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Rachel Ann Jackson

Rachel Ann Jackson

Rachel was born and raised in the North West of the UK.  From a very young age she loved animals and especially wanted a dog, and at a very young age lived with three wonderful Pomeranians. She started horse riding at seven years old, horses are her second love and loves riding side saddle.  

After qualifying as a primary school teacher and getting married, twenty-five years ago, her and her husband adopted a beautiful, sweet, two year old lurcher from a local rescue. It soon became clear that Fionn was petrified of other dogs, among other things. In her desire to help Fionn, Rachel started to learn about dog behaviour, completing a two-year dog trainer and behaviour course and then found Tellington TTouch® Training method. She describes this as her lightbulb moment, this was what she wanted to learn all about after she discovered how wonderful it was for Fionn. She booked straight away onto her first TTouch training in September 2000 and hasn’t looked back since. 

Rachel went back to university in 2016 to study as a Veterinary Physiotherapist because she noticed that many dogs were struggling physically as well as behaviourally and qualified in 2018. Since then she has combined her work in both these modalities to enhance the physical and behavioural well-being of her own and client’s dogs. Rachel has a passion for the older dog, keeping them as fit, healthy and mobile as they can be. In addition to this, Rachel loves to teach guardians the importance of communication between them and their dogs and how to really listen to their canine friends.  

Over the past twenty-four years Rachel has fostered many dogs, predominantly greyhounds and lurchers of varying sizes, shapes and ages. TTouch has benefitted each and every one of them.    Sighthounds are her massive passion and there will always be a Jackson sighthound.   Rachel  volunteers at her local Dogs Trust and other rescues for many years.  She uses TTouch techniques to help the more stressed and troubled dogs in their rescue be ready for their forever homes, with those already in homes, as well as many staff trainings.

Now Rachel gives private consultations and teaches workshops and trainings, in person and online nationally and internationally.  She teaches the Tellington TTouch® Training  Method and  topics including pain and behaviour, proprioception and anatomy amongst others. 

Rachel was made a Tellington TTouch® Method Instructor in 2021. She lives in South Manchester, UK  with her husband, two greyhounds and a lurcher. You can learnmore about Rachel and contact her via www.wellbalancedanimals-vetphysio.co.uk   wellbalancedanimals@gmail.com

Karin Freiling

Karin Freiling

Karin Petra Freiling was born and grew up in Germany. Since her early childhood, it has been a matter of her heart to practice and communicate connection and oneness between humans and animals. She discovered multiple ways of communicating with animals. Karin did her Master's degree in Biology on the interaction between pygmy chimpanzees and zoo visitors in several zoos in Germany. In the mid '90s, she discovered the Tellington TTouch® Method as an essential way of interspecies connection and worked with TTouch® on the apes.

She is an instructor for TTouch® for You - the Tellington Method for Humans and also an Instructor for TTouch® for dogs, and teaches many workshops for adults and children. She has been responsible for the rehoming of countless dogs that were considered to be untrainable from a local animal shelter. She inspired Linda Tellington-Jones to develop a certification training for humans in Europe and worked closely with her to establish the first European "TTouch-for-You" Curriculum.

Her versatile skills include profound knowledge of whole-brain and brain friendly learning, from which she developed an improved method for optimized learning and reading. She is also a natural practitioner for psychotherapy, NLP Master, dog physiotherapist, animal behavioral therapist, and lecturer for brain fitness at a notable German academy. Now she is working on her Ph.D. about interspecies connection worldwide in order to help people to open their hearts again and reconnect with animals and nature.

She lives in the wonderful countryside of Northern Germany, together with her wonderful cooking husband, her own little zoo comprising five dogs, cats, pigs, rabbits, chicken and always several animals for physical and behavioral therapy. Children love to learn TTouch® with these various species at her place and learn to interact in a respectful and loving way. For more information about Karin visit her website at www.viasolaris.de. Contact Karin Freiling at karin@karinpetrafreiling.de.

About Us > Research & Studies

Horse 2009 Immediate Benefits of TTouch® Reflected in EEG

Immediate and Cumulative Benefits from Tellington TTouch® Program Reflected in the EEG of An Anxious Mare

Robin Bernhard, LCSW, MEd, Sandy Rakowitz, Jessica Eure, MEd, EdS

Linda Tellington-Jones has created a gentle non-invasive system of bodywork comprised of specialized circular touches, lifts and slides that improves focus, balance and motor function, enhances learning and even promotes trust and communication amongst its users. Over the past 30 years, practitioners have seen both immediate and cumulative benefit from its use in training and healing animals and in healing the relationship between animals and their owners. After attending one of Linda's 5-day workshops in April 2005, I wanted to see if these techniques could help my injured mare to be comfortable while healing from a ligament injury and help us to improve our ability to communicate so that her balance problems under saddle would not degenerate into rushing out of control.

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Horse and Human 1984 Mind Mirror Study

Study of TTouch® with Anna Wise
Boulder Institute of Biofeedback, Boulder, Colorado

During this study the Mind Mirror showed activation of all four brain waves in both hemispheres, illustrating how TTouch activates both the logical and intuitive parts of the brain.

News from Linda

(Reprinted from TTEAM Connections Newsletter, February 2003)

If you've done much work with TTEAM and TTouch® you have most likely discovered the benefits for animals - not only for horses, but also for dogs, cats, small critters, zoo animals and wildlife rescue. You may have discovered improvements in health and well-being, a reduction in stress, and often, miraculous changes in behavior. And in horses and dogs you will have been rewarded by enhanced performance and a more flexible, intelligent four-legged friend. Many, who work with TTouch®, report an unexpected deepening of relationship that gives you the feeling you are Dr. Doolittle with the ability to communicate without words, and understand each other in a way you didn't think possible.

However, what is often unrecognized or unspoken, are the effects on the mensch. That means you! In this work there is often experienced a transformation in the people using TTEAM and TTouch® as well as their animals. We become more flexible and balanced mentally and physically, as well as emotionally. Many adults report a sense feeling of being smarter and more confident.

In classes of school children practicing TTouch® on their companion animals, teachers and parents describe similar changes - improved ability to focus and concentrate (just like horses and dogs) with heightened confidence and more tolerance. Children with a tendency to lose their tempers or bully other kids increase self-control and another level of understanding that allows them to adapt and be less reactive. I believe TTouch® teaches children what I call "compassionate empowerment®".

What causes these transformational changes in the two-leggeds? I believe the reasons are two-fold.

1 . TTEAM and TTouch® activate both hemispheres of the brain-resulting in Whole Brain learning. The left side of the brain is commonly referred to as the logical side, and the right side is thought of as the creative or intuitive side, although in reality that is not so. The brain is actually an integrated whole. The left hemisphere is more linear and the right is oriented to spatial issues and understanding the big picture.

You wonder how TTouch® affects the whole brain?

Each time you push the skin in a circle imagining the face of a clock, the intuitive side is engaged, because imagining or visualizing as well as the actual movement have to do with the intuitive. When you "see in your mind's eye" the numbers on the clock, the logical is activated because numbers have to do with logical thinking.

When you're practicing leading exercises imagining the "Elegant Elephant's" trunk as the end of your "wand" or whip, the movement itself, and holding the wand and chain in both hands, affects the right brain. And the logical way of holding the wand and chain in two hands awakens the thinking side.

2. The second indication of this whole brain effect comes from the two studies I did in the summers of 1987 and 1988 in cooperation with Anna Wise of the Boulder Institute of Biofeedback. Working with a "Mind Mirror" developed by her mentor, British psycho biologist and biophysicist Maxwell Cade, produced some fascinating results. The Mind Mirror is an EEG that differs from the traditional EEG in that it used spectral analysis to simultaneously measure eleven different frequencies in each hemisphere of the brain. Unlike the normal EEG it has the unique ability to measure beta, alpha, theta and delta brain waves in both hemispheres of the brain.

We measured over a dozen students to determine their brain wave activity while being TTouched, rubbed, petted and massaged. Surprising was the fact that consistently, whether our students were being TTouched or TTouching a horse or a person, there was an activation of all four brain waves -beta, alpha, theta and delta - in both sides of the brain. When the person being measured was petted, stroked, rubbed or massaged, the relaxing alpha brainwave pattern was present, but never beta - the problem solving potential. Only with the circular touches were the beta brainwaves present.

