This is a space for exploring bodies, nervous systems, movement, horses, human behavior, and this strange business of being alive.
I hold a degree in linguistics from Western Washington University, certifications in the Tahkin and Movement methods, and two decades of practicing clinical posture and movement therapy.
My work has been featured in Forbes and Practical Horseman, and I've spoken at the Biology of Trauma Summit and Warwick Schiller's Journey On Summit on the body, the nervous system, and what horses teach us about aliveness.
But those are merely my professional credentials. The truth is, I don't completely know how to describe myself.
I’ve never been one to fit in boxes. The older I get, the more I've followed the thread of my curiosity, the less I am able to cram myself neatly into a tidy frame, labeled and filed on a shelf.
But I can at least tell you how I got here.
It started with linguistics. I got into the field not because I wanted to learn a lot of languages, but because I was curious about how language shapes our thinking.
In the fourth grade, I spent afternoons in my cousin's hand-me-down roller skates cruising up and down the sidewalk in front of my suburban home wondering if my thoughts would be the same if I had grown up speaking Chinese or Russian or any other language besides English.
Later, I learned that in fact language does shape how we think and how we perceive the world.
And then I discovered by accident that our bodies also influence our thinking. While pursuing treatment for an athletic injury, I experienced somatic work that changed my mental state and I was hooked. As is my nature, I dove in headfirst. That curiosity became a twenty-year career in somatics.
And then there are the horses, my ever-present companions and life-long passion. When I was younger, I thought that I was training them. These days, I realize they have been training me all along.
If you hang out in my space for any length of time, you will inevitably hear about horses. They are my best mentors, always reflecting my humanity back to me so that I can see it more clearly.
In my younger years, I thought I needed to have a lot of answers. These days, I'm more interested in the questions themselves.
And if any of this speaks to you, I'm glad you're here. Welcome in. Keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle, don't feed the wild animals, and enjoy the ride.
Get in touch: info@sukiebaxter.com