Mindfulness Mode

Cow Hug Therapy; Ellie Laks

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Ellie Laks is the creator of cow hug therapy as part of her work as the founder of The Gentle Barn Foundation. This foundation is a national organization that rescues and rehabilitates unwanted animals and heals people with the same stories of abuse and neglect. Ellie is a powerful speaker, celebrated animal welfare advocate, humane educator, animal communicator, and the author of Cow Hug Therapy: How the Animals at The Gentle Barn Taught Me about Life, death, and Everything in Between. Ellie founded The Gentle Barn in 1999. She invented her own Gentle Healing method that allows old, sick, injured, and terrified animals to fully recover. Ellie has hosted hundreds of thousands of people who have come to The Gentle Barn seeking hope.

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Contact Info
  • Website: EllieLaks.com, GentleBarn.org
Most Influential Person

My husband, the co-founder of the Gentle Barn

Effect on Emotions
  • Mindfulness empowers us to breathe, relax, and to say what we need to say in the most mindful way.
  • Mindfulness helps us hear what someone else is saying and allows us to read between the lines.
  • Mindfulness diffuses potentially explosive situations. It helps us get through whatever we need to get through.
    • Thoughts on Breathing
    • Breathing and focusing on the breath is important in my morning meditations. It helps me to get grounded.
  • Breathing is a part of our cow hug therapy sessions. We encourage our guests to breathe and close their eyes and to connect with the cow.
    • Suggested Resources
    • Book: Communication With All Life: Revelations of An Animal Communicator by Joan Ranquet
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    • Bullying Story
    Kids can be very cruel. There's this idea that there is a norm. Everyone's trying to fit in and be liked.
  • Everyone's trying to get approval. No one's sitting in elementary school saying I am different and I love myself.
  • We're all saying, “Let us fit in.” I think in the big picture, it's really cool that we get lost because when we become adults, we can become found.
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