The Equestrian Tai Chi Podcast
Jenny Pim
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The Equestrian Tai Chi Podcast will share about our Energy/Chi and the Horse's, and the energetic connection that's possible between us. It will also share about Taoist Philosophy and how we can bring it into a living reality in our lives.
Please visit our website to find out about our Certification Programs for Instructors and Training for Riders!
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Mar 9, 2023
When Time is of the Essence
This Episode is about when we have to do something in a certain timeframe and we don't have enough time.
We look at three things to consider in relation to this and how we can use another type of time to help us, when we are under pressure for time!
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Jan 31, 2023
In the Middle of Hope and Fear
According to Taoist cosmology, Wu Ji is the undifferentiated source of everything.
Although Wu Ji is the source of everything, it has no desire to create and for this a creative energy is needed, and this creative energy is Tai Ji.
Tai Ji can give birth to, or generate any set of complimentary opposites, both physical and abstract. This episode is about looking at the opposites of Hope and Fear in relation to something you want to do.
I hope you enjoy it and find it useful in some way.
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Jan 7, 2023
Making the Small Big, so the Big can become Small
A fundamental part of Taoism is the interplay between complimentary opposites, night and day, dark and light, big and small and so on.
This Episode is about making things that seem big for us smaller, and highlighting the small things that are stopping us from doing them, so they become bigger.
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Dec 21, 2022
Creating new things at the time of year when Yin energy is at its strongest
This Episode is about creating new things or adding to existing things at the time of year when Yin energy is at its strongest.
In the deep dark quiet of winter, if we spend time thinking about things that we want, they can be nurtured in the quiet stillness that surrounds us and is in us around the time of the Winter Solstice.
Links mentioned in the episode.
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/info-stable-clearing/
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Oct 31, 2022
About the Equestrian Tai Chi Certification Programs for Instructors 2022
This short episode is about the online Equestrian Tai Chi Certification Programs for Riding Instructors and Therapeutic Riding Instructors.
If you'd like more information about the programs please visit https://www.equestriantaichi.com/
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May 31, 2022
Ponies Pro-actively Asking for Equestrian Tai Chi practice
This episode is about ponies proactivley asking for and arranging Equestrian Tai Chi practice, well one pony in particular!
Equestrian Tai Chi is a shared practice for horses and ponies just as much as it is for us and if anything they seem to enjoy it even more than us, or least this give more outward obvious signs that they do!
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Apr 16, 2022
About the wood element and asking a tree for help with something .m4a
Now is the time of the wood element in the northern hemisphere. It’s spring the trees are coming into leaf, things are coming into bloom and growth is abundant all around us.
In Taoism and other tradition too, the wood element is one of the five elements, wood fire earth metal and water. At different times of the year, each of the elements is predominant and that is a good time to work with the energy of that element, though all the element are always there in all seasons.
This episode is about the wood element and connecting with a tree to ask for help with something.
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Mar 31, 2022
For Nervous Riders - I am versus I feel
This episode is for riders who feel nervous sometimes and it’s to invite them to consider changing saying or thinking the words ‘I am a nervous rider’ to ‘sometimes I feel nervous when I ride’!
Taoists believe that we can create identities or egos for ourselves without even realising!
When we unwittingly create identities for ourselves, we can live from them and be controlled by them, without us really knowing and this can close down our lives in ways we might not have imagined.
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Feb 28, 2022
About the Development of the Equestrian Tai Chi Program for Riders
This episode is an overview of the development of the Equestrian Tai Chi Program for riders. It’s about how the different trainings in the Program developed,and how we can almost use parts, or all of them, every day out riding, to keep ourselves and our horse calm, to feel our chi flow in harmony with our horse riding, to communicate with our horse through our energy riding, and to even have a spiritual connection with our horse riding.
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Jan 15, 2022
How our Equestrian Tai Chi practice is like a closed circuit Heating System
This episode is about how we can regenerate and smooth our energy with our practice, in the same way a heating system fitted with a magnet can!
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Jan 1, 2022
Using the Tai Chi Symbol to help us achieve something we really want
It's New Year's Day today and this is a time when we often look ahead to the year to come and our hopes and dreams.
This episode is about using the Tai Chi symbol to help us achieve something that we really want, but are blocked in some way from achieving.
You'll need a big sheet of paper and a pen and some time to get your thoughts down relating to the Yin Yang of the situation!
I hope you enjoy this exercise and find it useful!
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Dec 21, 2021
Consciousness Love & The Ego Relating to Dental Adventures
This episode is about loosing a tooth, but gaining the joy of connecting with it. It's also about love flowing in at the dentist and how quickly the ego can kick in to take advantage!
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Nov 8, 2021
The Benefits of Equestrian Tai Chi for the Therapeutic Rider in relation to Balancing Emotions.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, different emotions, both positive and negative relate to different organs. This episode is about the benefits of Equestrian Tai Chi in relation to balancing the emotions!
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Sep 9, 2021
The Importance of the Earth Element for the other Elements
According to many of the ancient traditions of the world, including Taoism, all matter and all relationship dynamics, are composed of some energetic combination of the Five Elements, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood and Fire. Some traditions have only four elements, some have air and not metal.
This episode is about the importance of the Earth Element for all the other elements.
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Aug 31, 2021
Wu Wei in Loading
Along with weaning, loading is another thing that can have a big effect on the foal's life, though not to such an extent as weaning.
This Episode is about how I taught my foals to load and about their first journeys. Wu Wei means Non Action or it can mean Effortless Action!
