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Easier Movement, Happier Life
Do you want to create a life of movement, connection, and well-being for you and your animals?
Whether you’re an equestrian, a dog lover, or both, this podcast is for you! In Easier Movement, Happier Life: For You, Your Horses & Dogs, Feldenkrais® teacher, international clinician, and bestselling author Mary Debono shares insights, tips, and techniques to help you improve movement, mindset, and connection for yourself and your animals.
Each week, we explore topics like body awareness, flexibility, and balance, focusing on how these elements impact both you and your horse or dog.
We’ll dive into how anxiety and tension affect both species and share gentle strategies to promote relaxation, confidence, and well-being for everyone involved.
Your thoughts and emotions influence not only your own body but also your animal’s. That’s why we’ll also explore emotional awareness, mindset, and intuition, helping you build a deeper, more harmonious relationship with your horse or dog.
Whether you’re helping your horse become more balanced and fluid or supporting your dog’s mobility and comfort, this podcast will provide the tools to nurture a thriving connection with your animal, improving their quality of life—and yours.
Join Mary every week as she brings over 30 years of experience to help you and your animals live with greater ease, joy, and connection.
Easier Movement, Happier Life
Latest Episodes
The Smarter Way to Help a Stiff or Uneven Horse
Trying to “fix” stiffness, crookedness, or other movement issues often creates more guarding. In this episode, learn why physically supporting what your horse already does can help the nervous system feel safe, release habitual tension, improve...
Are You Trying Too Hard to Help Your Dog?
What if your strong desire to help your dog is making it harder to help them?It sounds counterintuitive, but when we become attached to a specific outcome, we often bring hidden effort, worry, and mental rigidity into the interaction.
What You're Missing When Your Horse Relaxes
If you've spent any time in the horse world, you've probably been taught to watch for releases — the yawning, blinking, eye-rolling, and head-dropping that signal your horse is relaxing. But what if chasing those moments is actually getting in ...
Stop Trying to Fix What's Wrong (And What to Do Instead)
What if the starting point for real change wasn't finding what's wrong, but finding what's already right?In this episode, Mary reflects on a critique of self-help culture by author Tim Ferriss, who observed that to continually imp...
Healthy Effort vs. Strain: A Key to Lasting Soundness
Do you know the difference between effort and strain? It matters for well-being and soundness. Mary explains why strain creates wear and tear over time, and shares simple first steps for you and your animals. Resources:
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Good evening Mary:) I was listening to your podcast and you mentioned that you will be teaching classes for dog parents🐕 I would love to find out more about it and also how can I register. Thank you so much, Galina
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