This winter, we’ve seen massive amounts of snow in Southwest Colorado, and this past week brought a storm with dangerously high winds and many more inches of snow. I must admit that my heart pounds a little faster, and my stress levels rise when I see my horses in conditions shared in the below clip of Corazon walking through the storm. Yet they stand with resilience, listen deeply to their inner wisdom, and when the sun finally comes out, they take a nap. This week my horses remind us to stand with strength and calm during a storm. Resource your inner … [Read more...]
Kathy’s Sacred Horse Oracle Card
This month's newsletter is a video! I hope you enjoy it and the Sacred Horse Oracle Card that I share with you. Be sure to leave a comment below the video. The card is beautiful, and the message is meaningful. Click on the image below to watch! … [Read more...]
Coaching with Horses – Mentoring conversation with Hele
Below is a lovely video that I wanted to share with you. It is a thoughtful conversation between myself, Kathy Pike, and Hele Aluste during an EFLC Mentoring call. There is a lovely exchange of insights and ideas about the spiritual growth that can happen with horses. Hele agreed to allow me to share it with you. Hele has been studying with me for some time and is experiencing the subtle levels of communication possible between her and her horses and how her horses guide her clients. Please enjoy, and I invite you to share your experience by commenting on the … [Read more...]
Shift from Stress to Harmony with Horse
Lately, harmony has been on my mind as life has thrown me several curveballs. I recently lost my dog of twelve years, which shattered my heart. At the same time, I am in the middle of selling my home and buying a new one (located 8 hours away). My brain and being started to feel immensely overwhelmed. Fortunately, I could go out to my horses. Spending time with my horses helps me shift from stress into a natural state of being and regain powerful coherence, flow, and profound peace. The stresses and pressures that sometimes arise in life can be … [Read more...]
Horse Emotions and Soul Emergence Onsite Workshop
Over the last few days, I have reflected on how many people have attended programs at my ranch. The richness of learning that has taken place with my horses is humbling. It is an extraordinary experience to have provided a sacred space for so many to heal, connect, and open through horse encounters. In addition, when I look at my “book” page on the website, I am humbled to have written so many books about the power of horses to help heal humans. Today I wanted to share this excerpt as I feel it is essential at this time when we are all feeling so much and sometimes … [Read more...]
4 Top Health Tips from HORSE– Part Two
A few weeks ago, I offered a blog on the how horses’ model good health and what we can learn from them. Today I continue with four very important points. Water – The only thing horses drink (in nature) is water. And they drink a ton of it. If they don't get enough water, they can suffer from Colic, cramping of their muscle, mental compromise, and much more. Ask any horse owner, and they will tell you they are always paying attention to the consumption of water by their horses. On the other hand, humans drink coffee, tea, sports drinks, pop, juice, ice cream shakes, … [Read more...]
Top Seven Juicy Health Tips from HORSE — Part One
Why are horses so healthy? What can we learn from their way? My horses always look so healthy as they meander around the pastures. Their coats are fluffy; they are content and relaxed. My herd has been this way for many years. I wish I could say the same about myself. After many years of pushing myself to write books and provide transformational programs here at the ranch, I felt I would collapse. I certainly was not as healthy as a horse. Oddly, the last two years have given me the time needed to apply more of the way of the horse for good health and recalibrate my … [Read more...]
Rediscover Your True Self
Taken Directly from the book Horse Spirits Speak. The following is communication from the Horse Spirits and transcribe by Kathy. This is the voice of the horses . . . Question: What can the Horse Spirits teach us about defining who we are and expressing this clearly to ourselves and to others? Answer: This is really about finding who you are on a spiritual level. Don’t limit yourself with the word “defining,” dance with the idea of finding you in an open and expansive way. We want to help you and embrace you into this new understanding and love that you are serious … [Read more...]
Deepen into Horse Spirit Energy
Taken Directly from the book Horse Spirits Speak. The following is communication from the Horse Spirits and transcribe by Kathy. This is the voice of the horses . . . Question: Do you (horses) like to be ridden? Answer: Throughout history, we have been creatures of community and service. We were not built to carry riders but have allowed it. Long ago we procreated naturally and roamed the land freely keeping our muscles strong and bodies in good shape. Each stallion and mare would sense and choose their best match to maintain genetically congruent herds. Of course, … [Read more...]
A heart-warming conversation about the healing power of horses
This week’s message is dear to my heart and I want to share it with you. As many of you know I have taken extensive time to create my EFLC Level One Energy Mastery and Emotional Intelligence course online. It has been wildly successful and I am pleased that I am still able to make a positive impact on the lives of people and horses during COVID. The following recording and transcript share an unedited recording of a conversation I had with one of my students, Niamh Harney. Niamh lives in Ireland. She was nearing the end of her 12-week program and this conversation … [Read more...]
