October 13 – 15, 2015, For Facilitators: Using Equine Assistance to Work with Victims of Sexual Abuse, Bundaberg, Australia
May 13, 2015 by Kathleen
Kathleen will be traveling to Phoenix House in Bundaberg, Australia (near Brisbane) to present at a workshop designed for therapists and facilitators around the assistance of horses working with people with sexual abuse.
Phoenix House provides a comprehensive, public health response to the prevention of sexual violence. They work on three levels of prevention: Primary (with the general community); Secondary (for those people at risk of being sexually harmed, or at risk of committing sexual offences); and Tertiary (for those people who have already been sexually assaulted or sexually abused, or have sexualised or sexually abusive behaviors).
Phoenix House is a free confidential service, governed by a community Management Committee. Staff employed at Phoenix House hold tertiary qualifications in Forensic Psychology, Psychology, Social Work, Counselling and Teaching.
More details regarding Kathleen’s presentation coming soon!
More information: www.PhoenixHouse.com.au
September 7 – 9, 2012: Earthwalk, Shapeshifting for the 21st Century, Gaston, OR
July 16, 2012 by Kathleen
Featuring Kathleen Barry Ingram, Co-founder of the Epona Approach™ & Holli Lyons, Advanced Instructor
Spend 3 days surrounded by trees, nature, horses and the silence.
Some cultures believe every species was given Original Instructions; how to be what they are, not something else. Original Instructions on what it is to be a horse, rock, or plant. Horses know how to be a horse; they don’t try to be a rock or a plant.
Many human beings have forgotten what it is they are here to do, how to walk as a human. They have forgotten their Original Instructions.
Our time on Mother Earth is our Earthwalk™; our time to walk the human path, to remember what it is to be human and live a GOOD human story.
It was once common thought that we were our past and our future was predetermined by the experiences of that past. We now understand through the Science of Neuroplasticity that we can change, direct and intentionally create our future. We are no longer prisoners of our past.
Using Merging Epona™ basic and advanced material with nature based traditional wisdom, creative/somatic expression, the latest in neuroscience and the most ancient of animal behavior, Kathleen, Holli and the horses facilitate an opportunity for you to understand, experience, explore and integrate universal wisdom into your everyday life.
Horses facilitate awareness, change, growth, intentional creation, love, play and joy. Shapeshift Walk a Good Earthwalk™. Remember your Original Instructions.
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday
10:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday
Cost: $ 695.00 includes lunch, snacks & all materials
For information or to register, contact Holli Lyons 503-662-3213 or holliswarmblood@aol.com.
Workshop held at Lyons Gait, Gaston, Oregon.
September 17-21, 2012: Equine Assisted Qualifications: Facilitator Training Programme with Kathleen Ingram, United Kingdom
July 16, 2012 by Kathleen
IFEAL Qualifications and Facilitator Training Pathway
The IFEAL Qualifications Training Programme offers a new, cutting edge and exciting approach, challenging us all as aspiring educators and practitioners in this field to verify and ground our work in solid research and years of case experience.
The IFEAL training programmes are based upon ethical Authentic Horsemanship/Horse Management specific to horses who take part in Equine Facilitated Learning work. This is an important aspect because the horses are regarded as part of the Faculty at IFEAL.
The methodology of IFEAL incorporating Epona Approach™ ensures Horses and Humans work in non-coercive environments. The work is consensual in every aspect and, as such, the emotional, mental and welfare needs of the horse are fully taken into account.
If you have completed Step 1: Basic Training and Step 2: Advanced Training then you are ready for Step 3: Specialisms.
Step 3 Specialisms: IFEAL Specialist Training (FTP 03)
Training to continually innovate and adapt the horse-work in depth with your own professional background, such as:
• Business (FTP 03.1) e.g. coaching, mentoring, staff development
• Psychotherapy (FTP 03.2) e.g. using specific modalities
• Spirituality (FTP 03.3) e.g. spiritual growth and practice
• Healing Practices (FTP 03.4) e.g. bodywork, alternative approaches
• Transition Trauma (FTP 03.5) e.g. military and other specific trauma arenas
Step 3: Specialism is a pre-requisite for Step 4: IFEAL Master Facilitator and Programme Training.
For more information or to register, visit: www.IFEAL.me
September 22 – October 2, 2012: Connecting the Pieces: Private Sessions with Kathleen Barry Ingram and Sun Tui: United Kingdom
July 16, 2012 by Kathleen
The researched evidence is that in order for any therapeutic technique to be effective, it is essential that the person is fully present, empathetic and congruent.Private day/days Intensives affords the opportunity for an individual (or partnership; either personal relationship or professional) to deepen awareness of personal issues, core feelings and areas of bodily tension that inhibit the ability to reach your fullest true potential.