As you may already know, we have email discussion lists for TTEAM and TTouch certified practitioners that are hosted by Maggie Moyer, Peggy Rouse and Judi Trusky, bless their buttons!! The discussions are often fascinating and educational, and sometimes there is a question directed to me. The following question that arrived over the Internet could be of interest and help to you.

Carol Bryant, a Tellington TTouch Apprentice in Oz (Australia) wrote the following. Stop! I need to know more about the "Mind Circles" you wrote about. What are mind circles? Are the TTouch circles done mentally on animals you are unable to touch and if so, can you tell me a little more about.

Hi Carole, Yes, these are circles done in the mind, directed specifically where you want them. We have some fascinating cases of beneficial effects which are described in my new TTouch book for humans. Until the book is published, just begin by visualizing them. I've used these imaginary Mind Circles in the air a few feet away from a terrified, aggressive tiger while visualizing/imagining that they were being done directly on the tiger's body and I could see a change occur right in front of my eyes. In the case of the snow leopard reported by Dr. Isenbugel in the forward to my Tellington TTouch book, I imagined doing circles on the second snow leopard who was watching me work her sister. The snow leopard I worked on, and the cub mate I visualized working on, recovered overnight from a respiratory disease that the zoo people expected the leopards to die from. You can visualize the circles while in the presence of an animal, or you can imagine you are with an animal that is not in your presence, and have this help. In the memory of Jonathan Livingston Seagull asking why seagulls can fly the answer is: "They think they can." Enjoy the journey!

So the next time you head out to the barn remember that TTouching your horse a few minutes a day can reduce your stress, clear your mind, deepen the connection with your horse and dog, and make you smarter. That's why the phrase "The Touch That Teaches" came into being.

Background Information

Follow-up to "News from Linda"

The February, 2003 TTEAM newsletter prompted several people to ask me for more information about the Mind Mirror studies. The most common question was asked about the difference between the Mind Mirror measurements of brain waves and standard EEG's. Here are some more details.

In the summers of 1987 and 1988 Linda worked with Anna Wise, founder of the Biofeedback Institute of Boulder, Colorado. After monitoring Linda's brain waves of while working with TTouch and discovering that she was working in the awakened mind state, Anna thought it would be interesting to check out TTouch students to see if they would have these same brainwave states.

Anna had worked with Maxwell Cade in England for 8 years before coming to the United States to continue her work with people using the Mind Mirror to develop insight, healing and creativity.

The following notes are exerts from The Anna Wise Center for Awakened Mind Training website and from her first book, The High Performance Mind: Mastering Brainwaves for Insight, Healing, and Creativity (Tarcher/Putnam, 1996, 271 pages)

There is major difference in EEG machines developed for medical use for diagnosis of brain dysfunction. The use of EEG to understand the pathology of the brain has been very thoroughly explored over the last few decades. The Mind Mirror was developed by Maxwell Cade to study states of consciousness.

"The study of states of consciousness was undertaken by C. Maxwell Cade, a distinguished British psychobiologist and biophysicist and one of the few nonmedical members of the Royal Society of Medicine, and Geoffrey Blundell, an electronics expert in the late 70s. They studied the brainwave states of yogis, swamis, healers, ministers, and masters of many traditions to develop the Mind Mirror series of educational EEGs. The process was interactive – with many revisions to the hardware as Cade and Blundell discovered how to measure brainwave states that correlate to subjective states of mind. What emerged was an "awakened mind" brainwave pattern. Cade continued to find confirmation of this lucid state in the highly evolved minds that he studied, and learned how to help his students develop it. (p. 11)

"The high-performance mind – the awakened mind possesses a potential for using optimum states of consciousness for greater creativity; self-healing; better general health, relaxation, and stress management; solving emotional problems; more productivity in the workplace; understanding and improving relationships; greater self-knowledge; and spiritual development.

This state of mind is clearer, sharper, quicker, and more flexible than ordinary states. Thinking feels fluid rather than rigid. Emotions become more available and understandable, easier to work with and transform. Information flows more easily between the conscious, subconscious, and unconscious levels. Intuition, insight, and empathy increase and become more integrated into normal consciousness. With an awakened mind, it becomes easier to visualize and imagine, and to apply this increased imagination to one's creative processes in many areas." (p. 2)

Anna Wise's Description of the Brain Wave Functions:

"BETA is your normal thinking state, your active external awareness and thought process. Without beta you would not be able to function in the outside world.

ALPHA brainwaves are the brainwaves of relaxed detached awareness, visualization, sensory imagery and light reverie. Alpha is the gateway to meditation and provides a bridge between the conscious and the subconscious mind.

THETA brainwaves are the subconscious mind. Theta is present in dreaming sleep and provides the experience of deep meditation when you meditate. Theta also contains the storehouse of creative inspiration and is where you often have your spiritual connection. Theta provides the peak in the peak experience.

DELTA brainwaves are your unconscious mind, the sleep state, but when present in combination with other waves in a waking state, Delta acts as a form of radar – seeking out information – reaching out to understand on the deepest unconscious level things that we can't understand through thought process. Delta provides intuition, empathetic attunement, and instinctual insight."

"Someone in the Awakened Mind brainwave state (specific activation of beta, alpha, theta and delta in both hemispheres) has access to the unconscious empathy, intuition, and radar of the delta waves, the subconscious creative storehouse, inspiration and spiritual connection of the theta waves, the bridging capacity, lucidity and vividness of imagery, and relaxed detached awareness of the alpha waves, and the ability to consciously process thoughts in beta – all at the same time!"

"The work I have done with interspecies communication and brainwaves involves horses and their riders or trainers. I fell into this work by accident when I met Linda Tellington-Jones. The first time she came to me for a brainwave profile I monitored her while working on people. In this state she produced a form of awakened mind brainwave pattern that was heavily weighted with theta brainwaves.

"I was interested to know if her students had a similar pattern, so we set up a test during one of her workshops at a Colorado ranch. I observed that all of the students who had studied TTouch over a period of time tended to have strong theta and delta brainwaves in a normal resting waking state. Six out of the eleven people I measured had near awakened mind patterns in the left hemisphere, and one person had an awakened mind as coherent as Tellington-Jones'."

Our next step was obviously to attempt to monitor horses' brainwaves and then to see if we could observe any effect from TTouch. We fond that the basic resting state of the horses was primarily theta and delta with occasional flares of alpha. When TTouch was administered we got an activation of all four categories of brainwaves on the horses. We say that alpha especially was consistently activated during TTouch, as well as some beta.

I simultaneously monitored the brainwaves of Tellington-Jones and a horse she was working on, and found a high level of entrainment occurring between the horse and the trainer.

Perhaps the most startling experience that we had took place while working with a two-year-old thoroughbred mare that the owner thought was crazy. Initially, this horse had scattered brainwaves and out-of-control, high-amplitude flares. She had exceedingly strong theta and delta and not as much alpha and beta as we thought there should be, according to the other horses' brainwaves. Tellington-Jones then spent some time doing TTouch on her.

Afterward I was standing in front of a group of people talking about our discoveries and discussing this particular horse's difficulties. I explained that this horse could produce only theta and delta and was unable to produce alpha – whereupon the horse immediately produced strong alpha. When everyone laughed, I said, "O.K., but she can't produce beta." When she immediately produced beta, no one laughed, because our mouths were all open! Time prevented us from experimenting further with this particular horse. I still wonder what would have happened if I had said "O.K., but she still can't produce an awakened mind." (p. 213)

These studies on multiple horses on two separate occasions were fascinating from the point of view of considering that horses demonstrated an activation of beta – indicating logical thinking in the mind's of humans.

However, the brainwave studies done on TTouch students were even more interesting to me than the results shown with horses.

The Mind Mirror showed a consistent activation of all four brain waves in both hemispheres of the people doing TTouch and those being TTouched. It is my belief that this explains the reports from people TTouching their horses, dogs, cats, other animals as well as two-leggeds, that they feel more alive, more balanced emotionally as well as physically, more focused, happier. This has been true for both children and adults. So that the time adults spend TTouching their animals is as much benefit to them as to their animals – in addition to the wonderful bonding and opening of the heart that occurs.