Resisting Your Resistance
You’ve been conditioned from family and society, but you can find vast, rich learning once you start to dissect the roots of resistance. We want you to stop resisting your resistance and find information in what you are experiencing. It’s as simple as that, do not resist your resistance. Really feel that feeling through all of your wellbeing and dive into the curiosity about your resistance. When we are experiencing resistance, it is a sign of needing re-alignment. It can be a means to a greater good, and it must be embraced. Remain curious about that resistance … [Read more...]
Radical Changes
Do you find yourself feeling confined to social norms and as if you’re just going through the motions? Are you ready to renew your relationship with your own physical body and float with us to the other dimension? It is important to ask yourself regularly, “What is my journey today, what lights me up today, what feels right in my body for my next communication and actions?” So many people live in a state of sensitivity and do not have strong relationships with their physical body. As you ask these questions you will come deeper into yourself and will find you have … [Read more...]
Unexpected Visitors
I often think back to the time the next door “neighbors” made themselves at home in our teaching area. I had recently moved and wasn’t quite used to the sound of heavy metals and whistles from nearby trains and the screams and yips of coyotes wandering in the distance. On this particular night I was abruptly awoken from my deep sleep by a mixture of new sounds and confusion. I jolted awake with a sense of panic that horses had broken through a fence, and gathered fragments of awareness enough to go check on my horses. They were all safe and sound out in a … [Read more...]
Restored Trust
Once trust is broken can it be repaired, mended, and even create a deeper connection and bond in a relationship? I once learned the answer to this question from Corazon de la Montana, also known as Romeo, and continue to learn more about the importance of trust in a relationship from him. He was a wild horse from the mountains of Montana adapting to the human world at the time. His highly tuned instincts would examine me and my leadership levels each day. I felt as if he knew me better than anyone. Within a year Romeo had learned to fully trust me as we … [Read more...]
Thrilling Lessons in Boundary Setting
Once during a cold northern winter, I headed south to teach with horses in Tucson, Arizona. The day was perfect to be playing with horses, not too hot or too cold, and there was no wind. During this personal development program I was able to work with Evelyn, a therapist from North Carolina that was soft-spoken and often sat with her eyes gazing downward, avoiding visual contact with others in the group. This kind and sensitive soul was preparing to work with a substantial Belgian horse by the name of Rawhide. Rawhide, only five years old at the time, was at least … [Read more...]
The Power of Saying Yes
For five years I had my eye on a training program. Each year it would come to Denver and each year I found a reason not to attend. After years of making excuses and putting it off I knew that my whole being would benefit from attending the program—even if I did not know exactly what those benefits were ahead of time. Once I got to this place I was anxious to get started so Instead of booking the program when it would be here locally, I actually booked the program that was taking place in another state. I instinctively knew that getting away from the demands of my … [Read more...]
What Are the Horses Doing with the Energy We Are Offering Them?
The work that I’ve stepped into in my life has been built on a deeper connection with horse. A connection that has brought on growth that I’m not sure I would have received had I continued to resist the calling I had to work with horse (something I resisted for years before I surrendered to the calling). In my new book, Life Lessons from the Heart of Horses, I explore the many lessons I’ve learned while on this journey. What I’m especially reminded of now after the many challenges the past year and half has presented is the ways in which horses are healers and what … [Read more...]
The Difference Between “Being” and “Doing”
During an equine facilitated and coaching workshop in Arizona, I had the privilege of working with a beautiful Percheron named Kairos, the most massive horse I have ever seen, well over seventeen hands. At the workshop, Kairos offered participants an equine learning experience in “being” versus “doing.” When I conduct sessions with clients, the client stands outside and prepares to enter the pen with the horse. I lead them through several questions that help them become more aware of their bodies and the desires held in their hearts. A woman named Darlene’s hope … [Read more...]
Engaging Flow Receiving Synchronicity
Yesterday's temperatures cooled down, a warning of the fall to come and a reminder that all of life is full of cycles that never stop. Not one day is the same, nor is an encounter with a horse ever the same as the last. Each moment gives us a choice. We can focus on what was, what is not working, and how painful life can be. Or, we can choose to see what is possible, what lights us up, and the beauty in all things around us. For the last few months, I have been hanging deeply with my horses and exploring my favorite passion (besides my horses), painting. The more I … [Read more...]
My first teacher, Hope
When I sat down to write my recent book, Life Lessons from the Heart of Horses: How Horses Teach Us About Relationships and Healing, I was reminded of when horses came into my life. While enjoying a beautiful day on one of the beaches along Oregon’s coast, I witnessed a brilliant spectacle of freedom as I watched a woman ride down the wide sandy beach, bareback, on a beautiful chestnut-colored horse. After introducing myself she invited me to her farm where I met Hope. Within a week or so I was working with Hope while taking lessons from a Natural Horseman. I’d … [Read more...]
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