In the Arrow Sutra, the Buddha talked about two arrows. The first arrow which pierces you contains any number of the unavoidable difficulties in life. This could be chronic pain,…
For our final episode of pride month, I'm talking abut how we can take up space and claim membership in communities even when we don't feel welcome, and how self-abandonment…
The farrier came yesterday, and I used my treat bag to make the experience a bit more pleasant. The senior mare (my heart horse) was all about the treats and…
This blog is going to go out to everyone who has a chronic illness, or a disability, or a food allergy, body dysphoria, or even just burnout out and exhausted.…
In last week's show I talked about the grief of feeling like you're excluded from the communities that you are a part of and how that especially feels for neurodivergent…
We don't know what happens inside a horse's mind, how they process information, how the social dynamics of the herd work exactly. We can guess. We can create theories and…
A recent yoga newsletter mentioned that the wellness of each individual person in a community affected the health of the entire community, and so as yoga teachers we should think…
The fly mask sat on the table next to the door in my office, ready to go out for one of the older mares who I noticed was having a…
Bhakti is the practice of loving devotion designed to bring you closer to the divine. Spirituality is the connection to something larger than yourself, something outside of yourself, and doesn't…
I stepped outside earlier today to open the gates after giving senior heart mare her lunch and to check and top off everyone's water. It was raining. Only it wasn't…
Whether it's doing work with a therapist or trying to recover from burnout, one of the questions that's asked in a myriad of forms is how does your body feel.…
Meditation has been my go to in order to help regulate my nervous system and calm my overactive, neurodivergent mind. I'm not talking about spending hours sitting in lotus pose…
I recently came across the term "hyperverbal autism" and it described me perfectly. When I shared the post on social media, many people I knew (who were also neurodivergent) said…
Every day my horses tell me about the power of trust. Whether it's the rescue who lets me love on her after being standoffish and skittish for so long, or…
Last night I was reading through a novella I published back in 2019 in order to update and republish it, and as often happens when I'm reading through my older…
CW: This blog discusses fatphobia, body dysphoria, and representation.
I've been doing a lot of website updates lately and am thinking about the yoga videos I had over on Chicken…