It has been demonstrated that activation of both hemispheres of the brain– to include both logical thinking and intuitive knowing– is important for "Whole Brain Learning". TTouch® can be a powerful tool for this enhancement and at the same time healing for the body, mind and soul.

Anna and I have been in discussion regarding further studies and hope to get together later this year. My vision is to measure the brain waves of children TTouching their companion animals. I believe this would be a powerful tool for Whole Brain Learning and "High TTouch" in this age of "High Tech". With TTouch children can learn "compassionate empowerment" and a sense of kindness that is sorely needed in our modern world.

Aloha, LTJ

 

NOTE: TTEAM is an acronym of "Tellington TTouch® Equine Awareness Method." Since this article was written, the brand name for all the facets of the TTouch® organization is Tellington TTouch® Training.

Events

Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch® for Horses

Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch® for Horses

$200.00 – $999.00
Begins February 14, 2026 | Online + Live Zoom Sessions

A six-month online Tellington TTouch® Immersion for horses, starting February 14, 2026. Learn gentle, trust-based techniques to improve behavior, confidence, and connection with guidance from Robyn Hood, guest sessions with Linda Tellington-Jones, and certified TTouch Instructors. Includes full curriculum access, twice-monthly live Zoom coaching, recordings, certification eligibility, and a bonus private consult. Open worldwide.

Enrollment is open throughout the course period.

This program combines depth, flexibility, and real-world application. Students learn within a supportive global community while receiving individualized coaching that is rarely available in large online courses. The holistic approach integrates bodywork, groundwork, saddle work, and behavior support, all based on cooperation, awareness, and trust rather than force.

Learning from home allows horses to remain relaxed and regulated, helping students apply what they learn immediately and effectively. Many participants report meaningful improvements in behavior, confidence, and connection without attending any in-person events.
An Invitation to Deepen Your Horsemanship

Whether you are beginning your Tellington TTouch certification journey or simply want to expand your skills and understanding in an inspiring, compassionate environment, this Immersion Course offers a rare opportunity to learn, grow, and connect—both with your horse and with a like-minded international community.

Payment plans are available. For more information, please email ttouch@shaw.ca.
 

Register today and begin your journey toward a deeper, more thoughtful partnership with your horse.
Hands On - Tellington TTouch® for Horses

Hands On - Tellington TTouch® for Horses

Are you seeking news way of understanding or working with horses?  

Would you like to learn low-stress, effective, safe and innovative techniques and exercises that can be integrated into what you already know and do?

Do you want to enhance the relationship you have with your horse?

Discover how  the Tellington TTouch Method will improve performance, well-being, and behavior while enhancing the relationship with your horse on the ground and  in the saddle.

This intensive hands-on course will give the tools of observation, bodywork, groundwork, and an introduction to riding concepts that will help you understand and communicate with every horse you work with.

In addition to Tellington TTouch  principles we will be exploring the use of Wendy Murdoch’s “Surefoot Equine Stability Program” with a variety of Surefoot Pads and touch on Peggy Cummings’ Connected Riding concepts for body-awareness exercises that can be taken into everyday life, in and out of the saddle.

Enjoy the positive, fun filled learning environment that helps you understand and connect with horses in an all encompassing, whole, way. This workshop can serve as an introduction to the Tellington TTouch Method for Horses or as a way to build and refine the skills of more experienced students.

Choose from 2 different course options:

3 day introductory option for students new to the work and looking to add some tools to their everyday handling

5 day intensive option for students looking to deepen their understanding and refine their skills.  The 2 extra days can be tailored to individual interests and learning needs.

Can count to credit for Tellington TTouch Practitioner credits suitable for new and returning students

Tuition (2 Options)

3-Day: $755 plus 5% GST (8 credits)

EARLY BIRD (Ends December 31, 2023) $650 plus 5% GST

5-Day: $1175 plus 5% GST (12 credits)

EARLY BIRD (Ends December 31, 2023) $950 plus 5% GST

Included in tuition is access to our Online Course – “Tellington TTouch for Horses – An Introduction”. $49.94 USD VALUE

Snacks, lunches and refreshments are included.

Learnmore about the Facility and Accommodations.

For cancellations made more than 30 days in advance of the training, a refund will be given minus a $100 administration fee. No refunds are possible for cancellations less than 30 days prior to the start of the training, unless we can fill your spot.  In some cases credit can go towards subsequent events.

We recommend that you purchase flight and hotel insurance for each event for which you register.

All prices are quoted in Canadian Dollars

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Tellington TTouch® Training for Horses

Tellington TTouch® Training for Horses

Instructor: Robyn Hood, senior instructor

Location: de Stoethoeve, Birkstraat 131, Soest, Netherlands

Time: April 2 from 10 AM to 5 PM, April 3 and 4 from 9 AM to 4:30 PM (times may change in consultation with Robyn).

Cost: € 475, early bird discount of €50: if registered and paid before February 15, the cost is € 425. Coffee, tea, snacks, and use of horses is included.

Included as preparation are 2 webinars on February 26 and March 26 from 7:30 PM to 9 PM, by Vanda Oosterhuis together with Lily Peters. The webinars will be in English and Dutch.

There are enough horses to work with and limited opportunity to bring a horse. Some paddocks with electric fencing are available and there are 2 or 3 simple stables in the barn. Cost for horse: € 35 a day including hay.

Content of the training: The final program will be put together shortly before the training by Robyn, depending on the participants and the horses.

What will certainly be covered:

 

  • The different TTouches, not only how to apply them, but especially how the horse responds: what does it say, what does it show, what does it need?
  • Robyn will teach you to closely observe the small signals that a horse gives, what it communicates to you, and she is an expert in horse language.
  • We will work with body wraps in various ways, learn how to put them on and notice what they do for a horse.
  • The groundwork, the so-called "Playground of Higher Learning," indicates that it is fun and very educational for both horse and human, teaching you a lot about different ways of leading a horse and how that affects its balance and body awareness.

Registration and more information: Vanda Oosterhuis, info@gevoelvoorpaarden.nl
and +31-622548255

If you want to become a TTouch® practitioner and want to know what the training entails, you can find all information at: learn.ttouch.ca/equine-certification/

 

Hands On - Tellington TTouch® for Dogs

Hands On - Tellington TTouch® for Dogs

Want a calm, confident canine companion? 

Looking for the skills to have more enjoyable, relaxing walks on leash? 

Maybe you just want to add to your existing skills?

Enjoy the positive, fun filled learning environment that looks at dog training in an all encompassing, whole, way.  This workshop can serve as an introduction to the Tellington TTouch Method for Dogs (and other Companion Animals) and build and refine the skills of more experienced students. 

Professionals dog trainers and dedicated dog guardians alike will benefit from the variety of practical techniques and unique approaches learned in this class!  Add layers of knowledge and skill to what you already to well and discover new ways of understanding and handling that you can integrate into your current program to achieve remarkable results.

During the session you will learn, develop and build on the fundamentals of Tellington TTouch Bodywork, Leash work, and Observation skills. 

These skills will empower you with a variety of innovative techniques and exercises to help address the most common issues confronting dog owners, trainers, and other professionals; in a forward thinking, low-stress, positive manner.

This is an ideal method to help enhance positive dog training modalities. Bring your own dog or work with one at the course.  There may be an opportunity to work with other species, such as horses, in a safe, confidence building way.

Can count to credit for Tellington TTouch Practitioner credits (8 or 12 credits), suitable for new and returning students.

 

Tuition

3-Day: $775 plus 5% GST

EARLY BIRD (Ends December 31, 2023) $650 plus 5% GST

5-Day: $1175 plus 5% GST

EARLY BIRD (Ends December 31, 2023) $950 plus 5% GST

 

Included in this course is our Online Course – “Tellington TTouch for Dogs – An Introduction”. $49.94 USD VALUE

Snacks, lunch and refreshments are included in the price.

Learnmore about the Facility and Accommodations.

For cancellations made more than 30 days in advance of the training, a refund will be given minus a $100 administration fee. No refunds are possible for cancellations less than 30 days prior to the start of the training, unless we can fill your spot.  In some cases credit can go towards subsequent events.

We recommend that you purchase flight and hotel insurance for each event for which you register.

All prices are quoted in Canadian Dollars.

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Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch for Dogs

Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch for Dogs

course info


Are you a dog lover?

DO you want to help your dog become a calm companion?

