Impressions of Italian team

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    Slovenian mobility has been food for thought on several fronts. First of all, we have had confirmation that contact with nature and with domestic animals brings us all back to a state of calm, of peace; it brings us into harmony with ourselves and with the world. This contact favours listening to our deepest emotions and feelings, a contact with ourselves and consequently favours the establishment of positive relationships with others, animals or people. The docility of animals allows the sweetness, calm and serenity of those who have made contact with them to emerge.

    In Italy, many legal provisions relating to allergies, hygiene and therefore the health and safety of people prevent the practice of hippotherapy at school, leaving it up to personal initiative. Hippotherapy is widespread, as a practice through which the child's balance, muscle tone, coordination and motor awareness are worked on. It brings psychological-behavioural benefits: the main psychological benefit is the increase in self-esteem generated by the small responsibilities assigned to the child.

    There is a strong impact on the philosophy that guides Halliwick's practice. The concept combines the area of mental and physical adaptation to water, relaxation, breathing control, balance and the acquisition of basic motor skills in the water. The Halliwick concept is based on the following: introduction to water, motor learning, holistic learning, awareness of abilities and achievements in the water instead of disabilities on land, improvement of the quality of life, integration of children and people with and without disabilities. Not just a simple and fun bath in water, but a process that leads the child to believe more in himself, forgetting the conditioning of a life based on contact with the earth. Water makes possible what the earth can make difficult if not impossible. Wow! A new way of interpreting reality and experience.