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As our way to say to the U.S. Military Veterans "Thank you for your service" Military Veterans and their familes are invited to be our guests without fee to all our events.
Location: Pebble Ledge Ranch, 9796 Cedar Road, Novelty, OH 44072
Fee: $200
Continuing Education:6 Core/1 Resource Dev: CCEs - GPCC™ and ICF Core Competencies6.5 hours: CEs (counseling, social work psychologists)
Faculty: Jackie Stevenson, MSSA, LISW, BCC, GPCC™
Enter into the sacred silent realm of nature, where we can hear ourselves think and listen within for what most wants to be heard. We will create a field of dreams surrounded by a herd of gentle horses where you can gather the wisdom of your inner nature and dream your world into being.
Integrating a Gestalt and a Transformational Presence approach, ICF coaching guidelines and ancient Indigenous practices, nature’s teachings and our inner knowing, we will gather collective wisdom and listen for our life to speak.
This highly experiential workshop is for all who want to enhance their professional skills and to expand their approach in guiding clients through challenges and into opportunities.
In this workshop, participants will increase their understanding and practice:
No horse riding - this is about respectful trustworthy relationships.We will be outside in nature; and in protected outdoor and indoor spaces.
Location: Pebble Ledge Ranch, 9796 Cedar Rd., Novelty Ohio
Guided by:Jackie Stevenson, Jody Wainer and the Spirit of Leadership Team and Herd
Horses and all of Nature live within the natural circle of time flowing from one season to another carrying the wisdom and secrets of the ages.
Together in the presence of wise women and the wisdom of horses and Mother Nature we will explore our own natural rhythm of graceful, grateful aging without growing old.
Horseplay in the pasture, chatting around the campfire, strolling through the forest, resting in the ancient rock ledges, sharing sacred knowledge:
Join the Joyful Journey of gracefully, gratefully, aging
Fee: $135
For registration or information contact Jackie at jacalynstevenson@gmail.com
Jackie Stevenson is the founder and CEO of Spirit of Leadership Services LLC providing coaching, leadership and team building sessions and retreats through experiential learning with horses and nature.
Jody Wainer is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and a Jungian analyst. She has a ongoing interest in increasing the visibility and understanding of Jungian thought and the support it can offer our everyday lives.
This workshop engages horses and nature as our guides to explore dream time in our night sleep and in daydreams as an important source of learning, knowing, remembering, and visioning.
Many dreams live within us, some whisper from our childhood past, some speak to us from our lively present and some beckon from our unknown future. What we dream of, search for, or yearn for can be a guide to discover what already lives within us and what matters most in the life we are already living.
Experience in the dream world expands the awareness of our life journey. The challenge is not that we have too few dreams or visions but in moving them to our awareness and recognizing which ones to cherish, follow and bring to action.
Join our herd of brave-hearted horses at Pebble Ledge Ranch where “everyone belongs, everyone is essential, everyone matters, and everyone is treasured.”
The focus of the “Take Back Your Life: The Courage to Live Beyond Human Trafficking Retreat is to strengthen empowerment, self-care, and loving relationship for those with the courage to break the human trafficking cycle and the commitment to get their lives back on track.
We will explore:
Horses, for generations, have carried us upon their backs, taking us farther and carrying us faster than we could travel alone. Today, horses can guide us to find our way in life. They challenge us to move beyond our previous limitations and forward to be our best self. Horses have an amazing ability to understand our true emotions, offer a unique perspective and reflect back to us what we most need to know.
Guided by Jackie Stevenson and the spirit of leadership team, horse herd, and nature
For registration contact Renee Jones at the Renee Jones Empowerment Center rjones@rjecempower.org.
Our promise is that you will have a safe, meaningful and fun experience.
There is no horse riding and all the horseplay takes place on the ground
Nature soothes the soul and is an abundant source of creative and healing energy. Within the sacred power of nature and the compassionate heart of the horse familiar patterns are often challenged and resources untapped become available. Nature expands our capacity for focus, intention, and integration to help ourselves and others embody the gifts of self empowerment, self healing, &self care.
Pebble Ledge Ranch, Novelty, Ohio
“All good things are wild and free” Henry David Thoreau
Gather your deep feminine instinct, free horse spirit, wildish and wolfish nature and love of the natural world. We will follow the snowy trails through the forest uncovering our natural primitive self step by step. Gathering in a tribal circle around a warm fire we will share stories and wisdom
The river calls us to be heard, the earth longs for our footsteps to hold the souls of our feet, the trees & rocks have secrets to tell us, the fire holds healing warmth for our bones & the wind inspiration for our spirit. Exploring our dreams within nature's wisdom.
