Fotini Chandrika
Fotini Chandrika is an Equine Guided Wellness Professional with a background in Yoga, Ayurveda, Expressive Arts, and Trauma Informed Practice. She is devoted to the betterment of life for all Beings, through interspecies connection and reciprocal healing, both on Earth and in Spirit.
Fotini has been partnered with Horses in her Equine Guided Wellness practice for over a decade and has fulfilled her lifelong dream of redefining ‘a successful business’ as simply living life in harmony within Nature and guided by Horses.
Fotini Chandrika: Awaken With Horses
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“Over the past ten years, the Horses have shown me what works and what doesn't. I have been paying close attention to their cues and messages with a keen "horse-like" awareness! I am truly fascinated at their ability to gracefully co-facilitate transformational experiences for over a thousand clients that we have worked with together as partners, all while carefully showing me what we need in order to be a great team. The Horse Teachers "walk their talk" and are living, breathing the Yogic philosophies. Together, we will explore the wisdom of your Horse Teachers in order to receive the clarity and insights needed to be the best partner possible in the Equine Guided practice!
What I know for sure is that it is completely possible (and totally realistic!) for you and your Horses to manifest abundance in many forms while living your purpose in partnership and helping improve the lives of many beings, two and four legged! It's a powerful ripple effect which means you and your Horses are making the world a better place!
“As a child, I had an undeniable connection to animals. I was gifted with the ability to "hear them speak". I was also born an empath, connecting deeply with the energy of others, animals and humans. So much so that it almost felt like I could "feel their truth" in my own body. It was quite confusing as a young child because, along with feeling truth, I could also feel all that was not aligned with truth. After many years of doing the "inner work", I have finally harnessed this incredible attunement as my unique superpower!
Through Horse's highly sensitive, non predatory nature and their ability to honestly reflect human energy, imbalance and emotion, the wisdom of Horse has taken contemplative practice to its highest level of self-realization and unified consciousness. The Horses guide us to a sacred remembering of all that is truly innate to our being human; forgotten by many of us in the chaos and demands of modern day life. The Horses remind us that there is a better way...
My connection with Yoga has been so much more than physical postures and poses. From the time I was a young girl, spending countless hours with my best friend's Hindu family, I learned that Yoga is how we speak, how we eat, how we treat others and how we show up in the world. Yoga is a simple and co-creative way of Life, rooted in the wisdom of Nature. The Horses guide us through their purity and connection to "walk the talk" of Yoga. Horse Wisdom Yoga®, as developed and practiced on our farm, is not Yoga on horseback and no riding takes place. The Herd is honored exclusively as who they are and for their natural gifts! And so are you!
In the 'Field of Wisdom', Horses hold space for the co-creative self-expression of humans and join us as we move through the transformation from "doing yoga" to "being yoga" in all aspects of our lives, on and off the mat; simply by being who they are; no restraint, no performance, no special training, no tricks. They reflect the innate abilities, gifts and wisdom available to us when we practice the simplicity of being who we are!
Together, the Horses and I are on the mission to help sensitive, empathic individuals remember their voice, live their life's purpose and reclaim their true belonging within the natural world, while making it a better place for all Beings through reciprocal co-creation, loving kindness and care!”
Intuition and body wisdom
Connecting with horses
Honest about fear