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FREE lesson! Yoga for your horse!

by C. H. Eastman March 8, 2016November 13, 2018

Some would call this horse yoga. I consider it part of balancing the body. Every day, before I work or ride my horses, I go through this routine. It is fast, sometimes as fast as 15 minutes. It tells me how my horse is doing physically and emotionally and lays the foundation for a comfortable ride for both of us.

Step 1: Clear polarity

I clear my polarity and then my horse’s.

Step 2: Bladder meridian

I sweep the bladder meridian on both sides 3 times.

Next Step: Energy Blocks
This is not numbered or in bold. I feel for energy blocks. This is impossible to teach in videos or by verbal description. Skip this step until you can schedule a lesson with me or attend a clinic with Kelley Mills or Regan Golob.

Step 3: Check K27 points
I check my own K27 points and then my horse’s. I make note of any soreness in either of us, and work the point if necessary to clear the pain. I may use my favorite flower essence blend spray spray on the point.

Step 4: Check the bladder meridian tail points
I check the points on either side of the tail. The tail should lift easily, and in alignment with the spine. I may use my favorite flower essence blend spray here too.

Step 5: Back and neck check
I do the bum tuck/back up/belly lift/neck telescope exercise once. If it’s perfect, I stop at 1. If there is a block or lack of movement, I do it at least 3 times, and may add my favorite flower essence blend spray topically at the blockage. I seek out and clear all energy and body blocks until I get a full released bascule (engagement or roundness) from tail to nose. If I cannot get a bascule, I do not get on.

For this bum tuck or butt tuck, you are looking for the hip angle to increase as the pelvis tucks under. Additionally, you are looking for spinal straightness as you sight from the base of the tail to the withers. If the butt tucks off to one side, increase the pressure on the side the hips moved away from, to bring the hips back to center.

For the back lift, you are looking for the back to lift. Additionally, you are looking for spinal straightness as you sight from the base of the tail to the withers. If the back lifts off to one side, increase the pressure on the side the back curved away from, to bring the back into alignment. It is very important that you maintain the pelvic tuck during this move. If the pelvis flattens back out or tips forward, go back to the bum tuck, and make sure you are using your thumbs to hold that tuck in place while lifting the back. If the horse cocks a leg or ducks down, there are bigger issues going on and you should call your health practitioner or schedule a session with me before proceeding.

For the belly lift, you are looking for the back and withers to lift. If the horse fails to lift, there are bigger issues going on and you should call your health practitioner or schedule a session with me before proceeding.

For the neck telescope, you are looking for the base of the neck to lift, the muscles at the top of the neck to engage, and then for the neck to telescope forward and down. Additionally, you are looking for spinal straightness from the poll to the withers. If the neck curves off to one side, increase the pressure on the side the neck curved away from, to bring the neck into alignment. If the neck will not telescope, there are bigger issues going on and you should call your health practitioner or schedule a session with me before proceeding.

Step 6: Address any issues
If any issues showed up in the steps above, I work through the reflex points and bodywork until everything is cleared. I skip asking to ride if anything remains an issue. If you find an issue in your own horse, I’m happy to work with you by phone, video or in person. Contact me to schedule your preferred option.

Want to add new tools to your horse wellness program? www.carrieeastman.com/Services_2016

Credits: The body exercises above were first shown to me by Regan Golob and Kelley Mills (Willow Creek Animal Rehab in Washington state, USA). Please see Regan’s DVD “Where Have All The Horsemen Gone” for the original version of these exercises and check out the classes that they both offer.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or American Veterinary Medical Association, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always consult your veterinarian about any changes to your animal’s health program.

March 8, 2016November 13, 2018 0 comment

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The Energetic Goat

by Barakah Farm Site Staff October 5, 2015November 25, 2018

written by Barakah Farm Site Staff

Whoot!!! It’s here! I finally wrote my first book.

My dad always wanted me to write books. I don’t think he thought my topic would be practical applied kinesiology for goats. Hopefully he’s chuckling…

My goat model for the book is Oak Hill’s very own Artemisia. Temi LOVES attention, and was quite happy to model. There are several pictures where she appears to be smiling at the photographer.

Meanwhile, you too can discover how energy testing can help your goat herd.

Holistic practitioners have been using reflexology, muscle testing, and dowsing to improve human health for centuries. Applying these methods to my goat herd was just common sense. All living things, are made up of electrical energy. You can learn how to harness this energy to work with your goats in a way that is convenient, inexpensive, and safe for your herd.

This book provides step-by-step instruction on the basic techniques, including common variations, as well as guidance on how to adapt other techniques to suit your personal preferences. Newcomers to alternative veterinary medicine will find the many photographs, diagrams, and sample case histories particularly useful, while veteran practitioners will discover new tricks and techniques to add their repertoire, from the never-before-in-print human reflex point chart (used for surrogate testing) and the cross-reference chart of common goat health problems and popular remedies. The cross reference chart includes specific information for the products from Dynamite, Fir Meadow and Land of Havilah.

