Discover and Fulfill your Potential
Through the Way of the Horse

Individual and group work exploring creativity, intuition, emotional fitness and authentic community-building skills.

This work is a powerful place to explore these questions and more. It is also a powerful place for you to find your answers. Enlisting a 1200-pound partner, to achieve a remarkable change in the dynamic of your life? Yes! Equine-assisted coaching, through equine facilitated experiential learning (EFEL) is about partnering with horses to:

• Build on your potential in areas of work or life effectiveness
• Identify and fulfill your personal mission
• Address specific challenges related to work or personal life
• Make powerful improvements in areas of work-life balance, relationships, or personal well-being
• Build trust and discover your authenticity and power

	I had the fortunate opportunity to take part in a clinic led by Lisa Murrell. Lisa is a gracious, knowledgable, sensitive, compassionate facilitator. I learned a simple truth during this process that will stay with me forever, and for that I am infinitely grateful. Diane Epstein Founder: Interface Healing/Transforming Surgery
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Why Horses?
Because they are preyed upon in nature, these sensitive, mindful creatures have maintained a highly developed ability to respond to their environment. Subtle changes and nuances that we may not be aware of can provoke behaviors in them that give us information about ourselves. This helps us identify behaviors that impact our lives, relationships and careers in a negative way or keep us from moving forward. Through the authentic connection that horses require of us, we learn to clearly communicate our intentions. And they respond to this with trust and full engagement. Something that may be quite new to some of us; something that can be more fully present in our daily lives.

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Lisa Murrell along with Johanna Husta, will be facilitating the work. Lisa is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and an Epona Approved Instructor in the Epona ApproachTM to human development. She brings her 13 years of extensive experience with global executives, entrepreneurs and small businesses to this process. She is also an avid horsewoman born and raised on a farm in New Mexico. Click here to find out more about Lisa. Johanna is a professional dressage trainer who started her riding career at the age of five in the hunters and jumpers. She has15 years experience as a technical lead position in a large corporation before chronic lyme disease ended her career and put her on a path to follow her passion and gifts of working with horses.

How does it work?
All of MCG’s work with horses will cover the basic philosophy and tools employed by Linda Kohanov and Kathleen Barry Ingram at the Epona Center at Apache Springs Ranch in Arizona. We also include other development tools we have used that have created value in organization development and one-on-one coaching over the past 12 years.

The individual sessions and workshops are a combination of reflective work, gentle body work to prepare you for the energy work with the horses, and experiential activities with the horses. There will be reflective discussion and dialogue among participants after the experiential work as well as an opportunity to identify and apply learnings to their personal goals for the future.

Each session and workshop is designed to help you reveal and explore your human potential for developing and manifesting a higher consciousness in your life, and put this into powerful action. You can choose to work individually or with a group of no more than 12 participants.

No prior horse experience is necessary, all of the exercises are on the ground—unless you decide to choose one of our workshops that are specifically for equestrians who would like to explore this work through their riding.

During these sessions our equine partners will:

• Illustrate the essential skills for authentic community building
• Show you ways to set boundaries while staying connected and grounded
• Work with you to explore your Authentic Self and how this part of you does or doesn’t manifest in your life
• Help you to see how others see you
• Explore how you build relationships in your personal and professional life
• Show you the importance of being aware of and interpreting the messages behind your emotions . Identify and work with you and your self-limiting thoughts and behaviors

