Horse Shoeing and the Soul

A plant growing in the middle of a dirt field.

As I sit with the self-quarantine/stay at home directive, I recognize how fortunate I am to share it with six horses. Just watching the group wander around in their area, share life, and play brings joy to my heart. It got me thinking about what others are experiencing with their lives with horses under the…

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Deva Construction from a Note

Close up image of so many beans

  When a new seed sprouts, it literally sends out a note – a complex, prescribed code or blueprint for the species, to which the building devas can hear and automatically respond, to build the form that the seed will become. ~Phillip Lindsay

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Harmony Amongst Uncertainty

A sunset with clouds in the sky over a desert.

What provides stable inner peace even with a pandemic unfolding? Self and nature to name two. Interesting that it is a virus challenging breathing when we need to slow and deepen our breath when stressed. Interesting that it requires isolation when inner stillness and meditation are go to actions to reduce stress and illness. A…

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Selfseeds Through The Eyes Of Wild Horses

A muddy river running through the middle of a desert.

  As I continue on this path with horses, I felt drawn to re-visit Cameo, CO where a group of wild horses lives. My trip to India was about seeking Absolute Truth and Love. My trip to Cameo was about seeking insight into the free will and living conditions of an animal that needs space…

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Growing A Garden Has So Many Metaphorical Options

A pink rose and purple flowers in the grass.

      Wonderful excerpt from a must read article/podcast. Alison Gopnik– The Evolutionary Power of Children and Teenagers   “I think gardening is a very nice metaphor for — if you’re trying to do this project, which I would like to do, of really taking caring seriously from a scientific perspective and a philosophical…

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Living A Wheel Instead Of A Circle

A close up of the top of a cactus

  Why a wheel instead of a circle? The wheel feels dynamic and full of life. The circle feels linear and more narrow. In riding a horse, the principles are taught to ride from a circle of aids, (seat, legs, and hands.) The application of the aids is how we communicate with the horse, but…

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Voices From The Animal Kingdom

A tiger standing in the water near some grass.

  Wonderful discovery of a messenger from the animal world! Thank you Sandra! My spiritual path has led me to many of these teachings, but how lovely to hear it from the other beings in the animal kingdom!!   Here is one of the blogs, but I found all of them to be delightful. Take…

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What Feeds Your Soul?

A herd of horses standing on top of a dry grass field.

  Selfseeds Personalize 5 was added to the Selfseeds sacred garden for a reason. The soul or spirit is critical for how we experience the ups and downs of life. A touchstone to what is the stable inner truth.  

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School ASES & Selfseeds Fitness

A group of people playing volleyball in an empty parking lot.

    What fun to see how enthusiastic, young, capable people interpret the topic fitness. Thank you Thomas Jefferson Middle School ASES Photography class for helping create the digital Selfseeds Fitness. Jorge, the class teacher, is generous and supportive of the creative development. At the middle school age, a person could take health and fitness…

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Selfseeds Through The Eyes of Any Animal

A horse standing in the middle of an empty field.

Traveling and seeing different animals, under varied conditions, and with diverse cultures is an educational program in itself. What do all animals have to teach us? Awareness, stillness, state of presence, and more from the inner frontier. It is a shame that their more simplistic living style gets them labeled as less intelligent. We have…

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