We are currently raising funds to purchase land for our facility and horses for our program. Visit us at www.ahavatherapyheals.com to find out how you can help!!! Ahava Therapy and Wellness Center is a Non-Profit Public Charity under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) offering Equine Assisted Therapy at no cost to anyone in our program. All expenses are covered by Ahava and we are totally funded by public donations. "Ahava" is a Hebrew name meaning love. The word Love has many different translations. The Greeks used the word "Agape" which translated means "Selfless Universal Love", or "Self-Sacrificial and Intentional Love". This is the type of love that our Veterans, Active-Duty Military, and First Responders have and continue to show every day through the sacrifices they make in service to their country and community. Thomas Aquinas later expanded the definition to mean "to will the good of another." This idea "to will the good of another" is unconditional and bigger than ourselves. ​
At Ahava, our translation of love means to have boundless compassion and infinite empathy which we extend to everyone in our program, their families, and our community that we serve. This love influences the way our organization runs and is the primary driving force behind our holistic approach to Therapy. As Ahava's President/CEO, it is my personal mission to use all available tools to serve those in my community who make the ultimate sacrifice, our military and first responders. Our program takes a holistic approach to healing. It's not just the horses, though they are a huge part of the program's foundation. We incorporate Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Pastoral counseling, Reiki healing, Massage therapy, Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) and Meditation to treat those in our care using multiple avenues to achieve relief from anxiety, depression, PTSD and other stress disorders resulting from trauma. Each therapy session teaches skills that people can use to get through everyday life situations during and after the program. The goal of our program is to Restore individual wellness, inner peace and self-love and to heal the invisible wounds caused by trauma. To Find out more and see how you can help us grow, visit our website at www.ahavatherapyheals.com. Thanks for Stopping by!!! Heidi Schwarz, CEO/President of Ahava
