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ElephantExperience

Live, work, play and change with Elephants!24th February - 3rd March 2013

Create a deep connection with elephants and learn how to tap intoyour self-awareness to create a richer and more meaningful life foryourself.


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Ele hantsta :Change your life and make adifference to the life of an elephant

Elephantstay is a not-for-profit programat the Royal Elephant Kraal & Village in

Ayutthaya, Thailand. It is a fantasticway to get hands on experience andmake a real difference to the lives oftheir retired elephants.

Stay in the most exciting, innovative,working elephant village in Asia,dedicated to conserving Asianelephants.

The program involves living with, caringfor and learning about elephants.Your elephant will be relying on you to

take care of them and show them thelove they deserve and you will beshown how.It doesnt take long to realise howunique each of the elephants are andtheir personalities will delight and touchyour heart.

You will learn all of the basics of beinga Mahout (elephant carer), riding,feeding, watering and even bathingyour elephant in the river.

Because of the diversity of activities atthe Elephant Kraal you will be able to

experience many unique facets ofelephant life and culture.

You will be working with the largestanimal on earth. By learning to takecare of them you will have theopportunity to create your own bondwith them and make a difference totheir lives.

Spiros and Lynn, as experienced healthpractitioners, will enhance yourexperience by integrating powerful

mind-body therapeutic techniques withthe healing power of the elephants tofacilitate lasting change within you.

They will assist you to get in touch withwhat really matters to you.

Should you choose to embark on thisjourney of personal development youneed to know this means your wholelife will change. Imagine what your lifewould be like if you were to let go of thelimiting beliefs you hold about yourself!


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WhyElephants?

Elephants are wonderful,

beautiful and majestic relationalbeings who have amazingawareness and sensingcapacities. They rely on theirawareness to survive and thrive.

Elephants are oriented towardsconnection and relationship dueto being social animals with aherd structure.

Elephants experience and thenrespond. Due to elephants being

a highly perceptive species, theywill react behaviourally to apersons non-verbals, intention,feelings and thoughts, especiallyif they are at odds with thepersons presenting behaviour orwords.

Elephants invite humans tostretch different parts ofthemselves beyond the thinkinganalytical mind, deepening theexperience in the body, intuitingand sensing, into the feelingrealm.

Elephants have many similartraits to humans. They are socialanimals, prefer to be with peers,have roles in their herd, and havedistinct temperaments andpersonal styles. They havefeelings, moods and preferences,and an approach that works wellwith one elephant may not work

with another. They are playful,curious and creative.

Interacting with elephants, withskilled facilitation, offersopportunities for participants toreceive non-judgmental feedbackabout existing behaviours andpatterns, as the elephantsrespond to each person and teamuniquely.


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Experience the Healing Power of Elephantsfor Your Self

I know that youre wondering what it might be like tostart your days with the sounds of an elephantvillage coming to life.

As you wake you hear the gentle rumbling sounds of

the mother elephants in the nursery, as they call totheir young, and the excited cries and trumpets oftheir babies in response.

You walk outside your hut and see a huge,magnificent bull elephant, with massive tusks, hisMahout on his back, urging him through the village,past your hut and down to the river for a quick washand drink then its off to work they go.

You start your day by greeting your elephant andyou know she is pleased to see you. You spend afew moments with her feeling the heart connectionthat you now both have, and she stands quietlywatching you while you clean her nightspot, waitingfor you to feed her.

The early morning sun casts a golden glow over thescene and you can hear the repetitive melody of theBuddhist monks chanting in the background as theycall people to the nearby temple, and you findyourself moving your rake in time with the chanting almost a meditation in itself.

Daily gentle stretching and an individual Cranio-Sacral treatment helps you align your mind and bodyto the day and the changes that are occurring deepwithin you, as you care for your elephant and

immerse yourself in the experience of living in anelephant village.

You stop by the nursery and watch enthralled at thedelightful scene before you - the antics of the babies

playing together, learning how to relate to each otherand learning how to master the use of their trunksthat seem to have a life of their own!

And then the wading pool comes out for them to playin and you join in the fun, mindful that not everyoneis privileged to get the opportunity to frolic with babyelephants.

The facilitated sessions with your elephant assistyou to tap into your self-awareness and show youhow to overcome the limiting beliefs that have heldyou back in the past. You are transforming yourself.