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Jul 30, 2021
Wu Wei in Weaning Foals
Wu Wei is a Taoist Concept that can mean Doing without doing, or Effortless Action, sometimes Non Action. Weaning foals can be quite stressful for the mare and the foal if it is done too early and in a harsh and abrupt manner, this episode is about how I discovered a way of weaning foals that was easy for the mare and foal and the humans involved!
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Jun 27, 2021
Working with the energy of the Fire Element
In taoism, and in other traditions too, the different energies of the 5 elements are regarded as being very important. And they express themselves in fire earth, metal, water and wood. According to taoist tradition all matter, all beings, and all relationships are comprised of some energetic combination of these five elements. The energy of the different elements are dominant at different times of the year.
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Jun 10, 2021
How Equestrian Tai Chi can help our horse to feel safe with us
In the previous Podcast Episode I talked about how Equestrian Tai Chi practice helps the horse to have sovereignty of himself and rise above feelings or anxiety he or she might have, and in this Episode I talk about how the connection we develop with Equestrian Tai Chi practice helps our horse feel safe with us.
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Apr 15, 2021
Equestrian Tai Chi can help the horse to have Sovereignty of Himself!
In this Episode how 'Equestrian Tai Chi can help the horse to have Sovereignty of Himself', I share about how Equestrian Tai Chi practice can help the horse to rise above feelings of anxiety, and to safer in this world.
To begin I share about how the background from which the horse experiences his world is created, and how this governs how he operates in his everyday life.
Then I share about how it's possible the horse may have a different experience of our practice than we do (not withstanding the obvious differences) and how he can be more affected than we are, and therefore benefit more obviously.
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Feb 24, 2021
Never Not Connecting
This Episode is about how we can engage or horses attention through connecting through our Chi or energy.
As well we can feel a shared connection with our horse to the world around us as the Chi moves in the higher layers of our energy.
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Feb 13, 2021
If our horse is afraid in terms of Yin and Yang
This episode is an exploration of the emotion of fear in our horse in terms of Yin & Yang. We look at the effect of fear on our horse and practice a little exercise to help our horse if he is afraid and how our Chi energy can help.
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Feb 4, 2021
6 Keys of Equestrian Tai Chi
Equestrian Tai Chi can be different things to different people, to able bodied people and to people who are not as able bodied. It can benefit people with learning difficulties and people who don't. It can benefit riders of different ages and levels of ability. Above all Equestrian Tai Chi supports our connection with the horse!
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Jan 23, 2021
Out of the Dark, into the Light
This Episode is about how when we can't access our energy it feel's like we're in the dark, but when we can, it's like a new world opens up to us inside of ourselves that the horse can tune into as well.
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi! https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
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Dec 30, 2020
A Crisis Brings Clarity
A Crisis Brings Clarity and shows what is true and what is false.
Taoists say that when what is false leaves, only the true remains and a crisis is an opportunity to see what it true and false in our lives. In our minds the things that are most dominant are false, but these submerge in a crisis and leave us with what is true.
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Dec 21, 2020
The Winter Solstice
This Episode is about the Winter Solstice and Newgrange!
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Sep 30, 2020
About the Equestrian Tai Chi Courses for Instructors
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Mar 31, 2020
3 Aspects to the Emotion of Fear
This Episode is about 3 aspects to the emotion of fear, I also share about the Corona Virus in Ireland today and the importance of having compassion for ourselves as well as others so we don't make ourselves afraid all the time!
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Feb 29, 2020
Connecting with the horse in the way that is easy for him riding.
Horses are Masters at reading energy, it is easy for them to connect in this way, we ourselves are not so natural, but it is something we can learn in Chi Connected Riding.
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Jan 31, 2020
20 Wishes for 2020
This episode outlines my hopes and wishes for the coming year, if any of them resonate with you, I hope they come true for you.
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Nov 28, 2019
Reducing our filters so we can have a deeper connection with our horse
We all have filters, they can be identities we create for ourselves or egos. These create a sense of separation between us and our horse.
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
https://www.equestriantaichi.com/courses2021/
There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Nov 9, 2019
Feeling Fear & Emotions Riding
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
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There are courses for riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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Aug 31, 2019
Why Equestrian Tai Chi Suits Our Horses
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Aug 9, 2019
A Possible Reason Why Horses Relax More Than We Do With Equestrian Tai Chi
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Aug 2, 2019
First Feeling Chi Flow Riding
This episode is about how I came to feel my Chi Flow Riding and about how clear my Taoist Training became to me in this process.
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Jul 24, 2019
The Day I Felt My Chi Flow & My Mission
The first day I felt my Chi flow was a marker in time for me and I'm still in awe of the way it is so simple and yet so subtle.
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Jul 16, 2019
Freeing Ourselves From Blocked Thoughts When We're Riding
How we can become taken over by thoughts about someone or something when we're riding and how to free ourselves from this, so we can connect with our horse and the flow of life again!
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Jul 9, 2019
3 Ways We Can Block Chi Flow Riding
We can inhibit the smooth flow of Chi through our bodies when we're riding without realising it.
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Mar 8, 2019
How Our Practice Calms Ours & Our Horse's Energy
Equestrian Tai Chi Movements have a balancing quality that affect our horse's energy as well as ours
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Feb 20, 2019
What is Chi Flow?
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Jan 11, 2019
The Balancing Power of Yin Yang one of the reasons Riding is Therapeutic
Please enter this link into your browser for a list of current courses in Equestrian Tai Chi!
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There are courses for Riders, Therapeutic Riding Instructors, Riding Instructors, Body Workers and Healers!
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