Selfseeds Virtual Riding Program Emerging

By Selfseeds | October 2, 2013

Heather is a rockstar once again–she has pulled together Selfseeds Virtual Riding Program.  We are in the process of refining the details and then we need a few volunteer test people to work with the templates.  Please let me know if you would like to help in the “birthing” of this stage of the program.…

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Equine Awareness and Mindfulness Pilot Retreat Bozeman, MT

By Selfseeds | October 2, 2013

Karen has brought it all to life by renting a beautiful space for the horseless gathering, organizing a horse facility for the horse part, and rounding up a wonderful group of participants.  Thank you Karen for all of your thoughtful diligence for this to become a live event!!!  I have the easy part, just getting…

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Collaboration On The Horizon

By Selfseeds | September 24, 2013

www.RefinedPerformanceHorsemanship.com Heading to Bozeman Montana to collaborate with Karen Osaski in creating a mini-2 day retreat for riders interested in “Equine Mindfulness and Awareness.”  October 5th and 6th.  Our plan is to spend 4 hours in the morning working with riders and interested people using Selfseeds as the base.  4 hours in the afternoon working…

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Running And Stride Length

By Selfseeds | September 14, 2013

  Part of rehabilitation has included a corrective lesson on running properly.  Ok, so I like the feeling of the “frolicking/slow motion running across the beach” style, but it is not supportive of much distance.  Running so my stride length and arm swing are related (horse’s front and hind legs move in proper timing through…

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Pelvic Floor Lesson

By Selfseeds | September 6, 2013

  The Pelvic floor lesson usually starts and stops with the kegel exercises, so it was so cool to see how that relates to the origin of movement and moves up through the core stabilizers into dynamic action.  The physical therapist had an exterior way to check each level of engagement from the pelvic floor…

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What’s Possible From The Spark Of Human Expression?

By Selfseeds | September 1, 2013

Zero to one hundred!  Thank you Kaia for reminding us of what is possible from the spark of human expression!  Great photos from 2013 Dance Camp at NYU.  What a gift to live your dream and to share it! Lamenting on the effects emotions have in our life plan. A bit of a mind bending…

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Multi-positioning On The Stationary Bicycle

By Selfseeds | August 27, 2013

    What better way to maximize your cardio workout on the stationary bicycle than to change up your position.  Three easy approaches are sitting, standing, and hovering.  One of my favorite workouts is 1 minute sitting (with or without adding the Integrative “I” band exercises) and spinning at speed (low tension), 2 minutes standing…

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Daily Selfseed # 16: Can We Always Touch Inspiration?

By Selfseeds | August 19, 2013

In some ways inspiration is a choice, because it is always present.  There is always light even in the darkness.  What we do with that free will and choice is personal.  It is inspiring for me to see these videos, reflect on the journey in creating the photo series, the beauty of the locations, and…

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My Ducks Never Appear To Get In A Row?

By Selfseeds | August 13, 2013

  While living on the planet, can anyone afford not to be flexible to stay in the flow?  I was raised with the idea of getting my ducks in a row and then all will be perfect.  Funny how I tried that technique for most of my life, but the ducks kept moving.  I have…

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