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#39 “There Is Something About The Outside Of A Horse That Is Good For The Inside Of A Man.” - Winston Churchill The World Needs To Open Up With Kimberly Terrana

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
― Winston S. Churchill
 
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Retired Race Horse Project , Interested in adopting a retired race horse ? Listen to this episode with Julia Oughton with Emily Beatz
 
Listen to Ep 01: Julia Oughton, Program Developer of the Retired Racehorse Project from Off The Track Thoroughbred in Podcasts. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-01-julia-oughton-program-developer-retired-racehorse/id1394275783?i=1000413018855&mt=2
The World Needs To Open Up - Behind The Scenes The Horse World 
 
Horses are magical creatures, they show up in fairy tale story telling as unicorns, they are strong spirit animals and for many represent a dream and yet every year in the United States alone on an average seventy to eighty thousand horses are transported to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. 
 
Have you ever wondered about horsemanship ? Horse ridding and barn culture? Why those of us who love it love it so much? Our special guest today, Kimberly Terrana will tell us all about horses and ridding. 
 
Kimberly runs a rescue organization privately funded that has rescued fifty horses thus far. She is a horse trainer and has worked in the industry for many many years, since childhood. Her story is inspirational and full of passion. 
 
" We have the responsibility to everyone around us, including our peers. Animals depend on us for everything, so we need to teach that in our homes. Our children are the future." - Kimberly Terrana 
 
No animal is a throw away, if you have a gold fish see that animal's life through.Disposing it by flushing it down the toilet should never be an option. 
 
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Mardi Gras Parade Horses, Like My Horse Jazz, They Need A Forever Home 
 
