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Dear Reader, Maybe you joined the herd last month or perhaps it's been years, but you are forever a member of our herd. We hope you will join us in person or in spirit for our summer open barn at the Heart & Mind Equine vacation pasture this evening. Coming Home to Yourself: A Self-Compassion Series with Horses What happens when you hold a Full Moon Solstice event with the horses? They eat the altar and blow out the candles! Never a dull moment in this herd! But the evening light was so beautiful and the land so peaceful. This was at our Woodacre barn. Neigh, Alane Freund, MS, MA |
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Dear Reader, Why Pulling Away from What Is Hard Always Makes It Worse | Pema Chödrön Did you have a chance to check out this short interview with Pema Chödrön? When my life was falling apart (again) in 2004, my therapist referred me to Pema's book, When Things Fall Apart. It was truly eye-opening to me... and counterintuitive. It's a lesson I get to learn over and over again: Pulling away from what is hard makes it worse. I was raised with "When the going gets tough, the tough get going...
Dear Reader, Big things have been happening at Heart & Mind Equine. I'm sending this to everyone so you can see some beautiful photos of our rescue herd. They are the most amazing colleagues! If you would like more of this content, please reply with the word HORSE so we add you to the horse email list. Speaking Horse Summer: Grow, Shine, AlignJune 28 - Purchase tickets HERE. Full Moon Solstice Gathering at the BarnJune 29 - Purchase tickets HERE. Coming Home to Yourself: A 6-week...
Dear Reader, Are you resilient? You may say, "Up until now, I haven't been so resilient..." Or maybe, "Are you kidding? I'm so sensitive and anxious that I'm incapable of being resilient."Perhaps, "I have not found resilience to come easily, yet."and, sometimes, "Darn right! I am a resilient person."In this pre-recorded class with my special guest, the gifted therapist and teacher, Linda Graham, we explored the intersection of sensitivity and resilience. Linda offers many wonderful tools and...