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Linda Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree

On June 21, 2008 Linda Tellington-Jones received an Honorary Doctorate degree from the Wisdom University and was granted the position of Director of the Institute for Interspecies Connection.

This unique university, licensed by the State of California, is accredited by the World Association of Universities and Colleges and the Accreditation Commission International (ACI). The university, a global learning community, is committed to the pursuit of wisdom as a way of life.

Linda Tellington-Jones, the founder of Tellington TTouch Training, has influenced hundreds of thousands of people and animals around the world with her extraordinary teachings. TTouch is a gentle hands-on technique that accelerates learning and enhances behavior, performance, and the well-being of all species, as well as deepening the bond between humans and animals. The work honors the body, mind and spirit of animals and their people.

Jim Garrison, the university's president and chairman, says of this honor bestowed upon Linda: "Wisdom University is giving Linda an honorary PhD for her decades of work with the Tellington TTouch, which has contributed enormously to what we know about both animal and human healing and behavior, and for the work she has done to expand the boundaries of inter-species communication. She is joining the university as Chair of Interspecies Connection and the Director of the Institute for Interspecies Connection."

Dr. Garrison is also founder and president of the Gorbachev Foundation/USA, which set the stage for the establishment in 1995 of the State of the World Forum, a San Francisco based non-profit institution created to establish a global network of leaders dedicated to creating a more sustainable global civilization.

Linda says of her affiliation with Dr. Garrison, "I worked closely with Jim Garrison when he was director for the Esalen Institute's Soviet American Exchange program. In the 1980s and 1990s I went to Russia as a citizen ambassador 10 times, and taught TTouch to the Russian Olympic dressage and jumping teams. I also taught a 10-day course for Russian veterinarians at the Bitsa Olympic Center, as well as working with the Moscow Zoo and the Russian Academy of Science."

When asked if this doctorate degree and director position would change anything for her, Linda smiled and said, "This has given me an umbrella under which to gather and acknowledge the gifts we receive from animals and other forms of Nature. We are now able to prove scientifically why TTouch works on so many levels what we have known intuitively for years. As director for the Institute for Interspecies Connection, it is my intention to support scientific studies and to raise awareness of the many forms of interspecies connection around the world."

Linda Tellington-Jones has been honored with numerous awards throughout the years, including the Western States Hall of Fame, American Riding Instructors Association Lifetime Achievement Award, Horsewoman of the Year Award, the American Riding Instructors Association Master Instructor Award, the Ronald Reagan Good Citizen Award and most recently, the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame. She is also a graduate of the Feldenkrais Professional Training at the Humanistic Psychology Institute, California.

Her latest book is in the field of human health: TTouch for Healthcare. In addition to writing 22 books about her work published in 15 languages, she has developed TTouch curriculum for the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing. Linda has spent decades teaching people how to be effective with TTouch; today there are more than 1,600 certified practitioners teaching TTouch in 36 countries.

Linda Inducted into 2007 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame

The Massage Therapy Hall of Fame recognizes Linda's contribution to the art and science of Massage Therapy.

Linda Tellington-Jones' work has its roots in a philosophy that sees all beings - humans and animals alike - as reflections of a Divine Whole. The Tellington Method was first created four decades ago as a system of animal training, healing and communication that allows people to relate to animals in a deeper, more compassionate way - a way that furthers inter-species connection and honors the body, mind and spirit of both animals and their people. The Tellington Method utilizes a variety of techniques of touch, movement and body language to affect behavior, performance, and health, and to increase an animal's willingness and ability to learn in a painless and anxiety-free environment.

Linda's highly effective and revolutionary approach to working with animals brought her world wide recognition, and it was out of this success that Tellington TTouch for humans has arisen, emerging as an important addition to the increasingly respected world of alternative healing practices.

About Us > Our Teachers > Meet Our Instructors

Marty McGee Bennett

Marty’s first llama jumped off the back of a pickup truck and into her heart in 1981. Since then Marty has devoted her professional life to the well being of llamas and alpacas and the education of camelid enthusiasts. After attending her first TTouch^® demonstration in 1985 Marty attached herself to Linda for the next ten years learning the work with horses and adapting it for camelids.

In addition to her studies with Linda, Marty brings a variety of experience and qualifications to her work with camelids, including a B.S. degree in Animal Behavior and a professional background with fiber. This combination makes "Camelidynamics" the world’s most popular, and enduring training/handling system for camelids. Marty has taught the principles of camelid handling and the TTouch^® to veterinarians and veterinary students at veterinary schools around the county and was the only non-DVM invited to contribute to the Veterinary Clinics of North America series on Camelids.

Her books (including one co-authored with Linda), videos and training clinics have helped thousands of llama and alpaca owners more fully understand, appreciate and enjoy this magical animal. Marty’s most recent book "The Camelid Companion" published in 2001 has received rave reviews in publications worldwide.