Have you recently added a rescue or shelter animal to your family?

Do you have a dog who needs a little extra support or has some specific challenges?

Maybe you simply want some positive, mindful ways to be with your animal.

Join Dawn Jansen (Tellington TTouch Instructor), weekly, starting March 2nd and learn trust-based, gentle, effective and supportive techniques from the comfort of home. This includes 10 hours of live, virtual, group instruction and 24/7 access to a self-paced online study course.

Discover techniques designed to cooperatively:

 ✅ Help your dog be their BEST selves!

 ✅ Enhance self-control

 ✅ Develop good leash habits

 ✅ Reduce anxiety & fear

 ✅ Address reactivity

 ✅ Support senior & special need dogs

 ✅Develop trust & Communication

 

TTouch offers simple, gentle, and effective ways to help your dog become more comfortable, self-controlled, and cooperative.

 

You will learn how to:

➔ Interpret your dog’s behavior in a non-judgmental way

➔ Notice a dog’s subtle body language for signs of stress or relaxation

➔ Use simple, relaxing body work techniques to support your dog and your relationship

➔ Support your dog to reduce anxiety and enhance self-confidence

➔ Incorporate leash exercises to create more harmonious on-leash communication

➔ Recognize and acknowledge how your own state of mind will affect your dog

This workshop includes:

10 hours of LIVE, interactive instruction via Zoom

Instant, life-time access to the online course, “Tellington TTouch for Dogs: An Introduction” for solid foundation of knowledge and accessible review opportunities.

Supportive Study Group Access

*This course counts as 10 CEU’s for PPAB (PPG) and NAODI as well as 6 credits towards becoming a Certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner.

Register and gain instant access to an extensive, clearly laid out and detailed online course.  This course can be done at YOUR OWN PACE, before or after the LIVE sessions. 

During these sessions, Dawn will expertly guide you on how to adapt the Tellington TTouch techniques and exercises to your own specific animals and even your self!   Each session is recorded for future viewing and learning OR as catch-up, in case you miss the livestream.

This course is suitable for dog guardians who are interested in the method to enhance their relationship.  All levels of experience and areas of interest are welcome.  This approach integrates easily into positive dog training methods.

Students will have immediate access to online material to cover at their own pace.  The online portion of learning consists of a logical, linear, “Tellington TTouch Method for Dogs: An Introduction”, which can be accessed at any time.

The online portion of the course includes:

8 Lesson Modules: Each consisting of several specific topics.

Over 24 “how-to” videos and lectures about each specific concept and exercise

Easy to follow mind maps

24/7 – lifetime access to all materials

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Develop Your Horse’s Potential

Develop Your Horse’s Potential

Do you want to learn simple, easy and horse friendly exercises and techniques that can transform your horse’s posture, behaviour and overall performance?

Do you have a horse who is coming back into work or has past trauma or habits from poor training, injury or just long-term patterns of tension?

Would you like to learn low-stress, effective, safe and innovative techniques and exercises that can be integrated into what you already know and do?

Do you want to enhance the relationship you have with your horse?

This weekend course will provide an overview to identifying functional, weight carrying posture and provide bodywork, ground work, and innovative exercises to help you offer your horse discover new possibilities of movement, balance and posture with long lasting benefits.

Discover how to train your eye to notice dysfunctional patterns of posture, muscle development and areas of tension so you can start being more aware of how your handling and training is positively, or negatively, impacting your horse’s physical well-being.

Learn simple, effective, and non-invasive body work techniques to help encourage relaxation, breathing and trust.  These exercises can be used by horse owners of all level and no previous anatomy knowledge is required.

Mindful, low-stress, functional ground work exercises in hand and over poles will give you beneficial ways to help your horse find new patterns of movement that will not re-create tension patterns caused by old habits.

In addition to bodywork and groundwork techniques, Mandy will introduce TTouch Body Wraps and SURE FOOT Equine Stability Pads as additional, horse guided tools that can transform postural patterns at a deep, long lasting level.

Can count to credit for Tellington TTouch Practitioner credits.

Included in tuition is access to our Online Course – “Happy Horse Course: Tellington TTouch Method”. $79.94 USD VALUE

Snacks and refreshments are included.

Learnmore about the Facility and Accommodations.

For cancellations made more than 30 days in advance of the training, a refund will be given minus a $100 administration fee. No refunds are possible for cancellations less than 30 days prior to the start of the training, unless we can fill your spot.  In some cases credit can go towards subsequent events.

We recommend that you purchase flight and hotel insurance for each event for which you register.

$425.00

All prices are quoted in Canadian Dollars

ttouch.ca
Hands On -Tellington TTouch® for Dogs

Hands On -Tellington TTouch® for Dogs

Hands On -Tellington TTouch® for Dogs: with Robyn Hood(April 6-8) 2025) Somerset, UK

$488.00
Date: April 6 – 8, 2025

Discover the Secret to a Happier, Healthier, and More Confident Dog!

Are you ready to transform your relationship with your dog and create a calmer, more enjoyable experience—whether at home or on your walks?

Imagine your dog feeling relaxed, resilient, and ready to tackle the world by your side. With the Tellington TTouch Dog Training Workshop, you can unlock the tools to make this a reality.

This workshop will be led by the renowned Robyn Hood, a Tellington TTouch Senior Instructor with decades of experience. Robyn has worked alongside Linda Tellington-Jones to bring this innovative method to people and animals worldwide. Known for her engaging teaching style and profound understanding of animal behavior, Robyn will guide you every step of the way in mastering these transformative techniques.

With her deep expertise and passion, Robyn has helped countless professionals and dog guardians create happier, healthier relationships with their companion animals. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from one of the best in the field!

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CELLebration Learning 3-Day Conference & Interactive Workshops

CELLebration Learning 3-Day Conference & Interactive Workshops

Celebrating 50 Years of the Tellington TTouch Method in 2025!

In 1975, Linda Tellington-Jones introduced a groundbreaking approach to influencing behavior, performance, and wellbeing in animals with the Tellington TTouch Method. In 2025 we are thrilled to celebrate 50 years of this revolutionary work!

Even though our October 2024 in-person "Cell-ebration" event was disrupted by hurricane Milton, we’re excited to transform this challenge into an opportunity:

The 2025 Tellington TTouch “Cell-ebration” Learning Conference & Interactive Workshop Sessions have been reimagined, revitalized, and ready to inspire with a completely new format!

This exciting in-person event brings together a community of passionate animal lovers for a blend of learning, sharing, hands-on practice, break out sessions, and meaningful connections.

Mornings will feature engaging lectures, including an inspiring keynote from Dr. Stephanie Cote, DVM, who integrates TTouch, Cranial Sacral Therapy, and other holistic techniques in her veterinary practice.

Afternoons will be dedicated to interactive workshop labs, where you can apply new techniques, refine existing skills, and receive personalized feedback.

Event Details:

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel
                 304 West Colonial Drive                    
                 Orlando FL 32801                    
                 888-295-7563

Dates:      January 24-26, 2025,  Conference & Banquet

Schedule:   

CELL-ebration: Friday January 24th
9:00 - 12:30 Presentations
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch at the Hotel included in tuition.  
2:00 - 5:00 Interactive workshops

CELL-ebration: Saturday January 25th:
9:00 - 12:30 Presentations
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch at the Hotel included in tuition.  
2:00 - 5:00 Interactive workshops
6:30-8:00 Banquet dinner (not included in tuition)

CELL-ebration: Sunday January 26th:
9:00 - 12:30 Presentations
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch at the Hotel included in tuition.  
2:00 - 5:00 Interactive workshops

Note: Program details subject to change.

Fans of TTouch who are not Practitioners or have not taken any trainings, are welcome to attend the full conference.

Event Highlights

Presentations:

  • TTouch & Proprioception for Dogs & Horses – Rachel Jackson
  • TTouch in Rehabilitation – Karin Freiling
  • Experiencing Flower Essences, Acupressure and TTouch with applied Kinesiology   – Kathleen Aspenns
  • TTouch Success Stories: Extreme Physical Deficits – Sanju Ramachandran
  • How TTouch brings light to the cells as a form of healing communication / theory and practice – Elinor Silverstein
  • TTouch Behavior Insights for Cats – Toni Shelbourne

Interactive Workshops:

  • Refining & Expanding TTouch Skills with Linda Tellington-Jones
  • Fascial Integration & Body Wraps with Robyn Hood
  • TTouch & Cranial Sacral Therapy with Stephanie Cote & Sally Morgan
  • Advanced Concepts for Dogs & Horses with Robyn Hood
  • Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement (ATM) Session
  • Round Table Discussions on successes, challenges, and strategies

Participants will be grouped by experience level, creating a dynamic learning environment for both beginners and seasoned practitioners.

