July 2022 I went through the Buteyko breathing practitioner training to add a tool to my tool kit when working with the horses and my students. I didn't expect to be so thoroughly impressed by how easily it taps in to our nervous system, although I shouldn't have been surprised with how intimately our breath and nervous system are connected. Mim has been kind enough to offer a quick 3 minute exercise for you to try out with your horses or just by yourself. 

It has taken a couple of months practise to build the body awareness and understand the symptoms associated with the shift of nervous system state as well as getting used to how the horses respond and reading their body language in responses and with each practice the horses show us new and exciting things.

To work with Mim you can jump over to her website. https://mimbeim.com/ 

And if you would like to do the breath training online via zoom you can check that out here. https://mimbeim.com/services/breathe-well-online-course/

If you have been following along with us for a while and know how to recognise tension holding, tension releasing and relaxation cues jump over to our stronger bond community and share how you are seeing your horse respond to the breathing. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5dayimprovehorserelationship