward spiral and...
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Jen Chester
Apr 7, 20192 min read
After school programs
Our after school programs for next term start up the week after the Easter holidays. High school workshops have moved to Thursday...
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Jen Chester
Mar 24, 20191 min read
What to expect in an Art Therapy session
Many people are not sure what Art Therapy or Creative Arts Therapy is, they think that they must be an artist in order to participate in...
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Jen Chester
Mar 10, 20191 min read
Training begins
Young Albi was born on August 1st the horses birthday. His mother Ruby was rescued in foal by a friend of Storm's Sanctuary Bec, she saw...
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Jen Chester
Feb 25, 20191 min read
Find your mojo!
I was once quite a prolific artist, selling work and never happier than when dabbling in paint. Years of intense study dulled my creative...
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Jen Chester
Feb 17, 20191 min read
How can Equine Assisted Therapy help my child?
Our children today are under more pressure than ever, from keeping up with school, and family obligations to body image, difficult...
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Jen Chester
Feb 12, 20191 min read
Back to school blues
Going back to a new school year can be daunting for some students, new teachers, new class groups, some children cope better with change...
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