Join us for this extraordinary gathering as we "Cell-ebrate" 50 years of changing lives, one TTouch at a time, while honoring Linda Tellington-Jones and our dedicated teachers worldwide.

Note: Program details subject to change.

Incentive:

Bring a friend to our in-person conference (who was not previously registered to attend) you will receive an incredible bonus – of a 30-minute consultation, via Zoom, with Linda Tellington-Jones herself ($200 value)!

Payment options.

Fees:  $595 if paid in full when you register
or
you can opt to pay in installments of 3 payments of $211 each (a total of $633), 1st payment due at time of registration, 2nd payment on December 6th and 3rd payment on January 3rd (the last 2 payments will be charged automatically on those days unless you contact our office with different instructions)

Tuition includes the conference and lunches. It does NOT include the Saturday evening banquet dinner.

Special Registration Fees for the CELLebration:
    • Daily attendance: $245 per day (includes lunch).
    • Banquet: $85 (3 course meal plus coffee and tea)

How to Register

  • Below  – scroll to the bottom to register and to make a payment.
  • Call our office to pay with your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card

 

Cancellation Policy:
Tellington TTouch Training reserves the right to cancel the CELL-ebration and trainings if necessary, because of circumstances beyond our control. In this case all deposits, tuitions and the processing fees will be refunded.

We recommend that you purchase trip insurance for your flight, hotel, etc.
    
Participant Cancellation Policy:
Any cancellation made more than 45 days before the start of the event will incur a $150 administrative cancellation fee.  The remaining amount you have paid will be refunded to you.

For any cancellations made within the 45-day window before the event begins, whatever monies you have paid are nonrefundable, unless you are able to find a substitute participant to take your place.

Lodging

Tellington TTouch has reserved a block of rooms at the Crown Plaza Hotel at the following group room rates (The room block is under Tellington TTouch Training):
        
$149 plus tax in a Two Queen or King Bedroom
(Two Double Queen Beds or a King Bed with a comfortable sitting area, 48” flat screen, and workspace. A wet bar, mini refrigerator, Keurig coffee maker and full-size microwave adorns the kitchenette area. This suite sleeps 2 to 4)

Group rates include the following for overnight guests:

  • Free Wireless Internet Access in all rooms
  • Outdoor Pool and Hot Tub daily open from 7 AM – 11 PM
  • On-Site Self-Parking – Reduced rate of $10 + tax per day
  • 24-Hour Fitness Center
  • 24-Hour Business Center
  • Bite Bistro & Wine Bar 7 AM – 10 PM
  • EV- car charging station on site
  • Service Animals are accepted – no other animals allowed
  • Free Hotel shuttle within 3 miles of the hotel (closest Grocery store less then 1 mile away -Publix)

Method of Reservations:

Individual reservations can be made online:

Tellington TTouch Training Reservation Link

If you need assistance, you can call Central Reservations: 888-295-7563.
(For International callers use: 407-843-8700)
Please refer to Group Reservation: Tellington TTouch Training

Check In Time:  3:00 PM    Check Out Time:  11:00 AM

Please note:  Reservations by attendees must be received on or before Monday, December 23rd, 2024 (the “Cutoff Date” for our room block).  Reservations received after the Cutoff Date will be confirmed on a space-available basis at prevailing rates.

Please view additional Amenities at the hotel:
www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/orlando/mcooa/hoteldetail/amenities

Airports:    Orlando International Airport (MCO) about 13 miles to the hotel

Shuttle:    We have not been able to locate any airport shuttle but there are Uber, Lyft and Taxies. Please research your preferred option.

Things You Should Know About Orlando

Orlando is one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States.

Some interesting websites:
www.visitorlando.com
worldstrides.com/blog/2017/07/10-fun-facts-orlando/
theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/florida/articles/15-things-to-know-before-visiting-orlando-florida

Weather:
The average weather in Orlando, Florida at the end of January is mild and comfortable, with temperatures ranging from the 40s to 70s°F

 

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Interactive & Online Getting in TTouch® with Your Cat

Interactive & Online Getting in TTouch® with Your Cat

course info

On November 10th and 24th (16.00 – 18.00 GMT/ 11:00 – 13:00 EST) join Toni Shelbourne, Tellington TTouch Instructor, author and Animal Behaviourist, takes you through the steps to begin understanding and interacting with your cat in a more positive, mindful, and proactive way.

Learn how to notice subtle changes and communication signals that you cat is trying to convey to you and understand how you can adjust and adapt your approach to each individual animal.  This course includes 4 hours of live, interactive, virtual learning AS WELL AS, online course material, available to you 24/7 with lifetime access.

Taking what you observe, discover the versatile and adaptive TTouch body work techniques that allow you to make positive contact with your cat, in a way they enjoy and look forward to; deepening your bond and helping your feline friend become more comfortable and relaxed.

In addition to simple yet effective TTouch techniques, discover fun, interactive exercises that will engage your cat and help transform apprehension or indifference into curiousity and engagement.

Use your new skills in practical applications, learning how to help your cat become more comfortable in typically challenging everyday handling scenarios such as, Vet visits, nail trimming, and more!

This course can count (4 Academy credits) towards the Tellington TTouch Practitioner Program.

The Live Interactive portion of the course includes:

  • 4 hours of live learning sessions in a small, friendly group setting.
  • Access to an exclusive Facebook Group for ongoing questions and feedback
  • Recorded sessions for future viewing
  • Individualized advice and coaching about your specific cat.
  • Private Whatsapp group.

The online portion of the course includes:

  • 3 Lessons: Each consisting of several specific topics.
  • Over an hour of “how-to” videos and lectures about each specific concept and exercise
  • Downloadable 40 page Course Manual
  • 24/7 access to all materials

Check out the time zone converter for the course time in your area.

(shelter and rescue workers are entitled to a discount)

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Hands On -Tellington TTouch® for Small Critters, Exotics and More

Hands On -Tellington TTouch® for Small Critters, Exotics and More

Introduction to Tellington TTouch for Multispecies Care – Cross Training  for Your Skills

Date: April 9, 2025
$167.97 approximately the equivalent to £125 GBP

Discover a Revolutionary Approach to Animal Well-being and Connection
Join us for an immersive one-day workshop exploring the Tellington TTouch Method, a gentle, hands-on technique that transforms the way we interact with animals. Designed for animal enthusiasts, caregivers, and professionals, this session provides a unique opportunity to learn how to improve well-being, behavior, and cooperation while deepening trust and communication between humans and animals.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Tellington TTouch Bodywork: Master the foundational hands-on techniques that promote relaxation, reduce stress, and improve function for animals of all ages and species.
  • Multispecies Focus: While we’ll focus on dogs, cats, and people, you’ll also learn how to adapt these techniques for a variety of animals, including small farm animals, reptiles, alpacas, parrots, and more.
  • Tailored Solutions: Understand how to customize TTouch for each animal’s unique needs, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.

This workshop is perfect for:

  • Pet guardians looking to enhance their relationships with their animals.
  • Professionals in animal care, including massage therapists, trainers, and veterinarians.
  • Animal lovers eager to cross-train their skills and learn techniques for a wide range of species.

No prior experience is needed, and the techniques are easy to learn and apply. By the end of the day, you’ll have the tools and confidence to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the animals you care for—and in your own life, too!

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Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch for Dogs

Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch for Dogs

Intro with Jyl Hershman-Ross – April 2025
(CST Zone)

$239.00

About the Class:

Dates: Fridays April 18 & 25 – 5-7 pm CST & Saturdays, April 19 & 26: 4-7 pm CST

Time: Fridays from 17:00 to 19:00 CDT & Saturdays 16:00 to 19:00 CDT  via Interactive Zoom Sessions (recorded for repeated viewing)

Included Content:  Easy to follow, self-paced course! Includes many hours of video lectures and how-to video demonstrations. Plus 10 hours of interactive, live-streamed instruction.

