Somatic Therapy and Movement Practice with Horses
eQualia
BodyMind
Somatic practice with horses guided by renown proffessionals in a beautiful environment of the Lusitano Heritage farm, emmersed in stunning nature of the Portuguese countryside
At eQualia BodyMind, we offer
🧘♀️deeply restorative body–mind somatic sessions
🐴 in the soothing presence of horses
🌳surrounded by nature
🧑🤝🧑... and those with no previous riding experience
🧘♀️ Sessions are guided by certified somatic practitioners and experienced equine facilitators, blending professional expertise with deep listening and intuitive care. Movement, breath, and presence become tools for rewiring patterns, restoring flow, and expanding resilience.
✨ Whether you're seeking relief from emotional stress, curious about body-mind exploration, or simply yearning to feel more alive—our sessions welcome all levels of experience. No prior contact with horses is required. Just bring your openness.
The Lusitano Heritage riding center in Malveira, Portugal,
located just 40 minute drive from Lisbon,
🐎 A gentle space for healing — shared with horses.
Here, horses are treated with deep respect. Their calm presence supports people, and their well-being matters just as much. Among olive trees and quiet garden paths, both horses and humans find space to relax, connect, and just be.
It's a space to reconnect — with yourself, with others, and with the natural world.
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At eQualia BodyMind we believe that the way to true longlasting well-being and health leads through
🧘body-mind alignment, 🤹 authentic self-expression and 🖌️creativity,
the source of which lies in one's QUALIA - the aware inner experience of the body-mind.
All living beings have their own subjective QUALIA which are equally legitimate.
The Team of eQualia BodyMind stands for a deeper belief — that every being, human or animal, has the equal right to their own sensory experience and their own interpretation of it. Not to be judged or explained away, but to be met with respect. Within that approach, there’s an inner wisdom of the body–mind’s quiet knowing, waiting to be heard.
We understand that our approach stands in the heart of somatic practice: learning to listen to the body through sensation and movement. Not to fix or analyze, but to reconnect.
The transformative power of somatic practice and deep re-connection with nature awakens our qualia, brings us back to our deep senses, intuitive wisdom and self-trust.
Qualia are not just valid - they are the doorway to your healing, deeper connection and creativity. It is your pathway to regain authenticity and unlock your potential as a human being.
Qualia is the direct, lived experience — the sensations we feel in the moment: breath moving, warmth on the skin, a horse’s calm presence next to us.
- These aren’t thoughts about life — they are life....
The soothing presence of a horse
There is something undeniably powerful about standing in the quiet presence of a horse. Without words, without judgment, a horse sees you- not as a role or identity, but as you are, in that moment. In somatic therapy, this kind of presence is sacred. It invites a return to the body, to sensation, to thruth, and horses are profound companions on that journey.
In somatic work, authenticity isn't about having the "right answers" - it's about reclaiming your felt sense. It's about noticing the tightnenss in your chest when you are holding a grief, or the flutter in your belly when you want to speak your truth. Horses help guide this process by creating a space of relational safety and honest feedback. When your internal state is aligned with your external expression - when your body, your breath, your presence are in harmony - the horse feels that coherence. They usually soften, come closer, want to connect. It is in the moment of mutual regulation that something deeply primal and sentient emerges in the experience of shared awareness.
It isn't about having the "right answers" - it's about reclaiming your felt sense
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