We had the good fortune of connecting with Tatiana Maldonado and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tatiana, we’d love to start by asking you about lessons learned. Is there a lesson you can share with us?
Don’t listen to outsiders. If people call you crazy you’re on the right path!

What should our readers know about your business?
What sets me apart from other healers is the unique connection & understanding between energy healing and horses. By integrating natural healers like horses with energy healing, I enable the healing of humans in various aspects, including emotional, spiritual, physical, mental, and simply allowing clients to experience the essence of nature, such as the trees, birds, winds, and horses themselves. This immersion in nature, which is rare in our daily lives, is essential for the body’s well-being, including the central nervous system, mind, and overall healing. Combining Reiki with horses and other natural healers enhances the experience, making it profound.

Among my greatest joys is experiencing how each healing session is tailored to the client by the horses as they know within what’s needed. Watching a horse naturally heal a person, pinpointing the exact areas of need, is simply breathtaking. Horses have an innate ability to sense where people retain stress, emotions, or suppress them, allowing them to release these energies without any direction or command. When people are around horses, the horse’s can feel the tension and stagnant energies that hinder their bodies’ flow and function, manifesting diseases, pain, stress, and more. Horses possess an extraordinary ability to release these energies on their own, and I find this magical and incredibly exciting. Each client experience is unique and elating.

As for my business journey, it was a long and challenging one. I started with a pet sitting service for about 13 years, and the latter five years led me into where I’m at today. It led me to the horses, it led me to the healing, to the Reiki. I would say COVID really is what led me into the healing, the reiki for animals, and then it just grew from there.

The Reiki for animals progressed into integrating horses with Reiki to assist humans in their healing journey. I would say the challenges I face are starting again from the ground up. I would say that would be a new challenge for the second time, just because I’ve been established for 13 years with my pet sitting service and now having to start from scratch, although it is exciting and it’s new it is still somewhat frighting. I overcome the challenges by just believing in myself and knowing I can do whatever I place my focus into, if I did it once I can do it again. Like I said, if people are calling you crazy, you’re on the right path. I would say the lessons I’ve learned along the way are having to devote 100% of myself into this new venture which has led me to closing the chapter to my pet sitting service in order to open the door for this new dream of healing people through horses. I’ve also learned not to listen to others comments & stay clear of any negativity. Don’t allow others to place doubts in your mind making you second guess decisions. At the same time we are our own worse critic and biggest competition. Words carry power & many times we fool ourselves into thinking we can’t accomplish a dream due to our age or stage in life & that is absolutely false. You can always follow your dream. You can always follow your passion. You can always start from zero. And as long as you have the motivation, determination, strength, will, and courage, you can definitely build your empire at any point in time. So don’t let age be a deterrent. Everything has its divine timing whether we agree with it or not.

I want to share my journey and the message I want to convey to the world: it’s possible to pursue multiple dreams throughout your life. My first dream was to start a pet sitting service, and I’ve worked hard to build and achieve it. Now, I’m embarking on a new dream. I’ve learned that even though we only have one life on this planet, we don’t have to limit ourselves to just one dream. We can fulfill many dreams, pursue our passions, and manifest all of them if we’re fully committed to them.
More importantly, I want the world to recognize the beauty of animals, particularly horses. I want to convey how healing and powerful they are, and how deeply connected they are with humans. Their intuitive nature and emotional depth are evident in every session, making it clear to everyone. I want people to understand that horses are not just animals, tools, commodities, or profits. They are companions, majestic beings, natural healers, and sentient beings. They are so much more than what society perceives or has historically told us about them. Their treatment and portrayal have limited our understanding of their true nature.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’d definitely cafe hop! I love coffee and love to hit up coffee shops to taste their coffee. I’d also take her down to homestead to see the sunflower farm, pick strawberries and eat some fresh fruits. I’d take her to all the farmers markets around Miami and enjoy some yoga classes together. Id definitely offer my healing session with horses for a magical experience and would hit up all the mom and pop food places to eat some good food. I would definitely drive her down to the keys for some beautiful beaches and visit tortuga national park along with an eco boat ride to see some dolphins in their natural habitat. Enjoy a sunset while riding a bike along the beach surrounded by pure nature. I would take her to the botanical gardens in coral gables and enjoy a forest bath among it’s beautiful scenery.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Absolutely!! My inspiration is Jane Goodall from the age of 5. Along the way my mother who supported my passion with animals and all the rescue organizations I’ve collaborated with through out the years both canine & equine. Recently my admiration goes to Hillary Schneider in Canada who has helped me launch my dream, Candice Webster in Africa who continues to give me inspiration , Celeste Lazaris in Hawaii who is pure knowledge, beauty & strength & Kelley the founder of CTA Horse Rescue in Puerto Rico who is the most passionate person I know and won’t go down without a fight!

Website: www.howlingom.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howlingom?igsh=MmJpNGQ0bncxdHI1&utm_source=qr

Image Credits
Dr. Maia Love Faige

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