Equine-imity Table Of Contents

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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