What the media says about the coaching with horses

A great thank you to Lakshana Palat who came to meet me and Maria Ollero with the horses to understand how horses are helping humans in equine assisted therapy across Dubai. She also spoke to other experts in the field like Saliha Afridi, clinical psychologist and the director of Dubai-based LightHouse Arabia, as well as Valentina Faia, a Dubai-based psychiatrist, for full insights into the topic and a great research piece on the quiet, unspoken relationship with these majestic, powerful creatures.

Read the full article here where you can also watch the video interview in the paddock with the horses. 

Pavlina Tarabova Alghamdi, general manager at Melia Desert Palm and Monica Kubik, director of Horse Guided Empowerment Middle East and founder of FeelQuest Retreats, discuss their collaboration in this brilliant interview by Hotelier Middle East. 

Read the full interview about unique corporate wellbeing leadership retreats in this green oasis in Dubai here.

Thank you Mazhar Farooqui for taking the time to come out and meet me and the horses and find out what the coaching with horses is all about. He wrote a nice article in Khaleej Times named "UAE: Meet the German expat who teaches leadership skills using horses".
Jigsaw was very excited to have a look at the print copy where the article made it to the font cover!

Read the full article on their page here.

 Viki Shah from Yoga Life Digital came to visit us at Desert Palm Dubai to find out for herself how horses can help people, be it mental health issues like anxiety, depression or insecurities, or physical impairments like children with special needs. 

Read her entire and profound article on https://yogalifedigital.com/horses-as-healers

2020, an undoubtedly tough year is finally drawing to a close. 

To begin the new year on a positive note, polo resort, Meliã Desert Palm Dubai has launched ‘Team building with horses’, in collaboration with a charitable organisation, EAPD (Equestrian Association for People of Determination and MSB Connect, experts in horse-guided empowerment and corporate coaching.

Read the full article in L'Officiel Arabia on their website...

Dubai's Meliã Desert Palm hotel has introduced a new package designed to help people's mental health.

The polo resort has launched 'team building with horses’, in collaboration with charitable organisation, EAPD (Equestrian Association for People of Determination) and MSB Connect, experts in horse-guided empowerment and corporate coaching.

The hotel says the benefits of equine assisted therapy date back to ancient Greek times when horses were used for therapeutic riding. The treatment was also used in 1946 to speed up the recovery of polio patients across Scandinavia.

Find the entire article in Hotelier Middle East...

In a unique new method of human development coaching, Monica Kubik, a German national who has been living in Dubai since 2006, offers private and corporate sessions in Horse guided Empowerment®.

By observing the reactions of the horses around her clients and vice versa, she can help them uncover what is hidden “behind the mask” which we often put up in social settings.

Read the full story on Middle East News 247...

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The relationship between humans and horses dates back millennia. Working across the UAE, Monica Kubik from MSB Connect harnesses this connection to offer equine therapy. A session begins by entering the arena or paddock and speaking through any issues. “Observing the horses’ reactions and how these differ from person to person is an amazing way to teach people about themselves, and about what makes us human,” says Kubik. By taking note of their subconscious, clients can often resolve the problems quicker, coming up with new ideas and solutions.

Read the full article here...

Uschi Mahl runs the newsletter for the German speaking expat community in the United Arab Emirates since many years and is well known amongst the Germans.

She has interviewed me in May 2019 to find out more about the leadership courses I offer with the horses in cooperation with Ride to Rescue at Mandara Equestrian Club in Abu Dhabi. 

Read Uschi's in depth article on her website - auf Deutsch natürlich!