https://wgno.com/2018/02/13/clock-is-ticking-for-mardi-gras-parade-horses/
 
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Episode's Research 
 
“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” –  Dr. Paul Farm
How old are horses on average when they retire?
Some of the greatest Thoroughbred racehorses, including Seabiscuit and Man O' War, raced for only two years before retiring. Others, like 16-consecutive race winner Cigar, continued racing as a 5-year-old, but for the most part a horse's racing life will last perhaps three or four years.
How many horses die on racetracks because they’ve been drugged to perform past their limits?
The New York Times found that 24 horses a week died at American tracks, a rate much greater than in countries where drug use for hoses is severely restricted.
How many bred Thoroughbreds make it to a race?
Thousands of Thoroughbreds are bred for racing every year.  Depending on the country, only 5% to 10% ever see a racecourse.  What happens to the others? Unless they are lucky enough to find another career, they are disposed of, typically at a slaughterhouse (the USA ships horses to Canada for slaughter).
What can happen to a Thoroughbred after they retire?
Champion racehorses are often retired early, becoming what’s known as a “stud horse.” When a former racehorse begins a second career as a stud horse, it means his owner gets paid for the horse to breed with mares, the goal being to potentially produce new race-winning foals. This can be extremely demanding for the stallion, who may need to perform multiple times a day, but can be very lucrative for the horse’s owners, who can earn thousands of dollars for just one visit.
Some retired racehorses are lucky enough to be picked up by trainers or rescuers who put a lot of time and training into them to give them a new career. But most are not so lucky. Many will end up at auctions while some are sold directly to kill buyers or dealers. These horses will ship directly to slaughter with a very slim chance of being saved.
In the United States, where horse slaughter was outlawed in 2007, an estimated 120,000 horses (Thoroughbreds and others) were exported to Canada for slaughter in 2009. In 2017, the number dropped to 78,857 horses slaughtered per year.
In total, an estimated two-thirds of all Thoroughbred race horses are euthanized, slaughtered or abandoned once they're retired from racing.
What are some of the malpractices in the industry?
Drugging:
There are many drugs that are given to horses against their will (since they don’t have a voice to make decisions or fight back) in order to mask their pain and keep them racing longer, even though it leads to faster, more traumatizing injuries - which when they surface will end the horse’s career and send them to the auction/slaughterhouse for their meat.
Former Thoroughbred veterinarians say that the  medications most often abused are pain-killers, anti-bleeding medications and anti-inflammatory drugs, including cortical steroids injected directly into joints
The indiscriminate use of legal therapeutic drugs often “masks” injuries and can lead to fatal breakdowns during training or racing.
Horses have been known to have as many as 750x the legal limit for painkillers in their legs.
Trained too young:
Horses don’t stop growing until they are six years old.  The Kentucky Derby races three-year olds. Horses need about a year of training and then a year in which they are raced so they can qualify for the Derby. Do the math - this means they they are ridden at less than a year old!
Yearlings are horribly juvenile, both in the mind and body. Training these horses much, much too early puts an undue amount of stress on their legs and ankles, which leads to breakdowns when they are young, and early lameness when they are older.
The biggest issue is that the breeders don’t care. As long as the horse is fast for a short amount of time, they will continue to breed horses with physical defects and breeders will continue to race horses without any consideration for the horses’ welfare.
Nurse Mare Foals:
In this horrible, unconscionable practice, an expensive mare’s foal is taken from her and given to a “nurse mare” so she can be bred again immediately. For a mare to take a nurse foal, she must be bred so she will give milk. Her biological foal is then taken from her at approximately a week old, sometimes killed immediately, sometimes slowly starved to death so his hide can be used for leather.
In this practice:
Two foals are being taken from their mothers within days of their births
One foal is brutally, needlessly killed.
The other foal is raised by a surrogate mother, who is constantly bred and has to go through the emotional pain of having her foal taken from her, year after year after year.
The more “expensive” mare is bred over and over as well, which is very difficult on her physically. She also goes through the emotional turmoil of having her babies taken from her every single year.
Using drugs to make sure they are born early in the year:
Every Thoroughbred horse in the Northern Hemisphere has the same birthday. No matter what month a Thoroughbred is born, its birthday falls on January 1. (The universal birthday is August 1 in the Southern Hemisphere.)
This makes it easier to keep track of Thoroughbred horses' bloodlines; the rule was created by the organizations dedicated to regulating the Thoroughbred breed. It also makes it easier for racing purposes. Thoroughbred races aren't open to colts (male horses under age 5) and fillies (females under age 5) until age 2, and some races, like the famed Kentucky Derby, are only open to 3-year-olds.
But this presents some problems. This means that a foal -- a newborn or nursing horse -- born on December 31 will turn one the following day. A 1-day-old 1-year-old won't have as much training and maturity and therefore won't compete as well against older horses that are considered the same age. As a result, horse buyers tend to shy away from horses born late in the year, which in turn means that horse breeders do everything they can to ensure their foals are born in the first half of the year. This has led to interventions like drugs and the use of artificial light to keep the reins tight over Thoroughbred reproduction.
Whipped and isolated:
The horses are constantly whipped to keep them moving, and when not training/racing are kept confined and isolated up to 23 hours each day.
For  2-year-olds that haven’t even run yet be euthanized in a dirt pit at the back of the racetrack because somebody trained them too hard, medicated them too much, pushed them too far.”
How can you personally help?
Do not support the horse racing industry in any way, shape or form. Educate yourself and others about the treatment of horses used for entertainment purposes. Support your local rescues and sanctuaries. If you are in the position, attend an auction and help save the unwanted horses before they end up in the hands of a kill buyer and ultimately on the trailer heading to slaughter.
What else can we do about it?
Separate the Jockey Club from the Thoroughbred Registry
Require Medical Records to Follow the Horse
Right now, a horse can be diagnosed with a devastating injury but the owners can sell the horse to a new owner without disclosing any information. The horse can be raced or made to compete with an injury that can cause permanent lameness.
This situation is horrible for the horse and for the new owners who now have a lame horse. The horse often ends up at auction, which is the slaughter pipeline.
Drug Test Every Horse, Every Race
Register Every Horse
End the Practice of Nurse Mare Foals
 

#38 Yoga Tradition with Melanie Fawer Going Back To Mysore

Today’s guest is Melanie Fawer, an ashtanga yoga teacher who is certified by Pattabhi Jois. We hear about how her first trip to India made her fall in love with yoga, in part due to the differences she saw in it there compared to the US. That first trip to India was in 1994, so we discuss the changes that Melanie has seen in yoga since then.
 
Melanie teaches Mysore style yoga. She shares with us why it is so special to her and what exactly makes it unique. She continues to be impressed at how genius the style is. Then, we learn about the usefulness of led classes and other inspirations that Melanie draws from. Because ashtanga classes are sometimes taught incorrectly, we hear about this causing some people to falsely dislike it. A proper class takes a lot of observation from the teacher.
 
Only internally can we truly know when the next level of evolution needs to happen, which causes Melanie to share how we can find our true potential. It’s important to have a support group, but Melanie feels like she hasn’t had that foundation until about five years ago. Related to this, she offers advice on what to do on the days that feel gloomy.
 
