Preparing your body and mind - letting go of stress, anxiety, muscular tension and distracting thoughts - can help you be fully present with your horse. You'll communicate with your horse more clearly and be less likely to be side-tracked by negative thoughts and underlying tension.  In this episode, I teach you a simple, yet powerful, approach that can help prepare your body and mind for riding. And it only takes a few minutes! Whether you're feeling stressed, anxious or tired (or all three!), this simple approach can help. And it doesn't require any equipment or cost any money. It can help you relax your mind and energize your body. So you can have a more joyful time with your horse.  I hope you enjoy the episode and give this simple, powerful approach a try. Thanks for listening and sharing!?Want to get expert coaching on putting this into practice to help your horse - and yourself - have more flexible, balanced and confident movement?Go to https://www.marydebono.com/wait-list-MWYH to join the waitlist for our online group coaching program, "Move With Your Horse."? ?You'll be among the first to know when we open our doors again. And you'll get special bonuses! ✨FREE resources:Feldenkrais® for Riders videos: marydebono.com/riderGo to https://www.marydebono.com/knees to get a short, effective Feldenkrais® video to help you coordinate your movement so that you have more FLEXIBLE KNEES!Podcast show notes for this episode: https://www.marydebono.com/H19