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Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching - (EFLC) Apprenticeship Program
The EFLC Apprenticeship program is designed for individuals who wish to become facilitators of equine based learning sessions and workshops. The program consists of three week-long on-site trainings, tele-based learning, audio files, and reading assignments.
Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching melds aspects of nature and horse wisdom to create learning environments that support authentic expression and self-realization. Through coaching with horses, apprentices create new habits of thought and behavior that lead to positive results and ultimately new levels of success. Apprentices move beyond limitations, embrace their innate gifts and talents, and venture forward with a sense of purpose and passion in life.
Our program focuses on achieving personal and professional growth by building confidence, trust and clear communications while engaging with horses. This ‘in the bones’ style of learning provides a platform for individuals to recognize unproductive patterns of communication and behavior and practice new ways to approach and partner with others.
Horses teach humans to trust gut feelings and intuition, gracefully assert yourself, integrate emotion as a tool for life direction, speak your truth, make powerful requests, align thoughts and feeling patterns to produce desired outcomes, and experience profound levels of spiritual connection. The Apprenticeship program teaches you how to facilitate powerful Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching based on this philosophy.
You learn the methodology and tools to help others experience:
• The ability to access present moment wisdom through a highly integrated level of awareness
• Space and opportunity to explore and listen to intuition and gut feelings as a life skill
• Tools to expand confidence
• Key components needed to have trust in relationships
• Cohesive and collaborative relationships
• Connection with a horse as a teacher, mirror and spiritual mentor
• Processes to master the art of in the moment leadership
• Practices to strengthen one’s ability to focus and hold intention
• Deeper levels of somatic and sensory awareness to increase self awareness
• Moments with horses that reveal, engage and ignite what makes life meaningful and worthwhile
We are committed to providing the best training program to prepare you in your work with others. The apprenticeship program places a high emphasis on developing coaching and leadership skills, emotional intelligence, intuition and feel with horses.
It is highly recommended that you take all three weeks within the same year. However, if your schedule does not permit you may take them at other times. Apprenticeship includes additional research, reading assignments, tele-classes, and practice sessions. A certificate of completion is given at end of program.
What will I learn?
The Facilitator Training program focuses on educating in four areas of competency:
1. Natural and Intuitive methods for partnering with a horse
2. Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching sessions
3. Facilitator and Coaching skill development
4. Business and marketing development
Natural Horsemanship components focus on teaching:
• The nature of horses
• How horses manage energy, theirs and others
• Why prey/predator dynamics are important in EFLC work
• Care for horses to prevent burn-out
• Leading from behind verses coaxing, bribing, depending on tools, or controlling a horse
• Learning herd dynamics and the social structure of herd and how it provides insights for human to human relationships
• Body language as a form of communication
• Thoughts and intentions to create leadership
• Creating movement, connection and joining up
• Developing sensitivity to energy fields, emotion as energy, boundaries
• Key distinctions to help horses manage energy
• Considerations for horses (herd selection, care, handling)
• Safety
Tools for EFLC sessions
• Facilitation of reflective/contemplative and active/engaging learning sessions
• Additional equine based sessions: energy/space requirements and energy fields, meditative processes, leading and following without traditional tools, creativity, horse painting, horse dancing, reflective grooming, releasing/reclaiming ceremony, team activities and the seated session.
• Tools to increase emotional intelligence, congruence, centering, and intuition
• Non-verbal communications
• Charts and outlines to help you understand the mind body connection, intuitive messages, and energy systems/management
• Four Steps to the Present
• Mind Body Method Coaching Model (a 100 page manual with three complete models)
Facilitator and Coaching Skills Development
• Powerful inquiry that support your clients in finding their truth and insights
• Listening beyond words
• Reflective statements to create deeper awareness
• Creating a container that supports in the moment learning
• Manage your energy field when working with others
• Manage projection, transference, and scattered energy from others
• Identifying and working through aggressive or charged behaviors from individuals, horses or groups
• Holding empathy and compassion
• Pacing and engaging intuition
• Coaching processes to integrate your learning
• Facilitator skills (honoring, calling forth, highlighting, redirecting) through roll playing groups dynamics
• Reading incongruence in individuals, groups and environments
• Boundaries for EFLC sessions and business development
• Distinctions between therapy and coaching
• Emotional intelligence, timing, and leadership
Business and Marketing Development
• Worksheets, Intake package, safety protocols, release forms and much more
• Corporate Program outlines
• Personal Growth Workshop outlines
• Ethical considerations
• Marketing Samples
• Business Plan
Through becoming an EFLC Facilitator you gain:
• A deeper sense of self, purpose and connection to others
• Emotional intelligence, agility and savvy
• Key components for distinguishing between productive and self-sabotaging energy patterns, and how to instantly shift them to create partnerships
• Leadership development to increase your confidence and bring your work out in the world
• Increased heart centered power - the 'feel' required when asserting one's power and the ability to handle stressful situations with strength and grace
• Finesse in using intention, focus and body energy to create connection, movement and communication
• A deep understanding of the nature of horses and why they are important in helping humans grow
• New partnerships as you belong to a community of like minded individuals
• Forward movement in creating your life purpose and passion
How will my learning impact others?
