From the HeartMath Institute The meaningful bonds that can exist between humans and animals have been shared for centuries – millennia even. A tremendous amount of love and mutual healing benefits have been experienced between people, horses and other animals we love.Many who have worked closely with horses have attested to the unique and powerful […]
Lynn McTaggart’s work has fascinated me ever since hearing about her book The Power of Eight on how small groups gathering regularly for holding intentions for one another can catalyze major positive change in their lives and the lives of others for whom they may hold intentions. I’m part of a group for the past […]
This research review in the Journal of Oncology targets the role of the vagus nerve in tumor modulation, examining the relationship between heart rate variability and prognosis in cancer patients. Riding Beyond’s program has at its core, activities which activate the vagus nerve for a variety of benefits. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jo/2018/1236787/
Psychology Today posted an article on May 9, 2019: “Longer Exhalations Are an Easy Way to Hack Your Vagus Nerve” which describes in a user-friendly way why many of the practices of Riding Beyond are so beneficial, even joy-inducing. An excerpt: These studies corroborate that longer exhalations are an easy way to hack the vagus nerve, […]
As we at Riding Beyond pursue the possibilities of participating in research to validate the benefits of programs such as ours for breast cancer survivors, it is gratifying to find that others have pursued this kind a research. This one from Rome, Italy, published in The Journey of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, regarding the benefits […]
What Animals are Teaching Us about Human Health from May 18, 2017 New York Times Magazine, the Health Issue An excerpt: Something extraordinary occurs when we’re in the presence of a fellow sentient being. When we let go of language’s tacit conceptual constraints and judgments, we allow ourselves a kind of time travel toward our […]
In the breast cancer epidemic affecting all First-World countries, 80% of women emerge from treatment with PTSD symptoms, a statistic which after one year, goes down to 30%. This study of veterans with PTSD validates the benefits that women in Riding Beyond experience. From the Horses and Humans Research Foundation: University of Missouri-Columbia, College of […]
A new study reveals that riding boosts memory, problem solving, and learning. Turns out horseback riding is more than a character-building hobby or after-school pursuit—it may actually help children learn, new research has found. The benefits documented readily relate to what participants experience at Riding Beyond. Researchers from the Toyko University of Agriculture have discovered […]
Much of the work at Riding Beyond is based on the large heart of the horse and what happens when we take the implications of that seriously. To take on the big tasks in our lives and be sustained, we must have a strong connection to the heartful things in life where four of the […]
Medscape Medical News > Oncology Breast Cancer Triggers PTSD Symptoms in 80% of Women ‘They either adjust or go into despair’ Hearing the words “you have breast cancer” triggers symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the vast majority of women and these symptoms often linger, according to a study from Germany of 166 women […]