January 26-29, 2011
Valley Ford/Tomales, California (1.5 Hours from Oakland and SFO Airports)
January 26, Social Hour, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Jan 27-29 Conference, 9 am – 5 pm
Jan 29 Comedy Hour and Dinner, 5:30 - 9:30 pm

Featuring Linda Tellington Jones, Pioneer of TTouch

January 27, 2010

Opening Reflections By Ariana Strozzi
Ariana Strozzi, pioneer in the field of EGE and co-founder of EGEA, author of Horse Sense for the Leader Within and Planning Your Business in the ‘Horse as Healer/Teacher’ Profession will offer her recent insights and reflections on the growing field of EGE.

10:00-11:15

Keynote Inspiriation by Linda Tellington Jones

11:15-12:15
Creating and Utlizing Teaching Stories in EGE
Collaborative Event

Storytelling is a powerful and creative aspect of being human. It is a way to tap into our spiritual destiny and honor our life journey. This interactive presentation will engage participants in re-awakening creative expression and sharing/creating your own teaching stories as well as how to encourage your clients to follow the tradition of storytelling as a way of belonging.

Afternoon Demonstrations

2:00-3:15

3:15-3:30
Somatics Awareness

3:45-5:00

January 28, 2010

9:00-10:00
More on Parasychology, Beverley Kane, MD

Beverly Kane, MD is the Program Director for Medicine and Horsemanship at the Stanford School of Medicine, CA. Dr. Kane has conducted gold standard scientific research in exercise physiology, smoking cessation, and multiple risk factor intervention for coronary artery disease at the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention. She was the secretary of the San Francisco Parapsychology Research Group, whose members included leading academic parapsychologists Russell Targ, Stanley Grof, and Dean Radin. The book that Dr. Kane co-edited, Silver Threads: 25 Years of Parapsychology Research will be published in a second edition in 2010.

10:15-11:15
Industry Updates
Panel & Group Discussion-Lynn Thomas, Ariana Strozzi, Trish Broersma

Lynn Thomas (CEO of EAGALA), Ariana Strozzi (President of EGEA), Trish Broersma (President of EFMHA), etc. will share information on their respective organizations and offer updates on The Forum created in 2009 and what The Forum’s projects and topics of discussion are for 2011. 

11:15-12:15
Mardi Horowitz, MD

Dr. Horowitz is a Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF, pioneering the development of the diagnosis and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In addition, he has initiated and directed several clinical research programs including the Psychotherapy Evaluation and Study Center, Center for the Study of Neuroses, and the Program on Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes and the Center on Stress and Personality.

Afternoon Demonstrations

2:00-3:15

Working With Youth at Risk, Rick Coberly, CEGE

3:30-4:45
Linda Tellington Jones

January 29, 2010

9:00-10:00
Panel Discussion:

10:15-11:15

11:15-12:15
Holistic Marketing for Your Horse Therapy & Learning Practice
Shannon Knapp, Author of Horse Sense, Business Sense

Know you need to market your business or organization, but uncomfortable with the practices of traditional marketing? Want to create success for your business while remaining in integrity with your beliefs and values? Let the horse show you the way in this presentation of key ways to create both money and meaning for you and your business

Learn effective but holistic strategies for your website, your print materials, your networking efforts, and your business as a whole! Shannon is founder and president of Horse Sense of the Carolinas, Inc. and Horse Sense Business Sense, LLC.

She is certified EAGALA Advanced and is the author of the book, Horse Sense Business Sense, Volume 1, an introduction to starting and running your own Horse Therapy & Learning practice. In addition, Shannon is also a Graduate Advisor for Prescott College's Equine Assisted Learning program, & offers consulting services to those interested in starting their own Horse Therapy & Learning business.

Afternoon Demonstrations

2:00-3:45

4:00-5:00

5:00 Closing Ceremony
5:00-9:00 Comedy Hour and Dinner

Post Conference Programs

Feb. 1-5, 2010 — EGE-1: Horse Sense for the Leader Within
Feb. 7-18, 2010 — EGE-2: Horses, Somatics Coaching
Feb. 1-18, 2010 — EGE Certification (EGE-1 and EGE-2)

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