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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@horsesasteachers.co.uk\nwww.horsesasteachers.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-6/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introduction to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coach\nlisa@equinealchemy.com\nwww.equinealchemy.com\n845-687-4324
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introduction-to-the-way-of-the-horse-6/
LOCATION:Maricopa\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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SUMMARY:Way of the Horse: Authentic\, Heart-Centered Wisdom for Self-Reflection\, Personal Well Being and Professional Success
DESCRIPTION:Introductory Workshop Facilitated by Linda Kohanov \nTime: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. \nCost: $540 — includes workshop materials\, snacks\, beverages and lunch \nFor More Information: Contact the Eponaquest business office at 520-455-5908 or info@eponaquest.com \n“Looking honestly at how we respond in relationship provides a deeper glimpse of who we are than any mirror hanging on the wall.” \nFrom Way of the Horse by Linda Kohanov \n  \nSeveral times a day\, we look in the mirror—perhaps to comb or blow dry our hair\, apply makeup\, adjust jewelry\, knot a tie\, or check the effect a particular suit\, dress\, shirt\, or pair of jeans has on our appearance. \nBut “seeing” our soul’s reflection requires a different kind of mirror. Looking honestly at how we approach and react to family\, friends and strangers—in times of peace and in times of conflict—offers a tremendous store of information for personal\, professional\, and spiritual development. \nAmong humans\, however\, the mirror of relationship is often tarnished by social systems that pressure people to act in-authentically in order to conform. To please others\, we may hide our feelings\, suppress our dreams\, and\, in the process\, lose sight of who we really are. \nHorses provide a much clearer reflection of our true nature. They have a tremendous capacity to mirror—and accept—our authentic feelings\, desires\, frustrations\, and untapped gifts. In this way\, they allow us to see more clearly who we really are and\, over time\, help us discover how to bring our unique perspectives and talents into the world. \nBest-selling author Linda Kohanov first experienced this life-changing phenomenon with her horse Tabula Rasa. As she wrote in a tribute to this black Arabian mare: \n“Horses have a tremendous capacity to highlight our hidden gifts\, our wounds\, our vulnerabilities\, and our worn-out worldly habits. And yet somehow they manage to be discerning without a hint of judgment\, communicating that at the core\, we too are beautiful\, powerful\, and wise\, capable of endless renewal. \n“Looking at my own reflection through the eyes of Tabula Rasa\, I came to see human dysfunctions as surface scintillations\, dramatic and sometimes irritating to be sure\, but certainly not set in stone. Whenever I managed\, through grace or sheer stubborn will\, to let go of an old pattern and embody a fresh perspective\, Rasa would mirror the transformation\, welcoming me home to an ever-deeper understanding of who I really was. And without the slightest hint of ambition\, she would continually up the ante\, stretching\, relentlessly\, my own limited ideas about my place in the world\, my calling\, my untapped potential\, and even\, as it turns out\, the nature of reality itself.” \nIn this two-day experiential workshop\, you will have an opportunity to experience the horse as both a mirror and a gentle guide. You will learn how to take the perspective that horses provide back to the human world. \nYou’ll practice how to engage in mutually respectful relationships with others. You’ll discover how to use emotions as information\, as horses do. You’ll learn simple yet powerful techniques for enhancing physical as well as mental and emotional health. And you’ll tap into a vast storehouse of horse-inspired wisdom to enhance your personal and professional relationships. \nNo horse experience necessary. All activities are on the ground with carefully trained horses who are experienced teachers of people from all walks of life. \nCancellation 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. \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/way-of-the-horse-authentic-heart-centered-wisdom-for-self-reflection-personal-well-being-and-professional-success/
LOCATION:Amado\, Arizona\, Amado\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Linda
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introduction to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coach\nlisa@equinealchemy.com\nwww.equinealchemy.com\n845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introduction-to-the-way-of-the-horse-4/
LOCATION:Maricopa\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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SUMMARY:Embody Your Wild Nature
DESCRIPTION:Juliana Sliwowska\, Stefanie Van Der Kaaij\, and Alexandra Colleye\njuliana@consciousequineconnections.com\nwww.consciousequineconnections.com\n+506-8453-8821 or +32 49 445 6311
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/embody-your-wild-nature/
LOCATION:Puerto Viejo\, Costa Rica
