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With these complex and changing times, it is more imperative now, than ever, to face into our dilemmas, ‘clean house’, and align our values to our actions. It is time to stand for new paradigms for sustainability on so many levels (self-care, community, agriculture, health, global economy, education, etc.). Equine Guided Education (EGE) is about a way of being in the world in which we re-learn how to trust our intuition, listen to our deeper calling and take a stand for change. This program has been helping people get reconnected to their passion and purpose for over 20 years. The 5 day model is ideal for integrating new goals and moving forward with clear vision and action.

It’s a natural part of life to find oneself, at some unexpected point in time, at a new intersection-a place where we ask ourselves the questions,

“Am I living the life I am destined to live? What do I need to do differently to get back in a flow in my life?”

Horses have an uncanny, even magical, ability to reflect the deeper inner-workings of our psyche and spiritual longing helping us reconnect to what is important to us on a personal and professional level. They share their compassionate heart in such a profound way that we can let go of outdated concepts about who we should be and how we should live, allowing us to re-find our creative imagination so that we can dream into reality the next chapter of our life.

Interacting with horses allows us to gain profound insights into where we are in right alignment with our values and intentions and where old stories or habits of thinking and behaving are now interfering with our ability to flow effectively in our relationships and life purpose. Through interactive exercises with horses we begin to refine our goals and practice more effective ways of being in our lives. The focus of this program is not on learning horsemanship skills. It is about getting back in touch with our curious, imaginative self, connecting to what has heart and meaning, and creating new perspectives for living our life on purpose.

Horses deconstruct our narrow human interpretations about what it means to be a ‘leader’ of one’s life.

They teach us that leadership is not about the ‘command and control’ leader, the boss, or the ‘dominant one’. But rather that leadership is about taking responsibility for how our life is turning out and allowing ourselves to be shaped by the world around us so that we can be of best service to ourselves, our families, our communities and our world. A person who is leading their life on purpose doesn’t walk through life knowing all the answers, but rather deals with many difficult dilemmas along her path. She develops her self-confidence along the way; often taking courageous leaps as she travels new ground. Her presence, authenticity, intention and determination are the ingredients for achieving her goals and being of value to others.

Join other like-minded participants in guided inquiry, reflection, reconnecting to land and nature, thinking outside the box and creating new perspectives about your life and work.

PROGRAM TOPICS include:

• Stages of Learning
  • Process of Making Change
  • Understanding and working with fear and judgment
  • Identifying gaps in desired vs. Actual outcomes
  • Reconnecting to deeper intentions and self identity
  • Developing an Authentic Presence
    • Self-confidence
    • Trusting and respecting intuition and sensate knowledge
    • Being able to identify and articulate states of mind, concerns, feelings, mood, etc
  • Identifying Patterns of Behavior and Thought
    • Identifying and letting go of old stories and limiting perceptions
    • Evaluating core values and ethics
    • Creating new stories and perspectives for self, others, and world
    • Refining goals and action plans for personal and professional life
    • Bringing forward imagination and possibility
    • Allowing experimentation and exploration for new discovery of self concepts
  • Somatic Awareness and Energy Techniques
    • Armoring and inhibited chi
    • Mood and attitudes that open and close possibility
    • Energy of communication and body language
    • Importance of mood, self awareness and emotional intelligence
  • 9 Principles of Intuitive Leadership™
    • Moving through complexity and conflict with intention, strength and balance
    • Phases of action
    • Skill sets of a business owner
    • Taking Responsibility for how things turn out
    • Relationship Dynamics
    • Building trust
    • Importance of understanding and working with non-verbal body language
    • Equine psychology and communication
    • Horse as healer/teacher, our equine guide into new dimensions of consciousness
    • The natural world and land based wisdom as a primary learning component

EGE-1 is open to new and seasoned professionals who are interested in expanding their knowledge and skill of the self-development process and the horse as healer/teacher profession. Attendees include coaches, EGE/EAP/EAL professionals, therapists, shamans, animal communicators, leaders and anyone interested in developing themselves professionally and personally.

Part 1 establishes all of the principles required to understand the process of creating change in thought and behavior and includes what stops learning and what enhances learning. It focuses on the importance of working with the biological aspects of both humans and horses and establishes the foundational principles required to facilitate the horse as healer/teacher process.  We work with the principle of leadership from the perspective that leadership starts with taking self-responsibility and contains the natural ingredients for creating a satisfying fulfilling life for ourselves and our clients.

Week 1 is a public program focused on refining goals, re-connecting to one’s sense of purpose, creating new changes in personal and professional endevours and developing relational and communication skills. This allows the EGE professional to experience an actual program while developing their facilitation style and refining professional goals.