I just finished a lovely book: Women, Food & God by Geneen Roth. Roth reiterates what I have learned from the horses, that the way to living a meaningful life is staying in the present. So how do you do that exactly?! Roth shares her own experiences of listening to her body to determine how she feels, and what she needs. She describes how our bodies are constantly talking to us, and we need to learn how to listen. Equine-assisted learning is a lovely way to learn how to pay attention to our body sensations and discover what our belief systems are.

Another important point Roth makes is the need for us adults to allow ourselves to re-define who we are based on our conversations with our bodies. Most of us live our lives based on the identity we were sold as children. She argues that that identity is not necessarily what we were born with. Definitely food for thought. I highly recommend the book.