 Elemental horse related activities, that could include a sweat lodge set with in the IFEAL herd’s woodland environment and swimming, are designed to explore and integrate an expansive, yet grounded mind set, capable of endless compassion, innovation, energetic adaptability and creativity.Our work will include experiencing the spiritual and scientific biology of emotions to integrate them with the Mind and Body. Doing so elicits Working Relationship in all areas of personal and professional life.
Kathleen Barry Ingram, co-founder of The Epona Approach™ is a Tucson-based life coach, consultant, lecturer and educator specializing in Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning. Sun Tui is the founder and director of IFEAL and is an Advanced Epona Approach Instructor. She teaches Horse Way Tai Chi and Integral Body Mind Therapy. To book a private session: www.IFEAL.me |
September 25-27, 2012: The Zone of Intuitive Knowing; United Kingdom
May 18, 2012 by Kathleen
Exploring the Scientific, Psychological and Esoteric Dimensions of the IFEAL Approach with Kathleen Ingram and Sun Tui
The Zone of Intuitive Knowing is a radical program for people interested in the neural science, subtle energetic and physiological connections between all of life. It is thought that all beings exist as a unity, interdependent in relationship with all in the invisible web of the quantum field. Horses, as consummate teachers, can show us how to re-discover, connect and develop our ‘knowing’ selves. The Zone of Intuitive Knowing comes directly from aligning the ‘brain in the gut’ with the ‘brain in the heart’ and the Mind.
Your biography becomes your biology.
This program includes experiential opportunities with the horses that engage our innate abilities to use the body as a tool for self-knowledge and perception for health and wellbeing.
Most psychologists treat the mind as disembodied, a phenomenon with little or no connection to the physical body. Conversely physicians treat the body with no regard to the mind or the emotions. But the body and mind are not separate and we cannot treat one without the other. Research has shown that the body can and must be healed through the mind and that the mind can and must be healed through the body.
Neuroscientist, Candace B Pert, Ph.D
Direct, spontaneous healing happens easily when we understand our pain and illness from the perspective of The Present. The focus is primarily on what the feelings or body sensations are in the moment, in the NOW. This way we effortlessly let go of the limiting beliefs and stories of the past and re-script new life enriching pathways to a future of other possibilities and potentials.
The Zone of Intuitive Knowing explores:
- Developing courage and confidence to choose health and well being
- Increases presence and effectiveness in life
- Collaborative relationships with sentient beings with mutual respect for accessing deeper wisdoms
- Communication and connection with clarity whilst in movement and flow of life
IFEAL Experiences take place with horses working on the ground in their natural environment. No riding is involved and no experience of horses is required.
*Follow up individual coaching sessions are available in conjunction with this workshop.
April 26-29, 2012: FEEL Certification Program, Toronto, Canada
March 13, 2012 by Kathleen
In April, I will once again be joining with Horse Spirit Connections and the students in Toronto, Canada. I teach what I call the “foundational pieces” from psychotherapy, science, and spirituality in this exciting and thorough program. Below is a short description of the program. To find out more about the program and to register contact Wendy@HorseSpiritConnections.com
Horse Spirit Connections founded the FEEL (Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning) Certification Program in 2008. FEEL is a leading-edge modality for developing human potential. Participants learn to create a horse-centered, experiential learning environment that supports personal growth. Throughout the training, prospective FEEL facilitators gain self-knowledge and acquire skills and experience to develop their own FEEL programs where horses are valued for their roles as teachers and therapists.
This comprehensive training program is suitable for coaches, educators, facilitators, equine professionals, wellness practitioners, and other individuals who are looking for practical training and experience in developing Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning programs in the expanding field of Equine guided healing.
The FEEL Certification Program is six months in duration. It consists of sixteen days of on-site instruction spread over three sessions. Many dynamic teachers, with an incredible array of knowledge, are present to support the journey.
During the six months, there will be individual and group assignments integral to a deeper understanding and first hand experience of this new modality. In between program sessions the participants are required to practice and complete assigned horse related activities and log their experiences. A program mentor is assigned to each participant for the duration of their training.
June 5-7, 2012: A Master’s Course – The Art, The Heart, & The Science of Deep Listening through Team Coaching and Group Process: Corrales, NM
March 13, 2012 by Kathleen
A 3 day Intensive training in Group Process and Dynamics in Corrales, New Mexico with Kathleen Barry Ingram and Lisa Murrell, Susan Castaneda, and the Ranch DuBois herd.
