What Is Relaxation? Two Bodies – One Relaxation Moving things forward: Welcome to this part of your journey in the Optimal Performance Program. In this transformative journey you are going to observe subtle shifts in your horse — and possibly in yourself — that you may not yet fully understand. That’s completely okay. You’re in
Download your Study Workbooks here: Optimal Performance Program THEORY WorkBook <- click on the link to download Optimal Performance Program PRACTICE WorkBook <- click on the link to download Welcome to the Optimal Performance Program: BIOFEEDBACK for Horses Dear Student, Welcome onboard of the OPP Course. We have designed this course for you and your horse to
Introduction to Module 2: Follow Me The second thing we are going to teach your puppy or dog is Follow Me. This is one of the most natural things you can teach, because it does not begin with control, pressure, treats, or excitement. It begins with relaxation and physical connection that all living beings seek
During the first Week of Optimal Performance Program you are going to teach your dog how to relax. You already know that the body of your dog seeks relaxation in the most natural and automatic way. It’s enough to give a body a moment of rest, and it will start to unwind. The problem with
DOs of Optimal Performance Program: Keep everything fun and light. Relaxation is the opposite of effort, seriousness and tension. When your trainings become heavy and too intellectual, your tensions make relaxation difficult for your dog. Follow instructions of the Program. The easiest way to be successful is to just follow the successful recipe. Allow yourself
Teaching Relaxation to your dog will be one of the easiest, and at the same time one of the trickiest tasks that you have ever faced in your entire life. What will make it easy is the simplicity of the procedure and the naturalness of the whole process. You will find the process pleasurable, fulfilling
Relaxation Sign is a natural response of the body to the process of relaxation, which has already happened within the body. We can say that a relaxation sign is a pathway for the tension to leave the body, after the release of the tension already happened within the body. For example, many times when people
Relaxation is the most natural function of the body. Your and your dog’s bodies function through tension and relaxation. Let’s take a look at the breathing. It’s one of the most natural processes happening in the body, and the one that doesn’t need to be governed by your conscious mind. It’s natural succession of tension