Moving with the rhythm of spring beauty, timelessness and ceremonial space, and listening deeply within we will create the energetic field to support each other’s wisdom, healing and instinctual natures.
Location: Pebble Ledge Ranch, Novelty, Ohio
Bring your lunch
Registration: Open to a circle of 20 women. To register for your place in the circle or for more information contact Jackie at jacalynstevenson@gmail.com.
Fee: $135
The land is about 80 acres and is surrounded by 500 acres of Geauga Park land and the Geauga Rookery. The Chagrin River wanders along and through the forest of the east boundary offering beautiful places to dwell by the water and to splash about on warm days. The west boundary is guarded by a Hemlock forest and old Canadian Glacial Rock and ledge formations and millions of 1.1 billion year old quartz pebbles...hence the name Pebble Ledge. On the north boundary is a three acre natural bog with amazing lily pads, water birds, turtles and many other primordial critters of the bog. The south boundary is living space for people and horses. The 20 acre rolling pasture is home to the herd of 7 remarkable horses and one courageous zebra, which live freely, joyfully and at peace.
We will wander through the forest above the beautiful ancient grandfather and grandmother ledges. Many sacred and ceremonial sites have revealed themselves and welcome us to learn from them.
Join us at Pebble Ledge Ranch in Novelty Ohio, surrounded by the majesty of nature, our majestic herd of horses, and the wisdom of three Medicine Wheels to explore your life's most precious questions, to discover your part in service of a better world and to simply be your most loveable self.
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world…In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."
--Anne Frank
Journey around the medicine wheel, interact with horses in their herd and engage with nature providing a lived experience to build on strengths, face challenge with courage and compassion and experience the connection and interconnection of living systems of which we are an integral part.
Create your own "traveling" medicine wheel with stones from the land.
The Medicine Wheel or the Circle of Life, as it is sometimes called, is central to the tradition of most indigenous peoples. Although specific aspects of the medicine wheel vary from tribe to tribe and culture to culture, the intrinsic meaning is shared. The Medicine Wheel represents the circle of life and carries wisdom from many perspectives to inform and bless our daily journey through life.
The Medicine Wheel is both a sacred representation of life's journey and a practical system for maintaining balance and direction for the individual, the family and community.
The Medicine Wheel is a map of discovery, balance, and healing. The wheel offers an integral map of the physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual realms.
The term medicine refers to one's wisdom, personal power, essence, and unique spark of the divine... To learn about, walk or pray the Wheel is to approach life from divergent perspectives and to integrate the wisdom and truth from each in our pursuit of wholeness.
There is no horse riding...the horseplay is an opportunity to learn more about you. The interrelated four directions in the circle of the Medicine Wheel and the four forces of nature each offer us spiritual teachings and practical life lessons inviting intuition and inner wisdom and an awareness of our place of belonging in the family of life.
Fee: $135
Contact Jackie for information or to register for this retreat.
We are prepared for the changing moods of Mother Nature with indoor and outdoor spaces to engage safely with the horses and for moments of team reflection and dialogue.
Journey around the medicine wheel, listen within to the wisdom of horses and nature and attune with grace to your true nature and imagine living life in peace.
Guided by Jackie and Herb Stevenson and the herd.
Join us for a morning of gentle movement, meaningful moments, and magic as we engage with Yoga practice, horseplay, and nature's miracles connecting body, mind, and spirit.
The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word Yuj meaning union or to join. Yoga is about connecting or joining mind, body, and spirit.
Yoga, horses, and nature can awaken our hearts with grace offering inner peace, mindful focus, embodied presence, and spiritual awareness.
We are all competent beginners learning and unlearning together with care, curiosity, and compassion. No prior Yoga or horse experience is needed to awaken your heart with grace and to journey towards harmony and human kindness.
There is no horse riding it is about relationship. Be prepared to be safe, discover something meaningful to you, & have fun bringing home the gifts and messages you received from Yoga, horses, nature, and your inner nature.
Together we will awaken our hearts with grace guided by Yoga practice, horseplay, natures playground and our own unique inner knowing.
Location: Pebble Ledge Ranch 9796 Cedar Rd Novelty, Ohio
Fee: $135
Facilitated by:Jackie Stevenson, Janice Hanrahan & the Spirit of Leadership herd & team
Yoga, Horses and Nature with attention and intention, can transform our lives and the lives of others for the greater good of humanity, and for all those with whom we share this amazing planet Earth.
Contact Jackie for registration or information Jacalynstevenson@gmail.com
Mothers, Fathers, grandparents of all ages, and kids 8-18 years old; join us for a fun, meaningful day of honest conversation around the campfire, gentle horseplay, and easygoing hiking.
