TELLINGTON TIPS BREATH AWARENESS
Breath is communication and sends a message to your horse if you are tense or relaxed. Unless you have practiced breath
awareness, you may fi nd yourself holding your breath when you concentrate on the TTouch. Holding the breath creates stiff- ness in your hands and tension in your body. Compare what you feel like when making a circle holding your breath with what it’s like when you breathe freely and rhythmically. Can you describe the differ- ence? Most people tend to breathe shal-
lowly, into the upper chest area, and stop the inhalation there. Instead, taking a full breath into your chest, continue to breathe down into your belly, as if you are expanding a balloon or a bellows. I often imagine my breath going down my legs into the earth to mingle with the rhythm and breath of the earth in order to ground myself. As you make the circles, develop an
awareness of your breath, experiment- ing with it until it feels even, rhythmic and easy. Conscious breathing will aid in stilling and focusing your mind, relaxing your neck and shoulders and softening
your hands. Your fi ngers will seem to be connecting with the horse ef- fortlessly on their own.
KEEP YOURSELF BALANCED
How you stand or sit while work-
ing affects your breathing and the connection you are creating with your horse. Keeping your feet under your hips, your knees unlocked and your weight balanced over the balls of your feet is good for your back, keeps you in balance and ready to move in any direction should your horse suddenly spook.
The Ultimate Horse Behavior and Training Book” is the most comprehensive guide to the Tellington Method ever published. This 320-page glossy book provides an innovative and practical “A to Z” problem-solver format as well as a step by step guide to all of the TTouches. You can order the book through Trafalgar Square at
www.horseandriderbooks.com or by calling 800-423-4525.
Linda Tellington-Jones developed TTouch and the Tellington Meth- od three decades ago as a system of training and healing horses to deepen trust, override common resistances and strengthen the horse-human bond. She has writ en 12 books and holds an honorary PhD from Wisdom University. Visit www.t
ouch.com
Bobbie Jo Lieberman is managing editor of Trail Blazer magazine. With her Morgan mare Annakate, she enjoys riding and photographing endurance rides throughout the Southwest. She can be reached through her Web site
www.bobbiejo.smugmug.com
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