Lisa and Kathleen, leaders in the field of Equine Facilitated Learning, Team Coaching, Coaching and Psychotherapy, will use their expertise, combined 30+ years of experience, and the latest scientific research to teach and encourage participants in the effective use of team coaching and group process.
As a therapist, counselor, coach or personal growth teacher you understand the “double edge” power of human groups. Groups can create a transformative container for growth and self-discovery, but when groups go wrong they can destroy trust and leave participants more defensive than before. This is even more true for groups organized around EFL/EFC experiences, where the horses create moments of great transformative potential. Masterful group facilitation is critical to successful and safe Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching.
This dynamic and intimate intensive will help you learn to masterfully facilitate the challenge of fully engaging both individuals and the group. Through dynamic teaching and learning techniques you will discover powerful ways to get out of the ‘story’ and into the heart of the matter. These tools will enable you to use the energy of the “difficult” client as a tool for monitoring the emotional safety of each group member.
This training is for counselors, therapists, coaches, health care practitioners, and anyone currently teaching and facilitating Equine Facilitated Coaching/Learning and psychotherapy in groups. Whether you work with adults or youth, closed or open groups, or whether your scope of practice includes Psychotherapy/Learning or Coaching-this training will give you valuable information and increase your confidence and skills in facilitating group process and understanding group dynamics.
Cost: Early Bird Price $797 (Before March 30, 2012)
Price after March 30: $1297
To register: www.EquineAlchemy.com
Questions? Contact Lisa: Lisa@EquineAlchemy.com
Fast Action Bonuses (Act before March 30, 2012):
*The first 2 participants to register will receive a private coaching session with Lisa or Kathleen!
*The first 4 participants to register can bring a friend for 25% off!
***International Coaching Federation CCEU’s available
***CEU’s available
February 3-5, 2012: “Launching Your Coaching Journey,” A 3 day Learning Intensive with Lisa Murrell and Kathleen Barry Ingram, Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 22, 2012 by Kathleen
This experience can, and most likely will, change your life!!
Are you ready to step into your greatness and share your gifts? Do you want to wake up each day excited and full of gratitude because you are living your life with a clear purpose? Would you like to live in a like-hearted community of learning and support? Then you have arrived! “Launching your Coaching Journey” is about launching your life as you intend it to be from now on…. Coaching is not a ‘job,’ it is a way of being.
Relationship building is at the heart of coaching! The experience of working with horses requires a relationship with another being. It requires an acute awareness of boundaries -yours and theirs- as well as skill in interpreting body language. Interacting with horses requires obtaining permission to lead and demonstrating a willingness to follow. Such a relationship demands courage as well as vulnerability. Most importantly, the horse requires authentic communication. Twenty minutes in the round pen with a horse will take these powerful, insightful concepts off the page, out of your head, and anchor them into your entire being. You will also experience a tremendous boost in self-esteem and confidence from learning how to connect and establish boundaries with a thousand pound creature through a mind/body connection, presence and clarity of intent and connecting with your ‘heart’s desire’.
Virtual Classroom Work before the in-person learning intensive to prepare for our time with the horses will include:
Introduction to Coaching
-The ICF competencies and standards
-Distinctions between therapy and coaching
-Setting the coaching foundation
-Co-Creating the relationship, Part 1
On-site Equine and Experiential Components – Creating Awareness of Self and Others:
Through a series of specially designed activities with horses on the ground (no riding), you will deepen awareness of your personal challenges, core feelings and areas of bodily tension that inhibit your ability to reach your true potential.
Launching your Coaching Journey Workshop includes:
-Pre-site work
-3 day on-site learning intensives with the horses
-1 private coaching session with Lisa
-1 90 min content session with group
-1 90 min peer coaching call
This is an ICF Approved Coach Training Workshop
Cost: $2000 per person
For more information, or to register, visit: www.EquineAlchemy.com
March 19-21, 2012: The Zone of Intuitive Knowing, an Intensive with Kathleen Barry Ingram and Sun Tui, United Kingdom
January 22, 2012 by Kathleen
The Zone of Intuitive Knowing led by Kathleen Barry Ingram MA co-creator of The Epona Approach ™
Exploring the Scientific, Psychological and Spiritual Dimensions of Equine Facilitated Learning and Psychotherapy
If you are interested in the subtle energetic connections between all of life then this workshop is for you. We exist as a unity, interdependent in relationship with all in the invisible web of the quantum field. Horses, as consummate teachers, can show us how to re-discover, connect and develop our “knowing” selves. The Zone of Intuitive “Knowing” comes directly from the ‘brain in the gut’ and the ‘brain in the heart’. This workshop includes experiential exercises with the horses that engage our innate abilities to use these organs of perception. We can choose to enter the Zone of Intuitive “Knowing” through direction from these powerful centers of intelligence in concert with the intelligence centered in the brain. When fully grounded we are able to extend our self-awareness into all aspects of daily life and live authentically each moment with tangible success.