As you ride your elephant down to the river for a

swim, you are aware that you are sitting on the backof the largest animal on earth and you feel yourelephant move beneath you with power, agility andsoftness and you become as one with her

And as the week comes to an end you know your lifehas been profoundly changed by your connection toyour elephant and what you have experienced you have a deeper connection with your Self andyou leave Elephantstay with a sense of purpose andgreater self-confidence you now have new toolsyou can use to create whatever you desire for aricher, more meaningful life for yourself ..


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Cranio-Sacral Therapy

The Cranio-Sacral System consists of the brain, spinal cord, membranes andfluid within it. The fluid has a rhythm all its own, like your heartbeat or pulse.When there is a disruption in the system, dysfunction can occur.

A disruption means that the cerebral spinal fluid is not flowing to its maximumpotential. It can be caused by an accident, such as a blow to the head or a fall.A disruption can also occur from any sort of repeated physical or emotionalstress, chemical toxicity (from medications, for example), or environmentaltoxicity.

To correct a disruption, the therapist will use gentle non-intrusive techniques tofree restrictions of the soft tissue, bone structure, and central nervous system.The therapist facilitates rather than induces a change. The client decides uponthe level of physical and/or emotional change.

Cranio-Sacral Therapists are trained to release restrictions in the body.Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST) calms the central nervous system, allowing thebody and mind to be stronger and more resilient. In general, CST is veryrelaxing and people report feeling exceptionally grounded immediately after asession.

At Elephantstay you will have the chance to experience the effects of CST.Together with a combination of active breathing and repetitive yoga exercises,you will learn to stimulate both brain hemispheres, allowing yourself to activate

centres of perception that currently lay dormant.Gestalt Elephant Psychotherapy (GEP)

Using the principles of Gestalt Equine Psychotherapy Elephantstays retiredelephants will guide and co-facilitate your journey with the intention ofdeveloping self and relational awareness, emotional intelligence and awarenessof patterns that are no longer serving you well in your life.

The relational experience with the elephants offers opportunities for you toexplore and make contact that is grounded and alive. It is an opportunity forembodied awareness, in the moment, in relationship. There is no possibility ofbeing right or wrong. It is purely an invitation to build awareness andexperience authentic contact and relationship.

The facilitator, you and the elephant create a unique opportunity for personalgrowth, deepening self-understanding and connection from the experience inthe moment.

The GEP process works with self-exploration and healing across all levels ofexperience bodily and sensing, emotional, intellectually and spiritually.

Together Spiros and Lynn have developed a powerful program to integrate mindand body to facilitate change within the participant, using simple techniques ofmindfulness, bodywork and the healing power of elephants.

BUT more than anything we trust that whatever it is that YOU need YOUwill get and the processes we plan and the experiences that show up foryou are exactly what is needed to support your personal development.

Therapeutic Sessions at Elephantstay

This transformational program utilises elephants as co-facilitators, physical therapies and

mindfulness techniques, to give you tools that will assist you to create lasting change and become

the best You that you can be.


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Facilitators

Mind-Body Medicine Enhancing theHealing Power of Elephants

Spiro AntoniadesBHSc(Acupuncture), Adv. Dip. TCM (Herbs),Adv. Dip. Massage (Myotherapy), CSI I& II, SER I & II

Plato Spiro Antoniades studied ChineseMedicine and Therapeutic Massage atVictoria University in Melbourne. Upongraduation in 1995, Spiros Antoniadesstarted treating and teaching Massageat Victoria University.

Since then, he has established anumber of practices around Melbourne,partaken in the formation of a non-profitorganisation treating heroin addictionwith acupuncture, and taught massageand various Chinese medicine aspectsin universities and governmentorganisations. His current clinic isMedica Complete Health in EastBrunswick, Melbourne.

He furthered his medical knowledge byundertaking studies in craniosacraltherapy, designed by the UpledgerInstitute of Craniosacral therapy andOsteopathy in Florida, USA. SpirosAntoniades has also completed aGraduate Diploma in Chinese herbs atthe Southern School of NaturalTherapies, and, more recently, anAdvanced Diploma in Massage(Myotherapy) at Kangan TAFE. Hiscurrent passion is the study andmedical application of the ancient

Greek Hippocratean wisdom, inconjunction to the contemporarytraditional Greek medicine and dietarytherapy.