Academy Credits: 6 (Tellington TTouch Practitioner Certification & 10 CEU’s for CCPDT & NAODI

Discover techniques designed to cooperatively:

 ✅ Help your dog be their BEST selves!

 ✅ Enhance self-control

 ✅ Develop good leash habits

 ✅ Reduce anxiety & fear

 ✅ Address reactivity

 ✅ Support senior & special need dogs

 ✅Develop trust & Communication

 

You will learn how to:

➔ Interpret your dog’s behavior in a non-judgmental way

➔ Notice a dog’s subtle body language for signs of stress or relaxation

➔ Use simple, relaxing body work techniques to support your dog and your relationship

➔ Support your dog to reduce anxiety and enhance self-confidence

➔ Incorporate leash exercises to create more harmonious on-leash communication

➔ Recognize and acknowledge how your own state of mind will affect your dog

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Hands On -Tellington TTouch® for Small Critters, Exotics and More

Instructor: Robyn Hood, Senior Tellington TTouch Instructor

Includes a comprehensive self-paced online course!
£125.00
£108.00 – Guild members
£83.00 – Practitioner 2 and above

Introduction to Tellington TTouch for Multispecies Care – Cross Training for Your Skills

Discover a Revolutionary Approach to Animal Well-being and Connection
Join us for an immersive one-day workshop exploring the Tellington TTouch Method, a gentle, hands-on technique that transforms the way we interact with animals. Designed for animal enthusiasts, caregivers, and professionals, this session provides a unique opportunity to learn how to improve well-being, behavior, and cooperation while deepening trust and communication between humans and animals.
What You’ll Learn:

  • Tellington TTouch Bodywork: Master the foundational hands-on techniques that promote relaxation, reduce stress, and improve function for animals of all ages and species.
  • Multispecies Focus: While we’ll focus on dogs, cats, and people, you’ll also learn how to adapt these techniques for a variety of animals, including small farm animals, reptiles, alpacas, parrots, and more.
  • Tailored Solutions: Understand how to customize TTouch for each animal’s unique needs, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.
Workshop Highlights:

  • Hands-on Practice: Gain confidence through practical exercises applying TTouch techniques on multiple species.
  • Creative Movement Exercises: Explore innovative activities that enhance balance, focus, and cooperation.
  • Relationship Building: Learn how TTouch fosters trust and communication, creating stronger bonds with animals.
  • Applications for Daily Life: Discover how TTouch can help alleviate common behavioral concerns, enhance well-being, and fit seamlessly into your busy lifestyle.
Who Should Attend?

This workshop is perfect for:

Pet guardians looking to enhance their relationships with their animals.

Professionals in animal care, including massage therapists, trainers, and veterinarians.

Animal lovers eager to cross-train their skills and learn techniques for a wide range of species.

No prior experience is needed, and the techniques are easy to learn and apply. By the end of the day, you’ll have the tools and confidence to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the animals you care for—and in your own life, too!

Join us for a day of learning, connection, and inspiration, and unlock the potential of the Tellington TTouch Method for all species.Reserve Your Spot Now

TTouch® for You and your Horse

TTouch® for You and your Horse with Linda Tellington-Jones in Hawaii

Three-day TTouch® for You and your Horse December 8th – 10th, 2024
TTouch for your Horse, Dog and You - Demo December 7th, 2024

Instructor:  Linda Tellington-Jones

3 day Horse class Schedule:
Day 1: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
(Arrive by 9:45 AM to get settled)
Days 2: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Day 3: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

1 day demo schedule:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

TUITION:

1 day TTouch for your Horse, Dog and You demo (see Dec 7th): $125 if you are participating at the 3 day horse class your tuition for the demo is discounted at $75.

3 day TTouch for You and your Horse class tuition: $695
We highly recommend that you participate at the demo on Saturday December 7th since you will get a wealth of information about the TTouch Method and it will enhance your learning experience during the 3 day class.

A $300.00 deposit is due at the time of registration to hold a space in the workshop. The balance is due November 3rd, 2024.

Please note, if you pay your deposit with a credit card, any balance due will automatically be charged to the same card thirty days before the start of class unless you have already paid the tuition in full or let us know that you wish to use a different payment method.  

Three ways to Register:
• Online - Use form below
• Call our office to pay with your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card
• You can also pay through PayPal. Our account is forum@tellingtontraining.com.

Cancellation Policy:  Tellington TTouch Training reserves the right to cancel a session if necessary because of circumstances beyond our control or when enrollment is deemed insufficient. In this case, all payments you have made will be refunded – whether deposit only or the full tuition amount.

Participant Cancellation Policy:  For cancellations made more than 30 days in advance of the training, a refund will be given minus a $100 administrative fee. No refunds are given for cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the start of the training, but you may apply this money to another training that must be attended within one year of your cancellation date.
        
Animals attending the Training:  At this class you will work with the horses from Hoku Lio Stables.

Meals:  Meals are not included in the tuition.  Please bring your own lunch and snacks. Water, coffee, and tea are provided. There is a one-hour break each day for lunch.  

Traveling to the class:

Airport:      Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)

We recommend that you purchase travel insurance for your trip.

Accommodations:
Please contact Karin O’Mahony if you like accommodations close to the venue
808-224-7296        hokuliohawaii@gmail.com

Additional information: The daytime temperatures are comfortably warm, averaging in the high 70s and low 80s. Evenings are slightly colder and dip into the 60s, especially along the beaches.

Equipment:
TTouch Wand, a 4 ft white dressage whip.
TTouch Zephyr lead.
The wand and lead are essential items for a Tellington TTouch training. If you have them, bring them with you. If you do not have a wand and lead, they will be available for sale at the clinic.

If you have any other TTouch equipment, i.e., TTouch driving lines, Balance Rein, Lindell or ace bandages, it would be very helpful to have them on hand.
Please be sure your items are well marked for easy identification.

Equipment, videos and books will be available for purchase.

Recommended Reading:
Before attending the training, we suggest you read Linda's book, The Training and Retraining Horses the Tellington Way Book. This book may be purchased through our Online Store on our web site: www.ttouch.com or call 866-488-6824 to place your order.

Application Form and Further Information:
Download the logistics here.

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Tellington TTouch® Training for Dogs

Tellington TTouch® Training for Dogs

 

 

This Workshop is Full. If you'd like to be added to the waiting list, contact us here

 

Three-day Workshop: May 9-11th, 2025
Instructor: Linda Tellington-Jones

Schedule:
Day 1: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Arrive by 9:45 AM to get settled)
Day 2: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Day 3: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tuition: $595
Deposit: $300 due at registration to hold your spot. Balance due by April 11th, 2025.
Early-bird Discount: Pay in full by March 28th to receive $55 off.

Please note: If you pay your deposit with a credit card, any remaining balance will be charged to the same card 30 days before the start of the workshop unless you have paid in full or informed us of a different payment method.

Three Ways to Register:

Online: Register Below
Phone: Call our office to pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.
PayPal: Send payment to forum@tellingtontraining.com.

Cancellation Policy:
Organizer Cancellation: If the session is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrollment, all payments will be refunded.

Participant Cancellation: Cancellations made more than 30 days before the workshop will receive a refund minus a $100 administrative fee. No refunds for cancellations made within 30 days of the workshop, but funds can be applied to another training within one year of the cancellation date.

Animals Attending the Training: Dogs and other companion animals are welcome. Notify us when you register as there is a limit on the number of dogs. Complete and submit an Animal Profile Form one month before the workshop.

If bringing your dog:
Only one dog may participate per day due to space constraints.
Bring a crate, x-pen, or mat, water bowl, food & treats, proof of vaccinations or titer, an ID collar, lead, and any head halter or harness.

Guidelines to help us maintain good relations with our training facilities and partner hotels by:

  • Respect facility and hotel animal policies.
  • Safely contain your animal when unsupervised.
  • Leave facilities and hotel rooms in their original condition.

What to Wear: Comfortable clothing suitable for bending, stretching, and sitting on the floor.

Meals: Meals are not included. Bring your own lunch and snacks. Water, coffee, and tea will be available. There will be a one-hour lunch break each day.

