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Welcome To The Two Step Way
Since first meeting Julia, I have been using what she has taught me on the rescue horses, my personal horses and my patients. It has become integral in my practice and I have and will continue to recommend her to all animal people. -Joy Baker, DVM, CVA, CVC, -Founder and President Rescuing Equines In Need - FEI Dressage bronze, silver and gold medalist. |
A 2 step way to B ing (being) with and C ing (seeing) your horse.
B ing: Horses like us to be present. We come to them often with our distracted minds, with minds full of ideas, expectation, emotions and judgements. They do not deserve this. It is important that we learn to control our own minds, to bring them into the present when we are working with horses. We do this not only to be fully present without distractions in front of them, but also as this provides us with a much better focus with which to really see them.
C ing: The horse is a living being. There is a someone inside each body seeing us. We must learn to see that someone as clearly as we can. This requires a profound listening, sustaining disbelief and understanding that they are and always have been trying to communicate with us. This listening is non-judgmental and completely focused on making the horse feel “seen, felt and understood”. It is not only done with the eyes and ears but also with the felt sense. There is important information in the posture, expression, gestures and in the feelings we pick up on when we are present and focused upon them.
We work with the horse in a non controlling way seeking a two way communication.
Science backs up the fact that both being grounded in the present moment and attuned makes all social mammals feel secure and shifts their nervous system response from a more sympathetically dominated pattern (fight/flight) into a more parasympathetic state (rest/digest). This means the underlying nervous system and health of all social mammals is greatly improved by co-regulating (being present and attuning) with another calm being.
My work teaches you how to B (be) with your horse and how to really C (see) him, to build connection and to improve his confidence and sense of security.
B ing: Horses like us to be present. We come to them often with our distracted minds, with minds full of ideas, expectation, emotions and judgements. They do not deserve this. It is important that we learn to control our own minds, to bring them into the present when we are working with horses. We do this not only to be fully present without distractions in front of them, but also as this provides us with a much better focus with which to really see them.
C ing: The horse is a living being. There is a someone inside each body seeing us. We must learn to see that someone as clearly as we can. This requires a profound listening, sustaining disbelief and understanding that they are and always have been trying to communicate with us. This listening is non-judgmental and completely focused on making the horse feel “seen, felt and understood”. It is not only done with the eyes and ears but also with the felt sense. There is important information in the posture, expression, gestures and in the feelings we pick up on when we are present and focused upon them.
We work with the horse in a non controlling way seeking a two way communication.
Science backs up the fact that both being grounded in the present moment and attuned makes all social mammals feel secure and shifts their nervous system response from a more sympathetically dominated pattern (fight/flight) into a more parasympathetic state (rest/digest). This means the underlying nervous system and health of all social mammals is greatly improved by co-regulating (being present and attuning) with another calm being.
My work teaches you how to B (be) with your horse and how to really C (see) him, to build connection and to improve his confidence and sense of security.
Services and Information
The Two Step Way has its own website to enter click this link Two Step Way. There you can find out how to book me for clinics, talks, problems you are having with your horse or to work one on one with me in person and over zoom.
The Two Step Way has its own website to enter click this link Two Step Way. There you can find out how to book me for clinics, talks, problems you are having with your horse or to work one on one with me in person and over zoom.
