Learning doesn't just take place in the classroom or on the job. It can take place in the field, on the ground. Literally.

Outdoors in round pens and small arenas horses are teaching men, women and teens from all walks of life, lessons that have the potential to change their relationships with co-workers, friends, family members, and others.

Equine Facilitated Human Development (EFHD), as it is known, is an interactive instructional format that actively engages horses in facilitating the learning experiences of humans. Horses have the uncanny ability to mirror human emotions - anger, frustration, fear, vulnerability, sadness, grief, anxiety, and even joy and happiness - in the moment. They're emotional barometers. Studying and interpreting a horse's responses to our behaviors can provide healthy insights into our own mind-set, enabling adjustments to be made that allow for more positive interactions. The lessons learned during EFHD workshops or individual sessions are then applied to our daily lives.

The Epona Approach™ to EFHD focuses on building participants' emotional intelligence, and expanding their self-awareness and leadership skills. Emerging from the therapeutic riding movement in the 1990s in Tucson, AZ, it was developed by Linda Kohanov, well-known lecturer, riding instructor, and author of The Tao Of Equus, Riding Between The Worlds, and Way Of The Horse. Since 2003, an international group of more than 150 individuals - educators, human development professionals, therapists, social workers, and medical doctors, to name a few - have apprenticed with Linda at her ranch south of Tucson to learn the techniques she pioneered.

Based in Baltimore, MD, Equinimity, LLC, was established in 2008 to introduce corporate teams and individuals in the Baltimore metro area to the exciting new world of professional and personal development opportunities that the Epona Approach™ to EFHD offers. No prior horse experience is necessary, just a willingness to engage in a dynamic and innovative new way of learning.

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