Aling Wu
Energy Practitioner
About me
Aling Wu
Holistic Horse Practitioner · Meditation Teacher · Horse LoverI grew up with a deep belief in the connection between living beings — that what we carry in our bodies, how we feel, and how we move through the world has a direct effect on everyone around us. This was true for me long before I had the language to explain it.
My background is in meditation and Qigong, rooted in the Chinese understanding of Qi: the life energy that flows through all living things. Over many years I studied how energy moves through the body, how — in the Qigong tradition — it becomes blocked or depleted, and how to restore it. At some point I began to understand that exactly the same principles apply to horses.
Over the years my work became holistic. Energy alone is one layer; the body is another. Today every session combines energy work with hands-on bodywork — massage, fascia release and stretching — because a horse is body, mind and energy at once, and lasting wellbeing comes from working with all three.
Horses are exceptional energy teachers. They do not lie, they do not perform, and they have no patience for pretence. If your energy is anxious, they will be anxious. If you are calm and grounded, they settle. Working with horses has made me a better practitioner — and this work has made me a better horse person.
I work throughout the Netherlands, travelling to your stable wherever your horse feels most at home. I also teach: every session can include a teaching component, so you leave not just with a more comfortable horse, but with skills you can use every single day.
Alongside the horse practice, I run Empower Mindfulness — a meditation teaching practice that helps people develop the inner calm and sensitivity that makes this kind of work possible.
Sessions at your stable
How this began
This practice began with my own horse — Billy. When Billy went through a difficult period of lameness, I supported his vet's care by working with him every day — with my hands and with the Qi I had developed through years of meditation. Over time I kept learning: through tension, stiffness, a crooked tail and other challenges, always alongside his vet and farrier. I did not plan to do this work — but I understood that what I had built in myself through years of practice could genuinely be offered to others.
Billy today— he is back to an active and naughty boy.
My philosophy
Your horse knows the way
back to balance.
I think of myself as an initiator, not a healer in the traditional sense. Through energy work and gentle bodywork I bring stable, coherent contact to what feels out of balance in the horse — and then I step back and give the horse space to respond. After a session you will often see the horse yawn deeply, release tension from the jaw, or become very still. That is the horse relaxing and letting go.
Work with meInterested in developing your own energy and sensitivity? Empower Mindfulness offers meditation and Qigong courses that complement holistic horse work — and can transform the way you connect with your horse.