30th April 2025
After a big change in perspective around our human need for Belle to engage for health and welfare reasons, and understanding where she is on her journey, and the next steps, it was time to put our plan into practice.
More information on the way we came to a change, and a plan, will be detailed in our next letter to subscribers.
One of the ways we have decided to engage Belle is to take a more focused approach with the other herd members, allowing her to watch, and engage at a pace that suits her.
Lara engaged in this session in a big way. We have felt Lara’s frustration with Belle, and this started to transfer also to us humans, as we were too focused on Belle. Engaging with Lara in this session, she released so much of her frustration, and also showed me that our trust in each other was solid and could be built on. Her defensiveness (which sometimes feels aggressive) melted away.
The technique used is called Creative Reaction and is part of the Trust Technique developed by James French. It involves offering a feeling of peace and presence, telling Lara that I am completely present with her in the here and now, and I am thinking about nothing else at all. I ask her to join me, and then watch her responses to the request. She spends a lot of time exploring me, and touching and licking my hands , legs and feet, and when I was sitting down in the second part, she snuffled my hair and cap. When her eyes go soft she is reducing her own thinking to become present as well with me. That is she is not looking for the herd, or for grazing, or water, just being in the moment and sharing that with me. It is a process that builds trust. She is releasing all her distrust, fears, anxieties, and concerns about humans when she yawns, and she yawns a lot in this session. She also rolls later very close to me. Another way of showing trust. A lovely session.
Thank you Lara.