inspirited connections

Dreaming to become one with a horse is dreaming of participating
in beauty, power, grace, freedom of movement, wildness...
Body/Mind riding is the process of bringing forth into the light
these qualities in ourselves that we so admire in horses.

Through their acute sense of dignity and self preservation,
horses teach us that these gifts are shared not taken. Movement
is found in trust and deep listening ... horses do not ask us to be
perfect but they do insist that we be unconditionally present with
what is.

By combining energy awareness, intention and focus we learn to
fill in the gaps between our bodies and minds and enter a
continuum where the dialogue can flow beyond words. By
accessing inner silence and inner stillness we become more
present and experience a lively connection with our horses.
Accessing this state is the space of real power: where we move
beyond our physical/mental limitations, learn, grow and heal.

This space often referred to as the "Zone" in sports is a
meditative state. In her book " Sensing, Feeling and Action"
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, a pioneer in the field of somatic
education, suggests that what distinguishes high performing
athletes and yogis if not what they can do with their bodies but
the quality of the dialogue between their conscious and
unconscious minds...

Whatever the riding discipline, crafting harmony is based on the
search for balance, rhythm and straighness. Both horse and
rider learning to readjust and respond in maintaining the
relationship . Willingness and trust are key elements to
maintaining the flow.

Body/Mind riding is an approach to riding whose primary goal
is to nurture the space of the relationship between horse and
rider in order to bring into focus what can be... Body/Mind
riding encourages the process of awareness and natural balance
as key to a happier partnership between horse and rider.

Our life story inscribes itself in our body affecting the way we
move, the manner in which we carry ourselves, the degree of
flexibility and tension we manifest. With the regular practice of
Reiki the body starts it's own unwinding and unravelling process.
Body/Mind riding is about learning to listen, track and trust the
body's intelligence as it guides us towards our natural alignment.

Combining Reiki with riding enables the conscious integration
of energy re-balancing. As holding patterns dissolve,
our bodies soften, become more rhytmical and our ability to feel
our horse opens up.
There is no map to follow in this unfolding of the body. The
map creates itself as we bring back into our awareness parts of
our body that we could not sense, feel or visualize clearly. As we
refine and clarify our body image we heal inner trauma out of our
tissues and bring sensitivity back to those areas. It is more and
more recognized that animals communicate through images just as
our minds and bodies do.

Every journey is unique and perfectly orchestrated by our
innate wisdom to bring body, mind & soul back into aligment.