Kim Crosbie
Fifteen years ago, I suffered from depression, severe anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. I had suicidal thoughts and felt stuck in my head. I knew, if I wanted to heal, I had to get to the root of my pain to better understand my intrusive thoughts.
I discovered regression therapy, and it connected me to my Heart (Inner Self). Having an inward focus changed my life. I started to understand the origin of my negative thoughts by discovering my “negative core belief”. This understanding gradually eliminated my fears, my sadness and anger to become my authentic self.
Lindy Fortunati
Over six years ago, I began the inward journey, I noticed that my mind was cluttered with rigid beliefs that caused negative thought patterns. I realized my mind was only focusing on intellectual solutions and overruled and dismissed my heart completely. I tried to suppress my emotions or rationalize them, but to no avail, they kept resurfacing. On the outside all seemed to go well for me. However, it was difficult to find inner peace or appreciate the present moment because my mind was always sabotaging me with negative thoughts.
I’ve always enjoyed being in nature so when I discovered equine therapy, it really spoke to me. The interactions with the horse mirrored the issues I had with my environment, helping me observe in “real time” my own negative behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.
Through this self-inquiring approach, I discovered my authentic self which brought inner peace. Being surrounded by nature, allowed my mind to relax and me to connect with my heart. I loved this holistic approach so much that I founded MeadowMinds to connect with the energy of nature and the wisdom of our animal companions to facilitate personal transformation.
Helene Kerste
Twelve years ago, I was diagnosed with PTSD, experiencing anxiety with severe panic attacks, disassociation, and depression. I was heavily medicated because I couldn’t cope with everyday life. When I began yoga, it was extremely difficult. I had to push myself to get out of bed. After a few months, I discovered that I had missed all the warning signs my body had signaled.
I had suffered from sexual trauma in childhood and survived an abusive partner in my early 20’s. These traumas were repressed in my body and resurfaced causing massive issues in my daily life. Yoga became my salvation; I discovered that physical pain in my body was related to trapped emotions and trauma from my past. By triggering my body with specific yoga poses, and focusing inward, I was able to identify my trapped emotions, to release them to feel happier, psychically stronger and feeling connected with my body.
We live in extraordinary times.
To transform our lives, we need to open-up to a radical change of consciousness.
“These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” -Rumi