Elkayam Equine Therapy

Working on the PowerPoint for the kissing spine zoom class and thought I would share this slide.

There are common misconceptions and misunderstandings about the difference between pain and nociception.
Understanding how each works and why they are not the same is the key to changing Nociception into proprioception.

We know that perceived pain can consistently predict autonomic responses over and above objective noxious stimulation. Meaning the anticipation of pain will already generate pain.

While nociception refers to neural encoding of impending or actual tissue damage (i.e., noxious stimulation), pain refers to the subjective experience of actual or impending harm. So not the same thing.

As long as nociception stays in the brain stem it is just information, its when it goes up to the cortex that it becomes pain.
Once in the cortex it becomes learned behavior and pain can be triggered by stress and anticipation of pain no tissue damage required.

Woot this is gonna be so great 👇🏻
Riding ,body work, assessment all laid out all put together for horse and rider .
One shop stop to get all the answers and make the change.

I have something very exciting in the works!!! More details to be announced soon, but stay tuned for a combined clinic with myself and Tami Elkayam Equine Bodywork
“Tensegrity Through Motion” - taking the concepts of tensegrity and biomechanics applied to riding.

If you know me, you know how important diagonal balance is.
If you know Tami, you know the concept of tensegrity :

the characteristic property of a stable three-dimensional structure

Essentially, we both present to you a whole body and mind approach to balance in movement, wherein the whole body participates and moves in synchrony, creating a happy, peaceful and sound horse.

May 25-26 2024 in Chino Valley, Arizona. Details to book coming soon. This clinic will be limited to 8 riders and 20 auditors. Riders will recieve tons of personal help and plenty of insight.
An informative and interesting combination of classroom and applied riding theory, to create sound movement based in actual fact- create a happy horse who moves harmoniously and without restriction.

I can’t wait to bring this very exciting way of riding and thinking to help you and your horse flourish!

In the morning
After taking cold shower
—-what a mistake—-
I look at the mirror.

There, a funny guy,
Grey hair, white beard, wrinkled skin,
—-what a pity—-
Poor, dirty, old man,
He is not me, absolutely not.

Land and life
Fishing in the ocean
Sleeping in the desert with stars
Building a shelter in the mountains
Farming the ancient way
Singing with coyotes
Singing against nuclear war—
I’ll never be tired of life.
Now I’m seventeen years old,
Very charming young man.

I sit quietly in lotus position,
Meditating, meditating for nothing.
Suddenly a voice comes to me:
“To stay young,
To save the world,
Break the mirror.”

—Nanao Sakaki

Amen could not say it better 👇🏻💯

Neutral is a pretty loaded word eh?

For some it's an absolute must to "find neutral" or to "move from neutral".

I'm actually not massively against people using the term neutral as an abstract point of orientation (for example the point where you're not in flexion or extension but in the middle of the two).

It's not like using the word makes you a bad teacher or a bad person (oof it can get personal out there in the movement world sometimes 😅).

To get to the point of the matter, neutral doesn't exist and if it did could we reliably tell if someone was in neutral? Most likely not (anatomical variability, it's more common than we think).

The real problem is if we proliferate the belief that neutral is somehow safer than other positions...

To actually answer that question would depend on the scenario (movement, load, speed, position, capacity, tolerance, medical history etc...).

The body is very good as distributing force and it can to it in a variety of ways. The belief that a neutral position is the best place to distribute load is a bit misleading.

For starters, if you're going to move you literally can't be in neutral 🤷‍♂️

You know what's good for you?

Movement 🥳

Movement is medicine

Tom

💯👇🏻

There are those who become public figures because they are true stewards of the horse, and of people, and those who seek the limelight following a frantic and perpetual need for admiration.

The difference in the work of each can be seen in the peace of those who surround them, or the fanatical behavior of those affected by the ego hungry false guu. The one who seeks constant attention is unable to take accountability, and requires admiration from those around them. You will know them when you disagree- like a snake, coiled, when you turn over their log, they strike.

The true teacher is unphased by disagreement, and equally unphased by attention and dislike both- they are busy changing lives, and don’t have time for such nonsense.

DON’T MISS IT …..👇🏻

Super honored to be asked to join these many wonderful equine professionals on this amazing teaching and learning opportunity.

In less than 2 weeks the 5th annual 2023 Art Of The Horseman Fair begins!!
The FIRST screening of the BRAND NEW 2023 fair is January 30th and 31st.

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2023 Art Of The Horseman FREE ONLINE Horse Fair The Horse Fair Experience from the Comfort of Home! 70 World-Class Horseman ~ 122 Step-by-step lessons ~ 60 Hours Premium Video. ON Demand and FREE! Be informed, inspired, and empowered with the latest insights about horse training, health, and wellness by leading experts you can trust.

Folding Of Embryo

Yes!

The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. ~Ernest Hemingway

(Book: A Farewell to Arms https://amzn.to/3gvQs0U)

Yes !!

This horse is testament to what love time and good care can do !!
Love my water boy ❤️ Bamba !

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