Archive for Creative Process
Make Each Day Brighter: Live in the Question
Posted by: | CommentsI have always viewed horses to be experts in teaching humans how to be present. Horses are naturally embodied in mind, energy and spirit. They live and digest what is happening in the moment.
We humans routinely step out of the present moment and skip to the past or future with our thinking, thoughts and agendas. We routinely form opinions, points of view, judge others as right or wrong, decide what is best for others, and think we have the answers. The flow of possibility stops when we define events or categorize people, places and things. Pure consciousness does not participate in the above behaviors.
A wonderful practice to increase consciousness is living in the question (verses the answer). What does this mean? Read More→
Life is a Creative Process
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I often hear clients say, “I am not a creative person,” or some other variation of that sentence with a similar meaning. This has become a source of amusement for me. When I hear these statements the detective in me emerges and I become curious to find the creative side within that person. Every single one of us is born with creative potential. It doesn’t mean we are all artists. It means we see, feel, hear, and experience the world in our own way. We create our life every moment. When we are free of self-judgment and limiting beliefs we have the capacity to share those interpretations through creative expression allowing the true authentic self to emerge. Read More→
Horse Dancing
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A few weeks ago I facilitated Advanced Equine Facilitated Learning workshop here in Colorado. There are several components to the advanced work, including horse dancing. Horse dancing is a way to explore fluid movement and connection with a horse with no set instructions or plan on what will transpire during the dance. Each participant selects the horse they want to dance with and the music which most resonates with them.
Typically in these sessions when a person is body-centered, free of agendas and fully present to the moment, the horse, and the music, a flow transpires between horse and human. It is not about walking, trotting or cantering transitions or about any other training techniques. It is about understanding how your horse responds to your energy, your focus, the pressure of your attention, and the quality of your movements. It is about connection to yourself and connection with the horse. Read More→