The book also includes a timeline for transitioning your animals from conventional to holistic herd management, including tips on minerals, nutrition, and dealing with parasites.

Signed copies on sale now! Unsigned copies are available from my publisher Acres U.S.A. and Kindle copies are available at Amazon.

Get your signed copy today!

October 5, 2015November 25, 2018 0 comment

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Emotional Freedom Technique for animals & people

by October 3, 2015October 10, 2018

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Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, is a major tool in my toolbox for myself and my animals.

To quote Garry Craig, “EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques (sometimes called Tapping) and, in essence, it is an emotional version of acupuncture, except we don’t use needles. Instead, we stimulate certain meridian points on the body by tapping on them with our fingertips. This has shown repeatedly to reduce the conventional therapy process from months or years down to minutes, hours or a few sessions.”

To put it another way, I use EFT to clear emotional baggage from animals and people. It is fast, simple, and easy to learn. For the equestrian, it can even be done one-handed while riding your horse if issues come up. You can do surrogate EFT, tapping away the emotional issues of your animals on your own body, or you tap directly on your animal. You can tap yourself.

Garry feels that EFT is a tool that should be available to everyone at no cost and his website is packed with free manuals, videos, a blog, and more!

The entire FREE EFT tutorial is here.

The super simple EFT basic recipe is here. If you learn nothing else, learn this.

Poke around on Gary’s site. There is a LOT of EFT information.

Meanwhile, Brad Yates is an EFT practitioner that I particularly enjoy. He has hundreds of free YouTube videos and I start every morning with a tapping session using his videos. Also check out his website www.bradyates.net

Finally, there is an important refinement I encourage you to explore and use. Conscious Language, invented by Robert Tennyson Stevens, teaches you to use words in the most powerful way for change. EFT tapping becomes even more powerful using only conscious language phrasing. I sub in conscious language wording when I am following EFT scripts from other people, and always phrase my own with conscious language. To learn more about Conscious Language please visit the website http://masterysystems.com/

To put it all together, check out this early session I did with my horse Lucky.

Here are some additional useful websites:
http://www.eft4horsesandriders.com/
http://www.eftfree.net/2012/06/23/borrowing-benefits-what-animals-can-teach-us/
http://www.eftforpetsandhorses.com/
https://joanranquet.com/equine-wellness-magazine-eft-for-horses/

Happy tapping!

October 3, 2015October 10, 2018 0 comment

alternative therapies animal & human wellness nutrition

Simple common-sense steps to your own perfect health

by September 17, 2015October 10, 2018

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How many of us focus our time and attention on getting our animals healthy, and ignore our own health?

I still remember the day my holistic veterinarian looked me in the eye and said “Carrie, when are you going to do some homeopathy for yourself? If you don’t take care of yourself, who will take care of your animals?”

I know I’m not alone. I see this over and over with my clients, and now and then I slide back into that rut myself.

So, keeping in mind our full lives and full plates, here are some simple basics to get your started, or possibly give you some new approaches. I encourage you to tackle each of these one at a time. Remember, it takes roughly 66 days to form a new habit. Also remember, no one likes instant health. You can feel mighty sick if you tackle too much too fast.

So, here are some simple changes to incorporate.

Read Your Health Your Choice by Dr Morter

If it’s white, eat only one bite. This means do your best to remove white rice, refined sugar, pasta and refined flour from your diet.

Eat 80% veggies and fruits, and 20% proteins and carbs. Work up to this over the full 2 months of forming a new habit.

Eat 80% raw, and 20% cooked. Work up to this slowly, to allow your digestion to adjust.

Pay attention to food combining. Eat fruits by themselves. Eat veggies with protein, or veggies with carbs. Do not combine your proteins and carbs.

Eat more healthy fats. Honestly, eat a LOT more healthy fats. Grass-fed organic unsalted butter, coconut oil and extra virgin cold pressed olive oil are all good choices. I use all 3. Do not cook with olive oil – it goes rancid. Avoid canola oil, flax oil, and corn oil.

Add some daily short walks to your routine. Sit for no more than 50 minutes at a time. Here’s why. Stretch.

Buy some pH testing paper and check your urine or saliva pH first thing in the morning. Your pH should be 6.8 if you ate mostly veggies and fruits the day before. If you ate more than 20% meats and carbs, your pH should be lower. If your pH is as low as 5.0 or as high as 8.0 you have an urgent situation and need to focus on eating a more alkaline diet. There are many website and blogs devotes to alkalizing your body. Here are a couple:
http://www.morter.com/ph.php
http://www.naturalnews.com/038749_alkalize_pH_balance_disease_prevention.html
http://www.acidalkalinediet.net/alkaline-foods.php

Want to read some of my favorite books about human health? Try these:

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Look into fermented foods here and here on Pinterest.