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@horsesasteachers.co.uk\nwww.horsesasteachers.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-4/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introduction to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coach\nlisa@equinealchemy.com\nwww.equinealchemy.com\n845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introduction-to-the-way-of-the-horse-7/
LOCATION:Maricopa\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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SUMMARY:Accessing Wisdom from the Right Brain
DESCRIPTION:Heather Macbeth\, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist\, POH\, MH\, RFI\, SC\nheather.odbtmc@gmail.com\nwww.15handscounseling.com\n\n 
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/accessing-wisdom-from-the-right-brain/
LOCATION:Glen Ellen\, California (Sonoma County)
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SUMMARY:5 Roles of the Master Herder
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coach\nlisa@equinealchemy.com\nwww.equinealchemy.com\n845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/5-roles-of-the-master-herder/
LOCATION:Maricopa\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introduction to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coach\nlisa@equinealchemy.com\nwww.equinealchemy.com\n845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introduction-to-the-way-of-the-horse-8/
LOCATION:Maricopa\, Arizona
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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@horsesasteachers.co.uk\nwww.horsesasteachers.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-7/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Leadership Redefined: The 5 Roles of the Master Herder
DESCRIPTION:Carmen Theobald\, AI\, POH\, MH\, SC\, EFL\, Socially Intelligent Leadership Coach & Gail Boone\, MH\, POH\, SC\, EFL\, Certified Executive Coach\, Professional Certified Coach (ICF)\ncarmentheobald@gmail.com or gailboone@ns.sympatico.ca\nwww.horsesensenorth.com or www.nextstageefc.com\n705-346-1714 or 902-497-8650
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/leadership-redefined-the-5-roles-of-the-master-herder/
LOCATION:Bondi Village\, Muskoka\, Ontario
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introduction to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coach\nlisa@equinealchemy.com\nwww.equinealchemy.com\n845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introduction-to-the-way-of-the-horse-9/
LOCATION:Albuquerque\, New Mexico
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@horsesasteachers.co.uk\nwww.horsesasteachers.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-8/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@horsesasteachers.co.uk\nwww.horsesasteachers.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-9/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Wisdom of the Horse Workshop Series (Part 2): An Introduction to Polyvagal Principles for Therapists\, Horse Enthusiasts\, and Coaches
DESCRIPTION:THIS IS A 2-DAY PROGRAM \n\n\n\nPrerequisite: Participants must have completed Wisdom of the Horse: Workshop Series (Part 1) before being eligible to attend this workshop. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgram Dates: Wednesday\, June 2\, 2021 & Wednesday\, June 9\, 2021  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTime: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day \n\n\n\n\nFacilitated By: Margie McDonald and Dr. Rebecca Bailey  \n\n\n\nMargie McDonald and Dr. Rebecca Bailey have worked together for thirty plus years in a variety of capacities\, often incorporating horses\, psychology\, and communication skills. Margie is an esteemed horse trainer and human whisperer and Rebecca is a nationally recognized psychologist with a lifetime love of horses. \n\n\n\nLocation: Northern California (email equine@connectionfocusedtherapy.com for details) \n\n\n\nCost: $500 per person (payable via check\, cash\, or money order on the first day of the workshop) \n\n\n\nFee includes workshop materials and light refreshments by Chef Charles Holmes.Bonus Workshop Items Included:The JAYC Foundation CardsRebecca Bailey’s Book — Equine Connections: Polyvagal Principles The JAYC Foundation T-ShirtLight Refreshments by Chef Charles Holmes\n\n\n\nThis six-hour informative and entertaining workshop is conducted in two\, three-hour segments\, over two days (Wednesday\, June 2nd & Wednesday\, June 9th) and is an introduction to equine assisted communication. It is designed to give participants a foundational understanding of Polyvagal theory and equine assisted communication. \n\n\n\nNote: Covid-19 compliant face coverings are required at all times during this program. \n\n\n\nSpace is extremely limited. \n\n\n\nTo Register: Email your contact information to equine@connectionfocusedtherapy.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBoth Margie and Dr. Bailey have completed the Eponaquest Master Herder training program. In 2013 Dr. Bailey and Linda Kohanov developed the Connection Focused Therapy® multidisciplinary modality designed to help people become empowered as individuals while learning to support\, collaborate with and draw strength from loved ones\, peers and communities.
