in the naad

The Invisible Rein w Carleton Brooks and Djuna-Bear Lauder

In this episode of In The Naad, Taylor Stein sits with Hall of Fame trainer and rider Carleton Brooks and his student Djuna-Bear Lauder for a conversation that moves far beyond technique.

What begins as a dialogue about riding becomes something quieter, deeper. The horse does not respond to force. It responds to signals. To coherence. To the rider’s internal state. Meditation and visualization are not extras here, they are the foundation. The unseen becomes the aid.

They explore the idea that riding is not about control, but alignment. That every cue originates in the nervous system before it ever reaches the reins. That a horse reflects the rider with unnerving precision, amplifying tension, rewarding presence, dissolving ego.

This is riding as a spiritual practice. A moving meditation. A study in frequency, awareness, and restraint. Where the real work is invisible, and mastery looks like stillness.

The question becomes less about how to ride, and more about who is doing the riding.

Follow the journey

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Connect with Carleton Brooks & Djuna-Bear Lauder: @balmoralfarm | @djunabearlauder 

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