Jo Sheval Iskra ~ Frequency Facilitator
Building relationship through stillness and mindfulness
Jo has had an extensive history spanning over 3 decades in publishing, advertising, speaking, marketing, healing and equestrian pursuits. Jo started her first advertising business in 1989 at the age of 22, taking that business to a million dollar turn over in less than 6 years.
Raised in Sydney with a family farm at Forbes, Jo spent much of her time alone on the farm being with animals, horses and nature.
Venturing from Sydney to Alexandra in 1996, as an early tree changer to raise her family and pursue horses, Jo has spent her time in regional Victoria providing communication strategies for local businesses and governments whilst breeding and training Welsh B ponies and Warmbloods. Jo also co-run the Avalon Reign Training Centre in Yarck.
Jo has a strong entrepreneurial and empathic spirit and has spent years studying with many world class, entrepreneurs and has been an avid long-term student of many subjects such as quantum physics, spiritual psychology, intuitive healing, nutrition, relationships, healing modalities, personalities, human behaviour, animal communication, horse training, personal/self/professional development and inter-species communication.
Jo’s passion for understanding the complexities of human and animal/nature connectedness is due to her highly sensitive and intuitive ability which shows itself in visions, dreams, premonitions and apparitions which started as a toddler after an NDE.
After years of nagging her parents, Jo was given her first horse for Christmas in 1977 and her non-horsey parents gave her a bridle and a brush and that was it. So Jo spent years riding around the family farm bareback, not realizing that she was developing a very handy independent seat.
When Jo move to Alexandra in 1996 she sought out a trainer that would help her get back in the saddle after taking time out for career and family. She also wanted someone that would teach her more than just riding. The universe answered her call when she was introduced to Kailie Nott. A strong bond developed and the two have worked together on many horse related projects and clinics ever since.
Jo was very involved with the Parelli programs in the late 90s and attended many horsemanship clinics, Buck Brannanman clinics and was riding her beloved horse, Bonnie bare back and bridleless. However, she felt something was missing and these trainers never really connected with what Jo was really searching for.
It was upon reading Linda Kohanov’s books that she finally felt her prayers answered. It was refreshing and exciting and a very feminine difference to everything or anyone else she had come across. It was during this time that Jo also became an Equine Facilitated Learning instructor with Franklin Levinson and Elaine Hughes through www.efl.net.au program.
Jo went on to teach Equine Facilitated Learning programs with Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre, disability centres and one on one lessons with adults and children.
Developing your relationship and skills with horses is a life long journey and Jo has continually invested in books, online courses, training programs and all things horsey and healing, seeking out the leaders that resonate the most with Jo’s philosophy and ethics.
Jo has also been a guest speaker 3 times at the International Cosmic Consciousness Conference and has been a guest speaker and teacher on many topics over the years and continues to run tailored workshops on a variety of topics.
Along with developing and running programs, Jo and Kailie also studied the Trust Technique through Crossfields University.
Jo believes we are all connected through the unified field and this connection was continually validated throughout Jo’s horse breeding years when every single foal that was born had visited Jo in her dreams or in visions before their birth giving her details of their colour, markings, sex and sometimes what they wanted to be called. Oddly enough they were often accompanied by other archetypal animal energies such as elephants, lamas, cows and even prehistoric creatures. These archetypal energies often depicted the nature of these horses and ponies. Jo would sometimes illustrate the ponies before their births which always astounded Kailie when she would get to meet the foals in real life.
Jo has rescued many animals throughout her life (including Matilda the donkey and Kirra Roo and is a registered wildlife foster carer and to this day believes some of her deepest and most rewarding relationships were with the baby kangaroos she raised.
Over the years Jo has also published a number of equestrian books and publications online along with the Horse and Owner Personality Decoder.
Contact Jo Sheval-Iskra enquiry@holisticequitation.com.au or mobile 0478 7111 80
Jo has a history of business, healing, animal and equestrian studies – she looks for the connections between all of them.
• Love is Love • Leadership is Leadership no matter what we are doing.