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/wisdom-of-the-horse-workshop-series-an-introduction-to-polyvagal-principles-for-therapists-horse-enthusiasts-and-coaches/
LOCATION:Northern California
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Spotlighted
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SUMMARY:The Power of the Herd Advanced Intensive (WORKSHOP IS FULL)
DESCRIPTION:Advanced Workshop — Facilitated by Linda Kohanov \nTime: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. \nCost includes lunch\, snacks\, beverages\, and workshop materials. \nThis Advanced Intensive is for people who have previously attended The Power of the Herd\, Beyond Words\, or Harnessing the Invisible workshops and would like to raise their skill level specifically in dealing with challenging people and horses. Limited to four participants\, the workshop will offer the opportunity to gain fluent use of the Five Roles of a Master Herder in working with increasingly dominant horses\, and how to translate these skills into the human world to gain the cooperation and respect of aggressive or resistant employees\, bosses\, children\, spouses\, and community members. \nLinda Kohanov will share the hurdles she overcame and the surprising insights she gained to rehabilitate Midnight Merlin\, a dangerous\, formerly abused stallion. In the process\, she will show how these principles can be used to handle challenging people and situations. This advanced leadership intensive is for anyone who wants to learn new ways to transform interpersonal conflict\, power struggles\, bullying\, and other difficulties at home\, school\, work\, and in political\, religious\, or social activism contexts. Linda will also reveal the astonishing gifts behind Merlin’s volatile demeanor\, gifts that could only be accessed through a counterintuitive approach to power. \n“Merlin’s sons showed the same proud\, highly sensitive\, occasionally explosive yet immensely intelligent disposition their father exhibited\,” she says\, “traits that don’t respond well to cookie-cutter\, dominance- submission techniques. By using the empowered\, compassionate approach I learned from Merlin\, my staff and I were able to avert many of the difficulties that would have led this younger generation down the same path of violence and rage that Merlin experienced.” Linda shows how these principles can be translated to human situations where working with frightened\, aggressive\, abused\, or potentially explosive children and adults requires a courageous\, non-predatory approach to power. \nIn her book\, The Five Roles of a Master Herder\, Linda discusses in-depth the importance of learning when and how to use the dominant role properly for its leadership and life-enhancing benefits\, and what happens when people either overemphasize or abdicate this role. The following excerpt from Chapter Five\, “Direct and Protect: Dominance without Malice\,” communicates the challenges and the benefits of employing this role well: \nWhether you overemphasize or avoid the Dominant role\, learning to employ it consciously and judiciously is one of the most important—and difficult—skills to develop. A mature\, well-balanced executive\, community leader\, or parent uses this assertive energy to direct others toward common goals\, set boundaries\, keep youngsters and adults out of trouble\, motivate resistant individuals\, break up fights\, and protect the group from predators.   \nIn working with large animals\, master herders also cultivate a sophisticated knowledge of dominance to handle the flamboyant power plays that aggressive herd members engage to challenge authority and intimidate others into submission. Similarly\, parents and teachers must help naturally dominant children modulate and channel this sometimes-explosive force into benevolent pursuits.  \nFor anyone who deals with troubled teens\, proficiency in the dominant role is essential. Coaching all adolescents—from bullies to shyer\, more sensitive students—in how to develop a mature approach to dominance is one of the greatest gifts that anyone who works with young people can give to future generations. \nHere’s the problem: Managing\, let alone working for or living with people who over-identify with the dominant role is sometimes emotionally painful\, other times intensely frustrating\, and occasionally even dangerous. Teaching unbalanced alphas to use their power wisely requires considerable focus\, courage\, and finesse. In these efforts\, you must not only be powerful yourself\, you must also model a centered\, socially conscious use of this often-misdirected force—even if dominance is not your natural inclination. And if dominance is your native tongue\, you must transform your own instinctual tendencies to control\, intimidate\, divide and conquer into an impeccable source of refined influence. Either way\, it may be the challenge of a lifetime. \nIn The Power of the Herd Advanced Intensive\, you will practice the verbal techniques and nonverbal body language that allows you to work more effectively with naturally dominant people and animals. You will also learn how to employ all five of the Master Herder roles in a fluid language of interventions that help groups of people to work more effectively together. \nCancellation 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. \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/the-power-of-the-herd-advanced-intensive-2/