One of our primary philosophies is that the more you invest in yourself, the more positive affect you have on others and the world. Becoming an EFLC facilitator is an ongoing journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance and self-advancement; a commitment to growth. Through the process you learn how to help others do the same.
Our teachings focus on the importance of developing the authentic self, trust, and congruency in relationships. As you demonstrate heart-based leadership your relationships will begin to transform and shift to new levels of co-operation and creativity. Life expands, and higher levels of potential are reached.
Who can apply for the EFLC apprenticeship program?
Individuals already in helping professions (coaches, consultants, therapists, healers, physical therapists, nurses, etc) and individuals who work with horses (horse trainers and riding instructors) apply to this program. Individuals going through life transitions from all walks of life and who are seeking a new way to serve both horses and people also apply.
We suggest that you have experience in a profession that involves working with humans or one that works with horses. If you do not we may recommend additional training in the areas of coaching or developing your horse skills. During the program you will increase your competencies in the area that you most need development. We also highly recommend that you work in partnership with others, who complement your expertise, when offering this work. If you are a life coach you may find a horse expert to work with. If you are a riding instructor you might select a coach or therapist to work with.
What if I don’t own a horse yet?
You may not own a horse yet but have intentions to have one in the future. In the meanwhile we highly suggest you lease or find a horse of your own to work with or lease during the program. You will facilitate several individual EFLC sessions as part of the requirements to complete the program.
Why do I need training?
Many coaches, therapists and/or horse coaches and trainers feel that have what it takes to do this work. This fast emerging field is unique and complex in nature. Unlike many other learning environments, these programs have many fluctuating circumstances and can include dynamics from both the horse and human. To provide a client with the experience that honors both the horse and the human there are many facilitation components that one must learn and that cannot be learned in any other format. We strongly recommend you obtain training before ever working with clients.
What else might I need to know when considering this program?
The apprenticeship program is transformational in nature. It will provide you the tools to work with others and at the same time you can anticipate changes in your life as you grow more fully into your heart based power and authentic expression. We suggest you have a support system in place in addition to the community of people that you will meet at the ranch to help you through the program. Be ready to be on an adventure of learning and self-discovery and to allow more of ‘you’ to emerge in your life as you learn the way and wisdom of the horse!
Program Includes:
- Level One - Six days on site traininig focuses on teaching activities and sessions with horses that support individuals in learning energy awareness, emotional agility, and developing authenticity.
- Level Two – Six days on site traininig teaches heart based leadership through active learning sessions with horses. You also how to merge natural horsemanship into EFLC programs and additional client activities and sessions.
- Level Three - Six days on site traininig focuses on workshop delivery for public and corporate programs, additional EFLC activities, marketing, group and herd dynamics.
- Wild Herd Membership - monthly teleclass covering key concepts in EFLC.
- One on One Business Development Coaching - Coaching with Kathy to excel in your business, communications and life transitions while in the Apprenticeship program.
Please note: All three levels of training include learning the Mind Body Method Coaching Models and how to apply them to Equine Facilitated Learning Sessions. Apprenticeship includes additional research, reading assignments, and practice sessions.
To Enroll:
Check the Calendar Page for the next Level One program
Sign up at the Store page
Or
Email Kathy or call her at 970-947-9166 to discuss payment options and program content
(prepayment for full program saves $750)
Mind Body Method Coach Training
The Mind Body Method Coach Training is designed for the professional, business, life or executive coach, manager or leaders, and other in helping professions who wishes to expand their coaching tool box to include the three powerful Mind Body Method Coaching Models developed by Kathy Pike. These models approach coaching, communications and personal development from an integrative holistic point of view. This training focuses on teaching these models through role-playing, discussion, distinctions and practical application.
When using the Mind Body Method, your clients experience:
- Strategies to reverse self-limiting patterns.
- Tools to shift through, fear, frustration and other disenabling emotions.
- Mental clarity leading to alignment and 'right' action.
- Energetic and emotional attunement and regulation moving into ease, joy and the ability to manifest desires.
The Mind Body Method Coach Training program provides you:
- Three precise Mind Body Method Coaching models to increase emotional fitness, presence, awareness and choice.
- Skills to increase empathy and intuition when coaching.
- The ability to recognize and coach your clients through core limiting patterns.
- Key mapping, resources, diagrams and charts.
Coaches and individuals in helping professions utilize the Mind Body Method Coaching models to create a complete system of self awareness and empowerment for their clients. The Mind Body Method teaches integrative coaching processes that dramatically shift a person's emotional state of being, awareness and personal power. It accesses the whole being, body and brains, and allows the natural solution to emerge from within. Client's experience immediate clarity and are empowered to create results.
The Mind Body Method Coach Training is taught via tele class format or on-site training (two- to three-day trainings). Please email kathy@coachpike.com to arrange a training time for your organization or group.
Call Kathy @ 303-545-2555, 970-947-9166 or email Kathy for more information.
this page was last updated May 18, 2008