Meditating with horses, equine facilitator training, life coach and women's retreats

A Sanctuary to Quiet the Mind and Open the Heart

Retreats and Workshops

Listening Within: The Path to an Inspired Life ...

'I have a vision of Epona Ridge, a retreat center that inspires the feminine spirit... where you learn how to journey to find your deeper purpose, enhance personal faith and tap in to your dreams to living a life fulfilled.' Barbara Alexander

Located in the heart of the ancient and healing Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, Barbara Alexander coaches and co-facilitates with her horses, in the art of listening within.

These programs are especially designed for women looking for a safe and comfortable opportunity to reconnect with their inner light, and rejuvenate their Soul.

Epona Ridge, a sanctuary for retreat, named after the Celtic Horse Goddess 'Epona', is a symbol of Divine inner feminine strength, healing, transformation and balance.

Our programs inspire personal empowerment, creativity, and life passion through personal coaching, women's retreats, training and multi month intensives.

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All experiential learning sessions with horses are done safely from the ground, so no prior experience is necessary. Our Epona workshops and retreats include teaching from the wisdom of the horse, Abraham-Hicks and many others.

Why Horses

Through working with horses, we learn about ourselves...

The biofeedback horses provide, helps us learn how we can better manage our energy patterns during human interactions in life. The physiological effects include lowered blood pressure and heart rate, increased beta-endorphin levels, decreased stress levels, reduced feelings of anger, tension and anxiety, improved personal relationships, trust, patience and self-esteem.

The experiential work provides a sense of deep meditation allowing you to quiet your mind, when you quiet your mind you stop thought; when you stop thought you stop resistance; when you stop resistance... then you are in a state of allowing clarity and inner guidance towards a life in balance.

For many years these special teachers have facilitated wellbeing with our guests and they have proved to be masters of empowerment for personal growth, creativity, inspiration and joy. (see testimonials)

The horses have an awe inspiring presence and dramatically accelerate personal growth and awareness of the inner journey and the spiritual connection to to all Beings in life.

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Click here for: WNC Woman Magazine 'A Different Way of Meditating'

Equine Facilitator Training and Advanced Personal Growth Programs

The Mentorship Program

We offer training in the Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning as well as an Advanced Human Development Course for those that want to align themselves with balance and well-being.

Individual Coaching Programs

Coaching for a life-in-balance is a personalized program with phone sessions and the option of workshops and individualized encounters with horses. Click here for more information on coaching with Barbara Alexander.

The Ancient Form of Reiki ... Walking the path of Healer

Reiki Certification: Healing for

Horses, Humans and all of Nature ...

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"Your workshop changed my life. It was almost like hitting the reset button... I am reconnecting with all of these parts of myself that I had almost forgotten were there. I'm enthusiastically look forward to continuing to live the Way of the Horse and Reiki. Thank you for everything you do. Your home, your horses and you are such a gift. I am forever grateful!

Love and Light,

Jana"

The Epona Ridge Center

The Healing Essence of Nature

A View from Epona Ridge

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I loved how you designed the flow of exercises, rituals, and experiences and I felt so supported by you and the horses to live in my heart. I know energetically I have been changed profoundly.

D. Clements Mamaroneck, NY

Wow I just finished the intensive week there at Epona Ridge with the Horses, cats and of course Barbara.......

Thank you, I wasn't sure before I started working with the horses that they could possibly react to me in ways that were significant only to me..........Much to my amazement they did over and over give me exactly what I needed...........It could be the same horse with different participants and each participant was given exactly what they needed, different behavior for each of us........

I am amazed and grateful to experience this for myself.... I will be there again that is for sure..........

Bob Damiani