Guided by horses and nature this retreat day is an opportunity to enjoy quality time together, grow your connection to each other, offer and receive support, and learn from each other as part of a community of cross generational families.
Be prepared to be safe, discover something meaningful to you and have fun.
There is no horse riding...the horseplay is relational and takes place on the ground.
Observing and interacting with horses in their herd provides a lived experience to; build on strengths, face challenge with courage and compassion.
We can learn to be a more caring family where everyone belongs, everyone is essential, and everyone matters." --Jackie
Facilitators: Jackie Stevenson and the Spirit of Leadership Team & Herd.
Fee: $150 for the family.
For more information or to register contact Jackie at jacalynstevenson@gmail.com
Spirit of Leadership LLC,
Pebble Ledge Ranch, 9796 Cedar Road,
Novelty, OH, 44072
Faculty: Jackie Stevenson, MSSA, LISW, BCC, GPCC™
Join a herd of horses within the wonder of nature deepening your understanding of your embodied presence and tapping into the resource of your body intelligence to be more aware of self and others and to expand your range of compassion, resiliency and inner knowing. This highly experiential workshop integrates a Gestalt approach to embodied awareness as we “come to our senses” to better navigate challenge and change and to collectively create a better world for all.
Embodied Presence is the capacity to literally use your senses, to experience your physical self, not simply your thoughts about yourself. It is intelligence, along side of cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence that provides you with a clearer awareness of your inner and outer world.
Embodied Presence is the ability to live and function more fully as an embodied being by physically sensing, registering and managing inner experience and outer experience in relation to the surrounding world so as to have greater awareness, range and choice.
Being an embodied presence as a leader, coach, facilitator, manager or educator or simply your loveable self offers you expanded perspectives and possibilities.
In this workshop, participants will increase their understanding and practice:
No horse riding--this is about respectful trustworthy relationship.
We practice safe physical distancing, masks required, small group gathering, we will be outside in nature.
Continuing Education (CE):
To register registrar@gestaltcleveland.org or call 216-421-0468. For more information contact Jackie at jacalynstevenson@gmail.com
Location: Pebble Ledge Ranch, Novelty Ohio
Facilitators: Jackie Stevenson and the spirit of leadership team and herd
Join us on a journey guided by horses and nature to
Fee: $135.00, limited scholarships available, 4 BCC CE’s
Contact Jackie for registration or information jacalynstevenson@gmail.com.
Inspiring Professional Development
We will journey together to explore, experience, and embody seven sacred practices of guiding personal and professional discovery with horses. This path is a sacred practice where everyone belongs, everyone is essential, and everyone matters, where leadership is shared and offered to all.
This is a highly experiential workshop where seven sacred learning opportunities and exercises will be demonstrated and accessible for participants to integrate as they choose into their guiding with horses practice.
Applicable to working with individuals, couple, families, groups and teams as all in the collective are present in some form.
Seven Sacred Practices in Guiding with Horses:
Guided by Jackie Stevenson and the Pebble Ledge herd
This professional certificate program is designed for
Join the adventure with your fellow horse and human herd members for the Experiential Learning with Horses 2024 program. It is an honor, privilege, and responsibility to engage with horses and to support and guide people in their personal and professional learning, skill building and growth through experiential learning with horses and nature and coaching competence.
Join us at Pebble Ledge Ranch in Novelty Ohio, surrounded by the majesty of nature, our majestic herd of horses, and the wisdom of three Medicine Wheels to explore your life's most precious questions, to discover your part in service of a better world and to simply be your most loveable self.
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world…In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."
--Anne Frank
Journey around the medicine wheel, interact with horses in their herd and engage with nature providing a lived experience to build on strengths, face challenge with courage and compassion and experience the connection and interconnection of living systems of which we are an integral part.
Create your own "traveling" medicine wheel with stones from the land.
The Medicine Wheel or the Circle of Life, as it is sometimes called, is central to the tradition of most indigenous peoples. Although specific aspects of the medicine wheel vary from tribe to tribe and culture to culture, the intrinsic meaning is shared. The Medicine Wheel represents the circle of life and carries wisdom from many perspectives to inform and bless our daily journey through life.
The Medicine Wheel is both a sacred representation of life's journey and a practical system for maintaining balance and direction for the individual, the family and community.
The Medicine Wheel is a map of discovery, balance, and healing. The wheel offers an integral map of the physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual realms.
The term medicine refers to one's wisdom, personal power, essence, and unique spark of the divine... To learn about, walk or pray the Wheel is to approach life from divergent perspectives and to integrate the wisdom and truth from each in our pursuit of wholeness.
