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A blog on wellness, permaculture, spiritual growth and holistic horse training in Costa Rica.
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Hi, I'm Terry, and this is my Yogi Horse Woman lifestyle blog where I celebrate my relationship with horses, yoga and nature. With them as the heart and center, I bring together the practices of Yoga, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Permaculture, Liberty Training and Mindfulness, for a holistic approach to farm living and self empowerment that encompass Equine Yoga & Attuned Horsemanship. Feel free to go to my About page for more details, or head on to the Retreats section if you're ready to visit!
Shiloh: A Tale of Love, Healing, and Connection
The path became narrower and smaller, until there was no room left for turning. We came to a marsh land with a wonky old wooden bridge, in the water were caymans lurking. I didn’t know what to do. I let the lead loose, held on to Shiloh’s mane and said to him, you decide what we must do, I trust in you.
Slow Living & Cultural Fusions In Puerto Viejo and Cocles, Costa Rica
The palpable 'PRANA life force' of this lush wilderness pervades every leaf, creature, breath of wind, and raindrop, whispering profound truths to those willing to listen.
The locals, like the jungle, operate on their own time. This relaxed approach is encapsulated by the painted signs around town reading "slow food", a gentle reminder to visitors that they've left the city's haste behind.
Embracing Discomfort, The Importance of Yin Yoga In A Yang-Dominant Society
Embrace the gentle whispers of stillness and surrender with Yin Yoga. Join me on a journey of self-discovery and holistic healing as we explore the profound benefits of Yin Yoga. Dive into the depths of Yin Yoga practice and unlock the secrets of emotional release, meridian alignment, and fascial healing.
Make 2023 A Living Heaven
Everything in our lives affects others, we are not alone, like an island, we are inter connected with everything. This is what Yoga tells us, what Jesus and Buddha taught us. We have gotten so lost in our own worries, comforts, pleasures and needs, that we have forgotten to see everything as a whole, as connected.
Summer Solstice, A Powerful Time for Meditation
Our happiness is linked with the happiness of others and for us to truly arrive at a point of global connection, to live in happiness, we must all face out deepest fears, our judgments, the way we always thoughts things were and should be and let go of prejudice and the disillusion that have been leading us for far too many years.
Contraction and Expansion: How to Go Inwards Without Hiding There
I would like to offer you a Pranayama practice with a guided meditation for contraction and expansion. In difficult and trying times, there is much contraction created through fear, doubt, sadness and loneliness.
Keep the Light Glowing in your Life
A night of lights in India, as the whole country lit up last night with candles, fires and chanting, increasing the power of light to cleanse the virus. A beautiful sight indeed!
Why not participate in this beautiful ceremony and continue to do so every night? Take a candle or many candles and light up your room, your space, your house. Let it light up your heart and glow.
Tools To Establish A Yoga Wellness Routine
Each day is a new day, where I practice again and again, non- attachment, practicing on focusing on the moment and Santosha, contentment for where I am right now, for what we have this day and allowing things to be as they are, knowing that life will unfold itself, maybe in ways beyond my understanding right now, but I do see a brighter and lighter world appearing. A world of connection, of compassion and understanding for each other.
How to Sit Still And Save The World
What might initially feel like a self-focused action is how you grow your kindness, how you let gratitude nurture you and how you improve the effect you have on others.
Practicing Non Attachment For A Greater Enjoyment of the Next Decade
Surrender, Wild Mustangs, Africa & the Acrobats' Jungle Night Show. A batch of powerful experiences, both good and bad, surviving and thriving despite the odds, 2019.
Looking Back (Honestly) Before Leaping Forward
I had a dream, oh yes I had a dream! The dream was a little more complicated than I had anticipated, but then most things are in life, aren’t they? The dream, at times seemed more like a nightmare, but it has turned into something beautiful that has realized itself in many different ways.
Why Yoga with Horses? Is It Just Another Gimmick?
So many of you have probably wondered, what is this thing, Yoga with Horses? All these pretty photos doing acrobats on a horse. Is it real, or just for show, another gimmick?
An Unconventional Way to Find Your Purpose In Life
There comes a moment in our lives, when we begin to wonder. What now? What am I doing and why? Should I be doing something else, more fulfilling? Who am I? Why am I here?
What is my Life’s purpose? Do I have a Life purpose? Should I have one?
The Problem with the Horse Trekking Industry
What I see again and again, are horses being mounted, ridden, unsaddled and either put out into a pasture or locked up in a stall. But where is the connection, the trust, the mutual respect and basic safety for both horse and rider?