News & Events
Teen Advisory Group
Sun. March 8, 2020
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Want to help make a difference in ending the stigma of mental health? Be involved in your community? Get to know some amazing horses? Receive/give peer support? Have FUN? Then RSVP by February 29th and join us for more information!
Located at Anam Cara
4298 E 1000 N
LaPorte IN, 46350
Call (219) 207-7222 or check out our Facebook page for more information.
An Evening with Loved Ones
Dustin Lyvers
Sat. March 14, 20120
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Back by Popular demand!! Join Dusten, “The Fabulous Medium” as he does an open gallery style reading at Transitions Equestrian Center! Group Readings are a great way to connect with friends in both the physical and non-physical. This event is $25 a seat and proceeds will be donated to Anam Cara, a local nonprofit providing equine-assisted counseling services!! Make sure to thank Melissa Ashcraft, the owner of Transitions for her hard work and selfless action as she continues to contribute to her community in such a fun and positive way! The date of the event is Saturday March 14th from 5-7 CST, which is 6pm-8pm EST. Space is limited. Be sure to RSVP to secure your seat! Tickets can be purchased here: https://AnamCaraStables.as.me/GroupReadingwDusten
For more information on Dusten, visit: https://dustenlyvers.com/
Anam Cara Herd Meditation
Sun. March 15, 2020
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Sun. March 29, 2020
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Space is limited for this Donation-based event, so please be sure to RSVP:
https://anamcarastables.as.me/HerdMeditation
Meditation with Horses
Do you long to take time for yourself during the week to breathe deeply and unwind? Horses embody presence and peacefulness. Immerse yourself in nature and the healing energy of horses. … No experience with horses or meditation is necessary.
Suggested donation: $5 – $30
Join Anam Cara on March 15th at 10:00 AM CST for a Herd Meditation. Event is contigent on the weather, so RSVP ensures we can contact you in the event the event must be cancelled or rescheduled.
Pause for a moment, and take time from your busy life to be guided through deep breaths, slowing down enough to notice the gentle rhythm of the horses’ breath and gentle heart.
Allow yourself to be infused with a powerful sense of well-being, releasing healing endorphins and feel good hormones which improve the nervous system, hormonal balance, and immune-system response.
Horses hearts are five times the size of ours, and research shows that they emit an electromagnetic field that can influence our heart, causing a more coherent heartbeat.
When you are in a coherent state, your thoughts and emotions are balanced, and you experience ease and inner harmony. So as we share space with horses in our meditations, we are only beginning to understand the healing that may be taking place.
Please dress for the weather , wear close-toed shoes, and bring your own portable/camping chair, water bottle, journal and whatever you need to be comfortable.
Herd Meditation
• Meet & greet at Anam Cara 4298 E 1000 North, LaPorte IN 46350
• Walk out to join the herd for a partly guided meditation
• Shift into a silent walking meditation with the herd
• Come back together to share our experiences
• Brief closing meditation
A tremendous Shout Out to Ulla Frederiksen at the Sundance Center, for sharing this concept/awareness with us!!
For more information about the great woman who inspired us all:
Ren Hurst: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdhRRs1Xi8c
Stormy May: http://ourhorses.org/
Healing with Horse Collective: http://www.healingwithhorse.org/tele-summit
You can also join the closed Facebook group, Anam Cara’s Herd Meditation for more discussion.
AHA – Art & Horse Assisted Healing Workshop
Sat. March 28, 2020 at Anam Cara
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CST
Tues. April 7, 2020 at Transitions Equestrian Center
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CST
Tickets available at http://www.anamcarastables.us.me/AHA
NO ART OR HORSE EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY 🙂
$125 All art supplies and horses provided.
Bring your own lunch (water & snacks provided)
Minimum 3 participants. If the weather necessitates a cancellation, payments will be refunded.
Facilitated by Stacey Garcelon M.Ed. NCC & the Anam Cara team with trauma-informed practices, Eagala model principles, and collective decades of mental health, horse & art experience.
Agenda:
10:00 – 10:00 am: Participant arrival time, welcome, housekeeping, introductions, gathering themes to be used throughout the workshop.
10:30 – 11:00 am: Trauma education: what is trauma? How does it affect the mind & body and what can we do to heal and empower ourselves following trauma.
11:00 – 11:15 am: Comfort break/snacks/water
11:15 – 12:30 pm: Art & Horses: create/express goals for individual trauma healing, then join the horses in a facilitated session to deepen insight and awareness of this goal.
1:00: LUNCH with discussion about empowerment: what does it mean?
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Horses & Art: explore empowerment with the herd, then return to the art to see if anything needs to change or create a new piece based on insights and awareness from horse experiences.
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Sharing/Closure
Trauma-informed principles:
1. Safety
2. Trust worthiness and transparency
3. Peer support
4. Collaboration and mutuality
5. Empowerment, voice and choice
6. Cultural, Historical, and Gender Issues
Eagala Model:
1. Team approach (mental health professional, equine specialist & horses)
2. Ground based (no riding or horsemanship needed)
3. Solution oriented (participants find their own solution)
4. Ethics (we are governed by professional ethics)
a HUGE SHOUT OUT and with a depth of gratitude to Melissa Ashcraft, owner of Transitions Equestrian Center for the use of this beautiful space and horses, and to Ulla Frederiksen, MA, LLP & Jenny Atlee, MA, of the Sundance Center in Fennville MI who first pioneered this workshop, and enthusiastically encouraged us to share with you the healing power of AHA!
Summer Solstice – Mind, Body, Spirit Festival
Sat. June 20, 2020
12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Join us for our first Summer Solstice – Mind, Body, Spirit Festival!
Anam Cara Stables – Healing with Horses and Conscious Michiana have teamed up to offer you an afternoon of activities which support holistic living for the entire family.
Herd Meditation
Ecstatic Dance
Music
Food Trucks
Venders
Cost: $5 (All proceeds support Anam Cara Stables)
Located at Anam Cara
4928 E 1000 N
LaPorte IN, 46350
Are you interested in being a vender or volunteer? Visit http://www.consciousmichiana.com/vendor for details. All questions should be emailed to info@consciousmichiana.com
Local Stable Uses Horses to Help Clients Work Through Problems
WSBT visited Anam Cara to discuss its horse therapy programs. Watch the video and Learn More.
New Nonprofit Offers Therapy Through Interaction with Horses
Read coverage of Anam Cara programs at What’s New LaPorte?
Anam Cara Stables Offers Horse-Assisted Therapy Programs
Read coverage of Anam Cara programs at LaPorte Herald Argus
LaPorte Nonprofit Anam Cara Stables Offers Horse-Based Counseling
Read more at South Bend Tribune
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Phone: (219) 207-7222
Email: info@anamcarastables.org
Address: 4298 E 1000 N La Porte, IN 46350
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