Having a massage
Our two pigs Maple and Gemma help us with the wilding of our farm by rooting certain areas of the farm which helps to break up the root systems of mono culture areas of plants!
They have been doing an amazing job but Gemma recently went lame on her hind leg so we got our friend Fay to come and see her. Fay is a canine massage therapist (there are no massage therapists for pigs!) and does an amazing job working with the animals she treats, always listening to them and giving them complete autonomy, in other words if they need to move they get up and move and she waits until they are ready again.
Gemma relaxed into the massage once she started to understand what Fay was doing, you can see in the videos how she relaxes her body as Fay works over a certain area (this video is in the comments as fb only loaded one of the videos on the main post 🙄) and she makes deep sleep like noises whilst receiving the treatment in this video.
She has a suspected neurological issue but this has certainly been a positive experience for her and her body and we are hopeful for how she will progress, lots of piggy massages coming her way!!
2 Day Following the Herds’ Lead Retreat
This retreat offers the opportunity for a small group of people to come and spend time with the herd over a 24hr period witnessing them at many different times of the day and night, following their patterns of eat, sleep, play, social interaction and becoming a part of their herd for those 24hrs!
We will start the experience at 10am on Saturday 15th June and finish at 11.30am on Sunday 16th June. This experience requires participants to stay here at the farm so we can enjoy a late evening and early start with the herd!
As with all our Following the Herds' Lead experiences the retreat offers participants an opportunity to:
🦄Slow down
🦄Quiet the mind
🦄Come into a place of present moment
🦄Become aware of beliefs or inner critique that might be present and how they might be affecting the experience with the herd; and in turn how that might reflect daily life
🦄Learn about horse behaviour and communication
🦄Connect with horses in their natural environment
🦄Connect with surrounding nature
🦄Have an opportunity to relax, find peace within and feel calm
We will spend the time gradually building on our awareness of the herds' behaviour, awareness of our internal states and gradually allowing ourselves to sync with the herds' natural pace of life.
Emma will ground the experience by guiding and facilitating the experience with regular check ins and guiding participants through a mindfulness exercise and meditation.
Only a few spaces left, visit our website for more info!
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Tom and Charlie
Play time for Tom and Charlie on this chilly autumn morning 💕🐴
Sunday morning snoozes with Ruedi! It always feels like a privilege when they allow me to lie with them whilst they snooze. Their calm presence encapsulates me and I feel calm and soothed in that moment whilst listening to their gentle snores and breathing.
Sometimes my clients are lucky enough to experience this with the herd too, like yesterday when I was working with a young person in a session💕🐴💕
Turn the volume up to hear Ruedi’s gentle snores 🥰
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Early morning with the herd this morning, enjoying the Spring sunshine rising up whilst munching on their hay🌞🌸🌱🐴
Bobby, Maurice and Tom enjoying their hay in the sunshine this morning. It feels so calm after all that howling wind and rain yesterday and last night!
Nothing quite like hearing the sound of horses munching on hay!
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Join us on Saturday 22nd October for our next ‘Following the Herds’ Lead’ 1-day retreat.
It’s a wonderful way to quiet the mind and align with the herd. Book now via the link in our bio!
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Spending time with the herd in their world! 🌎🐴🌎
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A beautiful evening with the herd the other night 🌙🌤🐴
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If you want to spend time with the herd we have many options available from 1-1 sessions and 1 and 3 day retreats…..
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For those who have attended our 3 day retreat before a space has become available on our advanced 3 day retreat 8th-10th June ( you need to have attended the first retreat to attend this one). For more info visit our website.
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A little frisky at feed time last night! Of course they stopped when I got the camera out but had been running round for a good minute prior to this clip!
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The herd were startled and curious when a couple of young bucks appeared out of the woods tonight...we are so lucky to have them living here! 🐴🦌💚
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The herd were happy to move down to this meadow last night, it has an abundance of different grass varieties as well as other plants and trees they can browse from which is so important when it come to a varied diet and for their health💚🌱🌳
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So grateful for the rain we had over the weekend, finally our hay fields are starting to grow! (Still need more though)
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Yesterday we had rain and thunder but it was the kind that is quite nice to be in, so much so I stood out in it with the herd to soak up the vibe. 🐴🐴🐴and after it passed there was that fresh wet grass smell you get in the spring time 🌱💦🌱
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