Empath Energy

We, as humans, tend to communicate through words. Horses, and other animals, (and some gifted humans), think and communicate in pictures, and, according to Temple Grandin, through memories of smell, light, and sound patterns.

I ‘ve been trying to figure out my ability to feel and connect into the environment around me all my life it seems. Maybe you can relate?

I’ve always know it’s there. Choosing a teacher to help me understand my empathic nature, sensitivities and aspirations to bond with the animal world took a great deal of experimentation.

When I look back, I realize I haven’t always chosen the best teachers for my needs. One in particular, had tantrums and publicly humiliated me in front of the class when I didn’t spend enough money (I had already spent thousands) on her classes or didn’t honor what she deemed were my commitments. A time consuming and expensive experiment.

The Pandemic changed everything.

I was mending from a tib/fib break which ironically occurred in my backyard during its first public days. Yikes. What a wakeup call.

A shout out to the Shift Network, which provides summits and courses for people to learn about things like Ancestral Healing, Plant Medicine, Intuitive Healing Arts and so much more.

During the lockdown, I found they had such courses and summits all on-line. I could prop up my leg or sit in my wheelchair spellbound, distracted from the throbbing in my leg, my mind completely occupied listening to speakers. Gifted empaths and, people with unique sensitivities, just like me.

I choose a summit about what it is to be empathic and highly sensitive, and I found a coach to help me connect with our world without being overwhelmed by constant pain.

Through many hopeful pokes at the computer keyboard and traveling down the road of Zoom, I also reconnected with Ariana by enrolling in a virtual 5-day Horses Healing Humans Retreat.

In EGE (Equine Guided Education) we talk a lot about energy. Everything is energy.

Def: “The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. It’s something we can’t see with our eyes, but we can feel it if we are attuned, and we can see its effects.”

I’ve learned how to better convey my intentions to the herd, and more specifically to Penny.

Penny (my rescue pony) is a love of my life, a 7 year old chestnut red on the larger size pony, with the cutest snip that runs down her forehead from just above her eyes to the bottom of her nose. (You can read about her story under the PLAY tab)

We bonded as we worked through her traumas. I-don’t-know how long she was crammed together with I-don’t-know how many horses in a Texas kill-pen. She was added to the horse trailer just before it headed to California, not an afterthought, but an act of sheer intuition.

Now, when I arrive at the ranch, Penny is waiting for me at the far end and walks with me along the fence line. I feel her inquire ‘What is the quality or tone of my energy today’

She remains curious as I pause long enough to centre myself, scan my body for information and show up fully, for what brings me JOY.