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Mindful Guides Series: Self-Compassion, Kristin Neff

By admin | August 12, 2019August 9, 2019 by admin

Dr. Kristin Neff, an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has a wonderful website on self-compassion highlighting this important Mindful Attitude. Here is an excerpt on her definition of self-compassion – what it is and what it isn’t. This material was reprinted from the website of Dr. Kristin Neff: www.self-compassion.org. Stay tuned later this week for a personal reflection on how self-compassion can be a restorative and transformative attitude to bear when…

Riverbanks and the Mindful Attitude of Letting Go

By admin | July 27, 2019July 22, 2019 by admin

Today we offer a visual illustration to describe the process of observing things happening as they happen. This is a common metaphor from different psychotherapies, called the Riverbank Metaphor. The next time you’d like to notice, or are already noticing, intense thoughts or emotions coursing through you, try this practice to reinforce the process of observing your thoughts without getting caught up or overwhelmed in them. We also include a related excerpt from our book…

Forgiveness and Being Mindful

By admin | June 26, 2019June 23, 2019 by admin

Last week Shreyasi attended the Edmonton date for the Oprah Winfrey Presents: Your Path Made Clear (Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose) tour. There were several moments of recognition and truth in the evening. Through honest revelation of her experience, Oprah shared how she discovered her life purpose at various junctures in her life journey. So many of us have felt lost or at a crossroads at various times in life, and the wisdom of…

Compassion sometimes means taking a break for yourself

By admin | June 4, 2019May 31, 2019 by admin

We reflected the other day on how important it can be to notice whatever is arising in the present moment, while staying gentle with yourself during the noticing. Sometimes it means taking a break and staying kind with yourself even during times of disappointment. Things happen unexpectedly and, despite best intentions, sometimes it isn’t realistic to spend the time with your horse that day. It could be due to a scheduling issue, change of weather,…

Reflection on Mindful Attitudes: Acceptance and Compassion

By admin | June 1, 2019May 31, 2019 by admin

What does it mean when we practice being accepting and compassionate when we stay mindfully aware of what is happening in the present moment? Maintaining these two attitudes during mindfulness practices means that you aren’t fighting with the way things actually are. Acceptance and compassion will help you notice what is happening, note that it may not be ideal or what you had expected, but still decide to work with it anyway. Being attentive to…

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…

Reflection on Mindful Attitudes: Trust & Letting Go

By admin | May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 by admin

We would like to reflect today on the Mindful Attitudes of Trust and Letting Go. Like the other Mindful Attitudes, including Compassion, Non-judgment and Beginner’s Mind, these attitudes are more than just ways in which to pay attention to the present moment. They are signposts for how to experience life. When you allow yourself to wholly absorb the events of “right now”, and embrace all life has to offer (i.e. the good and the bad),…

Navigating Chaos Using The Mindful Attitudes

By admin | May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 by admin

There are days when everything is in flow and there are days when you have no clue what the Universe is trying to teach you. Horses present many opportunities for you to learn how to navigate chaos. As you drop into spending time with them, you can never quite predict how things will go. Sure, you may have an idea, especially if this is a horse you know well and you’ve learned his or her…

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