- Certificate in Photonic Therapy
- 2 years training in leadership and public speaking
- Cert Iv in Training and Assessment
- Building Apps Certiviate
- Mortgage Broking Training
- Cert IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking
- Animal Communication certificate course
- Equine Facilitated Learning Certificate
- You were Born Rich Certificate
- Body Talk Module 1 & 2
- Qi Gong ~ Wild Goose
- Demartini Breakthrough Experience
- Landmark Forum Education
- mBit/mBraining Certification
- Sound Healing – Practitiner Certification
- Attended Dr Joe – Advanced Meditation Retreat – 2018
- Diploma of Graphic Design – 1988
Previous Studies
Equine Facilitated Learning Franklin Levinson – Cert I
M/bit and M/Brain Certification
Foundation Sound Healing -Certified
Neurographica Art Specialist – Basic and Advanced course – certification
Diploma in Graphic Design
Trust Technique – James French
Animal Mindfulness – Crossfields University
Certificate IV in training and assessement
Parelli Natural Horsemanship Level 1 & Level2
Buck Brannaman – Multiple Clinics
Kailie Nott – Advanced Horsemanship Training 20 + years
Demartini – Breakthrough Experience
Demartini – Leadership Program
Brett McFall – 2 Year Leadership and Professional Speaking
Dale Beaumont – Leadership & Publishing
Landmark Education – Personal Development
Making your Mind Matter – Dr Joe Dispenza
Designing Your Destiny – Dr Joe Dispenza
Advanced Meditation Retreat – Dr Joe Dispenza
Emotion Code – Dr Bradely Nelson
Photonic Therapy Cert i & ii
The Matrix Energetics Experience & Into the Matrix – Richard Bartlet
Super Fast Business – James Schramko
Advanced Manifestation Program – Rick Jarrow
Certificate in conflict resolution
Body Talk Modules 1 & 2
Intitiations by the elements – Carolyn Myss
Understanding Archetypes ~ Carolyn Myss
Our Energetic Being – understanding Chakras – Carolyn Myss
Anodea Judith – Eastern Body, Western Mind
Cash Machine – Loral Langemeier
You were Born Rich – Bob Proctor
Cert 4 in Mortgage Broking and Finance
Jo below enjoying life with her animals and teaching.
- Teaching at the Heart Space Workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Sande, Jo and Matilda
- Pondering Life at our LInking Awareness Workshp
- Building Trust with the challenging Raz
- Saying Hello to Bonnie
- Teaching at the Heart Space Workshop
- Teaching at the Heart Space Workshop
- Teaching at the Heart Space Workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Riding at our Heart Space workshop
- Jo and Elaine running the Youth Justice EFL program
- The one and only Matilda the healing donkey
- The one and only Matilda the healing donkey
- The one and only Matilda the healing donkey
- The one and only Matilda the healing donkey
- My last day with SID 🙁 – RIP
- My lovely boy – RIP
- Speaking about horse riding from the horses perspective
- The first touch
- Teaching Personalities
- The Lovely Leo Stallion
- Spring time on the farm
- Spring time on the farm
- Spring time on the farm
- Spring time on the farm
- Saying hello for the first time
- Hanging with the Furries
- Riding at our Easter Clinic
- Exhibiting at Equitana
- Teaching Personalities
- Teaching Personalities
- Beautiful Kirra
- Some of the herd
- Ebony the cat and horses
- Oscar on the run
- The dogs out rabbiting and Oscar
- On the farm on a calf at 4
- Taking the kids out
- Mariah helping with drawing
- My lovely Jip as a kid
- My Love for Roos started young
- Living students helping with the animals
- Some things ever change
- All the kids looking for love
- Around the farm
- Picnicing with the kids
- Little Mick Roo
- Teaching the 7 Keys
- Teaching the 7 keys
- My lovely herd
- My gorgeous stallion Nuttcracker
- 7 Keys talk
- Kirra Roo Resting
- Kirra exploring pencils
- The beautiful Mariah
- Playing with the sheep as a kid
- My first horse
- Taking the kids out
- Kirra Roo enjoying views
- Baby Kirra
- Kirra assisting with my drawing
- Kirra roo
- Observing nature
- Full moon with the ponies
- Kirra Roo Sleeping
- Attending to injured foal
- Rose the foal and My Lovely boy
- Gorgeous Ruffy
- One of my great loves in Life Kirra Roo
- Molly Roo and Cleo Puss
- Hanging with the sheep on our farm
- My first pony
- My two beloveds
- Hanging with Diamond
- Riding as a teenager on our farm
- Malsmbury Youth Justice Centure
- Malsmbury Youth Justice Centure
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly
Please contact:
Jo Sheval-Iskra for more details
0478 7111 80
45 Connors Lane, Seville VIC 3139, Australia