Through the Maze II: Reclaiming Your Breath.
“To become a welcome vessel for the breath is to live life without trying to control, grasp, or push away.” Donna Farhi I believe...
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crissimcdonald
May 18, 20161 min read
Through the Maze: Riding After an Accident
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crissimcdonald
May 18, 20164 min read
Through the Maze: Riding After an Accident
“Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.” Peter Levine Part One It’s raining today. Clouds mumble...
crissimcdonald
Feb 8, 20163 min read
Duet: Part 2
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”...
crissimcdonald
Dec 9, 20154 min read
Duet: Part 1.
Friendship: a state of mutual trust and support. Synonyms: harmony, accord, understanding, rapport. Over the last several months while...
crissimcdonald
Aug 30, 20154 min read
Big Pictures
Our farrier, Scott, was here the other day, and like most times when we get together, chat about what was going on in our lives mixed...
crissimcdonald
Jun 1, 20153 min read
Just Being Human.
I went to a day long retreat recently. An opportunity to chat with one of the speakers came up, so I approached him and introduced...
crissimcdonald
Mar 13, 20152 min read
Fiddlin’ Around.
After 28 years away from playing music, I decided to start practicing the violin again. This morning I was working on some drills for...
crissimcdonald
Nov 20, 20145 min read
The bare bones of trust.
Trust can be a sticky and complicated thing. Or, once examined, it seem deceptively simple. When I was younger, trust was a make-or-break...
crissimcdonald
Mar 2, 20148 min read
Horse as a river.
Life has a way of answering questions in ways that are completely surprising. I’ve been trying to write my thoughts down about resistance...
crissimcdonald
Sep 25, 20134 min read
Under the Magnifying Glass: what do we mean by what we say?
Before sharing some ideas about the myth of horses being barn sour, let’s revisit the context in which we are using the word “myth.” We...
crissimcdonald
Aug 3, 20134 min read
Perception, horses and wizards:
Rethinking some common myths in horsemanship. It has struck me recently that despite our brains being amazing, they will, at some point,...
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