To paraphrase the poet – trust in God but tether your horse
Living in conscious awareness of the moment, in the same way horses do, can dramatically increase our sense of well-being, writes Beate Sommer from…
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Learning and teaching with Tommy and Buffalo
Verandah Magazine columnist Beate Sommer from Aurora Valley discovers that it’s a two-way street when it comes to teaching, and learning with horses as…
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Head, heart, horse and human – an awesome mix
Psychotherapist, equine facilitated healer and Verandah Magazine columnist Beate Sommer suggests how we could learn some lessons from our equine friends. What do visitors,…
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Making horse sense of the senses
Psychotherapist and equine facilitated healer Beate Sommer looks at the difference between human and horse sense – and suggests how we could learn some…
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Working in harmony to create healing
At Beate Sommer’s property, Aurora Valley, near Bangalow, humans and horses work – and play – in harmony to create healing. An inter-species communication? …
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If music be the food of love, play on
When a group of nine musicians, singers, horselovers and healers all came together for a day with Beate Sommer’s herd of horses at Aurora…
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How a ‘soft’ horse connection helps us connect with ourselves
Verandah Magazine’s spokesperson for all things ‘horse’, Beate Sommer from Aurora Valley, talks about how to have a ‘soft’ connection with our four-legged…
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HORSES HELPING HUMANS HELPING HORSES
Beate Sommer, from Awakening Aurora, runs Equine Facilitated Learning sessions from her Bangalow property. This month she writes about the importance of emotional…
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To lead, first lead yourself
It was Winston Churchill who said ‘There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man’. …
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Talking, and listening to animals
Awakening Aurora’s Beate Sommer writes about how clearly horses will communicate with us – if only we’ll listen. The very first time I…
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