Posted by: kim
on Aug 30, 2009
We have all heard of Horse Sense and how these 1200 pound animals are so intuitive...well...it is true! I just spent my weekend at KingsWood Stables at the Epona Rivers www.eponarivers.com Equine Facilitated Experiential Program.
We began our retreat on Friday in a cozy room filled with lots of horsey items, beautiful fresh flowers, essential oils scented the room with love and relaxing music coming from an Ipod mounted to speakers....WOW....can I just stay right here? Holly Pollock began by telling us she was holding space for us to explore and enrich our lives. She provided us with so many wonderful tools from handouts to books. In our cozy room sitting on sofas and fluffy chairs, we learned about our Authentic Self Voice and False Self Voice. This may sound a little "heady" but with the tools given you are able to embrace and learn. Next we went to interact with the horses. Doing ground work in the round pen with our selected horse, we learned about setting boundaries....POWERFUL. I often forget that NO is an answer too. This interactive session taught us to recognize when someone is pushing into our space and how to extend our energy to keep them at a safe distance. This keeps us healthy and safe. Very powerful for our personal relationships and in our professional and career lives.
We also did lots of journaling (using the Doeville hunting diary) what a great way to document so many things. It was also great for sketching since the journal has no lines to hold us in!
Posted by: kim
on Jul 18, 2009
In my past life I traveled extensively. Every week it was hopping on and off airplanes. I will never forget the advice from a dear friend and mentor of mine, Sandy Smith of Sandy Smith Seminars. He said that in life we need to always remember the advice of our airlines: "Put your oxygen mask on FIRST and then assist those around you" This is such simple advise but how often we forget. Our lives become so crazy and hectic that sometimes I believe we even forget to take deep breaths. Holly Pollock of Epona Rivers taught me to stop and take 5 good deep breaths ever chance I could...sounds easy, right? I still have to remind myself. When we take care of ourselves it gives us so much more energy and passion to help others.
I believe one of the special gifts we as outdoor people have is the good medicine of nature. The silence and serenity of just sitting in a tree stand is the most healing medicine on earth. Thank you Mother Nature.
AHHHH I just took a deep breath thinking about being in the woods!
