The NOW Program
Next intake block: NOW Autumn Workshop October 30 – November 1 2026
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Are you standing at a crossroads? Is it time to make choices and reinvent yourself?
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Do you want to break through blockages and limiting patterns?
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Is it time to stay true to yourself and stand in your power, at home and at work?
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Are you looking for tools and insights to bring your vision to the world?
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Do you want to become a horse coach, or could you use inspiration and further development?
Then the NOW Program is the ultimate gift to yourself.
In this in-depth personal breakthrough program, horses help you positively transform the blocks on your life path, in your career, and in your relationships. By releasing old patterns, you become the best possible version of yourself.
NOW stands for Nature of Wisdom. This is one of the most powerful personal development programs with horses in the world. This program has proven itself in practice for about 20 years. It combines the latest insights from Western psychology with Eastern mindfulness and North American shamanism.
The NOW program has helped me to see and experience who I am. For me, the necessary change does not necessarily lie in learning even more, but in learning to listen to my intuition – however cliché that may sound. In the program, you work with your emotions and the body scan. These help me become aware of what is happening inside me, allowing me to make choices from a place of calm and trust rather than haste and a need for action and control. Figuratively speaking, through the NOW steps, I have rediscovered my wings and my softness (especially towards myself).
How is the NOW program structured?
The Nature of Wisdom annual training consists of 4 seasonal blocks of 1x 3 days and 3x 2.5 days. The blocks are always scheduled from Friday to Sunday.
This program starts for you with the seasonal block you join. Just as we are born at some point in the year and begin our journey through life from there, you can therefore join in any season and progress through the subsequent parts of the program from there.
If you are unable to complete all workshops in one year, you can skip a workshop and catch up on it the following year.
Block Autumn
Theme: Transformation
Dates: October 30 – November 1, 2026
In this block you will gain insight into old patterns and beliefs that no longer serve you and let go of them. At the end, with an empty backpack and full of confidence, you take the next step on the path of eternal transformation.
Block Winter
Theme: Inspiration
Dates: February 19-21, 2027
Like a tree in winter, shedding its leaves, you direct your full attention inward. What is your unique core, what truly "animates" you? And what of it could become more tangible?
Block Spring
Theme: Growth power
Dates: May 21-23, 2027
In this block you define the next steps on your life path. Where do you want to go? What wants to emerge through you? This is “the beginning of the rest of your life” and you are going to do what is needed for growth.
Block Summer
Theme: Bloom!
Dates: 20-22 Aug 2027 (to be confirmed)
What and who do you need to flourish? What needs to flow more freely? It's time to put yourself in the spotlight and, together with your "herd," shape your vision. Horses are your guides on this epic journey.
Entry-level training – 0.5 day
Prior to the start of your 1e During the workshop, you complete an introductory training session where you are introduced to important instruments and exercises in the program. This introductory training takes place on the morning of the first day. So, your first workshop lasts 3 days, not 2.5.
You will be introduced to Eponaquest basic principles for horse-safe working, sensing and indicating boundaries, emotional intelligence and maintaining a safe space for learning in a group.
In this program, I learned to communicate more clearly and authentically, which is essential at work, within the family, and in my relationship with my partner. I am very grateful to Josselien for her guidance.
What can you expect in this program?
With the help of our experienced personal guidance and the wisdom of the horse herd, you will confront what is holding you back and step into the transformation from “Surviving” to “Living Life to the Fullest”.
In this approach, horses show the way to increased awareness of yourself, your strengths, and your challenges in your life, family, work, and community. They demonstrate how to communicate authentically, set healthy boundaries for yourself and others, and navigate your emotions more smoothly. You gain a broader perspective on who you are, your strengths, and your possibilities.
We work with tools from the Eponaquest method, inspired by the natural herd behavior of horses, to strengthen your emotional resilience and help you stay more true to yourself. On each workshop day, we do exercises with horses in small groups so that you have ample time and attention for this.
Why is working on your personal growth with horses so powerful?
The natural herd behavior of horses provides us with tools for the social and emotional intelligence that is the basis for functioning well in the human herd. This is why horses are such effective training partners:
- Horses give direct and honest feedback. They react to what you truly project and do, not to your status or the story you tell.
