Nestled in the Surf Coast Hinterland in Victoria, Free Rein Australia offers a sanctuary where you can explore life’s most precious questions and embrace your most authentic, lovable self. Surrounded by the majesty of nature and our gentle, wise herd of horses, our retreats and program provide a unique opportunity for personal growth, reflection, and rejuvenation.
There is a quiet light that shines in every heart. It is what illuminates our minds to see beauty, our desire to seek possibility, and our hearts to love life.- John O’Donohue |
We offer a variety of programs – some are seasonal, and some on a regular basis.
In this retreat, you will be guided to gently surrender to the horses’ natural, coherent rhythms and experience how your nervous system organically recalibrates, recharges, and resets itself. This can only happen when your nervous system is being ‘held’ by another. It is an ultimate feeling of safety and surrender.
You will be guided by a trauma/nervous system specialist to listen to your body as it expresses its exhaustion and overwhelm, and rather than propping it up, you will allow your body to release, while being fully held and support by the horses – who intentionally and actively regulate your nervous system.
When your body completes its release, it will naturally guide you back into an open/power posture. This is an organic approach – following and responding to what your body needs, and you will feel different. In fact, when we feel different, we are different.
Your Body is Your Life Partner
Nearly everything we have experienced in life, we have done to our bodies as well – disrespect, abandonment, betrayal, abuse, criticism and judgment.