A space for healing alongside horses, held by an understanding of the nervous system — and beneath that, a belief that everyone carries the capacity to heal.
Read the heart behind Luminous ↓The heart behind Luminous
A deep belief in the human capacity to heal.
Beneath the patterns we've learned, the ways we protect ourselves, and the stories we've come to tell about who we are, there is always something waiting to be met with more understanding.
I have always been drawn to the complexity of being human.
To the quiet things we carry.
The experiences that shape us.
The ways we learn to survive.
The parts of ourselves we hide, protect or struggle to understand.
And perhaps most of all, to what becomes possible when we no longer have to face those things alone.
My work is grounded in knowledge, curiosity, and a deep respect for the human experience. But I believe none of it is meaningful without humility.
I do not believe in having all the answers.
I believe in listening deeply.
In staying open.
In making space for what is often difficult to say.
In meeting ourselves — and one another — with kindness, without judgement.
I believe healing is not about becoming someone else.
It is not about fixing what is broken.
Perhaps it is about slowly turning towards the parts of ourselves we have learned to move away from — and discovering that, when met with enough safety, understanding and compassion, even those parts can begin to soften.
I am here to hold space for that process. Not to lead you towards a version of yourself that you are not. But to walk alongside you as you begin to listen more closely to your own inner voice.
To make sense of what has shaped you.
To understand the patterns that no longer serve you.
And, perhaps, to find your way back to the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen.
This is the heart behind Luminous.
A space for curiosity.
For honesty.
For connection.
Behind my work is training across different psychotherapy modalities, including Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy and Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, alongside deep study of polyvagal theory and the nervous system, and an ongoing curiosity about how horses actually think and move through the world. Over time, all of it has folded into something that feels like my own — a way of working that couldn't be traced back to any single training alone. I believe in continuous learning — none of it ever really feels finished.
This work happens alongside ten horses, each with their own way of being — some curious, some cautious, some who take their time before they decide to trust you. There's always something new to learn from them, if we are paying enough attention. What they're willing to offer matters just as much as what a person brings — if a horse says no, that's not something to work around, it's part of what the moment is telling us. Over time, it's stopped feeling like I work with them, and started feeling like we work together.
A lot of my work is with trauma survivors and people navigating different addictions, along with children facing behavioral challenges and autism. Each of these brings its own pace, its own kind of caution — but what connects them is the same underlying belief: that real healing can't be rushed, and it starts with a space safe enough to actually feel the body again, not just talk about it.
I've always been drawn to nature — as someone who perceives the world a little differently, it gave me something people rarely could. Space to just be, without having to explain myself. My own path through life is what led me here, through my own experiences long before it became a way of working with others. It is a privilege to do this work alongside such magnificent beings, and to be trusted with what people bring when they arrive.
Živa Kralj
EAP, REBT
Shana
Ira & Luna
Uli
Romi
Oti
Oljka
Hava
Ela
Hana
Time spent with horses, and attention paid to what the body is already telling us.
Sessions happen on the ground, alongside the horses, at whatever pace feels workable that day. As prey animals, horses have learned to read the smallest shifts in another body — tension, calm, what's held back — long before it becomes words. Being near them tends to surface that same honesty in us. There's no performing for a horse; they simply respond to what's actually there, gently and without judgment, in a way that often reaches something talking alone can't quite get to.
Healing doesn't start with understanding why — it starts with the body feeling like a safe place to be again. So before anything else, the work pays attention to what's happening underneath: the tightness, the numbness, the racing, the shutting down. Slowly, and without rushing toward answers, that attention becomes practice — noticing without being swept away, returning to yourself after you've drifted, staying present even when it's hard. The insight comes later, once there's somewhere steady enough inside you to hold it.
A few starting points — each shaped around where you are now.
A journey toward yourself.
Individual sessions, held in the open field at whatever pace you need. Some people come here through trauma, anxiety, grief, addiction, self-harm, or an eating disorder — others simply because they want somewhere honest to be.
A magical path to deeper connection.
Sessions in the open field that bring family members together around shared patterns and repair.
A shared journey toward closeness.
Shared sessions in the open field for couples or small groups, centred on co-regulation, attunement, and honest connection.
A quiet journey into belonging.
A standalone, non-therapy session simply to be with the horses in the open field — for anyone curious about the herd, or looking for a quiet, grounding experience.