Business and life coaches, counselors, psychotherapists, healing therapists (any discipline), teachers, business managers, trainers and consultants, all horse professionals or anyone interested in human growth and development will find this workshop helpful. This is a no- riding workshop.
This workshop can be used as a qualifying workshop for IFEAL Facilitator Training
Cost: £1,450.00
Contact Sun Tui: SunTui@me.com
For more information or to book this intensive: www.IFEAL.me
April 2- 5, 2012: Connecting the Pieces, Private Sessions with Kathleen Barry Ingram and Sun Tui, United Kingdom or Cypress
January 22, 2012 by Kathleen
Connecting the Pieces, Private Sessions with Kathleen Barry Ingram and Sun Tui
The researched evidence is that in order for any therapeutic technique to be effective, it is essential that the person is fully present, empathetic and congruent.
These private day/days Intensives affords the opportunity for an individual (or partnership – either personal relationship or professional) to deepen awareness of personal issues, core feelings and areas of bodily tension that inhibit the ability to reach your fullest true potential. Elemental horse related activities, that could include swimming or a sweat lodge set with in the IFEAL herd’s woodland environment, are designed to explore and integrate an expansive yet grounded mind set, capable of endless compassion, innovation, energetic adaptability and creativity. Our work will include experiencing the spiritual and scientific biology of emotions to integrate them with the Mind and Body.
Each session is custom tailored to meet individual’s needs, lasts 3 hours or more, begins with Tai Chi with the Herd.
A biodynamic organic lunch and nutritious snacks tailored and served to your taste are provided.
Kathleen Barry Ingram, co-founder of The Epona Approach™ is a Tucson-based life coach, consultant, lecturer and educator specializing in Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning
Sun Tui is the founder and director of IFEAL and is an Advanced Epona Approach Instructor. She teaches Horse Way Tai Chi and Integral Body Mind Therapy.
Special Note: These intensive sessions are also available at Sun Tui’s Olympus Mountain retreat home in Cypress. The home is a beautiful 11th century cottage, with mountain views over the 11th Century Monastery and Monagri village. The cottage is a pleasurable scenic 30 minute drive to either glorious Mediterranean beaches or breathtaking views from the top of Mount Olympus. On-site accommodation available.
Contact Sun Tui: SunTui@me.com
For more information or to book a private session: www.IFEAL.me
April 12, 2012: The Power of Horses: An Introduction to the Epona Approach ™ with Kathleen Ingram, Dusseldorf, Germany
January 22, 2012 by Kathleen
The Power of Horses: An Introduction to the Epona Approach ™ with Kathleen Ingram, Co-founder of the Approach.
A full day of learning, horse experience, and the basics behind the Epona Approach ™. This is not a method of training but an approach to being in integrity with the horse and the client.
Cost: 180€ with snacks and a vegetarian lunch.
This workshop will be held in English – German translation possible if required.
Please contact Eva Balzer, Stockweg 143, 45481 Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany
www.Zentaura.de
Email: kontakt@evabalzer.de
Mobile phone: +49 (0)172-2320836
April 14-15, 2012: Connecting with the Heart – Yours and the Horse’s, Dusseldorf, Germany
January 22, 2012 by Kathleen
Grace in Presence and Flow in Movement.
This 2 day workshop is an advanced workshop for those already familiar with the Epona Approach™ which is not a method of training or working the horse. Kathleen Ingram, as the co-creator of the Epona Approach™ with Linda Kohanov (author of the “Tao of Equus”), along with Eva and her magnificent herd will encourage the participants to follow their hearts in a respectful relationship. This workshop will help participants to maintain connection with respect and afford opportunities to take this into movement with the horse. Each individual’s intuitive gifts and the horses true essence is honored and encouraged.
Daniel Siegel, author of “Mindsight“, uses the description of this honoring of self with others and calls this “feeling felt”. In order for this to take place both the horse and the person must feel and experience the soul and essence of each other. As facilitators, we hope to help others to be open to their unique gifts and challenges. We will assist them in this integration for following the original “blueprint of their souls”. To do this the person must be present to what is happening and look for collaboration in stillness and movement, essentially what Kathleen has called the “Yin and Yang of It”
Cost: 395€ with snacks and Vegetarian lunches.
This workshop will be held in English – German translation possible if required.
Please contact Eva Balzer, Stockweg 143, 45481 Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Email: kontakt@evabalzer.de
Mobile phone: +49 (0)172-2320836