eQualia BodyMind partners with certified ILM practitioners, offering somatic practice and movement retreats with horses for individuals and groups. All the practitioners went through a 2-8 year ILM training and are qualified professionals, whose practice is grounded in ethics, expertise and holistic approach.

Bingu

Inxallah

Horses were — and still are — my wisest teachers. After over two decades with them, I’ve come to know their quiet generosity, honest feedback, and stabilizing presence. They seem to like being around when a somatic treatment is held, that’s why they joined eQualia BodyMind project.

My name is Monika Karpinska. I am a woman in my early 50s who has lived a full, fast-paced life: building a career, running a business, raising kids, navigating emigration and gone through most of the possible phases and pitfalls of personal development. And although I experienced many joyful and memorable moments during all these years, I was also carrying the weight of burnout and deep exhaustion from overwork. Since I was 25, horses were a quiet but powerful presence in my life—helping me find balance when everything felt overwhelming

From when I remember, I’ve been drawn to the deeper questions of life—curious about the nature of reality, consciousness, and what it truly means to feel whole. I explored various development and healing paths along the way, but it was only when my body said a clear “no” through a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis at age 46 that I had to stop—and truly listen. That’s when the real rescue came in the form of somatic therapy.

Within a few months of regular somatic practice, I began feeling real shifts: less pain, more mobility, and a renewed sense of clarity and hope. I trained extensively, became a certified ILM practitioner, and explored other powerful somatic methods like Feldenkrais, Body Mind Centering, Sacro-Cranial therapy, and TRE as a patient. These practices didn’t just bring physical relief, they offered much more - the body-mind alignment and wholeness I had been searching for all along.

And as a rider and a horse person, I also noticed:

Improved body awareness: a deeper sense of posture, breath, and movement, leading to more fluid and responsive riding

Regulation: staying calm and present, reducing tension and improving communication with the horse

Enhanced coordination: rewiring habitual patterns, allowing for smoother transitions and better balance in the saddle

Authentic connection: having learnt to listen from within that translates into more intuitive horsemanship

That’s why I chose to combine somatic treatments with the presence of horses. The results went far beyond what I imagined. Horses began to soften, approach, yawn, and gently touch—clear signs of trust and relaxation. At the same time, I noticed humans becoming visibly more at ease—smiling, breathing more freely, and settling into their bodies. These remarkable, immediate effects became the foundation of what eQualia BodyMind is today: a space where recovery unfolds naturally through connection, presence, and the quiet wisdom of horses.