LOCATION:Amado\, Arizona\, Amado\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Linda
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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@horsesasteachers.co.uk\nwww.horsesasteachers.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-14/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220309T000000
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SUMMARY:Merlin's Gift: Horse Sense for Challenging Times
DESCRIPTION:Introductory or Advanced — Facilitated by Linda Kohanov \nTime: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm \nCost: $1800 (includes lunch and workshop materials) \n\nIf you are neutral in situations of injustice\, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. \nDesmond Tutu \n\n\nSignificant social change is not going to occur until sensitive\, caring people become empowered rather than overwhelmed. We need thoughtful\, compassionate individuals to enter situations where suffering and conflict proliferate\, and show a different form of strength\, one that holds people accountable without becoming abusive. Otherwise we will continue to see frustrated\, disillusioned teenagers acting out violently\, bullies stirring up fear to gain control\, and sociopaths callously thriving at others’ expense. \nLinda Kohanov \n\nMerlin’s Gift brings horse sense to human situations. Best selling author and equine-facilitated learning pioneer Linda Kohanov shows how the skills she accessed to rehabilitate a dangerous formerly abused stallion can be translated into communicating effectively with challenging people. \nIn doing research for her fourth book The Power of the Herd ten years after she first formed a partnership with a volatile horse named Midnight Merlin\, Linda realized that gaining the trust of an aggressive stallion was an ancient power story. Alexander the Great\, the Buddha\, and George Washington were among those talented horsemen renowned for calming violent horses that no one else could touch\, skills they also used to calm and focus groups of frightened or aggressive people. Based on twenty-five years experience training horses\, and twenty years teaching personal and professional development skills to people from around the world\, Linda has adapted these “horse whispering” principles to human contexts. \nThis seminar is for anyone who wants to learn new ways to transform interpersonal conflict\, power struggles\, bullying\, and other challenges at home\, school\, and work\, as well as in political\, religious\, or social activism contexts. You’ll learn to engage compassionately with others while holding them accountable for unproductive behavior\, creating constructive alternatives to interactions that normally result in shame\, blame\, and retaliation. And you’ll learn how to negotiate blocks to success while keeping your heart and mind open\, allowing you to tap the power\, vision\, and courage to follow your dreams. \n“At home\, school\, work\, and most definitely in politics\, we often find ourselves standing by\, watching nasty altercations we can neither predict nor stop\, knee-jerk reactions that start unnecessary battles that sometimes do erupt in shootings\, beatings\, and large scale acts of terrorism\,” Linda says. “It’s not enough to ask\, ‘Why can’t we all just get along?’ We must make some serious culture-wide efforts to ask\, ‘How can we all get along.’ To even attempt to answer this question\, we must stop playing the victim and demonizing others. We must stand up to aggressors\, some of who also see themselves as victims of past injustice (and occasionally truly are). And we must resist the urge to use shame as a weapon. To do this we need power combined with compassion. We need to exercise emotional heroism.” \nIn peace and in war\, George Washington exhibited emotional heroism\, advising his closest associates to “Let your heart feel for the affliction and distress of everyone.” Dealing with the pain and resentment experienced in his own war-torn country 200 years later\, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh observed that ‘When another person makes you suffer\, it is