An important aspect of Mysore style is connecting with one teacher; going to different studios and teachers may lead to selling yourself short. Melanie discusses this and points out what to keep in mind when starting Mysore style yoga.
 
melanie@ashtangayogaroom.com
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https://www.amazon.com/Mysore-Style-Ashtanga-Yoga-Certified/dp/B00078S6A6
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#37 All About Podcasting & Overcoming Your Downfalls with Andrew Gordon

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#36 Are Your Thoughts, Your Thoughts ? with Vincent Tamplain

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#34 - Back To Nature with Aimee Thomas

Keeping in touch with nature seems easy enough- take a walk outside, admire the stars at night, wake up and enjoy sunrise yoga. So why do so many of us disregard the enjoyment our planet provides. Taking care of and nourishing our Earth is the best way to manage and continue our relationship.
Have you ever heard of Nature deficit disorder?
Our guest today is Aimée Thomas a Professor of Biological Sciences at Loyola University in New Orleans. We discuss spiders, Natural History, the Galápagos Island and getting in touch with nature. Aimée has spent the past year exploring the flora and fauna within New Orleans City Park which covers over 1,300 acres. She also talks about how she learned to have a relationship with the outside from a young age.
We also discuss the importance of yoga and the latest Golden Sunrise Retreat. Our connection to our mind, body and spirit healing is conveyed through yoga and is the totality of everything in nature. Our relationship with the world around us is important. Getting your mind right and you may become healthier with nature.
In this show we will answer a few questions, such as: Why is grounding necessary? Why do we need to take care of and pay attention to our environment? How can your imagination help you become interest in Science? How is Global Warming affecting us? What is EMF?
Links:
Nathalie’s Instagram
Rich Roll Podcast episode featuring Frank Lipman
Your Guide to Forest Bathing: Experience the Healing Power of Nature by M. Amos Clifford
Louisiana Master Naturalist of Greater New Orleans
Email Aimée at akthomas@loyno.edu
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#33 - We All Need Connection with Denise Milfort

Navigating the dating world and relationships in general is difficult.
When you mix dating apps, other people’s opinions, your own expectations and anxieties it can be downright exhausting.
Loving, nourishing and investing in yourself is the best way to find a connection within and with others.  
At the end of the day everyone wants to be connected; have you ever thought about what it takes to find that connection?
Our guest today is two-time guest Denise Milfort; an actress from Port au Prince, Haiti, now residing in California. We discuss love, life, friendships, marriage and dating. There are many reservations when you put something out into the world- you must think will my frequency and response be the same next year? Five years from now? Ten years?
You must be open to change in your relationships.
Relationships can succeed when you set expectations, are true to yourself and are your own beloved. If you are alone and want connection or to erase boredom/loneliness- you need to get out and make the effort. We must all find the balance. A great psychologist to gain information from is Pat Allen she works with masculine and feminine energy in relationships and life. Learning fluidity in relationships.
In this show we will answer a few questions sent in from listeners.
Borderline abusive relationship what is my perspective? How to deal when someone completely rejects you? And, what’s your perspective on dating apps; feels like I am disposable and exhausted from everything?
 
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Previous Life on Earth Podcast featuring Denise
Denise’s IMDb
Dr. Pat Allen
Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso

#32 - The Water Magister: Astral Travel with David Rodriguez

There are many things that we should be doing to maintain a happy and healthy life. Knowing our self-worth, believing in healing power, and surrendering or letting go of issues we cannot change are a few. Our guest explains how obtaining these can lead you to an enlightened life.
Do you know that you alone can be the ultimate healer of your own body?
We have two guests today. First is Nicole, manager at the Space and Raw Republic. Our main guest is David Andrew Rodriguez, also known as the Water Magister. Nicole went to the Okeechobee fest in Florida this March and took an astral travel class with David. She explains the feelings and thoughts through this session.
David is a teacher of meditation, Ashtanga yoga, astral-projection, ritual, sigil magic and more. He also just published a book titled, “The Water Magister’s: Self-Discovery” which consists of his journey through journaling, “sponge-mode” and meditation to heal depression. David also tells us how poetry, channelings and using free-spoken word gave him a deeper understanding of his battle.
Learn about the importance of setting intentions. Also, how the power to manifest can bring you and your partner together. Why travelling through an out of body experience may be the means to acknowledge the shadow within ourselves and know what we need to protect ourselves from. 
 