Some of the activities during the workshops include the following

• Qigong — A gentle martial arts practice can help you identify your personal energy and space, the field of energy that surrounds you, and replenish as well as increase your personal qi, or life energy. This work prepares you for the energy work with the horses.
• Meet the Herd — Through meeting the herd with a beginner’s mind, you can explore and develop self-awareness of your and the horses’ energy. This exercise gives you the opportunity to focus on what happens to you when you are with the horses emotionally, physically, mentally and energetically. This is the beginning of exploring your energy when you are with any other being.
• Messages Behind Emotions — For most of us, emotions play an important role in our lives. Working with the horses as our equine facilitators, we will explore some of the messages behind emotions such as fear, vulnerability, anger, frustration, sadness, joy, and look for ways you can turn these messages into action for your personal and professional development.
• Essential Skills for Building Authentic Community — Humans can learn a great deal about building community from the herd behavior of horses. Because their behavior is based upon these skills/values, they will react when our behavior doesn’t embody these same values. This work will help develop awareness of these skills that will help you to build community in your own lives.
• False Self – Authentic Self Work — An important part of the workshop is learning about the difference in the ‘false self’, an acquired group of habits that reflects our tendency to comply with the needs and expectations of others, and the ‘authentic self’, that part of us that is intrinsically motivated and strives for self-awareness and autonomy—in the overall service of growth. Once we begin to see the difference, we can begin to notice the impact these parts of ourselves have on our lives.
• Round Pen Work — Horses mirror our intentions and underlying emotions. When we are clear and congruent, the horse rewards us with respect, affection and trust. When we are not, the horse ignores, moves away from us or dissociates. Building upon the previous exercises, we work with horses in the round pen to help us see how we are really ‘showing up’ and find ways to become more clear, congruent and fully present.

In addition, individual sessions or workshops focus on areas of special interest

View a slide show of one of our workshops.

Workshops

At a Glance

Journey to the Self through the Way of the Horse	May 12-16, 2008
The Way of the Horse	June 21, 2008 August 10, 2008 October 5, 2008
Boundaries in Relationship	July 14-15, 2008 August 30-31, 2008 February 7-8, 2009 March 14-15, 2009
Creating your Future through the Way of the Horse	August 1-3, 2008 September 20-21, 2008 October 8-10, 2008 February 26-28, 2009 March 16-18, 2009

Workshop: Journey to the Self through the Way of the Horse
This 5-day workshop is a profound experience to the place within. Are you satisfied and content will all parts of your life? Do you feel your life is always in balance? Do you have plenty of money for all that you want? Do you feel totally supported by your spiritual beliefs? Do you love your career, job and employer? Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

This work is a powerful place to explore these questions and more. It is also a powerful place for you to find your answers. Come join us for an amazing and fulfilling experience that you can put into practice with everyone in your life. This workshop includes:

• Introduction to the Epona Approach to Horse/Human relationships
• Study with a Qigong master
• Exploration of Reiki and other energy work with the horses
• Meditation
• Application and manifestation of all of the above into your life

Date		May 12-16, 2008, 10:00 AM though 5:00 PM except Wednesday
Location		Bushwood Farm, Stone Ridge, NY (Just 2 hours north of NYC in the beautiful Catskill Mountains)
Cost		$2000
Pre-Requisites		No horse experience necessary
Accomodations		Mohonk Mountain House, Lake Mohonk, New Paltz, NY 12561, 845-255-1000. The Sheeley House, High Falls, NY, 845-687-4360. Sparrow Hawk Bed & Breakfast, Stone Ridge, NY 12484, 845-687-4492.
Registration		There is NO FEE to apply to be accepted into the program. Register now! Once you are accepted into the program you will be charged a nonrefundable $250 deposit to guarantee your spot. $1750 balance is due May 1.

Workshop: The Way of the Horse
This one-day workshop is an introduction to the Epona ApproachTM to the horse human relationship. It is for those of you who are looking to reconnect with yourself and your authenticity and power. We'll help you learn…

• What are your current boundaries and how they are impacting your life
• How to set healthy boundaries for better relationship
• To reconnect to your emotions and interpret the messages behind them that will inform powerful action
• How to explore what it feels like to experience your authentic self
• To develop awareness around engaging in messages that keep you from being fully present at home and at work

Date		June 21, 2008, August 10, 2008, October 5, 2008, 10:00 AM though 5:00 PM
Location		Bushwood Farm, Stone Ridge, NY (Just 2 hours north of NYC in the beautiful Catskill Mountains)
Cost		$350
Pre-Requisites		No horse experience necessary
Accomodations		Captain Schoonmaker's B&B, High Falls, NY 845-687-7946 Sparrow Hawk Bed & Breakfast, Stone Ridge, NY 845-687-4492. Mohonk Mountain House, Lake Mohonk, New Paltz, NY, 845-255-1000. The Sheeley House, High Falls, NY, 845-687-4360.
Registration		There is NO FEE to apply to be accepted into the program. Register now! Once you are accepted into the program you will be charged the full workshop fee.