because he suffers deeply in himself….Happiness and safety are not an individual matter. His happiness and safety are crucial to your happiness and safety.” \n“No one made this controversial notion more apparent to me than my stallion Merlin\,” Linda emphasizes. “Misunderstanding and punishment created the monster he became. I knew I would never be safe around him until his trauma was transformed\, not through naive\, ‘it’s not his fault’ indulgence\, but through a heroic use of power combined with mindfulness\, compassion\, and self-control. Whenever I achieved this balanced state of power in myself\, Merlin would shift from violence to thoughtfulness and respect\, learning over time to trust feelings of safety\, connection\, affection\, and wellbeing. If a horse can achieve this\, why can’t we?” \nThis workshop is for leaders\, teachers\, parents\, counselors\, health care workers\, clergy\, social activists\, first-responders\, law enforcement personnel\, and people who work or live with those who act out in aggressive or intensely fearful ways at times\, including trauma survivors\, soldiers and veterans with post-traumatic stress\, and their spouses and other family members. \nNo horse experience or previous interest in horses is necessary. The workshop employs safe and fun ground activities with specially trained horses to help you exercise the confidence and nonviolent power you need to effectively transform interpersonal challenges into trust building\, problem solving experiences. \n  \nIn this workshop\, you will learn how to: \n\nFoster trust\, respect\, and connection in challenging situations\nHelp others manage fear and anxiety in times of significant change or competition\nRecognize the antiquated\, often unconscious power plays that people engage in regardless of culture\, religion\, nationality\, or social status\nEmploy nonverbal and conversational techniques for diffusing conflict and gaining cooperation from dominant\, confused\, frightened or aggressive people\nUse emotions as information in professional situations (without ironically discussing the emotions themselves)\nDevelop emotional heroism\, that rare combination of power and compassion\, courage and self-control\, accountability and forgiveness that great secular and religious leaders throughout history used to create significant social change\n\nDo You Have Question?: Contact the Eponaquest office at 520-455-5908 or info@eponaquest.com \nCovid-19 Protocol:  \n\nAll participants are required to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative Covid test administered within 72 hours of the start of the workshop upon arrival at Eponaquest at Eagle Way. Individuals who fail to meet this requirement will not be permitted to take part in any program.\nAll participants will have their temperatures checked upon arrival each day and will be asked a list of Covid-19 screening questions.\nWe will maintain social distancing of at least six feet at all times\, while indoors and outdoors. Masks will be required to be worn when indoors. Most of our activities will take place outdoors.\n\nCancellation 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. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/the-power-behind-nonviolence-horse-sense-for-challenging-times-2/
LOCATION:Amado\, Arizona\, Amado\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Linda
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introductory Experience to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coachlisa@equinealchemy.comwww.equinealchemy.com‎845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introductory-experience-to-the-way-of-the-horse-3/
LOCATION:Tucson\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@rosiewithey.co.uk\nwww.rosiewithey.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-13/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@rosiewithey.co.uk\nwww.rosiewithey.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-12/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220513T235959
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CREATED:20210413T233815Z
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introductory Experience to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coachlisa@equinealchemy.comwww.equinealchemy.com845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introductory-experience-to-the-way-of-the-horse-2/
LOCATION:Tucson\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220624T235959
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CREATED:20210413T233131Z
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SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introductory Experience to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coachlisa@equinealchemy.comwww.equinealchemy.com845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introductory-experience-to-the-way-of-the-horse/
