Hero's Journey with Horses, Australia

What if You Accepted the Invitation to become the Hero of Your Own Life?

January 5 - 8, Ballarat, Australia

Co-sponsored by Equine Learning Experiences Australia, Emily McVeigh, director.

When facing challenges, obstacles, or transitions, it’s easy to feel like life is a battle filled with struggles. Or that you are powerless to change difficult circumstances. However, you can create new meaning and open up positive possibilities through a powerful shift in perspective.

It all begins with a simple question: What if you were no longer at the effect of your circumstances, but instead were the hero of your own mythic adventure?

Embark on your own Hero's Journey with Horses and discover:

How to successfully navigate setbacks and move through challenges.
How the Hero's Journey framework helps positively alter your perception of yourself and your circumstances
How the horses help you tap into your inner strengths and resources to transform obstacles you face
How the Hero’s Journey with horses can reveal and guide your pathway forward
Practical ways to apply your hero’s experience back home every day.

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(All activities are on the ground. No horse experience is necessary.)

The Location

Equine Learning Experiences Australia is a mecca for learning and healing with horses. Emily McVeigh's herd will open your heart and guide you through your most difficult challenges. Enjoy unobstructed views of Mt. Buninyong and the surrounding peaceful valley from this beautiful, 20 acre property located at Parkinsons Rd, 3357 Napoleons, Australia

Our Hero's Journey Retreat Itinerary

Thurs., 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Opening ceremony
Friday, 9:30 - 4	Embarking on the Hero's Journey with the horses. Horse activities, reflection,
Friday eve.	Free time to rest, journal or explore the area
Sat.: 9:30 - 4:	Finding the gift in the wilderness. Horse activities, reflection.
Saturday eve.	Free time to rest, journal or explore the area
Sunday 9:30 - noon	Taking the learning back into life at home. Reflection and gratitude with horses and humans

Cost: $570 USD ($750 AUD)

Includes: All workshop activities, time with the horses, experienced facilitation, snacks, handouts and materials.

Does not include: Airfare, hotel, car rental, meals.

This is an invitation to find new possibilities in the face of life's difficult circumstances and fill your inner well with courage and heart. (The root of the word courage is "coeur", french for heart.) Step into this safe and healing place as the horses gently guide you to new ways of meeting life's challenges.

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Accomodation and local information

Your Facilitators

Lynn Baskfield, M.A., PC

Lynn guides people through rites of passage with storytelling, writing, nature and horses. A lifelong horsewoman, she partners with horses to evoke insights and learning that her clients cannot get anywhere else. It is Lynn's experience that when her clients connect with themselves through the horses, deep insight and creative solutions emerge quite naturally. She has been doing workshops and teaching about the Hero's Journey with Horses for several years. Lynn is highly regarded internationally in the field of personal development and healing with horses. She is owner of SpiritDance Coaching in the US.

Emily McVeigh

Emily McVeigh is founder and owner of Equine Learning experiences Australia. She is a certified life coach specialising in both career and life coaching. Emily gets her inspiration from seeing people tap into their resourcefulness and their WHOLE being so they can truly reach their full potential and carve out a fulfilling and meaningful life for themselves. She has a lifetime of horse experience and is a skilled facilitator who creates a welcoming, safe space for learning and growth.

What participants have experienced with Lynn and Emily: Testimonials

"There is not a day that goes by that I do not remember the message from my horse experience with Lynn and re-ground myself in why I am here." Cheryl Leitschuh, Ed.D., RCC, Leitschuh Leadership Consulting, USA

"Emily and the horses are amazing. Experiencing her program was the catalyst for a whole lot of much needed learning and change. It was a beautiful journey with many amazing moments of clarity, understanding, acceptance and peace. I loved every minute of this very powerful experience." Teresa Holmes, Australia

"Thank you, Lynn, for being such a powerful coach and witnessing with such grace. It is much appreciated". In gratitude, Diana Gabriel, PCC, USA

"I can tell you that, for me, being in that safe, supported space with Emily and the horses enabled me to really understand and integrate congruence into my life. I know now that when something doesn't feel right, it isnt; and if you don't respond to that you become stuck." Workshop participant, Australia

Nearby places to explore

Ballarat/Buninyong Area

Ballarat

Victoria's largest inland city, Ballarat is a thriving hub of contemporary arts, events and food and wine, with a fascinating heritage backdrop. Explore the legacy of the gold rush, still evident in the magnificent architecture and tree-lined streets of the town today. Admire the city's Victorian and Edwardian buildings, parks, gardens and statues by following one of the visitor information centre's self-guided heritage walks. Spend a day enjoying the fantastic collection of Australian art at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Australia's oldest and largest regional gallery. Catch a show at Her Majesty's Theatre, originally opened in 1875, and wander through specialty shops stocking everything from boutique clothing and books to homewares, crafts and homemade supplies.

Photo above: Golden City Hotel, Ballarat

Buninyong

Surrounded by a precious band of bush and farmlands with natural springs and creeks, Buninyong's natural environment is one of its greatest assets. Along with several public parks and gardens in the town, it provides shelter for wildlife in a beautiful setting.

Although it's only 13 kilometres from busy Ballarat, Buninyong remains very much its own entity, a charming village that hasn't changed much for decades. There's some splendid colonial architecture that you can discover on a number of easy walks that pass heritage gems like the library (circa 1861), which now houses the local information centre and Bear Hugs, a small shop packed with teddies. Buninyong's wide streets and grand buildings were planned with expectations of a booming metropolis, as were the town's lovely botanic gardens, which are among Victoria's oldest.

Ptoto above: Merryweather", Buninyong's historic fire engine, enjoys a jaunt alongLearmonth street. (Photo courtesy of Buninyong Urban Fire Brigade