by The Mane Intent | Jul 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Spend some time with a natural being (could be a rock, a tree, a cloud, the ocean) and ask if you can speak to it,” she invited. Mid-way through our Workshop In Wild Places Experience in Crete, Greece, our workshop facilitator, Janice Mason Steeves, had encouraged us...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
It took some time for us to recover from the ice storm that hit our area March 29, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Like thousands of others, we were without power for an extended period as heavy ice covered the trees and power lines around us. Sadly the...
by The Mane Intent | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the modalities that informs the work of The Mane Intent is existential therapy. This is a type of psychotherapy that is grounded in existential philosophy, focusing on the human experience, personal responsibility, and the search for meaning. It is concerned...
by The Mane Intent | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the therapies that informs the work of The Mane Intent both in terms of psychotherapy and equine-assisted psychotherapy offerings is the humanistic approach to therapy. The humanistic approach to therapy emphasizes personal growth, self-actualization, and the...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Autistic children and youth are one of the client groups we support. The Mane Intent’s founder, Jennifer Garland, RP, has just completed a six-week course called Paddock Play to ensure we are best supporting autistic clients with a neuro-affirming mindset and approach...
by The Mane Intent | Dec 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
For the past few years, The Mane Intent has supported service users of the Court Support Program of the Canadian Mental Health Association of Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge. To date, The Mane Intent has hosted more than 10 – 5-week equine-assisted psychotherapy...
