Introductory Workshop — Facilitated by Linda Kohanov and Molly DePrekel

• Where:  Hold Your Horses • 5265 Woodland Trail • Greenfield, MN 55357 (Less than 30 minutes from Minneapolis)
• Cost: $950 includes lunch and workshop materials
• Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Limited to 10 Participants
• For More Information or Assistance Registering: info@eponaquest.com or (520) 455-5908
• For Directions: Please call the Hold Your Horses office at (763)498-0007

Nearby Accommodations:

• • Asteria Inn & Suites
    521 Willow Dr N, Long Lake, MN 55356 • (507) 644-4444 http://www.asteriainn.com/redwoodfalls/
  • Sheraton Minneapolis West Hotel
    12201 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305 • (952) 593-0000
    http://www.sheratonminneapoliswest.com/
  • Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Minneapolis West
    210 Carlson Pkwy N, Plymouth, MN 55447 • (763) 473-3008
    https://www.countryinns.com/plymouth-hotel-mn-55447/mnmouth

What might we accomplish if we finally understood how to be powerful, together?

In this engaging 2 day introductory workshop, bestselling author Linda Kohanov debuts compelling insights and practical tools from her latest book The Five Roles of a Mastery Herder. This innovative model—based on an ancient source of wisdom—offers a much needed perspective on how free, empowered people can navigate continuously changing social and economic climates.

Linda’s fifth book looks at traditional herding cultures where tribes must manage large groups of powerful animals without the benefit of fences and very little reliance on restraints. Master Herders exhibit a sophisticated understanding of leadership and group cohesion as they move through seasonal grazing lands, facing predators, and dealing with changing climates/resources along the way. This knowledge, virtually lost to modern “civilized” leaders, is based on the little-known fact that among cattle and horses, the herd leader and the herd dominant are often different animals. Furthermore, group coordination and solidarity are reinforced through companionship, nurturing, and sentinel-related
activities.

“Leaders, Dominants, Sentinels and Nurturer/Companions are all crucial to herd cohesiveness,” Linda writes. “The animals themselves tend to play more than one role, though few are fluent in all the roles. The thing about being human among herbivores ten times your size is that you really do need to perform all these roles well to become a Master Herder, especially in the great unfenced back-country where freedom abides. Humans also need to separate predatory power from the other four roles. When used consciously and judiciously, the Predator role keeps life in balance with available resources. But for the most part, it is important to employ the Dominant, Leader, Sentinel and Nurturer/Companion roles in their non-predatory forms.”

Linda’s professional clients include Nike, Raytheon, Kaiser, and Chubb Insurance. She has also taught this model at universities and conferences in the US and Europe. “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you know how to employ all of these roles,” she says. “Understanding the differences between these ‘power tools,’ and how to combine them has been a revelation to leaders, teachers, parents, clergy; basically anyone interested in accessing the greener pasturers of humanity’s own untapped potential.”

No previous horse experience is necessary.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation up to 30 days prior to the event start date results in a credit of one-half the workshop tuition. There is no tuition credit for a cancellation 30 days or less before the event start date.

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