The Long Ride Home
The Extraordinary Journey of Healing That Changed a Child's Life
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Alternative & Holistic Health, Alternative Therapies, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Rupert Isaacson | ISBN: | 9780996627610 |
| Publisher: | Horse Boy Press | Publication: | March 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rupert Isaacson |
| ISBN: | 9780996627610 |
| Publisher: | Horse Boy Press |
| Publication: | March 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson feared they might never communicate. But when he discovered Rowan responded to horses, they traveled to Mongolia - the spiritual home of the horse - where shaman banished the tantrums, the incontinence, and the hopeless isolation.A year later, Rowan started regressing. Only then did Rupert remember the shaman had told him that they must make three more healing journeys.So they went: to the Bushmen of Namibia and Australia’s coastal rainforests, and to America’s Navajo reservation, discovering new ways of connecting with autistic children using nature, movement, and animals, unlocking children from their most severe symptoms and developing two internationally known programs: Horse Boy Method and Movement Method.The Long Ride Home is the story of Rupert and Rowan’s journeys - of incredible love and extraordinary adventure - that tested their courage and changed their lives, and those of the families who joined them, forever.
When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson feared they might never communicate. But when he discovered Rowan responded to horses, they traveled to Mongolia - the spiritual home of the horse - where shaman banished the tantrums, the incontinence, and the hopeless isolation.A year later, Rowan started regressing. Only then did Rupert remember the shaman had told him that they must make three more healing journeys.So they went: to the Bushmen of Namibia and Australia’s coastal rainforests, and to America’s Navajo reservation, discovering new ways of connecting with autistic children using nature, movement, and animals, unlocking children from their most severe symptoms and developing two internationally known programs: Horse Boy Method and Movement Method.The Long Ride Home is the story of Rupert and Rowan’s journeys - of incredible love and extraordinary adventure - that tested their courage and changed their lives, and those of the families who joined them, forever.