LOCATION:Tucson\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220720T235959
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CREATED:20220614T025353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T025353Z
UID:7304-1658188800-1658361599@eponaquest.com
SUMMARY:Equine Alchemy Experience: An Introductory Experience to the Way of the Horse
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Murrell\, AI\, POH\, MH\, Certified Professional Coachlisa@equinealchemy.comwww.equinealchemy.com845-430-0590
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/equine-alchemy-experience-an-introductory-experience-to-the-way-of-the-horse-4/
LOCATION:Albuquerque\, New Mexico
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220731T235959
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CREATED:20220710T225953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220710T230609Z
UID:7359-1659139200-1659311999@eponaquest.com
SUMMARY:Horses Open Up Horizons
DESCRIPTION:Antje Seeber POH\, MH\, CFT\, SC\, Equine Facilitated Coach\, Equine Facilitated Therapist\ncontact@antjeseeber.com\nwww.antjeseeber.com\n0049 1755279476
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/horses-open-up-horizons/
LOCATION:Cercal do Alentejo\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220805T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220807T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T040644
CREATED:20220720T014918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220720T014954Z
UID:7397-1659657600-1659916799@eponaquest.com
SUMMARY:Cave of Initiation - Fearlessly Authentic: Foster the life change you want!
DESCRIPTION:Shari Montana\, AI\, POH\, MH\, SC\, CFT\, Connections; BA\, Psych; BFA\, Painting and Ceramic Sculptureshari@montansquest.comwww.riverpinesfarm.org406-207-6105
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/cave-of-initiation-fearlessly-authentic-foster-the-life-change-you-want/
LOCATION:Missoula\, Montana
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220818T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220820T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T040644
CREATED:20201007T202432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211102T230734Z
UID:6077-1660780800-1661039999@eponaquest.com
SUMMARY:Connect with Your Authentic Self
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Withey AI\, BHSII Riding Coach\nrosie@rosiewithey.co.uk\nwww.rosiewithey.co.uk\n+44 (0) 7775 594294
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/connect-with-your-authentic-self-11/
LOCATION:Wales\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro - International
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220822T235959
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CREATED:20190216T113623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T002336Z
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SUMMARY:Healing the Herd: Connection Focused Therapy® for Therapists and Other Professionals Working with Trauma Survivors and Families in Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Cost: $2500 —Tuition includes lunch and workshop materials each day.Location: Kenwood\, CaliforniaFacilitated By: Dr. Rebecca Bailey & Linda Kohanov\n\n\n\nLed by two prominent innovators in the fields of equine-facilitated therapy and experiential learning\, this training is for therapists\, caretakers\, and horse professionals working closely with therapists\, who would like to learn advanced techniques for helping individuals and families with complex case scenarios. This includes post-traumatic stress from abuse\, war\, criminal acts\, or accidents\, high or low conflict divorce\, and reunification/reintegration following familial or non-familial abduction.   \n\n\n\nThe first day offers an introductory overview of how horses help people deal more effectively with a variety of challenges. Participants will also learn core skills that prevent compassion fatigue\, while nourishing personal and professional relationships. Discussions of relevant research and demonstrations of horse-facilitated activities will give participants an overview of the Connection Focused Therapy approach. \n\n\n\nThe second through fourth days will offer in-depth equine-facilitated learning activities for up to 12 people\, who will be able to practice the skills introduced on the first day\, and learn additional skills and models. \n\n\n\nPsychologist\, author\, and abduction/family reunification expert Dr. Rebecca Bailey\, and author/equine-facilitated learning pioneer Linda Kohanov team up to share the horse-facilitated activities\, therapeutic interventions\, relationship-building tools\, and personal empowerment/life