When we think about communicating with our pets, we often imagine asking questions. Listening for answers. Understanding behaviors. Solving problems. Helping them through illness. Addressing anxiety. Working through challenges. Those are all valuable moments for communication. But what if some of the richest conversations happen when no one is trying to fix anything? What if they happen while you're playing? What If the Purpose of Life Is Joy? Within Talk to the Animals, we o

There is a curious thing that happens when we live with cats. We decide they are mysterious. Independent. Aloof. Unpredictable. And then we stop listening. Not because cats aren't communicating, but because we've convinced ourselves that we are the species responsible for all the talking. What if your cat has been communicating with you every single day? What if they have never stopped? Cats Are Masters of Subtle Communication Unlike dogs, cats often communicate in quieter wa

This Is Called Acoustical Awareness… and Your Animals Have It (Truth is, so do you.) There’s something your animals are aware of long before you ever hear it. Before the storm rolls in. Before a branch cracks in the woods. Before another animal steps onto the land. They know. Not because they’re “on alert” in the way we’ve been taught to think about it…but because they are constantly receiving. Sound, yes. But also Vibration. Movement. Energy. And something else we

Most people have had it happen at least once. You walk into the barn, the yard, or the pasture and you just know something is off with one of your animals. Nothing obvious is wrong. They’re eating. Standing. Breathing normally. But your attention keeps landing on them anyway. And then later—sometimes minutes, sometimes days—you find out something was going on. A sore hoof. A subtle injury. A shift in behavior that turns out to be the first sign of illness. So you shrug and ca

One of the hardest things people ask when they begin to truly communicate with animals is: “How do I know when it’s time?” Not the time according to the vet. Not the time according to your family. Not the time according to fear, guilt, or the opinions of everyone online. But the actual awareness of your animal. In the world of Access Consciousness, we talk a lot about awareness. The willingness to perceive, know, be, and receive beyond conclusion. And nowhere does that become

In the specialty class Talk to the Animals from Access Consciousness, one of the topics that often opens the deepest space is death. Not because people are morbid.Not because they want to stay stuck in grief. But because so many people know there has to be something more than “they’re just gone.” If you have ever lost an animal, you know the silence can feel deafening. The empty food bowl. The absence beside you in bed. The missing footsteps in the hallway. Sometimes it can f

There’s a moment that happens for many people—sometimes quietly, sometimes unmistakably—where you realize an animal is aware of you in a way that goes beyond behavior. It’s not just that they see you. It’s that they get you. Maybe it’s the way a horse looks at you and something in your body softens. Maybe your dog responds to something you never said out loud. Maybe a bird appears at just the moment you were asking a question… and somehow, you know. And then, almost as quickl

Amber Marshall (aka Amy Fleming of Heartland) working with a horse during the Liberty Horse Festival 2024 An invitation to listen, receive, and remember. There’s something that happens when you stand in the presence of a horse. Before the mind kicks in, before you decide whether you’re doing it “right” or not—there’s a moment of stillness. A connection. A recognition. That’s equine awareness. And it’s not something you do. It’s something you be. Horses don’t operate from judg

A chat that I recently had with the lovely Liissa Kaasik from Estonia about animal communication and Talk to The Animals.

It has been a few months now that I've been creating on Youtube. It is so much fun to bring the tools of being to a wider audience! Last week's addition was a meditation on the farm with the horses. I was going to record a Yoga Nidra, but then as I was visiting with my horse Aztec I realized that he and his herd wanted to contribute. Give it a listen and let me know if you'd like to see more mindfulness and meditations with the horses. If you haven't yet I'd appreciate if