There is no horse riding...the horseplay is an opportunity to learn more about you. The interrelated four directions in the circle of the Medicine Wheel and the four forces of nature each offer us spiritual teachings and practical life lessons inviting intuition and inner wisdom and an awareness of our place of belonging in the family of life.
Fee: $135
Contact Jackie for information or to register for this retreat.
We are prepared for the changing moods of Mother Nature with indoor and outdoor spaces to engage safely with the horses and for moments of team reflection and dialogue.
Journey around the medicine wheel, listen within to the wisdom of horses and nature and attune with grace to your true nature and imagine living life in peace.
Guided by Jackie and Herb Stevenson and the herd.
Guided by Jackie Stevenson and the Spirit of Leadership team and herd
We will journey together to explore, experience, and embody seven sacred practices on the path of Sacred Living. This path is a sacred practice where everyone belongs, everyone is essential, and everyone matters, where leadership is shared and offered to all.
Seven Sacred Practices in Sacred Living:
We will wander in the forest above the beautiful ancient grandfather and grandmother ledges. Many sacred and ceremonial sites have revealed themselves and welcome us to learn from them. Honoring and remembering our ancestors we will become more aware of how we might bring forward their gifts that live through us.
Registration: To register for your place in the circle or for more information contact Jackie at jacalynstevenson@gmail.com.
Fee: $135
For registration call: 216.368.6413 or Email: seminar@case.edu
Instructor: Jackie Stevenson
"The most important thing in communication is hearing what is not spoken"
Peter Drucker
Listening is most frequently associated with hearing through the ears but we have many sources of hearing, through our heart, our intuition and all of our senses. Engaging and listening with our body awareness and intelligence is a practice of quiet patience, which frees us up from the chatter of inner and outer voices and the desensitizing sounds of telephones, computers and environmental noise. Engaged listening is hearing between words and beyond what is spoken, focusing on listening to what the speaker holds relevant, essential and most important. Through the practice of holistic listening, we can increase our self-awareness to become more aligned with, and authentically present in our actions. This experiential, reflective workshop provides multiple opportunities for participants to practice and expand their listening capacity and capability.
As a result of attending this program, participants will:
Anyone interested in developing their capacity to listen deeply; especially relevant for managers, coaches and professionals engaging in collaborative or developmental work.
Pebble Ledge Ranch, Novelty, Ohio
Have you been hearing the call of the wild?
Have you been dreaming and awakening to inner knowing?
Gather your deep feminine instinct, free horse spirit, wildish and wolfish nature and love of the natural world. We will follow the trails through the forest uncovering our natural primitive self step by step. Gathering in a tribal circle we will share care and wisdom
The river calls us to be heard, the earth longs for our footsteps to hold the souls of our feet, the trees and rocks have secrets to tell us, the fire holds healing warmth for our bones and the wind inspiration for our spirit. Explore the beauty of your changing seasons.
Moving with the rhythm of timelessness and ceremonial space, listening deeply within we will create the energetic field to support each other's wisdom and instinctual natures.
Connecting through nature to your wilderness spirit, inner nature and natural being
Location: Pebble Ledge Ranch, Novelty, Ohio
The land is about 80 acres and is surrounded by 500 acres of Geauga Park land and the Geauga Rookery. The Chagrin River wanders along and through the forest of the east boundary offering beautiful places to dwell by the water and to splash about on warm days. The west boundary is guarded by a Hemlock forest and old Canadian Glacial Rock and ledge formations and millions of 1.1 billion year old quartz pebbles...hence the name Pebble Ledge. On the north boundary is a three acre natural bog with amazing lily pads, water birds, turtles and many other primordial critters of the bog. The south boundary is living space for people and horses. The 20 acre rolling pasture is home to the herd of 7 remarkable horses and one courageous zebra, which live freely, joyfully and at peace.
We will wander in the forest above the beautiful ancient grandfather and grandmother ledges. Many sacred and ceremonial sites have revealed themselves and welcome us to learn from them.
Registration: Open to a circle of 20 women. To register for your place in the circle or for more information contact Jackie at jacalynstevenson@gmail.com.
Fee: $135
"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." -- Mary Lou Cook
Join Jackie Stevenson, Kevin Charnas, and the Spirit of Leadership horse herd for a fun & meaningful day of creative expression & joyful play
This workshop is for those with a curious nature, a love of adventure, a quest for inner knowing, a heart of creative spirit, a desire to kick up their hooves and to run free.
Location: Pebble Ledge Ranch, Novelty, Ohio
Fee: $135
For information or registration contact Jackie at jacalynstevenson@gmail.com
Visit Personal or Professional Retreats at Pebble Ledge Ranch to learn more.