Workshop: Boundaries in Relationship
This 2-day workshop is good for those who are looking to improve their relationships. You will explore your boundaries, or lack of them!, and how they impact your relationships. We have all heard that expression, “I need some space”. Sometimes it’s physical space, but more often when someone is asking for space, it is of a different nature. If we could define that space by setting clear boundaries, we are then better able to care for ourselves and our relationships, as well as move through our days with less fear, as well as more compassion and a greater sense of fulfillment. Come join us for an amazing and fulfilling experience that you can put into practice with everyone in your life. Come alone, with your partner or with your daughter/son.

Date		July 14-15, 2008, August 30-31, 2008, February 7-8, 2009, March 14-15, 2009, 10:00 AM though 5:00 PM
Location		Bushwood Farm, Stone Ridge, NY (Just 2 hours north of NYC in the beautiful Catskill Mountains) 2009 dates in Wellington, Florida
Cost		$795
Pre-Requisites		No horse experience necessary
Accomodations		Captain Schoonmaker's B&B, High Falls, NY 845-687-7946 Sparrow Hawk Bed & Breakfast, Stone Ridge, NY 845-687-4492. Mohonk Mountain House, Lake Mohonk, New Paltz, NY, 845-255-1000. The Sheeley House, High Falls, NY, 845-687-4360.
Registration		There is NO FEE to apply to be accepted into the program. Register now! Once you are accepted into the program you will be charged a nonrefundable $250 deposit to guarantee your spot. Two weeks prior to your choice of date, the balance of $545 is due. (June 30th or August 18th)

Workshop: Creating your Future through the Way of the Horse
For those of you who want to create a vibrant future where you are living the life you want involved in the business you always wanted to have.

What do you see yourself doing in 5 years? Are you happy with what you are doing and how you are living now?

This workshop is for individuals, entrepreneurs and small business owners individuals who are looking to create a different, more abundant future. In this powerful 3-day workshop, our equine partners will help you explore how the person you are now is not only creating your reality, but how it is impacting your future. You will also come away with a powerful design and actions for creating your future.

Through experiential work with the horses on the ground, self-reflection and dialogue, and powerful vision and planning work we have used over the past 13 years in working with individuals and teams in organizations to build their success, you will:

• Assess your current state personally and professionally
• Explore those places that you have always ‘edited’ as not being possible
• Clarify your intentions for your future
• Develop strategies and actions to manifest those intentions
• Leave with a plan of action for creating your future

• 3-day retreat in the beautiful Catskill Mountains ($1500)
• 1 Private Coaching follow-up session ($500 value)
• Once a month group coaching calls for the following 3 months ($1,500 value)
• Tried and tested tools that have supported executives and entrepreneurs to develop the businesses they always wanted to have ($4500 value)
• Weekly on-line check in to keep your on track ($150 value)

Date		August 1-3, 2008, September 20-21, 2008, October 8-10, 2008, February 26-28, 2009, March 16-18, 2009, 10:00 AM though 5:00 PM 10:00 – 3:00
Location		Bushwood Farm, Stone Ridge, NY (Just 2 hours north of NYC in the beautiful Catskill Mountains); 2009 dates in Wellington, Florida
Cost		$2000
Pre-Requisites		This workshop is limited to 6 people. No horse experience necessary.
Accomodations		Captain Schoonmaker's B&B, High Falls, NY 845-687-7946 Sparrow Hawk Bed & Breakfast, Stone Ridge, NY 845-687-4492. Mohonk Mountain House, Lake Mohonk, New Paltz, NY, 845-255-1000. The Sheeley House, High Falls, NY, 845-687-4360.
Registration		There is NO FEE to apply to be accepted into the program. Register now! Once you are accepted into the program you will be charged a non-refundable $500 deposit to guarantee your spot. Two installments of $750 are due prior to session start date. (Session #1 payments due: July 1st and Aug 1st. Session #2 payments due: August 28th and Sept 28th)