CONFIDENCE
Horses are incredibly sensitive to human emotions. They can sense when we are feeling nervous or stressed. Also, when we feel anxious, we don't communicate as clearly with our horses. Consequently, confidence is key when working with horses.
However, finding and keeping confidence can be a struggle! Confidence challenges might present as fear after an accident, doubt about our skills, nerves about going to a show, or trouble finding the courage to push through something difficult. Regardless, nearly every rider can relate in one form or another.
Ultimately, these challenges are part of what many of us love about riding. It pushes us to push ourselves and become stronger, better people. It's okay to need some assistance on this journey though! Hypnotherapy can help.
How Our Guided Meditation Recordings Can Help
Guided Imagery, visualization, and self-hypnosis refer to specific techniques used to help people mentally rehearse a desired experience. With the help of our recordings, you can use all of your senses to create a very real experience of having the desired outcome.
High-performance athletes have used visualization for years. Many Olympic athletes are coached daily in pre-practice visualization where they imagine themselves engaged in their sport. Brain scans of these athletes show that during these guided visualizations, their brains fire neurons in the same sequence as if they were actually competing.
Visualization is not simply dreaming, it is actually creating new neural pathways in your brain and strengthening existing, positive patterns. When you listen to our recording, your mind imagines sights, sounds, and feelings associated with quality performance during a ride. Skills can be enhanced similar to physical practice when you repeatedly call up these images.
Meet The Team
Julie Christensen
Julie Christensen of Mindful Living Hypnotherapy is a licensed hypnotherapist. She also has western and trail riding experience. She has teamed up with her daughter, Kathryn, to develop Hypno-Ride, a Guided Imagery/Self Hypnosis recording expressly designed to enhance a Rider's performance.
Kathryn Christensen
Kathryn is a USDF Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalist. Her training business, Kathryn Christensen Dressage is located in Monroe, Washington. She uses both her own riding experiences and her work with her students to help her mother tailor their recordings to a variety of riders and situations.