skills they’ve found to be highly effective in helping people heal from trauma and learn to thrive in their relationships and personal lives. \n\n\n\nRebecca Bailey\, PhD\, is a leading family psychologist and personal therapist. Author of the new book Equine Connections: Polyvagal Principles\, and Co-author of the book Safe Kids\, Smart Parents: What Parents Need to Know to Keep Their Children Safe (with Elizabeth Bailey\, RN BC)\, she is frequently called upon as an expert commentator on CNN\, Good Morning America\, and other national news shows\, including those hosted by Anderson Cooper\, Diane Sawyer\, Piers Morgan\, and Katie Couric. The founder of Transitioning Families\, Dr. Bailey has worked with police departments and the FBI to raise awareness and sensitivity to the issues that victims of rape\, abduction\, and other crimes face in surviving these extreme experiences\, reuniting with their families\, and healing over time. While she has worked with hundreds of individuals and families in crisis\, she is best known as the therapist who helped Jaycee Dugard reunite with her family after she was rescued from a highly-publicized 18-year abduction in California. \n\n\n\nLinda Kohanov\, author of five books\, including The Tao of Equus (2001)\, and The Power of the Herd (2013)\, has worked with numerous mental health professionals over the years to offer equine-facilitated interventions to people in crisis\, including rape and childhood sexual abuse survivors\, veterans and their spouses\, and families dealing with divorce\, remarriage\, troubled teens\, suicide attempts\, and other challenges.  Since 2003\, Linda has also trained over 300 professionals worldwide in the techniques she and her colleagues have developed since Eponaquest was originally founded in 1997 as a collective of counselors\, educators and horse trainers. \n\n\n\nIn 2013\, Rebecca and Linda combined their talents to develop a new approach to helping families recover from conflict\, unproductive ancestral patterns\, and traumatic events.  Connection Focused Therapy® is the multi-disciplinary modality they created to help people become empowered as individuals while also learning to support\, collaborate with\, and draw strength from their loved ones\, peers\, and communities. In this effort\, Rebecca and Linda have drawn upon the “wisdom and power of the herd\,” a phrase they use to describe therapeutic techniques and life skills inspired by how horses take care of individual and group needs simultaneously. \n\n\n\n“Horses are herbivores\, but they’re not quivering\, gutless victims\,” Linda reveals\, drawing upon four years of research for her latest book The Power of the Herd. “Horses model nonpredatory power in action\, working together to stand up to predators and protect vulnerable family members. Then\, after the danger has passed\, they all go back to grazing\, back to enjoying life to its fullest. There’s no question that humans in crisis can learn a lot from the courage\, agility and peaceful engagement with life that horses embody. \n\n\n\n“With the right support\, people too can heal from traumatic experiences. Few therapists have experienced this more profoundly than Dr. Rebecca Bailey\, who has spent over 20 years helping survivors and their families recover from the most extreme experiences you can possibly imagine.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn working together\, Linda and Rebecca immediately found common ground—and not just in understanding how amazing horses are in assisting this process. These two seasoned collaborators also agree that deep healing happens only through nourishing relationships\, through families and other caring social groups in which people are valued for who they are as individuals\, while also knowing that their loved ones are capable of supporting them during the hard times\, celebrating the good times\, and fostering an underlying sense of peaceful connection\, rejuvenation\, and exploration in daily life. Connection Focused Therapy not only helps individuals process trauma\, it gives families the skills they need to handle crisis\, uplift each other\, and thrive long term. \n\n\n\n“Survivors need to define themselves by who they are\, not what they went through\,” Rebecca emphasizes.  “The scars of serious trauma can hold people back or become something they build upon and incorporate into new strengths. But people don’t get better in a vacuum.  