Category: ED Donkey herd

Cecile joined Esther & David and the herd of donkeys that reside with them over this last winter. She had some foot problems when she arrived from having her hooves trimmed much too short, which affected her body. As her hooves have started to grow out she has needed some physical help with her body…

This session mostly talks to Why we want to touch, and that it is almost always because it is our need. We want something from the touch. If we get what we want then we always want more. Then, when we don’t get it we feel frustrated, sad, or any number of other feelings. Animals…

This session is focussed on Anah, but the exercise can be done with each of the donkeys. Take it slow and ask when it feels right. Always be peaceful and present and then wait for a feeling to interpret. Anah has shared her own name. She is Freuda (Joy in english). She is the teacher…

At the last session I asked Esther to go and talk out loud to Astuce about how she feels about trust. Over a few days the relationship changed, as Esther bought her own trust issues into the present and released them, so Astuce could feel more at peace around Esther. This culminated in being able…

Today we started out with a little discussion about a new member of the herd who is a youngster. She has only been there a week. She has a mark from having a hlater on for a long period. Also she doesn’t take anything from the hand. At 8 minutes we discussed where we are…

This session was a huge discussion about presence (being in the present moment) and feeling balance. It started with a discussion around feeling two types of blocks – a lack of trust of others, and a desire to control. This is a huge acknowledgement of feelings, and just by saying that out loud it will…

After a quick chat about Astuce walking away when peace is offered, we diverted off into a remote healing conversation at about 1.30 minutes. Just watch how Anah is watching us while we discuss this. It is as though she is assessing the feelings around the discussion and deciding if she is happy with that…

We started this session off with offering Astuce Neroli* essential oil which she inhaled for a long time – about 15 minutes. (I haven’t included this on the video as it was mostly just inhaling and licking and processing for Astuce). Then a little bit of work on touch to make sure Astuce was okay…

We started this session just chatting about Astuce and how getting a halter onto her is a struggle. Unlike Anah, Astuce is more introverted and not as easy to read. She needs a quiet approach that honors her No. Knowing when she is saying No is the challenge. We spent some time just meeting the…