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April 2, 2025 17 mins

Would you like to use your imagination to deepen your connection with your horse or dog? In this episode, you’ll learn how to use your imagination to not only deepen your connection with your horse or dog but also increase the effectiveness of bodywork and training sessions. 

Key Takeaways:

  1. Your brain doesn't strongly distinguish between vivid imagination and physical experience—"what you imagine, you embody."
  2. Visualizing a connection of light with your animal creates real physiological changes in your body that your animal can detect.
  3. Animals constantly read the world through somatic and energetic cues, sensing your tension, intention, and inner state.
  4. This practice creates a "connection loop"—a feedback cycle where your shifts cause your animal to respond, deepening the bond.
  5. Intentionally sending loving energy increases heart coherence, which science shows can influence those nearby.
  6. This approach helps bring love back to the center when worry, fear or expectations might be pushing it aside.
  7. The visualization "turbocharges" hands-on work like Debono Moves, creating a synergistic effect.
  8. Even just one minute of this practice can reduce your stress and invite new possibilities for both you and your animal.

Resources:

Grab your FREE videos on Connected Breathing and Rhythm Circles to help your dog. 🐕 https://www.marydebono.com/lovedog 💥

Get your free videos on Connected Breathing and Rhythm Circles with your horse. 🐎https://tinyurl.com/equine-videos

Get Mary’s bestselling, award-winning book, “Grow Young with Your Dog,” for a super low price at: https://tinyurl.com/growyoungwithyourdog. Demonstration videos are included at no extra cost.

Want to sit in a more balanced, secure way? Click here for all the details on our Feldenkrais series:
Effortless, Balanced Sitting: A FeldenkraisⓇ Movement Series   


All information is for general educational purposes ONLY and does not constitute medical or veterinary advice or professional training advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider if you, your horse, or your dog are unwell or injured.  Always use extreme caution when interacting with horses and dogs.

Email mary@marydebono.com

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