- You learn through experience: so with your whole system. New insights come not only from your head, but through your body's reactions in the moment.
- Communication becomes concrete. In the horse's reaction, you immediately see the effect of how you provide direction, set boundaries, offer space, build trust, and how your timing works out.
- Patterns quickly become visible. Through the interaction with the horse, it becomes clear where you adapt too much, force things, withdraw, fall into 'overcare,' or cling too much to control.
- You regulate tension in the moment. You discover how to stay alert, grounded, and connected under stress, without becoming overwhelmed.
- You experience what congruence does. When feelings, intentions, and behavior align better, greater clarity, trust, and natural influence emerge.
- Change is experienced immediately. The horse reacts in the moment to the adjustments you make in presence or behavior. You therefore feel what you are doing differently, and you apply such a lived experience more easily in your daily life.
- What you learn travels with you. These experiences impact your relationships, your work, your communication, and your choices, because you learn to tap into a different way of being present.
Who is the NOW Program for?
Your participation is preceded by a consultation during which we get acquainted and explore whether this program is the right step for you.
Participation in the NOW Program does not obligate you to complete the rest of the Eponaquest certification training. As part of the Eponaquest training for using horses in training, coaching, and therapy, the NOW program is the Basic Module. After all, as a therapist, trainer, or coach, you yourself are your most important instrument! When working with horses, you are also continuously mirrored in your own challenges and patterns. To effectively guide others with horses, it is therefore crucial to have experienced the profound transformative effect of this approach.
Do I need experience with horses to participate?
In addition to NOW, I also want to take the Eponaquest Level 1 training. How does that work?
You can complete the rest of the NOW program while you are already pursuing your further education.
I have felt energy, gained insights into my emotions, learned to understand myself better, and discovered how valuable it is to remain authentic, set boundaries, let go, and sometimes give something away in order to grow personally. The program is structured so beautifully and with such variety. With every season, I feel the transformation within myself. I am accepting who I am more and more and enjoying what tomorrow may bring. In addition, I have had the privilege of meeting incredibly wonderful people. I wish everyone the courage to embark on this special journey. It is a gift to yourself. ❤️
Who are the trainers?
The NOW 4-Seasons Program was developed by Josselien Janssens, Head of the Eponaquest training for the Netherlands and Germany.
Josselien was trained by Carol Roush, who developed the original Nature of Wisdom (NOW) program. It was initially part of Linda Kohanov's Eponaquest Horse Coach Training, which has been taught in the US for 25 years. Since 2010, the NOW program has been available as a standalone course in the US and Europe.
Colleagues you may encounter as supervisors in the NOW program are Eponaquest Instructors Irene Robben, Melanie Baldwin, and Babs Jasper.
Josselien Janssens
Program Manager, Head of Eponaquest Training Netherlands & Germany
Irene Robben
Eponaquest Instructor
Melanie Baldwin
Eponaquest Instructor, Master Herder Instructor, Connection Focused Therapy Facilitator
Babs Jasper
Eponaquest Instructor, Master Herder Instructor, Connection Focused Therapy Facilitator
The focus of this approach is to help ourselves be the change we want to see in the world, and harvest the wisdom from all that has ever been lived.
What are the costs?
Participation Nature of Wisdom program: €1.697 * Training materials and lunches on training days are included.
Participation in one of the individual NOW workshops is possible. The cost is €495.
* VAT of 21% applies to the NOW program. For private participants, this is included in the price. For participants paying from a VAT-registered business, VAT is added on top. Payment in installments is possible. You can find information and conditions on the intake form.
I started the NOW program after an accident. As a result, I had to change a lot in my life and had lost myself a bit. Through the program, I learned a lot about myself, but also about the people around me and my interactions with them. I received practical information that allowed me to build upon what I learned in the course. Because the workshops were spread out over a whole year, it was easy for me to apply what I learned without falling back into old behavior or feelings. And I would also like to mention the contributions of the horses; they were very special. I am doing much better now!
Want to know more?
Would you like to get acquainted with the Eponaquest approach for therapeutic work, leadership development or personal growth? Are you interested in the Eponaquest training? Book a free digital introductory meeting, or participate in an introductory afternoon.
