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Guest Author: Nicole Toren on The Inner Critic

By admin | October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 by admin

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Nicole’s biography: Nicole contributed all of the watercolour designs and technical diagrams to our upcoming book project, Sharing The Now: Connecting With Your Horse through Mindfulness. We first met Nicole through her business, Tonic Equestrian, and purchasing items from the line, including amazing artwork from Hand Gallop Studio. She also completed a commissioned portrait of Stella for Shreyasi a few months prior. When we approached her about this project, she was excited to help and we are so…

Mindfulness Exercise: Awareness of Emotions

By admin | August 21, 2019August 9, 2019 by admin

Our last blog post included an reflection by Thich Nhat Hanh on using mindfulness to transform feelings. Here is an exercise excerpt from our upcoming book project Sharing The Now: Mindfulness Exercises To Enhance the Connection With Your Horse which offers guidance on intentionally paying attention to what you are feeling in the present moment, to be attempted on your own. We have divided the exercise to flow naturally in two phases, followed by a…

Brief Mindful Moment at The Barn: Music and Your Horse

By admin | August 2, 2019July 27, 2019 by admin

Play some music near your horse. Listen to the music, notice your physical and emotional response, and watch how your horse responds. We recommend classical or instrumental music at first, as well as avoiding loud jarring sounds (regardless of genre) as they tend to alarm a horse.

Brief Mindful Moment at the Barn: Notice Your Horse

By admin | July 24, 2019July 18, 2019 by admin

Here is a new weekly series of Brief Mindful Moments at the Barn. This is the first of the series. Feel free to contact us with your comments or reflections as you participate in these exercises. Watch your horse at a distance as they eat their feed or hay. Notice the visual appearance of things, sounds in the environment, and your horse’s movements. What is their pace like? Note the chewing rhythms. Notice your horse’s…

A Mindful Experience

By admin | June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 by admin

Being able to notice the present moment, just the way it is, can create opportunities to live life to the fullest. This particular way of noticing is something that can be practiced at any time and in any place. One brings intention to the process of noticing present-moment experience without forcing anything to be different than it is. We recently had the opportunity to visit a generous and kind family in the UK and spend…

A Mindfulness Moment at The Barn: Breathing and Being With Your Horse

By admin | June 9, 2019May 31, 2019 by admin

Here is an exercise offered in our upcoming book project, Sharing The Now- Mindfulness Exercises To Enhance the Connection With Your Horse. Try this the next time you are with your horses. This is an extension of the exercise on being with your horse posted previously. Phase 1: Start this exercise across the fence or stall door, at some distance from your horse. After taking a few moments to notice your breathing and your body,…

A Mindful Reflection: Learning to Be With Your Horse

By admin | June 7, 2019May 31, 2019 by admin

Take a moment to breathe with your horse. What does this mean? It is meant to be fairly natural and something you take for granted when spending time with horses. What we invite you to do here is to slow down and observe the moments as they happen in real time. The next time you’re with your horse, take a moment to pause and feel the bodily sensations of your breathing. How does it feel…

Reflection on Mindful Attitudes: Nonjudgment

By admin | May 31, 2019 by admin

Today, we would like to reflect on another mindful attitude, Non-judgment. We illustrate how tuning in to the present moment when applying this attitude can influence how we relate to horses. Here is an excerpt on this topic from our upcoming book project, Sharing The Now: Mindfulness Exercises To Enhance The Connection With Your Horse. When you notice everything that is occurring in the here and now, even if you don’t like what you are…

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