In this session I covered: - A short mindful movement exercise - How you can notice when you are dysregulated - Tools for regulation - Why it's important to regulate before interacting with animals - Tools for co-regulation I'm going to bring this call and last weeks call together into some kind of course or handout that I can upload to the classroom so people can refer back to it later. I'd love to know how you get on with these tools, let me know in the comments

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend, and a great mother's day (if you're in the UK) 💐 Tomorrow we have our second live session for March: Practising Regulation Last week I covered the cognitive side and talked about what regulation is, co-evolution, co-regulation and emotional contagion. Tomorrow's session is an embodiment of these things, where we will practice some simple tools to help you co-regulate with your animals. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at 6.30pm UK time. As always, if you can't make it live, the session will be recorded.

I found this meditation on Insight timer and thought it appropriate to share with you all. Here's the description: If your dog is one of those sensitive souls who get uncomfortable at a great many things out there in the world, you know just difficult life with them can get. And once they starts to growl, bark or lunge at whatever make them uneasy, it is hard not to be swept up in this wave of emotion. There is way, though, to be attuned to your dog without absorbing their stress. You can notice their signals with compassion while staying centered in your own body. It is possible to support your dog through challenges and support yourself in the process. In this episode you will hear a beautiful story about how a client and their reactive dog reaped the fruit of their mindful work together, when the dog actively decided that it was better to breathe and turn away than to lunge and bark. This is mindfulness training at its best. This episode also introduces you to the concept of co-regulation and guides you through an exercise to exemplify the concept. Listen in, enjoy and breathe ! https://insighttimer.com/achtsamkeit.dog/guided-meditations/mindfulness-dogs-from-entanglement-to-attunement

I really enjoyed talking about this! In this session I covered: - What the nervous system is - The co-evolution of dogs, cats and horses - How animals respond to nervous systems first - What co-regulation actually means This first call is more of the sciency stuff which gives us a good background for next weeks embodiment session, where we will move out of our heads and into our body to experience some regulation tools in real time. This week I invite you to notice: - When do I feel rushed with my animal? - When do they feel more relaxed with me? - What happens when I slow down first? I invite you to comment on this post or message me to share your reflections, my inbox is always open.

Hi everyone, Posting the replay of todays call here for you to watch when you get a chance. I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions in the comments, especially if anything I've said has resonated with you or prompted you to think differently about your animals or yourself.