His primary treating style is now afusion of myotherapy, shiatsutechniques, medicinal herbal remediesbased on the ancient GreekHippocratean system of the FourHumors, and craniosacral techniques.

Lynn Exton RN, RM, BHSc, MPHCIs a registered nurse and midwife withover 30 years nursing experience thatincludes midwifery, neonatal intensivecare, adolescent mental health anddrug & alcohol.She also holds qualifications inAcupuncture, Traditional ChineseHerbal Medicine, Clinical Nutrition,Counselling, Clinical Hypnotherapy and

Coaching; and is trained in Acceptance& Commitment Therapy (ACT) andGestalt Equine Psychotherapy (GEP).

Lynn has worked in private practice asa Natural Therapist for 23 years andspecialises in Psychonutrition; whichdeals with the effects of nutrition on themind and the influence of vitamins,minerals, amino acids, enzymes andessential fatty acids on thebiochemistry of the brain.She has spent the last 14 years

working with disadvantagedadolescents who experienceproblematic substance misuse, mentalhealth issues and social disconnection.

Lynn has visited and worked as avolunteer at Elephantstay on numerousoccasions and has experienced theamazing connection with elephants andknows first hand how this connectioncan be life changing.

She is passionate about facilitating

change in others and offers personaldevelopment programs to assist peopleto grow personally, professionally,emotionally and spiritually.

She currently offers Psychonutrition,Genetic Profiling, Counselling andCoaching in her clinic, Mindful Nutritionin Mitcham, Melbourne.

Lynns philosophy is that when youchange your brain you change yourlife.


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Your Investment

Its an all-inclusive package: all you need to payfor are your flights to Bangkok, which must includecomprehensive travel insurance, evening drinks(alcohol) and souvenirs. You simply book your flightand you will be picked up at the airport by the hotelshuttle bus for the first nights accommodation.

We will transfer you to the Royal Elephant Kraal inAyutthaya and return you to the airport for yourreturn flight home.

The price includes:

7 nights accommodation (twin share) firstnight in Bangkok, 6 nights at Elephant Kraal all meals lunches and dinners feature

authentic Thai food unlimited filtered water, tea and coffee are

also supplied airport transfers excursions transfers includes caring for an elephant, riding,

bathing in the river, t-shirt and elephanthandbook

7-day program facilitated by Spiros and Lynn

afternoon river cruise to 3 Buddhist temples shopping afternoon at the markets in Wang

Chang, Ayutthaya

Full Program Price: $2500 (AUD)

Payment schedule: $750 non-refundable deposit

Full payment is required by 4th January 2013

Cancellation: 50% of the full program cost will bereturned if cancelled at least 30 days, 25% of the fullprogram cost will be returned if cancelled at least 14days prior to the start.

Starting: You might want to arrive a few days beforeto let go of a bit of jet lag .The program starts on Sunday 24th February at7.30pm for a group session in Bangkok before wearrive at the Royal Elephant Kraal.Elephantstay program commences at 9.30am onMonday 25th February.

Ending:The program finishes at 5pm on Sunday 3rdMarch, followed by a group transfer to BangkokInternational airport. Or you may decide to spend afew extra days in Ayutthaya or Bangkok. If so, transfer

to Ayutthaya or Bangkok can be organised.Accommodation:All bungalows are twin share withair-conditioning and include private western bathroomwith hot water. Linen supplied.Laundry facilities are available.

Free WiFi is also available.

Communal covered outdoor area for eating andgetting together - a perfect vantage point to watch theelephants walking by to the river.

What you choose to do with yourfree time is entirelyup to you, but we suggest you spend bonding timewith your elephant.

The easiest way to your elephants heart is through itsmouth and trunk so FOOD and water, and moreFOOD you can never fill up your elephant!

Play dodge the youngsters in the nursery area!

Watch the elephants and their Mahouts workingtogether you can learn a lot from observation.

Fill up your memory card on your camera and videorecorder.


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ElephantExperience

Healing with Elephants

What is your elephant offering you (telling you) right now aboutyourself, and yourself in relationship?

To book your place in this transformational program contact:

[email protected]

Spiros 61 (0)412 901 007

Lynn 61 (0)417 055 105

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