A recent trip to Wales, alongside working with two friends on Philip Shepard’s Embodiment course and contact with horses. Busy? Yes. Interesting? Definitely, Challenging? Without a doubt.
The trip to Wales was the easy part, my daughter and I set out to explore. Feeling much like intrepid explorers of the past, which is totally ridiculous as we were armed with a vehicle, GPS system and Google the entire way. However the spirit of adventure was present.
In Wales I encountered my first contact with horses living freely on common land. Living as naturally as possible in what is essentially urban areas. First were the salt mashes of Penclawdd, where there was a band of two groups linked by a vigilant bay in the middle. I assume that there must be stallions in the herds as there were foals at foot.
The bay constantly tracked the movement of the humans walking their dogs, or approaching the horses. With that degree of awareness the group above continued to graze and slowly move across the marsh land. The second group were far stiller and watched us and the bay continually.
Sadly, I did not have the time to remain there and had the wrong lens on my camera!! Idiot much.
The following day, ponies and foals ruled the commons. They were supremely aware of us, and for the most part our presence was a existence much akin to flies. Absolutely no use and potentially annoying.
The flick of an ear was the only indication that my presence and position had been noted.
The embodiment practice we are doing requires dropping from the head into the body to feel the information that the world has to offer. Dropping into the pelvic floor or as the Eastern philosophy speaks of the Chakras, the root chakra. It has been both interesting and illuminating
This beautiful boy, lives on May Hill. Standing taking photographs of him, I consciously dropped into the present and the pelvic floor. He started to lick and chew and then gave a yawn, so signs of discharge, either in him or one he read in me. I found myself standing there with tears streaming down my face. We were in community, and it was priceless.