Oh lots of them! First thing that came to Mind: listen to your gut.

When you have 12 equines the days are very similar to each other! Ooops 11 now. Gave the 1st to his new home last week. Was tough. He was 4 when I got him. He’s 21 now. I’m all he ever knew. But he’s got the best home I could possibly want. She does biomechanics of horse and rider, she’s becoming a fitness instructor, involved with the train your seat method, and one of Sally Swifts centered riding instructor’s is a friend of hers and they’re creating a train the trainer series of courses. Sorry that went off course! (See what I did there?!?)lolk

@Stacey Youlios that’s amazing! I’m so happy for you!

@Stacey Youlios oh soooo many of them. I love how mindfulness carries over. Since horses live now now now now. When we accompany them in that place while riding we will most assuredly have a better ride !

@Gabriela Monroy when I began tae kwon do with my son I didn’t even want to do it. I thought all the parents watching would be laughing at me. I dreaded it. And then something snapped in me. I started feeling better. And I got into it. But I made a lot of mistakes. Or was the oldest in the class, my knees would pop….or I’d epically fail the spin jump. I just laughed at myself. One of the instructors wanted me to stop laughing. I told him ‘if I stop laughing when I screw up I’d have to quit lessons. So I’ll keep laughing ok sir? ‘ he said ‘of course ma’am’. It helps you to not remain focused on went wrong.

@Peter White agree completely. It’s like the runners high. Or when a ball player is in the zone. They just KNOW where to be to get the ball and shoot. And you can see it, and you can see when it’s not present. Ice skaters have it too. When they go to their first jump and land it beautifully as soon as they hit the ice you can see a difference in them. And the next jumps approach looks like the last One did when it ended. The only one I’ve ever seen always approach like that is Ilia. That flip. Omg. You have to KNOW you’re doing it or you can die. Literally. I’m a reiki practioner and get in my zone pretty easily. Riding with no interruptions in my head. Not feeling badly or upset something doesn’t go right. I laugh at myself and say wow. That sucked. I laugh. Talk for my pony who thinks I should be better and try again. If I can’t get it then…..there’s another day. When you can live like that you can more easily find and Get into your flow state.