Send Mary a message Could your surroundings be reinforcing a response you’re trying to change? In this episode, I share how changing the environment can help interrupt familiar patterns in you, your horse, or your dog. From hoof handling and nail trimming to our own movement habits, a different setting can sometimes create the opportunity for a different response. Resources: Grab your FREE video training to help your dog. 🐕 https://www.marydebono.com/lovedog 💥 Get Mary’s bestselling, ...
Aug 12
6 min
Send Mary a message Your brain is constantly using past experiences to predict what will happen next. But those predictions don’t simply anticipate your experience. They can influence it. If you expect your knee to hurt when you stand, your horse to become uncomfortable during tacking up, or your dog to react to a skateboarder, you may unconsciously change your breathing, movement, attention, and timing in ways that make the expected outcome more likely. In this episode, Mary explains how th...
Aug 4
15 min
Send Mary a message Can something be genuinely difficult and still feel easy? We often assume that challenge requires pushing, straining, or forcing ourselves toward a result. But difficulty and strain are not the same thing. In this episode, Mary explains how healthy effort, curiosity, and smaller steps can help you stay engaged with a challenge without creating unnecessary tension or overwhelm. She shares examples from Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons, as well as experiences ...
Jul 28
21 min
Send Mary a message Some of the biggest obstacles to easier movement aren't age, arthritis, or old injuries. They're the small habits you repeat every day without even noticing. In this episode, Mary shares five surprisingly common habits that may be making movement harder for you, your horse, or your dog, along with one simple question that can help you move through life with greater ease. Resources: Grab your FREE video training to help your dog. 🐕 https://www.marydebono.com/lovedog 💥 Get...
Jul 21
12 min
Send Mary a message What do you believe about your body? That you're not coordinated? That you're too old for this? That stiffness is just how it is now? Those beliefs feel like facts. Often, they're not. This week, Mary unpacks where these beliefs come from, why your brain needs actual evidence before it will let go of an old belief, and how a single experience of ease can start to rewrite what you think is possible for you. Resources: Grab your FREE video training to help your dog. 🐕 htt...
Jul 14
21 min
Send Mary a message When podcaster Andrew Huberman recently interviewed Cesar Millan, it got me thinking about how people approach relating to their animals differently, and how most of the conversations around training methods often stop at the wrong question. Instead, I invite you to ask yourself: What kind of experience is my animal having? When we focus on helping animals feel safer, more comfortable, and more coordinated, something remarkable often happens. Movement changes. Emotions c...
Jul 7
25 min
Send Mary a message Your nervous system can't learn from movement it can't perceive. That's the reason behind one of the core concepts of the Feldenkrais Method and Debono Moves: slow down, do less, feel more. It applies to how you move, how you work with your horse, and how you handle your dog. This episode explores what that principle actually means in everyday life. Resources: Grab your FREE video training to help your dog. 🐕 https://www.marydebono.com/lovedog 💥 Get Mary’s bestselling, a...
Jun 30
12 min
Send Mary a message There's a phrase Mary uses constantly in her hands-on animal work: "We ask questions with our hands. We don't make demands." In this episode, she breaks down what that actually means, using two real examples: a senior dog struggling with stiffness and a horse with tight shoulders. You'll hear how following what feels easy, rather than pushing against what's hard, can open up movement in ways that forcing simply can't. Whether you work with horses, dogs, or both, this one ...
Jun 22
10 min
Send Mary a message What if one unexpected moment with your horse challenged everything you thought you knew about connection? In this episode, I share a personal story involving my beloved Appaloosa, Spotzy, that began as a simple experiment during a quiet ride and quickly became something I never could have anticipated. The experience opened my mind to new possibilities and ultimately influenced the direction of my entire life. Whether you're passionate about horses, dogs, or the incredibl...
Jun 17
7 min
Send Mary a message When something feels off, the instinct is to fix it. But pushing for correction often triggers resistance in the nervous system, whether in your own body, your horse, or your dog. In this episode, Mary shares one of the foundational principles of her Debono Moves framework: connect, don't correct. It's a short episode with an idea worth sitting with. Resources: Grab your FREE video training to help your dog. 🐕 https://www.marydebono.com/lovedog 💥 Get Mary’s bestselling,...
Jun 9
9 min
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