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The Water Magister on Instagram
The Water Magister's: Self Discovery: Book 1

#31 - The Human Energy Field with Sarah Murray

Everything has an energy field; all beings from humans to crystals. Many of us have busy lives with many stressors - we learn how crystals can draw from past experiences to help us in future situations.
Do you know how to utilize crystals to quiet our minds and souls?
Sarah Murray joins us today to talk about healing and therapy using crystals. Her company Pure Healing Insight based out of New Orleans, LA focuses on Crystal Energy Healing, Massage Therapy, Naturopathy, Astrology and much more. Sarah reminds us that we are much more than our physical body. She believes in the benefits of using crystals and shares how they have helped her and clients through various issues.
Why are crystals so special? Sarah explains they are a manifestation of the perfection of Earth. They are based on sacred geometry. Crystals also form according to a specific protocol. They are living beings and require water, minerals and heat. They also grow and disintegrate.
Learn about the importance of understanding your chakras and their relation to healing crystals. Why we as humans need to learn about our energetic balance to the universe.
At the start of this episode, Nathalie shared some announcements about upcoming events such as; Full Moon Ceremony, summer intensive program, future workshops, and an upcoming retreat (which has since SOLD OUT). See details below.
 
Links:
Shanti Yoga Training School
Summer 2018 June Intensive training
Golden Sunrise Retreat – SOLD OUT
Full Moon Ceremony May 30th
Check out Instagram
Pure Healing Insight
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Call/text Sarah 302-507-6548
 
Books:
The Book of Stones, Revised Edition: Who They Are and What They Teach
The Crystal Ally Cards: Evolution Edition Cards & Book Boxed Set

#30 - Ion Alkaline Water with Gail Brown

Many of us have adjusted our diets to eat clean, healthy food, but what about the water we drink? The human body is mainly comprised of water, so shouldn’t we be drinking the best water available?  Gail Brown joins us today to talk all about alkaline water. She and her husband sell alkaline water and purifiers through their business, Ion Alkaline Water. They are true believers in its benefits, based on results from their own lives. Gail battled cancer twice and was told she only had a 2% chance of surviving. Her husband suffered severe gout. Both are living well now and greatly attribute this to alkaline water. Learn about the downsides of tap and traditional bottled water, why pure alkaline water is important for humans, and other suggested benefits of alkaline water!At the start of this episode, Nathalie shares some announcements regarding a Full Moon Ceremony, summer intensive yoga teacher training, and an upcoming retreat. See details below!Links: Daniel Vitalis - The Dangers of Tap Water AND Bottled Water!https://youtu.be/3PfOYKtaIsE Gail Brown articlehttps://sophisticatedwoman.com/april-2018-gail-brown Ion Alkaline Water websitehttps://ionalkalinewater.com Yoga Teacher Traininghttp://www.shantiyoganola.com/vinyasa-yoga-teacher-training Golden Sunrise Retreathttps://triptribe.com/trips/golden-sunrise-retreat-optimal-health-wellness Full Moon Ceremony April 30nathalie@lifeonearthpodcast.com
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#29 - Meditation Benefits with Dr. Rebecca Hutchings - The Medical Mythical Panacea

 
Dr. Rebecca Hutchings, owner of Live Oak Yoga, teaches both adult and kid yoga. Her primary focus is vinyasa flow, with an emphasis on breath work and injury prevention. Rebecca guides her students through their practice with clear instructions, intelligent sequencing, and hands-on adjustments. She encourages her students to enjoy the physical challenges of yoga, play with personal limits, and find a quiet mind. Rebecca was born and raised in Berkeley, California. She discovered yoga while studying medicine in Manhattan, and has now been practicing for 20 years. In her travels she has been able to study Aryuvedic medicine, as well as yoga at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India. Although Rebecca practices traditional western medicine, she believes that adding alternative therapies can be quite beneficial for some of her patients. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Annie Carpenter's SmartFLOW school at Shanti Shala. Off the mat, Rebecca is a wife, the mother of two lively children, a dog lover, runner, and an Emergency Medicine physician.
 
In this special episode, Dr. Rebecca Hutchings gives a presentation on meditation, delving into the benefits of meditation and the underlying physiology to explain these benefits. Most of us understand and feel the benefits of meditation, but being able to see scientific evidence based on research is an amazing thing, and Dr. Hutchings is here to do that!Rebecca is both a doctor and a yoga teacher, she has collected research from numerous studies and presents this information today. From heart and brain health to weight loss and mood, you may be surprised to learn about some of the many benefits associated with meditation! Dr. Rebecca’s talk is recorded from Nathalie’s yoga studio and features an audience Q&A at the end. Links: http://instagram.com/liveoakyoganola http://liveoakyoganola.com liveoakyoga@yahoo.com