Stable Meadows Life Enrichment Center and Farm

~~Mission Statement:

Stable Meadows Life Enrichment Center and Farm is dedicated to the healing and improvement of individuals through counseling, coaching, self-discovery, mindfulness and professional wellness services

Business Philosophy:

1. Respectful of others – environment, confidentiality.
2. Enabling positive change in a caring environment.
3. Rehabilitate, Recover and Reconnect towards positive living.
4. Achieve a balance emotionally and physically.
5. Adopt a “Go Green” Eco-centric decision mentality through all aspect of the business.
6. Provide a safe naturalistic working environment that embraces experiential therapy practices as well as hands on learning through experiential farm initiatives.
7. Adhering to Best Business Practices, Counseling and Coaching Standards/Ethics, ACA/APA Ethics as well as national standards for animal assisted therapies.

8. Adoption of National initiatives and best practices for the treatment of supporting military families, addressing specific eating disorders and mental health disorders.
9. Preventative treatment by embracing positive body image practices and focusing on wellness both physical and mental health wellness.

10. Promoting services that incorporates Equine assisted activities as well as animal assisted therapies in the healing process. Also promoting outdoor and farming education for healthier lifestyles, stress reduction and mindfulness.

11. Supporting military families that are transitioning to civilian life or coping with mental health issues. Encouraging multidisciplinary support that includes licensed professionals as well as animal assisted therapies for support through healthier living to include agriculture food initiatives.
12. Promotion and education to professionals on the benefits of animal assisted therapies as well as contributing to research.

13. Promoting training with naturalistic approaches for training services for both dogs and equine to improve knowledge and connection with the supportive healing of animals.

Goals
Our goal is to provide farm based and nature based therapies and promote animal assisted therapies in Lexington Kentucky on a 10 acre farm. Stable Meadows contributes to the mind, body and health mandate, by way of providing programs and services in a caring and safe environment, which utilize a traditional therapeutic center as well as a Kentucky Horse Farm for focusing on mind, body and wellness growth through experiential learning and personal discovery. These services offer a positive contribution to the greater Central Kentucky community, encompassing eco-friendly practices as well an eco-educational framework. Our goal is to work with the Agricultural programming to add to the maintenance of the farm to incorporate farming practices to produce healthy food and support our animals that are participating in our animal assisted therapies programs by incorporating the Stable Living initiative which is an opportunity for veterans to obtain an internship while also working on personal development skills to support transition to civilian life.