Eponaquest Transformative Personal Workshop

We are excited to host our first ever Eponaquest personal development workshop in the South Island in conjunction with our colleagues at Changing Horses.
Eponaquest was founded by US based Linda Kahanov, best selling author of The Tao of Equus,
Riding Between the Worlds,
Way of the Horse,
The Power of the Herd,
and The Five Roles of a Master Herder
Join us for a transformative personal journey to develop mindfulness, insight, authenticity & intuition through interaction with horses. No horse experience required. No horse riding involved.
Fee $500 per person
Bookings and inquiries to Renée 027 601 5929 or rmk65@live.com
This two day workshop allows you to experience what it means to truly connect & thrive in life, and offers you tools to help you access your authenticity, creativity and intuition. This is a client centered, unique & empowering approach which will expand your vision, widen your horizons and allow you to relate meaningfully with yourself, others and your environment.
Horses help make conscious in us, that which is unconscious. Highly sensitive animals, horses respond to subtle changes in our body language and behaviour and thus provide valuable feedback on whom & how we are in the moment. Exploring human to equine interaction and exchanges can lead to powerful new insights into our own natural abilities and talents, therefore enhancing and promoting opportunities for personal growth.
Workshop content:
• Understand and use emotion as information
• Access a more mindful and intuitive presence
• Establish and maintain optimal personal space for health and well-being
• Use your body as a sensory device and discover the power of non-verbal communication
• Recognize and move beyond the limiting, unconscious beliefs and behaviours that keep us stuck in old patterns of thinking & behaviour
• Learn to distinguish social conditioning from authentic behaviours and beliefs
• Explore the power of vulnerability
• Overcome counterproductive ways of thinking and reacting, learning to respond with heart-centered presence.
• Experience congruence - incongruence impedes connection, horses co-operate with us when our body and our minds are in sync (congruent)
• Listen to your body - a rich source of information for life/work balance
• Exercise your intuition, recognise and let go of negative mind states, beliefs & chatter
• Discuss the implications of predatory and non-predatory power in relationship and group dynamics.
• Learn how to create an authentic community experience, thus building a safe space to explore self-development
Eponaquest instructors:
Renée Keenan:
Renée is passionate about supporting and empowering people to create and maintain positive changes in their lives.
Through her work as a registered mental health practitioner, Renée discovered the capacity and healing impact of animals, especially horses, on the human psyche. She began researching a professional framework on which to attach her evolving philosophy eventually discovering, training and affiliating to EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth & Learning Association) in 2007.
In 2008 she expanded her experience education and qualifications in Equine Assisted Personal Development (EAPD) in Australia, United Kingdom and USA. On her return to NZ she began delivering services to individuals, families and groups.
In March 2014, Renee completed her internship with Shelley Rosenberg in Tucson, Arizona when on completing her apprenticeship she graduated as an Eponaquest Instructor.
Jane Weggery
Jane began her journey with horses in 2007 while working for Wellington Riding for the Disabled and as a counsellor for the Hutt Valley DHB. She was working in the ride programme supporting people with their growth and learning whilst on the horse’s back. What she noticed however, is that the most significant growth occurred in the interactions and relationships that the participants had with the horses, and that riding was the conduit for this to happen
In September 2014 Jane qualified as an Eponaquest Instructor for group process and individual sessions.