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Introduction | ix |
Part I | |
Introduction to Horses | 1 |
1 Happiness Is a Warm Horse | 3 |
2 Original Grace, Original Graze | 9 |
3 Mirror, Mirror on the Grass | 11 |
Part II | |
Bodies of Knowledge: Somatics in Philosophy and Physiology | 31 |
4 I Sing the Body | 33 |
5 Junger than Springtime | 43 |
6 Whoa, Nellie! Go, Nellie! | 53 |
Part III | |
Principles and Practices | 77 |
7 The Shaman on the Shard | 79 |
8 The Ch'i Also Rises | 85 |
9 Reiki Gong | 99 |
10 Postures, Points, Powers, and Gestures | 109 |
11 The Wu Duan Jin | 125 |
Part IV | |
The Stanford Equine-imity Four Phase Program | 143 |
Introduction | 145 |
12 And the Horse You Rode On | 147 |
13 Phase 1: Con su Permiso: Meet and Greet | 161 |
14 Phase 2: OMMMMMM GroOMing | 173 |
15 The M.O. of the OM: Tying, Tools, Tips | 179 |
16 Phase 3: Am I Being Herd?: Leading | 195 |
17 Phase 4: The Meditation Ride | 209 |
18 Happy Trails To You | 213 |
Appendix A: Body English, Body Chinese | 217 | Appendix B: The History and Nature of Energy | 221 | Appendix C: Coming Soon to a Horse Near You | 237 | Appendix D: EAATing at the Grownup Table | 243 | Glossary | 251 | Illustration Credits | 263 | Acknowledgements | 267 | Index | 273 | About the Author | 295 |