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Wisdom Horse Coaching Newsletter
April 2, 2006
Wisdom Horse Coaching (TM) Newsletter Equine Guided Education for Leadership and Life March 2006 Greetings! Welcome! In this issue you'll find some exciting publicity not only for us, but for our industry. See the article from the Minneapolis Saint Paul Business Journal below. And one important note: Our Horse Wisdom For Busy Women workshop has only 1 more opening as we go to press. Rediscover what has heart and meaning for you. Don't miss this awesome workshop. The space that is open may be waiting just for you. Horse Wisdom For Busy Women (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisdomhorsecoaching.com%2Fbusywomen.html) April 22 & 23. Call TODAY 651-766-8920 (Ann) or 612-823-7022 (Lynn) We use Constant Contact to manage our subscriber list. You may want to tell your security software that it is OK to receive these emails from us (ann@wisdomhorsecoaching.com). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue * Busy Leader Workshop Taking Registrations! * WHC Featured in Business Journal * What We are Up To * Why is Horse Assisted Learning So Successful? * About Wisdom Horse Coaching (TM) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHC Featured in Business Journal In early March, the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal called us for an interview for a special report on Education and Training. Sarah Dale wrote an outstanding article which speaks of our work with horses in a very positive light. We envision it benefitting all of us in the industry, and we encourage you to send us articles that feature you or others in the field. Below is an excerpt from that article. Read the entire article at Twin Cities Business Journal. (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Ftwincities.bizjournals.com%2Ftwincities%2Fstories%2F2006%2F03%2F13%2Ffocus1.html%3Fpage%3D1) Minneapolis firm trots out latest coaching trend -- equine-assisted education The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - March 10, 2006 by Sarah Sturmon Dale, Contributing writer As a senior operations consultant for Catholic Health Initiatives, Mike Stoecklein admits he was a little skeptical when he heard he would be participating in a team-building exercise with Wisdom Horse Coaching. "My first reaction was: What in the world can we learn from animals?" said the 50-year-old Lakeville resident, who spends most of his week traveling between member hospitals of the Denver-based firm helping them identify ways to improve performance. But today, Stoecklein, part of a 16-member group who attended the workshop, is a convert. "It may sound goofy, but it worked," he said. "There was a lot of learning that came out of it. It helped us identify ways we can work better together and not pit ourselves against each other. We still use the metaphors we found that day when we are talking to each other today." Stoecklein's skepticism and conversion is not uncommon, said Lynn Baskfield and Ann Kerr Romberg, the principal owners of Minneapolis-based Wisdom Horse Coaching. "Sometimes people enroll because they've sat in enough paneled rooms," Baskfield said. "They just don't want to do that again, and this is something different." And in fact, their business reflects a growing trend, said Ariana Strozzi, founder of the California-based Equine Guided Education Association and author of books on the subject. While the idea of equine-assisted therapy has been widely embraced, equine-assisted education is just now catching on, she said. "The inclusion of horses into all forms of education and learning has been increasing dramatically since 2000," said Strozzi, who helped pioneer the field 16 years ago by launching her own equine-coaching business in California. "These programs are becoming much more common and increasing rapidly." Recently, the Equine Guided Education Association (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.equineguidededucation.org) held its second annual conference with an international attendance that included people from Australia, Brazil, Germany and the United States. Strozzi attributed the growing popularity of such programs to people's need to connect back to the natural world and an influx of women in business... "Horses have no prior judgment; they have no agenda," Romberg said. "But they can give people a clear reflection of what they are doing." Both Romberg and Baskfield initially launched their own equine-assisted coaching businesses. Soon, mutual friends said they ought to meet. Over lunch, they formed what both call "a truly collaborative partnership." The two women custom-design sessions for clients based on concerns the client identifies and issues they gather from some advance work. The lessons cover topics such as dealing with problems in project management, leadership, communication, teamwork or conflict resolution. Jim Earley, who has run Golden Valley-based Trailblazer Coaching (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trailblazercoaching.com%2F)for 16 years, said he has used Wisdom Horse Coaching with a number of clients for whom talking simply wasn't doing the job. "There is really something that you experience out there that is not in your head," he said. "You do it and you just get it. People just go out there and they get what they have to get." