From Nicole M.
, past The Movement participant
EVENT: THE MOVEMENT 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this 2 day event. It was my first time experiencing Monty Roberts in person, and I appreciated the balance of topics between a deeper understanding of ourselves as humans, cultivating a healthier awareness and way of being with ourselves and one another, and our understanding and relationship with horses in service to the horses' health and quality of experience.
I have been a Life & Wellness Coach for over 20 years now, supporting others (and myself) in living a conscious, connected, healthy, meaningful life. My focus has been working with trauma, teaching emotional integration, and somatic work. It all stems from a space of unconditional love and presence with our mind/body/soul experience. And I have to say, that I had a powerful epiphany after watching Monty and his team work with the horses, and the Join-Up process. It has changed the depth and quality of my presence and connection with myself, my body, and my own understanding of how I engage with life.
I also realized that I had a respect and compassion for the horses that I wasn't allowing in my own relationship with myself and my body. Within my empathy for the horses, it opened an empathy for my own humanness, allowing for a deeper connection. And later, when I showed up for myself and allowed my body to "join-up" with me, instead of trying to manipulate or lead it, that my nervous system relaxed, and I more naturally opened more fully into myself and my experience. It is difficult to explain in words, but I look forward to learning and exploring more, and deepening my relationship within myself, others, horses, and life itself :-)
Overall, it was a wonderful experience, and I am grateful to the Roberts Family and Team for offering this powerful, and important event. Thank you so very much.