Travel Information:

Airports:
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) - 36 miles
Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) - 58 miles
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) - 52 miles
We recommend that you purchase trip insurance for your flight, hotel, etc.

Accommodation: For nearby hotels, visit Hotels.com or check Airbnb.com or VRBO.com.

Additional Information: Frederick, MD, is only 15 minutes away, offering dining, arts, shops, and entertainment. Enjoy outdoor activities like rock climbing, canoeing, and mountain biking. Washington D.C. and Baltimore are about a 50-minute drive from the training site.

For more information about Fox Haven Farm
$595

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Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch for Dogs: Intro

$129.99 – $179.99
Join Jyl Hershman- Ross (Tellington TTouch Senior Practitioner),  Friday, November 10 (5-7 pm CT) & and Saturday, November 11 (4-7 pm CT) and learn effective, mindful and positive ways to help successfully introduce a new pet into the home.

Are you thinking about adding another animal companion into your home, but worried about integrating that animal into your current pack?

Perhaps you have had a problem with pack dynamics before?

Or you just want to learn a little more about helping integrate shelter animals into new home?

Jyl will introduce practical and effective Tellington TTouch as well as common sense positive, reward based training techniques to help new and old pets live together.

Develop trust & communication and discover simple, gentle, and effective ways to help your dog become more comfortable, self-controlled, and cooperative.
You will learn how to:

➔ Interpret your dog’s behavior in a non-judgmental way

➔ Notice a dog’s subtle body language for signs of stress or relaxation

➔ Use simple, relaxing body work techniques to support your dog and your relationship and their role in the household with other animals

➔ Support your dog to reduce anxiety and enhance self-confidence in a new home

➔ Recognize and acknowledge how your own state of mind will affect your dog

This workshop includes:

  • 5 hours of LIVE, interactive instruction via Zoom
  • Access to all session recordings for future review
  • Instant, life-time access to the online course, “Tellington TTouch for Dogs: An Introduction” for solid foundation of knowledge and accessible review opportunities.
  • Supportive Study Group Access

This course counts as 9 CEU’s for CCPDT as well as 4 credits towards becoming a Certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner.

Register and gain instant access to an extensive, clearly laid out and detailed online course.  This course can be done at YOUR OWN PACE, before or after the LIVE sessions.

During the LIVE Zoom sessions, Jyl will expertly guide you on how to adapt the Tellington TTouch techniques and exercises to your own specific animals and even your self!

The class is small and allows for individualized advice and attention.  You will love the supportive, caring, community of animal lovers!  This course is suitable for dog guardians who are interested in the method to enhance their relationship.  All levels of experience and areas of interest are welcome.  The Tellington TTouch approach integrates easily into positive dog training methods.

Students will have immediate access to online material to cover at their own pace.  The online portion of learning consists of a logical, linear, “Tellington TTouch Method for Dogs: An Introduction”, which can be accessed at any time.  The online portion is not specific to integrating a new animal into the home but serves as a foundation for the techniques and exercises described in the live, interactive sessions.

The online portion of the course includes:

  • 8 Lesson Modules: Each consisting of several specific topics.
  • Over 24 “how-to” videos and lectures about each specific concept and exercise
  • Easy to follow mind maps
  • 24/7 – lifetime access to all materials
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TTouch & Heart Resonance & The Role of Intention

By Robin Bernhard LCSW, MED

The universality of Linda’s methodology is unique to TTouch. Linda didn’t have to develop different techniques to teach horses, whales, snakes, parrots, cats, dogs or humans. TTouch works for all species. Through touches that are universally understood, Linda and her students of TTouch, invite their animals to participate in harmonious mutual communication; cell to cell and heart to heart. In her book, Tellington TTouch, Linda states: “Instead of seeing the TTouch as something that I do to animals, which would create separation between us, I view the circles as a way to come into cellular harmony with them, a way of allowing my cells to speak to theirs. At a cellular level, no living thing is alien to any other, and so the sense of connections remains the same whether I’m working with a gerbil or a lynx, a kitten or an elephant.” Both the practitioner and the animal benefit from the mutual communication.

Linda believes that the TTouch practitioner’s intention for healing is communicated from the person to the animal (or person to person) on many levels. These intuitive ideas are now being scientifically documented by The Institute of HeartMath with new research about mind-body communication and the heart. Research at The Institute of HeartMath has shown that we can regulate heart rhythm coherence by holding positive feelings and intentions. Increased heart rhythm coherence produces more alpha brainwaves, enhanced awareness and improved cognitive performance. Alpha frequencies induce a state of tranquility, not unlike the tranquility experienced during TTouch, and interestingly, alpha brainwaves are associated with peak performance. The results of the research at the institute of HeartMath supports the hypothesis “that the changes in brain activity that occur during states of increased psychophysiological coherence lead to changes in the brain’s information processing capabilities. Results suggest that by using heart-based interventions to self-generate coherent states, individuals can significantly enhance cognitive performance.” It would be very interesting to see if TTouch enhances heart rhythm coherence. I suspect that it does.

The heart produces an energy field that can be measured for five feet in all directions. It is quite possible that all species are able to perceive influences from another being’s heart from a short distance. When humans communicate and touch is involved, the brain registers the heartbeat of the other in the EEG, physiological evidence that we are influenced by another’s heart rhythm chaos or coherence. Research has shown that horses are sensitive to the heart energy fields produced by humans and that humans are sensitive to the fields produced by the horse’s heart. The practitioner of TTouch knows well the experience of peace that comes while engaged in the practice of TTouch. Scientific knowledge about the energetic communication from the heart suggests that TTouch practitioners are energetically engaging their animal partners at the deep level of the heart. When the TTouch practitioner consciously holds the intention of healing and a compassionate attitude to generate heart rate coherence within the self, the person or animal being touched benefits from the calming influence of the energy field created by the practitioner’s heart. The research at the Institute of Heart Math suggests that the heart to heart engagement is reciprocal and thus, we have the beginnings of scientific documentation for the experience of healing intention, compassion, respect and positive regard that is part of TTouch practice.

There are more neurons running from the heart to the brain than from the brain to the heart. Some research suggests that the heart directs brain regulation and not the other way around. Linda has stressed the importance of holding a compassionate attitude coupled with the desire to support healing as the correct mind-set for the TTouch practitioner to allow the heart to influence the work. The research on the power of the heart from The Institute of HeartMath documents the scientific basis for what Linda understood intuitively about the heart’s influence on TTouch outcome and the mutual benefit for the practitioner and the animal when the practitioner intentionally generates a genuinely positive heart felt connection between the self and the animal during a TTouch session.

On the other hand, forceful methods generate fear and impede “thinking” as the horse moves into its instinctual fight/flight survival mode. During fight/flight activation, thinking is shut-down in favor of split-second non-thinking reflexive reactions that the horse can’t control. It is often in this fear driven state that horses can’t meet the demands placed upon them, for which they are frequently punished and pushed further into fear, pain and freeze responses. Instinctual reactions may be activated through a dominating relationship, and animals can be managed through such training methods. TTouch does not elicit instinct driven behavior mediated by the limbic system, rather Linda seeks to calm the limbic system and stimulate learning that is mediated by the cortex through a relationship infused with a heart-felt connection.

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TTouch® of Magic for Dogs

TTouch® of Magic for Dogs

TTouch® for a more relaxed and focused dog.

$29.95

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Rehabilitation of Horses - Booklet

Rehabilitation of Horses - Booklet

Useful techniques to help your horse recover from neurological deficits including EPM.

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The Tellington TTouch®: Caring for Animals With Heart And Hands

The Tellington TTouch®: Caring for Animals With Heart And Hands

2008 edition with a new cover and some edits.

$24.00

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1990 TTouch for Developmentally Delayed Students

TTEAM News International Back Issues, 1990 Pp. 91-92

TTEAM Practitioner and Educator Erika Hull works with a class of Developmentally Delayed students (ages 12 -21) in Bracebridge, Ontario. She has taken a number of week-long TTEAM Trainings with Linda Tellington-Jones and Robyn Hood. She also owns and rides two horses and has a dog and two cats.

About eight years ago, first used the Tellington TTouch on one student who was totally out of control - the student was screaming and could not sit or stand. In "self defense" Erika did a few light-pressured Clouded Leopard circles and the screaming eased while Erika was doing the circles. Since that time, the use of TTouch in her classroom has become, in her words, "a way of being" that is integrated into the rest of her teaching. However, with some students, she may spend a little more time to deal with specific problems.

