When we approach relationship with the horse as stewards, rather than owners, we learn a softer, a better way of relationship. We learn to really listen, with a fullness of hearing beyond just the ears. What we hear can be translated through every aspect of our lives.
Horses have a voice and their voice counts. As we move into partnership with them, as their guardians, rather than owners or masters, we step onto a journey of relationship that teaches us who we really are.
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It may seem odd to some to have a 4-legged being as your best friend, but my horse, Admiral, was my best friend. I cherished him deeply during his life and now, although he’s been gone from form for 8 years, I am still discovering gifts that he brought to my life.
Admiral provided a safe place, and a fun place to grow. He moved with me through so many stages of life’s transitions. I knew I loved him and I knew how deep our friendship was, but it wasn’t until the journey of assisting in his transition that I fully realized how deep this love was.
The emotional gifts and support that have I received through my relationship with Admiral has had long-lasting effects for me. He has inspired me to act on behalf of the horse. Each day, as I am with my herd, I take one more step towards embodying an indescribable love that I inspire to return.
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The way that we are with the horse is the way that we are in life. At Eagle Feather Riding, lyuptala (oneness) is taught through the careful work of relationship with the horse. Through this heart and soul come together for transformation.
Sandhill Cranes – Joy in the Sun
The cranes offer a simple wisdom for how we can live our life. We can greet each day, grounded to earth, full of joy and gratitude, energized by sunlight and the possibility that lives at the beginning of a new day. We can raise our voice and jump for joy and awaken to the Life force that will lift us up and give wings to our Spirit.
Nature Messengers ~ A Sensory Awakening
Nature is the vastness that exhilarates and frightens us. We sense that there is so much more than meets the eye – a mystery so fathomless we hide from it, fearing for the safety of body and soul. We dominate and control that which we do not understand. We strip Nature of her resources, use her up even as she gives and gives, dominate her by “right,” take without thought or thanks, lost in the delusion that we are different, separate from her, better than her. It is time we wake to the Dream! We are part of Nature. Her breath is our breath; her pain is our pain. Our Spirits flow together down hidden paths, gossamer strands of energy link us one to another. The deer and the bear are my brothers. Water is my life’s blood. I am the hawk, and the hawk is me. All That Is reflects my soul back to me in a myriad of ways.
Nature Messengers – Encounter with a Pine Marten
The world is always speaking to you if you choose to listen deeply. The Universe is offering us signs and messages. It is those special moments, when we are captured by the wash of colour in the sky, by the chatter of the birds in our backyard, or by a feather floating to the ground at our feet. It is when an animal shows up in your life in an unexpected way. Perhaps a Pine Marten crosses your path, or you see an image of the same animal multiple times over a short period, or you may see an animal behaving in an unusual way. It is these moments that carry the magic and the message, information that can guide us on our road and open new paths of awareness.
Nature Messengers – A Wild Wisdom
There is a Wild Self within us; it is that part of us that longs to live close to Nature – to be one with the land, to walk barefoot on the grass, to feel the suns' warmth on our skin. This is our birthright. It is not something to be learned or acquired. It is our heritage – an instinctive and intuitive wisdom that lives within us. Our ancestors knew this. They were taught the ways of the animals, the rhythm of the Seasons, the gifts of the plants and trees, and their place in the Web of Life.
The Aspen Grove
Beyond the offering of their beauty, aspen groves provide an invitation to better understand ourselves. Found where there is ample sunlight and in cooler, higher climates in North America, aspen trees are deciduous (drops its leaves in winter) with smooth, white bark marked by black scars where their lower branches have self-pruned through the natural growth of the tree.