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What We are Up To People are craving time to reconnect with themselves in ways they can't do in the office. That's the beauty of equine guided education. 1. We have been busy doing sessions for individual clients, creating custom training and public workshops, and updating our website. Ann is taking Kendall Summerhawk's Website Wisdom course (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.websitewisdomu.com%2F) and is learning many new ideas that are already improving our website. Check it out: Wisdom Horse Coaching (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisdomhorsecoaching.com). Lynn, as our outreach person, has been talking to prospective apprentices and interested corporate clients. 2. We've been inviting busy women to come our Busy Women Workshop, and a lot of you have said "Yes!" to some soulful time for yourselves. We have 1 slot left for April and are now taking registrations for July 29-30. We really love doing this workshop. It's a time for all that busyness to melt away and to rediscover what has heart and meaning for you. DO COME! 3. We are collaborating with The Loft Literary Center (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loft.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dproduct.display%26Product_ID%3D937)in Minneapolis to present a two day writiers workshop in June. Horse Wisdom: Finding Authentic Voice * Find your authentic voice * Trust your deep knowing * Give voice to the stories that satisfy your soul * Tap into the wisdom of the horse This 2 Saturday series will focus on bringing your stories to life. You will develop one or two stories (or poems, or other creative piece), deepen the pieces, play with them, and bring them to their fullness from the truth of your experience. We will meet at a farm in the Twin Cities metro area. This rich experience will give you access to your writing no other class can offer. You will come away with at least one fully developed piece and the continued inspiration that comes from writing with the horses and other writers. All exercises with horses are done on the ground. No previous horse experience is necessary. June 17 and 24, 2006 10:00am to 4:30pm $200 (members) $225 (non-member) Register at The Loft (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loft.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dproduct.display%26Product_ID%3D937) Call Lynn, 612-823-7022, for more info. Visit our web site for more information... - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisdomhorsecoaching.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is Horse Assisted Learning So Successful? EGE (Equine Guided Education) is an experiential learning process that sticks. Horses are non- judgmental, honest mirrors. Working with horses helps you become aware of confusion, anxieties and limiting beliefs that inhibit your ability to reach your goals. Exercises with the horses (all on the ground), and insights from human coaches will clarify your vision and give you words and actions to reach your goals. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About Wisdom Horse Coaching (TM) Wisdom Horse Coaching (TM), LLC, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota offers a variety of experiential, equine guided, personal and professional development services. At Wisdom Horse (TM) we bring you: • Individual coaching programs • Public Equine-Guided workshops • Custom Training for organizations and groups • Apprenticeships - customized programs for individuals who want to become equine-guided practitioners • Partnerships with other professionals who want to offer Equine-Guided Education to their clients but don’t have the horse experience to do so Visit our web site at www.wisdomhorsecoaching.com AND check out our upcoming workshops below. May you reach for the carrots of life with a dancing spirit, Lynn and Ann lynn@wisdomhorsecoaching.com 612-823- 7022 or ann@wisdomhorsecoaching.com 651-766-8920 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Busy Leader Workshop Taking Registrations! Wisdom from the Horse for Busy Leaders (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=axwastbab.0.0.ldkhblbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisdomhorse.eventwebsitebuilder.com%2Fpage%2Fpage%2F2898230.htm) * Can't get your team to do all you'd like? * Need a solution to a niggling problem? * Can't take time for a longer workshop? Why sit in a classroom when working with horses brings solutions and insights far faster and more effectively? This half-day workshop is perfect for leaders who want the powerful benefits of horse assisted learning but can't get away for a longer workshop. We promise you time to: * Tune your confidence as a leader * Find creative solutions to problems * Unwind in the fresh air and a country setting May 17, 1:00-5:00pm, 1/2 day, $175, Twin Cities Metro Area NOW TAKING REGISTRATIONS! 651-766-8920 (Ann) or 612-823-7022 (Lynn) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quick Links... 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