In January, 1990 I visited Erika to observe, video, and write about some of these special cases, so that they could be shared at the first Tellington TTouch Workshop for Humans held at Esalen Institute in February 1990.

David (not his real name)

He came to Erika's class at the age of 12 years suffering from Cerebral Palsy. At that time, he was violent and disruptive. He had no friends, did not talk, did no work, and had to wear diapers. His head moved constantly, he could not see anything, and was unable to focus. Go could not straighten his arms, and they were always on his chest. He was unable to feel heat, cold or pain.

Erika told him that if he wanted to remain in her classroom, he had to be smart like everyone else, and that his brain was the boss. She began TTouch by working on his arms and hands with the Clouded Leopard, doing Noah's March down both arms, and telling him that he had a telephone connection from the brain to his fingers. This was the "beginning of a new life" as Erika puts it, "he began to get an idea of where his body was."

Two years ago, a hamstring operation was done and his legs were in full casts (from the hip to the toes). His mother was told by the doctors that he would never have sensation or movement in the toes. Erika did Clouded Leopard and Raccoon circles on his toes, working on him for about 20 minutes each day for six weeks while he was in the casts. After the casts were removed, she did circles over the feet and legs. To help him stand, she put his feet in high ski boots. She used the wand to direct the brain signal from the head to the foot, and he is now able to wiggle his toes. He is also able to stand without the ski boots and instead of 100% of his weight on the heels, it's now 60% on the heels and 40% on the toes. He is now able to walk without assistance. By doing TTouch down the outside of the leg David is beginning to be able to turn his feet straighter (instead of out), and is able to walk backwards.

To assist David with his writing and improve his eyesight, Erika did TTouch circles on David's temples. He has learned his letters and numbers, and is now able to write them. He has become very social, has many friends, and can have a sensible conversation with people. He can dress himself, is able to use a urinal, and doesn't wear diapers any more. During the TTouch work, a great deal of emphasis was placed on breathing - because the breathing helps to "unfreeze the neural impulses that direct the muscles". Erika says that David is now one of her host students.

Tara
She has been in Erika'a Class for 1 & 1/2 years. It the beginning she had no speech, and had so little strength or balance that she was unable to got on the school bus. Her speech problem was related to an inability to take air into the lungs. She was unable to rotate her spine, which interfered with her washroom activities . TTouch was done on her feet and legs to improve their strength and she is now able to get on a ladder.

When first TTouched on the back, four months ago, Tara gasped, due to extreme sensitivity probably caused by inflammation of nerve endings. Very light Python Lifts and Raccoon touches were done all over her back to help improve her breathing and enable her to rotate her spine. Tara can now be TTouched all over her back with the Abalone without feeling any discomfort and can use the washroom. Her parents are very pleased with the changes in her.

Bill
Bill was expelled from every school and every school bus due to violent behavior. (e.g. throwing a VCR through the window). His Ontario Student Record is 1" thick with incidents. He was placed in Erika's class in November 89. At the beginning, Erika did not use the TTouch on him, but she used the TTEAM Philosophy of offering alternatives instead of force, as she had learned in TTEAM horse clinic. Whenever force, (in the form of coercion) had been used with Bill, he had exploded (as some horses will). When offered alternatives, he began to be able to cope.

More recently (March, 90) Erika began doing the Python and Butterfly on his arms and hands (his hand would shake,, and he had difficulty writing. She also used Tarantulas Pulling the Plow and Lick of the Cow's Tongue on his back; sometimes she only does Noah's March. If Bill receives some TTouch twice a day, his behavior is acceptable, and he is beginning to be helpful with other students. It seems that Bill possibly suffers from the opposite of tactile defensiveness - he becomes sick if he is not TTouched. When he first came to the class, he could not use the computer with his hands, but would use his nose instead. In March, he began to use the computer with his hands. When the TTouch is done on his arm and hand, he will write. He was not able to do this six months ago.

Erika continues to integrate the TTEAM philosophy and TTouching her students. She has also maintained a delightful sense of humor as she works in situations which can be stressful.

NOTE: TTEAM is an acronym of "Tellington TTouch Equine Awareness Method." Since this article was written, Linda decided to use a brand name for all the facets of the TTouch organization. Currently, that is Tellington TTouch.

1987 The Value of TTouching Stuffed Animals

TTEAM News International December, 1987 Vol 7 No 5 P. 6.

The following article appeared in Bear Tracks - The Journal of the Good Bears of the World. The article is charmingly written and presents a side of Animal Ambassadors International® which recognized animals as our friends and teachers. However the reporter failed to state why the children brought their stuffed animals to class to learn the TTouch on them. Including stuffed animals as a part of teaching the TTouch in the schools recognizes the importance of stuffed-animal-friends for children who don't have animals at home. Just because stuffed animals don't need to be fed doesn't mean they don't have individual personalities.

The idea of having a stuffed animal to demonstrate the TTouch came to me several years ago in Los Angeles when I was asked, at a social gathering, how the TTouch worked. There was no cat or dog in residence, but a lovely soft stuffed polar bear was lying on the couch. I demonstrated a few minutes of circles on him and someone said delightedly, and maybe kiddingly, "look his eyes are softening." Since that day we have had many stuffed animal volunteers. How many of you have teddies and other stuffed animals in your house?

ANIMAL AMBASSADORS
by John Watson

In our last edition, Teddies to the Rescue by Alexandra Kurland was reviewed in the "Bears and Books" section. While it's a charming and beautiful book in and of itself, there is much more than meets the eye here! Author Alexandra Kurland has been using this book, along with her real life teddy Kenyon Bear, in a wonderful program that encourages understanding between people and animals around the world, the Animal Ambassadors International® Program.

Teddies to the Rescue tells the story of Kenyon Bear and his bear friends who live at the Shuttle Hill Herb Shop, (Alexandra notes that the bears and the herb shop are indeed, quite real.) The book, beautifully illustrated by Mark Kenyon, finds the teddies rescuing a fellow bear from a home where he is unloved. During the rescue mission real animals assist the bears in their efforts and friendships are formed.

We all know the importance of animals in our lives. Many of us find friends and teachers in our pets. From our childhood pets, we learn love, loyalty and responsibility. The Animal Ambassadors International Program is an international cultural exchange organization whose primary goal is to celebrate the importance of animals in our lives while encouraging intercultural understanding.

Here's how it works: school children bring their own stuffed toys to meet Kenyon Bear when he and Alexandra Kurland visit classrooms. Alexandra uses the book and the bears to guide the children through the story telling process. Kenyon takes the children to many lands where different animals are met through the children's own imaginations. The children ask each animal if they have any stories, words or songs for them. By the end of the session each child has his/her own special animal friend.

"I end by telling them that their animals would always be with them to tell them stories," says Alexandra. "All they had to do was listen." She adds that there is something the children can then do for their animal friends. "Many of the animals who come to us need our protection. They're having a tough time surviving, and one way we can help them is by learning more about them." She then asks each child to read a book about the animal who came to them.

Kenyon Bear acts as a story collector for the Animal Ambassadors International Program. There are story collectors in other parts of the world. The all collect animal stories. So, Alexandra asks the children to send in the stories that their animal friends have shared with them to Kenyon at the herb shop. Kenyon then sends each child an Animal Ambassadors International® Certificate.

The stories are then sent on to Animal Ambassadors International® headquarters in San Francisco where they are compiled into newsletter form and sent to children participating in similar programs as far away as Australia and the Soviet Union! Stories from the children overseas are sent back to San Francisco to be shared with the American students. Thus, not only are stories and information exchanged, but an international goodwill link is made between children of many countries.

Alexandra adds that the program is not limited to school groups. "Anyone who loves animals can join in the sharing," she says. In fact, wouldn't our own Good Bear Dens be just the perfect type of folks to join in? "Bear Dens could spend a wonderful evening telling animal stories which could then be compiled and sent on the Animal Ambassadors International®," says Alexandra. We couldn't agree more, Alexandra and we'd love to hear from any of our dens or bears-at-large who decide to participate. We would love to have our Good Bear Dens associated with such a worthwhile project.

Reprinted with permission.

 

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