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The Difference Between Having Boundaries and Setting Boundaries

The Difference Between Having Boundaries and Setting Boundaries

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Aug 5, 2019 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Case Studies, Parenting and Counseling Children, Personal Growth

In this field, it is not uncommon to hear people answer the question “Why Horses?” with some variation of how horses help us learn how to set healthy boundaries.  Is this true? Well, it depends. . .       In Natural Lifemanship we believe that horses help us...

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Building Connected Relationships

Building Connected Relationships

by Sarah Willeman | Aug 20, 2018 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Equine Assisted Trainings, Testimonials & Reflections

The Fundamentals of Natural Lifemanship is based on healing trauma through connected relationships

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Cross Brain Connections:  What Are They Good For Anyway?

Cross Brain Connections: What Are They Good For Anyway?

by Kathleen Choe | Feb 16, 2018 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Case Studies, Testimonials & Reflections

Cross-brain connections literally saved my life – a personal account of how improved brain integration saved my life during a perilous personal assault

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Deification is Still Objectification

Deification is Still Objectification

by Kate Naylor | Feb 7, 2018 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship

Deification is still objectification- deifying horses, while seemingly kinder to the horse, still serves to objectify and demean them. There’s a better way.

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My Horse is NOT My Therapist

My Horse is NOT My Therapist

by Reccia Jobe | Feb 7, 2018 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Horsemanship

My horse is NOT my therapist. An NL trainer reflects on the claims people make about horses being their therapists and what it means for the horse and human relationship.

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Spiritual Intimacy Grows with Connection through Detachment

Spiritual Intimacy Grows with Connection through Detachment

by Laura McFarland | Jan 31, 2018 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Equine Assisted Trainings, Personal Growth

Natural Lifemanship principles for building connected relationships apply in our spiritual intimacy. Our connected relationship with God grows through connection through detachment.

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Why Do We Ride Horses in Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy?

Why Do We Ride Horses in Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy?

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Sep 7, 2017 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Rhythmic Riding Immersion Blogs, The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning

Riding a horse has benefits that cannot be obtained by other means and is contraindicated when it is not done in a connecting and mutually beneficial way.

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Disorders of Connection

Disorders of Connection

by Kathleen Choe | Aug 22, 2017 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Case Studies

Natural Lifemanship Trainer, Kathleen Choe links addiction to disorders of connection and explains the detriments of those addictions to our brains.

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Living What We Teach

Living What We Teach

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Aug 7, 2017 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship

Bettina Shultz-Jobe, Co-Founder of Natural Lifemanship, reflects on the challenges of practicing the idealistic principles that Natural Lifemanship teaches.

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