This is definitely what brought Linda and I together: An understanding of the interdependent nature of life and\, consequently\, healing. From this perspective\, it becomes clear that families\, communities\, and other social systems can promote growth and transformation—or reinforce fear\, hate\, resentment and depression. Families are a lot like herds. They’re impacted by each other\, by the environment\, and by the events that touch their lives. In order to help people move beyond challenging circumstances and thrive\, you have to consider all the systems and their interplay. Giving people the support\, and the skills\, to reconnect to each other is crucial.” \n\n\n\nAs an expert in family reunification following\, in the most extreme cases\, abduction and sexual abuse\, Rebecca was particularly intrigued by Linda’s fourth book The Power of the Herd\, not only for its emphasis on social intelligence and authentic community but for its unprecedented insights into nonpredatory power. “The people I work with have dealt with some of the most vicious\, self-serving human predators out there\,” the noted psychologist says. “Victims of predatory acts often have trouble reclaiming their own power because they refuse to adopt the cruel and manipulative images of power their perpetrators modeled—and rightly so.” \n\n\n\nIn her work\, Linda draws insight from empowered herd behavior to create tools for humans to excel in life and work. Rebecca immediately recognized that seeing the horse\, not as a prey animal\, but as a nonpredatory power animal that draws on the wisdom and support of the entire herd\, offers trauma survivors and their families a metaphor for a new way of being successful in the world. \n\n\n\n“Add to this\, the actual interactions with living horses that Rebecca and I have developed separately over the last 20 years\, and now together\,” Linda says\, “and you have a highly effective model not only of healing\, but of true empowerment. Equine-facilitated activities—combined with therapeutic interventions and life skills training—allow the entire family to move forward with a winning combination of personal confidence and sensitivity to the needs of others.” \n\n\n\nLinda shared anecdotes of the healing effects of equine-facilitated therapy in her first bestseller The Tao of Equus. The author highly recommends reading Jaycee Dugard’s memoire for a look at Dr. Bailey’s approach to this same modality. “Toward the end of her book A Stolen Life\, Jaycee shared some of the moving experiences she had working with Rebecca’s horses\,” Linda says. “These therapeutic interventions helped Jaycee and her family cut through the insanity surrounding them in the weeks and months after a highly publicized rescue from the man who abducted her\, a time in which the press was acting in predatory ways as well.” \n\n\n\n“I’m so pleased that Rebecca and I can share these specialized tools and horse activities with other therapists\, horse professionals\, parents and other caretakers who work with trauma survivors and families in conflict\,” Linda says. “In dealing with complex case scenarios\, Rebecca really knows what works therapeutically\, and what doesn’t. She knows how to deal with law enforcement\, and how to handle the intensely opportunistic press that can further traumatize survivors in high-profile cases. She also knows what therapists face personally when working with these populations. Over the years\, she has learned how to handle her own responses to the horrific experiences her clients must share with her. These are all topics that we will cover in our workshop\, in addition to teaching horse-facilitated activities and emotional and social intelligence skills that help families work through their differences and draw upon each other for support\, healing\, and renewal.” \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Protocol Requirements: Covid-19 compliant face coverings are required at all times. \n\n\n\nFor More Information on the Workshop Contact: info@eponaquest.com • 520-455-5908 \n\n\n\nCancellation 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. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/healing-the-herd-connection-focused-therapy-for-therapists-and-other-professionals-working-with-trauma-survivors-and-families-in-crisis/
LOCATION:Kenwood\, California
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Linda
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220819T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220826T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T040644
CREATED:20220720T015336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220720T015337Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Creativity Through the Mandalic Path with Horse as Muse
DESCRIPTION:Shari Montana\, AI\, POH\, MH\, SC\, CFT\, Connections; BA\, Psych; BFA\, Painting and Ceramic Sculptureshari@montansquest.comwww.riverpinesfarm.org406-207-6105
URL:https://eponaquest.com/workshop/exploring-creativity-through-the-mandalic-path-with-horse-as-muse/
LOCATION:Missoula\, Montana
CATEGORIES:Workshop - Intro USA
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