December 2023
2023 Review
- The four understandings of Anmal Connection and Beyond become clearly defined.
- Karen qualified as Large Animal Trust Technique Practitioner gaining a diploma in mindfulness techniques for you with your animal.
- Karen & Michaela (Equine Coach) team up to develop the Animal Communication and Beyond Association which was officially registered in France in September.
- Yvonne and her horse Britt become the first volunteers of the Association exploring how mindfulness techniques, connection, trust & communication with awareness, can help chronic physical conditions.
- Three membership levels are developed to support people and their animals on their journey to peace, trust, and communication. The membership levels are free to join. You choose the membership level you prefer based on your commitment to yourself. The three levels are Explorer, Learner & Participant.
- Since September seven participant members and four learner members joined the community.
- Twenty seven followers are currently subscribed to the website.
- Our first public video chat was held on 16th December introducing Karen & Michaela, the Animal Connection and Beyond team, Yvonne our first volunteer, and including some lovely stories, sharing, and insights from participants and people who joined the event. A recording of the meeting is available to all registered members.
The Animal Connection and Beyond Community
Learn more about who we are and what we are developing by watching the video.
If you would like to join our community go to the HomePage and follow the links to register at your preferred level.
Our plans for the first quarter of 2024
Themed Chat
We will be holding our first themed chat for all members around the middle of January. Look out for the event invite. The theme is "Love, without condition, creates connection".
We intend our chats to be as interactive as possible as we share our own understandings of the theme, how we can all find this type of connection, and discuss what you want to discuss around this topic. (All chats are based around supporting each other without judgement, understanding that every person, and animal, are on their own journey, and that nothing you say is wrong).
Our intention is to hold regular chats around the four understandings, knowing that whatever comes up is going to make for an interesting next step in the journey of Animal Connection and Beyond.
Share-Ask-Listen Chat for Participant Members
As a Participant Member of Animal Connection and Beyond, look out for your invitation to our first Share-Ask-Listen Chat in January.
We would like to make these monthly, and keep them to small groups of 8 members who are willing to share their stories, their journeys, their blocks, and to ask in depth questions about exercises to do, next steps, and the like.
A circle of learning keeps us living every day
Community Forums
The Community Forums will become our main communication channel for telling all members about new posts, exercises, events, blog videos, and our learnings.
Participant & Volunteer Members can opt for a private forum (only Karen, Michaela and you have access) as a place to share their stories, questions, and journey as it develops, basically using it as a private journal to record their journey, as well as a place to ask private in depth questions.
Learning to Learn
As we learn so we share. Our journeys have enabled us to look at ideas for developing exercises that you can try with your animal, or on your own. The exercises will be defined under one of the four understandings.
We do recommend that you have learnt how to be present with your animal, how to be still, at peace, and know when you are not at peace, before going into the depths of some of the exercises.
These exercises are available to Learner and Participant Members and questions can be asked about the exercises in the Community forum.
There are not a lot of exercises at this time, but they are being defined slowly and carefully, and members are informed when new ones are uploaded. All exercises are based on continued practice.
Recommended Reading
We have set up a page on the website showing various books we recommend reading as a support to diving deeper into our four understandings.
One day, if there is demand, it may be fun to have a regular book discussion and review.
The Animal Connection and Beyond Facebook Group
The facebook group that has been around since I set up the website will continue, but mostly as a platform to share public posts that I put on the website.
For a more interactive experience come and join the community. It is becoming a very different way of sharing how we can all relate to our animals, and each other, through deepening our connection by embracing presence, peace, and acceptance.
Consultations
Consultations either in person or on-line are available upon request.
Karen carries out Trust Technique Consultations.
Michaela carries out Reiki Healing Consultations, & Equine Facilitated Learning Consultations.
Both are available for chats and consultations around understanding the power of our connection with our animals, the four understandings of Animal Connections and Beyond, and other energetic practices.
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