We started today with two oils : Sea buckthorn which is a good all rounder for health particularly in moulting season; and Violet Absolute releasing anticipation of pain.
There is an emotion that Anah, Astuce and I have to work through each time, which is the ‘stranger/danger’ feeling. Who am I and why am I here? I start the sessions always with a variety of relaxation techniques : the oils help. Usually just grounding and being present with them for a while until I get a sense of where we are in our relationship.
Ultimately the day to day relationship is family – donkeys, humans and goats; but there will always be someone else that comes and leaves, whether that is vets, farriers, trainers, dentists, bodyworkers, or healers.
Once the ‘small talk’ was over it was time to have a deeper conversation. This led to some nice responses from Astuce with the halter and scratches. Anah is always watching and analysing, working out whether she is happy with what is happening, and also working out whether with this person..is it danger or can I trust?
We followed the donkeys around a lot in this session, having different conversations in different places.
It also included an intuition to wander down to the gate and see what Anah’s reactions are like when penned, as opposed to requested, without actually having the fences around her. This is a baseline for me.
Now we move forward with a little more intention and an aim….without the expectation of a particular outcome.