Rose and John Longhill have owned and operated Swan Center Seminars since 1986.
Rose Longhill designs and writes all of programs offered by Swan Center Seminars. Rose has been teaching personal success, self-awareness, and animal communication workshops since 1971. Rose worked in the field of parapsychology for fifteen years as a consultant, lecturer and teacher. She was well known for her intuitive insights into personal success, corporate management, family issues, missing person cases, and unsolved crimes. Rose was featured regularly in newspapers throughout Florida and North Carolina and appeared frequently on TV and radio.
Rose's love of animals inspired her to conduct a nationwide lecture tour on animal communication and partnership, from 1977 to 1980. In her lectures, she shared ways that humans and animals could interact as a more effective, harmonious team. Her clients included dolphin trainers, animal behavior specialists, scientists, veterinarians, dog and horse breeders and trainers, and animal lovers from all walks of life.
During this time, Rose began rescuing and rehabilitating abused and neglected animals and specialized in animals with behavior problems. She pulled extensively on her background in animal communication to develop innovative training methods and saved many animals that had been deemed as “un-trainable and un-savable.”
Rose left her career as a parapsychology consultant in 1980, to pursue her true passion - helping people achieve personal success. She toured throughout the United States and abroad, conducting lectures and workshops on the principles of success. Her workshop topics included: Inventing Your Life; Inventing Your Health; Right Brain Success for Corporations; Entrepreneurial Success; Success in Relationships; Sexuality and Expressing Love; Parapsychology and Psychic Development; Spirituality and Nature; Animals as Soul; and Personal Success and Horses.
John Longhill's intrinsic love of nature, led him to earn degrees in Oceanography and Landscape Architecture. He is a professional nature photographer, who has had showings of his work throughout the Southeast United States. He is an award winning landscape architect who gained national recognition when his landscape work was featured in several major publications. John spent five years as the 
director of a branch office, for a large Landscape Architectural firm in Florida, and has owned and managed his own firm for the past 20 years. His business skills include resource analysis, concept development, master planning, contract negotiation and construction supervision, as well as employee management and supervision.
John's talents in business management were made known to Rose in 1985, at a time when she was seeking a new business manager for her seminar company. They entered into a business partnership in 1986 when they discovered that they both shared the dream of establishing a center where people, from all walks of life and religious backgrounds, could retreat to, and experience God in nature. In 1987, Rose, John, and a group of their colleagues, established the Swan Center for Intuitive Living, in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The center housed a seminar company; an alternative health center; a fine arts gallery, and offices for personal counseling and success coaching.
The Swan Center moved to Marble Hill Georgia, which lies in the foothills of the north Georgia Mountains, in the fall of 1987. John oversaw the design and development of the Marble Hill property and incorporated several miles of nature trails that are open to the general public for walking and horseback riding.
At this time, Rose decided to combine her two loves in life - helping animals and helping people. She began offering workshops and clinics that featured rescued horses and dogs as teachers, healers and friends. Her animal based programs have been successfully offered to individuals, families, businesses, youth at risk and physically and mentally challenged groups.
John joined Rose in her efforts to rescue and rehabilitate animals and Rose introduced John to the world of horses and horse training. Together they became accomplished trainers specializing in correcting horse behavior problems. John also developed an interest in horse shoeing and went on to become a certified farrier. 
In 1999, Rose, John and a group of supporters, established and incorporated Swan Center Outreach - a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, for the purpose of animal rescue; the prevention of cruelty to animals; and educating the public on the therapeutic and spiritual value of animals.
Swan Center Outreach offers courses to the general public on animal care and training; conducts public trail rides, riding programs and lessons; as well as children's horse camps; girl and boy scout programs; and animal programs for the mentally and physically challenged.
John is presently the director and financial manager for Swan Center Outreach and the Swan Center, which offers day and overnight retreats; programs on self-awareness; therapeutic animal sessions; a petting zoo and a variety of horse related activities for children and adults.
John and Rose continue to rescue, rehabilitate and train animals and their menagerie of over 75 animals now includes horses, donkeys, dogs, cats, sheep, goats, lamas, potbelly pigs and birds.
Swan Center Seminars has been offering Teambuilding & Leadership Training, and personal success coaching, workshops and excursions to individuals, small businesses and corporations since 1986.
The company's signature workshop Inventing Your Life is geared to individuals wanting to achieve or improve success in one or more areas of their life. The workshop typically takes place over a three-day period in area hotels and is also offered quarterly in a longer travel excursion format to various destinations throughout the world.
The workshop format introduces participants to the principles of success and provides a series of simple and practical tools, and creative exercises that quickly produce dynamic results.
The Right Brain Success® corporate workshop was developed, in 1989, to specifically target corporate success goals. The workshop is offered in house; in a one-day format with the option of group follow up sessions or one on one coaching for CEOs and upper level management. It is especially helpful for newly formed project teams, groups working through diversity issues, and teams desiring to increase productivity and effectiveness.
Teambuilding & Leadership Training with Horses is offered to businesses and corporations looking for a high-impact yet fun way to improve team dynamics, leadership skills, and effective communication while viewing oneself through the all-knowing eyes of the horse. This workshop cuts to the chase as the horses provide thought provoking insights into the various personality, communication and leadership styles, and demonstrate what is and is not effective.
Personal Success & Horses™ introduces adults and children to the principles of personal success, and demonstrates the power and simplicity of effective communication and leadership. This workshop is for anyone interested in achieving increased levels of self-awareness and confidence. The workshop format is offered in a one or three day clinic that is fun, thought provoking and challenging. We also offer the Riding Intuitively® program taught exclusively by Rose and John, on a regular basis in the Atlanta, Georgia area, and at other locations by special request.
Swan Center Seminars also offers customized programs to meet the specific needs of individuals, small businesses and corporations.
