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