Nature Human-Animal Interaction™
NHAI™
Sessions and Programs
Nature Human-Animal Interaction (NHAI) sessions are offered to provide a therapeutic milieu in a natural environment with animals to support learning and spiritual growth of children, adults, and families.
NHAI Sessions are designed to incorporate a nature-based environment of fields, groves and ponds, for people to interact with many different animals including horses, ponies, donkeys, miniature equine, goats, cows, pigs, cats, dogs, birds and an abundance of wildlife.
Being around animals, in nature, unveils many opportunities to apply different methodologies to help people learn how to properly interact with animals and how to provide proper care for animals. These teachings assist in developing real life skills focusing on relationships, building trust, nurturing and most importantly, empathy.
Being in nature, in the natural world, opens windows for learning about the environment, conservation, and sustainability. This is where messages of empathy and responsibility are taught which advocate a natural progression of positive behaviors from people who are in turn taught to apply what they have learned to their own relationships, with people and animals, as well as in their own living environment. And, just as importantly, people learn how to treat themselves with love and care to develop self-esteem, self-worth, self-discipline, and self-respect.
NHAI Sessions are for people who can benefit from interaction with animals in nature and focus on the person's interactions with all kinds of animals while in the surroundings of nature. NHAI Sessions are a learning medium that may work in harmony with traditional services while helping people to achieve individual goals.
nHAI Sessions
STANDARD
60 minutes
is the standard length session
EXTENDED
90 Minutes
is designed with more time for longer
nature-walks or group sessions.
nHAI Programs
10 Week Program
Standard, 1 session per week
Extended, 1 session per week
Standard IOP, 2 sessions per week
Extended IOP, 2 sessions per week
12 Week Program
Standard, 1 session per week
Extended, 1 session per week
Standard IOP, 2 sessions per week
Extended IOP, 2 sessions per week
16 Week Program
Standard, 1 session per week
Extended, 1 session per week
Standard IOP, 2 sessions per week
Extended IOP, 2 sessions per week
NAT programs developed by Felicia Cristiani Bass and Peter H. Schroeder II in partnership with the Human Animal Life Foundation.