Stop. Breathe. Connect.

When people come to work with the horses, universally they love to hear the horses letting go big outbreaths.  A  ‘horsey outbreath’  is a clear signal of the horse calming and at the same time communicating to the rest of the herd that they are feeling calm.

Mastering our breathing is a skill.  Sounds silly?  After all we breathe every few seconds.  The difference is the horses are using their breathing intentionally.  They are using it to slow themselves down and to keep themselves in  a state of calm.

The question we ask our clients is- How often in the day do you intentionally stop, breathe and connect with yourself?  In other words, how often to do you use your breathing as a tool to keep yourself grounded and in control?

The reality is -in today’s hectic environment, we are constantly moving from one issue to the next.  This is often accompanied by regular mobile phone views and on line action.  Summary, we leave ourselves no time to just stop, breathe and connect to ourselves.

It doesn’t have to take a long time.  You can give the mere act of breathing  (something you have to do anyway!)   a focus as you connect to yourself in the moment.  Intentional breathing helps you connect with your body as you take a slow, deep breath.  You will feel your body relax as you focus on breathing.  Relish the moment of calm, as you hold a big inbreath and then release it all out,  letting go of stress and tension with every outbreath.  Who knows – you might even do a horsey outbreath to really feel more horse!

If you would like to learn more about equine assisted learning please call Annie on 0411 549562 or e mail her on annie@hamerequine.com

You may also like to check out a short video about us that ran on TV in early August.