Workshop
Descriptions
Journey to the Heart: Relationships through the Way of the Horse
- the Epona Approach
In this experiential workshop you will gain insight and self-awareness while learning ways to deepen relationships. Through teaching and small group sharing as well as guided interaction with horses, participants will discover their inner strengths and experience the power of authenticity and mutual understanding.
In a relaxed and nurturing environment, learn the messages behind fear, anger and sadness and the importance of honoring these feelings as a way to create true joy with others, whether horse or human.
Through the information and experience in this workshop, participants will:
- learn to set healthy boundaries and increase self-confidence
- explore the wisdom of emotion
- cultivate mindfulness
- practice self- and other-awareness
- learn new ways of caring and appreciation
- discover the power of authenticity
Both one and two-day workshops are offered and continuing education credits are available for LCSW's and LMFT's in California. The two-day workshop
meets the prerequisite requirement for those who wish to
pursue studies at
Epona Equestrian Services and allows for deeper personal exploration
and more time with the horses.
In recovery, we admit our powerlessness over our addictions and learn to care more about ourselves and others. The challenge is to distinguish between those areas in which we are truly powerless and the areas in which we need to be assertive, to make potent choices and to change both within ourselves and in relation to others. Whether single or in a committed relationship these lessons are essential for recovery.
In this group participants will:
- identify wants and needs in relationship
- learn to "sense and flow" with another
- understand the messages and wisdom of emotion
- learn how projection and transference influence relationship
- practice compassionate presence
- learn to set healthy boundaries
- discover win-win solutions
- learn the language of the breath
- deepen connections with Self and others
" God,
grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
- Reinhold Niehbuhr
Throughout
our lives we are constantly in transition. We grow from child to
teenager to adult; we get jobs and change jobs; we choose partners and have families of our own;
we lose a parent or sibling or friend. Change and loss are constants, and by honoring our sadness and grief we can navigate the transitions we inevitably face
throughout our lifetimes, discover joy again and experience renewal.
In this group you will:
- learn the phases of change and what to expect in transition
- learn to listen to your emotions and the wisdom they hold
- develop a personal plan of self-care for your current transition
- gain skills to master future changes with grace and equanimity
