About Little Winds

Mission and Values

The mission of Little Winds EGE is to create a space for change in the personal, professional and organizational realms, partnering with horses to guide this experiential learning process. We are committed to providing high quality training with long lasting results in the areas of leadership development, team building, communication dynamics, vision setting and support for the grieving.

By offering a training experience in which the participants are directly experiencing and practicing new skills and learning from the natural actions and reactions of the horses rather than the words of a human, participants are more likely to accept and retain the workshop's key lessons. Workshops offered in a natural setting give individuals and organizations the opportunity to reconnect with their core values and open the path to new ideas and behaviors. Horses embody the values of Little Winds including:

• Authenticity
• Sense of Place
• Non-judgmental relationships
• Living and working with integrity and intention
• Clear communication

About Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie is the daughter of a farmer and a nurturer and a sister to five siblings. She is the proud mother of three amazing young people and has a life partnership with a man of great integrity, creativity and caring. Anne-Marie grew up in a small rural town in the Sacramento Valley and spent many years living and learning around the world including, Los Angeles, the Philippine Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, India and Bolivia, ultimately settling in Yolo County, California. Through these experiences and relationships, Anne-Marie has developed strong ties to family, land, and community and a sense of her place in the world.

After more than 15 years of experience in training, facilitation and program management for non-profit organizations, Anne-Marie founded Little Winds Equine Guided Education as a response to what she saw was a desire for both people and organizations to find a more effective way to interact with the world. Anne-Marie partners with horses to offer their deep wisdom, healing spirit and clear communication and brings her own expertise and intuition developed through working with diverse groups of people and places. Anne-Marie has experienced first hand, over and over, the power of horses to shift our view and guide us towards a path of positive change.

Anne-Marie is a Certified Equine Guided Educator. She has a Bachelors Degree from UCLA in Sociology and Ethnic Studies, a Masters Degree from UC Davis in International Agricultural Development and is trained in Facilitation, Negotiation and Cross-Cultural Communication skills. She is currently pursuing a Certificate of Thanatology through the National Center for Death Education to support her work related to end of life and grief and loss.

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