Epona Introductory Level Workshop
Aligning Mind, Soul and Center of Gravity
is a 3 - day introductory level workshop facilitated by Mari Louhi-Lehtiö (M.Sc.), licensed teacher, Approved Epona Instructor, riding instructor and work counselor. This workshop can be arranged either in Savikko, Finland or at your location. This workshop combines the principles and basic tools of The Epona Approach ™ and Cavesson's unique Equine Assisted Social Emotional Learning "EASEL" and HorseTalk™ . This workshop is groundwork only.
With horses as our guides we can ...
- Set out on our personal paths towards greater self awareness.
- Begin to understand others better and hear what they are saying.
- Discover horses and interspecies communication in a new, much deeper way.
- Learn the principles of ethical horsemanship and how to handle, ride, train horses or teach others in a way that truly supports healthy social emotional learning and healing of both humans and horses. How to avoid modelling what we didn't intend to teach...
- Explore the invisible forms of communication: bodylanguage, messages behind emotions, intuition, and intent .
- Experience authenticity, congruency and energy. The joy of knowing how to set boundaries without loosing connection.
This workshop introduces you to the basic EPONA philosophies, tools and activities ...
- The Emotional Message Chart
- Congruent vs. incongruent emotional messages
- False Self (Conditioned Self) / Authentic Self Metaphor
- Boundaries: establishing and maintaining clear and consistent personal space
- Body Scan: determining baseline emotional and physical state
- Meet the Herd activity
- Reflective Round Pen Work
- Nine Essential Skills for Building Authentic Community (an introduction)
Participation in this workshop is a prerequisite for individuals wishing to do advanced work or apply to the Epona Apprenticeship Program at the Epona Center, USA.
... and it introduces the principles of HorseTalk - program
- Ethical Horsemanship
- Psychoeducation pagage on
- refractory period
- comfortable / uncomfortable zone
- flight-fight-freeze
- trauma
- triggers
- psychosocial developmental stages of people and horses
- Program outline and first groundwork exercises
- Safety of horses and clients
- Does this work with any horse or person ?
To book, contact us at info@cavesson.com
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