The Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC) has a wonderful resource that focuses on the importance of grounding. Grounding is a set of simple strategies to detach from emotional pain e.g. craving,...
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What kind of listener are you?
I saw a post by Travis Bradberry, Author, The New Emotional Intelligence that got my attention. “Listening as a skill is lacking,” he writes. “Most people don’t listen to understand. They listen to...
Welcome Clyde!
Clyde is our newest team member – arriving in August from a horse dealer in Sudbury, Ontario. We know very little about Clyde’s history. What we’ve learned to date about this gentle giant is that he...
You’ve Got the Power: Benefits of Weight Training
Not too long ago, I found myself complaining to one of my daughters about my post-menopausal weight gain, stiff joints and overall general fatigue. At 62, I was feeling heavy, stiff and slow. She...
Silence and Finding Big Quiet Shapes
“Silence just might be on the verge of extinction,” says acoustic ecologist Gordon Hampton, who believes that even the most remote corners of the globe are impacted by noise pollution. Sanctuaries...
Conversation with a Tree
“Spend some time with a natural being (could be a rock, a tree, a cloud, the ocean) and ask if you can speak to it,” she invited. Mid-way through our Workshop In Wild Places Experience in Crete,...
Getting Away: Adventures in Crete, Greece
The heading simply read “Away.” Yes I was feeling the need to get away just for a bit. I wanted to get away from the chaos and the noise that has defined the 2025 political and economic environment...
Duncan: Our Newest Team Member
Duncan, our newest team member, arrived at the farm in April, 2025. He is a 20 year old Thoroughbred/Welsh Pony cross who comes from a long show history. Duncan is a large, fine-boned pony,...
