I am a seeker at heart and a lover of Nature and all her Beings. I spent many childhood weekends in a little cottage in the woods near Dresden — a time I still cherish deeply today. For hours I would wander among the trees, cooking in my little forest kitchen made of branches, following my imagination and listening to the whispers of nature.
I am also a German living in South Africa — a life choice that has been more rewarding than I ever imagined. I moved here in my late twenties and what once felt like an adventure, I would now describe as a calling from my soul. I simply had to be here.
This move connected me with my spiritual lineage, many soul companions and a completely different way of seeing life. My perspective shifted deeply. Over the years I have come to understand a few things about life — and of course I am still learning every day. There is so much wisdom hidden within the ordinary.
Spending 15 years in high-pressure business environments and leadership roles taught me a great deal about the world we live in — and how stress and constant busyness often stand in the way of harmony, health and joy.
While my mind could meet and even enjoy the intellectual challenge, my body and spirit eventually broke under the pressure of that world.
During what I now call my healing years, I began to understand that my chronic health condition was not working against me, but guiding me toward deeper understanding, balance and alternative ways of healing and living.
I feel deeply grateful to have shared my life with horses since the age of fourteen. With my first horse and beloved schoolmaster Ankara, I followed a traditional German riding path. Dressage was my passion, and I loved those moments when it felt as though we were dancing together.
In 2011, a horse named Rohan entered our family. Rohan is my teacher and soul horse, and to this day he continues to challenge what I once considered “horse-world normal”.
He questioned my expectations and communicated his natural, emotional and spiritual needs without compromising. Over time, this led us into a more honest relationship rooted in trust, balance and harmony — a shift that also deeply influenced my health and relationships.
My relationship with Rohan opened the door to a very different way of being with horses, animals, humans and Nature itself. To me, conscious animal-human relationships mean seeing animals as whole beings — physical, emotional and spiritual. When we begin to truly listen on all levels, deep healing and transformation can unfold.
Nature is our teacher.
Spiritual Guidance for Humans
My desire to guide people back to their true SELF was deeply inspired by my work and communication with animals — especially through moments of challenge, change, ageing and loss.
Again and again, I witnessed how profoundly animals support our own inner growth. They mirror aspects of ourselves, invite us into deeper awareness and often walk beside us through important transformations in life.
Discovering the Gene Keys felt like finding language for many things I had intuitively sensed for years. Their wisdom has deeply supported my own path and inner transformation.
Today I offer spiritual guidance for people who wish to reconnect more deeply with themselves and life — with or without animals as their teachers.
I live in Welcome Glen, a quaint little mountain village on the Cape Town Peninsula.
I share my life with my wonderful husband Oliver, our wise doggies Hobbes and Fabel, our herd of teacher horses Rivendell Rohan, Silhouette and Penny Trumpet — and our beloved Smartie in Spirit.
Twice a year I travel to Germany to reconnect with family and offer my work to the country of my roots.
Let yourself be inspired by knowledge out there but in the end you have to be courageous enough to find your own gift & wisdom in the world. This has been my path and it is my invitation to anyone I meet.
This is the place to express my heart-felt gratitude to the many beautiful & wise human teachers & healers who are guiding me along my path. And at the same time I deeply honour my direct connection with the Spirit, the Animals & all of Nature who are continuously shepherding me into more depths & knowledge.
Healing Horses
“Anne Scharlow uses her unique abilities of equine communication to offer therapy to horses in distress.”
LONGEVITY MAGAZINE, 2022/23
Beyond horse whispering: The journey to becoming an equine healer
“Anne Scharlow is an equine healer and animal communicator who works with horses and their owners through ‘conscious horsemanship’. Through her practice, she communicates with horses to help solve behavioural problems and heal relationships with their owners.”
DAILY MAVERICK, 25 October 2022


