I work with permaculture at my farm in the Algarve and with ecopsychology. Ecopsychology is focussing how to bring back natural relationships between us and our ground, our plants, trees and animals and how to heal ourselves and our ecosphere.

At my quinta (Quinta Quixote) we have a number of chickens and we have observed how healing it can be to ‘sit with chickens’ Just feel the animal, observe its reactions and zoom in into the chicken-mind. To connect with the chicken and to chill with the chicken.

In this little youtube movie I show how to handle chickens by giving them a secure feeling and supporting their feet with your hands. Many people have no clue why chickens are so panicking when they are grabbed by them. One of those reasons is that you have to support the chicken with your hands under its feet. Here I demonstrate how to do so.