Equine-imity--Stress Reduction and Emotional Self-Regulation in the Company of Horses - E-book - ePub

Equine-imity teaches somatic horsemanship using qigong, a tai-chi like meditation, with horses. "Somatic" means "of the body." Written especially for non-equestrians and non-meditators, Equine-imity explores the physical relationship between humans and horses, on the ground and, optionally, on the horse, in order to promote physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health in both species. Seven easy-to-learn exercises.
Resources for how to find a horse near you. Based on our course of the same name at Stanford University, Equine-imity draws on principles and techniques from yoga, tai ji, mindfulness meditation, and Reiki against a background of Daoist philosophy and Jungian psychology. From an East-meets-Western medical perspective, Equine-imity includes state-of-the art information on stress physiology, sports medicine, mirror neurons, and the physics and metaphysics of energy measurement.