Want to jump start losing that unhealthy abdominal fat? Take a look at this product.

By now you may be wondering why I haven’t mentioned strength training or intense cardiovascular exercise. Are you wondering?
I have left these until last because these are the icing on the cake.

If you add intense exercise when you body does not have sufficient alkaline reserves, you are asking for serious trouble.

So, assuming you have made the changes above, and your pH is in the healthy range, you may want to add high intensity interval training or strength training. There is cutting-edge information available about both of these in the links above.

This should give you plenty to get started on improving your health, one new habit at a time.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, American Medical Association or American Veterinary Medical Association, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always consult your veterinarian or doctor about any changes to your animal’s or your own health program.

September 17, 2015October 10, 2018 0 comment

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Applied kinesiology for all animals and people – getting practical answers about wellness

by September 17, 2015October 10, 2018

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I recently published The Energetic Goat. This book is a practical guide to applied kinesiology, contact reflex analysis and dowsing for goat health.

I often get asked, can I use this book for my cat? My dog? My horse? Myself? The short answer is, YES! You can use this book for any of your animals or yourself!

To quote from the book “I refer to applied kinesiology (muscle testing), contact reflex analysis (reflex points), and dowsing techniques collectively as energy testing. All are based on the same basic principles. Goat and human bodies are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons, all of which make up atoms. These atoms have electrical properties, or to put it another way, protons have a positive charge, electrons have a negative charge, and neutrons are neutral. So we are all beings made up of energy, electrical energy.

Energy moves and travels and can be conducted over even great distances. Air, water, bodies – everything is made up of atoms. The vibration of one atom is thus transmitted to the one next to it, and so on and so on, covering great distances in a flash…

When doing muscle testing and dowsing, you are tapping into these fields to send and receive information about the body.” pg 1 The Energetic Goat (copyright 2015, Carrie Eastman)
All animals and people are made up of these same atoms. The energetic principles behind goat testing apply to every living creature.

For people, any of the techniques apply directly. People will not need to use surrogate reflex points (although you certainly can). See Chapter 3, What Are Reflex Points. Within chapter 3 on page 41 is a diagram of some basic human reflex points. You can use these directly on yourself, or have a friend check them for you.

For any other animals, follow all the instructions in all 6 chapters describing the various techniques and how to put it all together.

Remember to clear your own polarity and the polarity of any animal you are working on. Not sure what polarity is, or how to clear it? See Chapter 1 The Basics, specifically the section called Polarity, Hydration And Other Complicating Factors on page 2.

Note: For animals other than goats or for people, disregard most of the cross reference chart of health conditions and potential solutions, as this was written specifically for goats. You may use the very general descriptions, such as fractures or bacterial infection. Avoid goat-specific conditions such as bloat or CAE.

In the future, I plan to release additional books covering the specifics of testing for other animals. The next book, planned for 2016, will cover horses.

Meanwhile, you can feel confident adapting this book for ALL of your testing needs.

September 17, 2015October 10, 2018 1 comment

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Why a blog? What is my critter journal about?

by February 6, 2008August 29, 2018

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So often my clients ask what wellness programs I follow for my animals. I thought that it might be interesting to introduce some of the animals that share my life, and write about the nutrition, alternative therapies, housing, equipment and training involved with keeping all of them healthy and happy.

I live with dogs, cats, horses, goats, chickens, turtles, fish and a hamster. I also travel throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia working with animals and their people. You can visit my business at www.carrieeastman.com for more information about my work. However, this journal is all about the health program we follow at home, and the process of customizing a program for each of the animals here.

My family and animals all follow a very holistic program for rehabilitation, health maintenance and performance enhancement. I use several product lines for nutrition. We all use homeopathy, flower essences, energy work, radionics, bio energy balancing, defense physiology, Reiki, TTouch, muscle testing, reflex points, surrogate testing and applied kinesiology. I have explored many different training methods and therapies and evaluated lots of equipment in our search for wellness and happiness. I consider the animals my teachers and partners on this journey.

The goats are the most recent addition to our family and a species I haven’t worked with before, so I’ve been on a quest for the best health program for goats. Mimosa (picture above) and Guy are Tennessee Fainting Goats, and yes, when startled, they do indeed tip over! Mimosa is pregnant and will be kidding (giving birth) any day now. Hopefully she will have doelings (girl babies) to stay here and start building our goat herd.

So, welcome to my (our) blog, and stay tuned for more photos and the goat health saga…

February 6, 2008August 29, 2018 2 comments