Do you want to create a life of movement, connection, and well-being for you and your animals? Whether you’re an equestrian, a dog lover, or both, this podcast is for you! In Easier Movement, Happier Life: For You, Your Horses & Dogs, Feldenkrais® teacher, international clinician, and bestselling author Mary Debono shares insights, tips, and techniques to help you improve movement, mindset, and connection for yourself and your animals. Each week, we explore topics like body awareness, flexibility, and balance, focusing on how these elements impact both you and your horse or dog. We’ll dive into how anxiety and tension affect both species and share gentle strategies to promote relaxation, confidence, and well-being for everyone involved. Your thoughts and emotions influence not only your own body but also your animal’s. That’s why we’ll also explore emotional awareness, mindset, and intuition, helping you build a deeper, more harmonious relationship with
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Do you want to create a life of movement, connection, and well-being for you and your animals? Whether you’re an equestrian, a dog lover, or both, this podcast is for you!
Who hosts Easier Movement, Happier Life?
Easier Movement, Happier Life is hosted by Mary Debono. The show has published 171 episodes to date.
What has Easier Movement, Happier Life covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Missing Piece in Your Connection With Your Horse: A Conversation with Leah Astrup" (22 September 2026, 49 minutes), "When Good Habits Go Bad" (10 September 2026, 12 minutes), and "Beyond Movement: What Feldenkrais® Really Offers" (1 September 2026, 19 minutes).
How often does Easier Movement, Happier Life publish?
Easier Movement, Happier Life publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 15 minutes across 171 episodes.
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Booking probability for Easier Movement, Happier Life is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Easier Movement, Happier Life requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Easier Movement, Happier Life's contact route on record: verified email.
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Mary Debono hosts Easier Movement, Happier Life, a kids show with 171 episodes published.
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Episode #170
The Missing Piece in Your Connection With Your Horse: A Conversation with Leah Astrup
Sep 22, 202649 minS1
Send Mary a message We talk a lot about creating a better connection with our horses. But how connected are we to ourselves? In this episode, Mary welcomes her very first podcast guest, longtime student, colleague, and...
Send Mary a message Movement habits can linger long after they’ve stopped being useful. Discover how these unconscious patterns affect humans, horses, and dogs, and how greater awareness can open the door to easier...
Send Mary a message Most people come to the Feldenkrais Method ® because they want to move or feel better. But that's only part of the benefits. In this episode, Mary shares the story of chronic hip pain that...
Send Mary a message In this episode, you’ll discover how everyday opportunities, from grooming your horse to relaxing on the couch with your dog, can help you develop greater awareness, clearer two-way communication...
Send Mary a message Could your surroundings be reinforcing a response you’re trying to change? In this episode, I share how changing the environment can help interrupt familiar patterns in you, your horse, or your dog...
Send Mary a message Your brain is constantly using past experiences to predict what will happen next. But those predictions don’t simply anticipate your experience. They can influence it. If you expect your knee to hurt...
Send Mary a message Can something be genuinely difficult and still feel easy? We often assume that challenge requires pushing, straining, or forcing ourselves toward a result. But difficulty and strain are not the same...
Send Mary a message Some of the biggest obstacles to easier movement aren't age, arthritis, or old injuries. They're the small habits you repeat every day without even noticing. In this episode, Mary shares five...
Send Mary a message What do you believe about your body? That you're not coordinated? That you're too old for this? That stiffness is just how it is now? Those beliefs feel like facts. Often, they're not. This week...
Different Behavior Starts With a Different Experience
Jul 7, 202626 minS1
Send Mary a message When podcaster Andrew Huberman recently interviewed Cesar Millan, it got me thinking about how people approach relating to their animals differently, and how most of the conversations around training...
Slow Down to Speed Up: The Value of Small, Slow Movements
Jun 30, 202612 minS1
Send Mary a message Your nervous system can't learn from movement it can't perceive. That's the reason behind one of the core concepts of the Feldenkrais Method and Debono Moves: slow down, do less, feel more. It...
Send Mary a message There's a phrase Mary uses constantly in her hands-on animal work: "We ask questions with our hands. We don't make demands." In this episode, she breaks down what that actually means, using two real...
Send Mary a message What if one unexpected moment with your horse challenged everything you thought you knew about connection? In this episode, I share a personal story involving my beloved Appaloosa, Spotzy, that began...
Building Trust Through Movement: Connect, Don't Correct
Jun 9, 20269 minS1
Send Mary a message When something feels off, the instinct is to fix it. But pushing for correction often triggers resistance in the nervous system, whether in your own body, your horse, or your dog. In this episode...
Send Mary a message Our culture has a lot to say about aging, and most of it undersells what's actually possible. For you and for your horses and dogs. In this episode, I challenge the story most of us have absorbed...
Send Mary a message Why does improving your own movement and awareness matter when helping your horse or dog? In this episode, I share why the human side of this work is not optional. After a conversation with a horse...
Send Mary a message Whether your dog is aging, recovering from surgery, or simply deserves the best foundation possible, this episode explores how gentle hands-on support can help reduce tension, improve movement, and...
Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast: A Simple Practice for You and Your Animals
May 12, 20269 minS1
Send Mary a message Autopilot is efficient, until it isn't. Most of us move through our days holding unnecessary tension, shortchanging our breath, and repeating patterns that work against us. Our horses and dogs do the...
Send Mary a message Trying to “fix” stiffness, crookedness, or other movement issues often creates more guarding. In this episode, learn why physically supporting what your horse already does can help the nervous system...
Send Mary a message What if your strong desire to help your dog is making it harder to help them? It sounds counterintuitive, but when we become attached to a specific outcome, we often bring hidden effort, worry, and...
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