Patterns, identity and change — to read slowly
Entries on what we work on in sessions and in the experiences with horses and at sea: behaviour patterns, emotional regulation, identity and sustainable change.
Why the sea
The sea has run through my story since childhood in Menorca: family, my father's boat, the goodbyes and the returns, rowing, motherhood. MAR ADENTRO came much later; the sea was already there.
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Why being with other people feels good
Cortisol, oxytocin and social support: why sharing time and enjoyment in a group — the basis of MAR ADENTRO — isn't a luxury, it's physiology.
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Why does the same thing keep happening to you?
The people and the circumstances change, and still the reaction ends up looking similar. What a pattern is, why the body chooses the familiar, and what it takes for it to start changing.
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Heart coherence: what it is and what the science says
If you know what's going on but can't change it, it's not by chance — nor a lack of willpower. What heart coherence is, what the research shows and why the body needs more than information to change a pattern.
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Heart coherence between horses and people: what the science says
It's often said that a horse's heart "synchronises" ours. Part is real research and part is a myth with no solid basis — we separate one from the other, with studies and a simple exercise to observe it yourself.
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