Conducting hundreds of clinics in North America and around the world including numerous trips to Australia, New Zealand and Europe have kept Marty on the road for much of the past 30 years. Marty her husband Brad live in New Smyrna Beach Florida and Marty still travels the world sharing her expertise on handling llamas and alpacas without fear or force. For more information about Marty, clinics, and products for camelids including a halter that is safe comfortable and effective for refined leading, log-in to Marty's websie

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.

Events

Unlock Your Horse’s Potential

8 Saturdays (July date TBA)
2 hours per session
All sessions recorded for repeat viewing or catch up

Join Linda Tellington-Jones for an in depth exploration in Developing a Profound Connection with Your Horse:
Heart to Heart • Cell to Cell • Soul to Soul

In Unlocking Your Horse’s Potential, world-renowned educator Linda Tellington-Jones will guide you through a proven, innovative, and deeply respectful approach—the Tellington TTouch® Method—to help your horse move safe and sound beyond old patterns and into greater ease, balance, and cooperation.

These interactive sessions will teach you how to truly see your horse: how personality, posture, tension, and balance influence behavior and learning. Drawing on decades of experience working with many breeds and disciplines around the world, Linda will show you how to assess each horse as an individual and how to integrate the Tellington Method into your work to bring out their very best.

Students will also learn together by sharing observations, questions, and experiences. This creates a warm sense of community and camaraderie, where everyone supports and learns from one another.

You’ll gain a practical and inspiring toolbox of TTouch bodywork, groundwork exercises, brilliant tools, and mindset shifts you can use immediately—whether you’re working with a sensitive horse, a reactive horse, a shut-down horse, a high-performance partner, or simply a horse you want to understand and connect with more deeply.

You will learn how small changes can create profound results—helping your horse be confident and safe in their body, clearer in their mind, and more willing in their heart.

What We Will Explore Together:
• How to assess, understand and influence your horses’ personality, behavior, potential and performance
• How the shape of the head reflects their personality
• How posture, balance, and movement reveal emotional and mental states
• Recognizing signs of stress, fear, confidence, and curiosity
• Supporting the nervous system to create ease and readiness to learn how TTouch®, groundwork, and simple awareness exercises can invite positive change
• Adapting our approach to honor each individual horse

Participants are welcome, though not required, to share photos and potential videos of their horses for Linda’s assessment and guidance.

This class is about understanding who the horse is and meeting them with empathy, clarity, and kindness.

Live on Zoom + Bonus Self-Paced Online Courses

We will meet live on Zoom for our Saturday sessions, allowing us to learn together no matter where you are in the world.

In addition, you will receive access to three self-paced online bonus courses, created to support and deepen your learning, full of easy to follow videos and lectures for reference and reminders:
• "All Wrapped Up: for Horses" Online Course
How TTouch Body wraps support balance, body awareness, confidence, and self-regulation.
• "Getting in TTouch with Your Horse's Personality" Online Course
A deeper exploration of personality types and their practical application.
• "Intro to Tellington TTouch for Horses" Online Course
An introductory course that oulines the most commonly used Tellington Method techniques and exercises.

These bonus courses are offered so you can return to the material, reflect, and absorb the work at your own pace.

Who This Class Is For:

This course is for horse lovers, trainers, professionals, and anyone who wishes to deepen their relationship with horses through understanding, respect, and mindful observation. No prior experience with TTouch is required—only an open heart and curiosity.

Class Format:

8 live Zoom classes, 2 hours each (Saturdays)
Teaching, demonstrations, stories, and time for questions
Bonus online classes included
A supportive, global learning community

My hope is that this course will help you see personality not as a limitation, but as a gift—a way of understanding how each horse experiences the world, and how we can support them in becoming more confident, balanced, and at ease.

When
Saturdays from 2:00–4:00 PM EST

April through June 2026:
11:00 AM–1:00 PM PT
12:00–2:00 PM MT
1:00–3:00 PM CT
7:00–9:00 PM GMT
8:00–10:00 PM CET
4:00-6:00 AM AEDT (Sunday)

Dates: April 4 • April 18 • May 2 • May 16 • May 30 • June 6 • June 27, 2026 • July TBA, 2026
All classes will be recorded, giving you the flexibility to watch them any time after each session throughout 2026.

Balance of the tuition is due by March 6th.

$899

Interactive & Online Integrating a New Pet into Your Household

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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?

Join Jyl Hershman- Ross (Tellington TTouch Senior Practitioner), Friday, July 12th (5-7 pm CT) & and Saturday, July 13th(4-7 pm CT) and learn effective, mindful and positive ways to help successfully introduce a new pet into the 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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Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch® for Horses

Immersion Series with Robyn Hood & Guests

Join Tellington TTouch Method Instructor, Robyn Hood, as well as other guest instructors, including special sessions with Linda Tellington-Jones, and develop a deep level of understanding and skill that will transform how you understand, handle and train horses.

This course is the ideal option for anyone seeking an integrative and compassionate approach to horse training and management. It will provide you with an incredible framework of philosophical understanding, observational skills, bodywork techniques, groundwork exercises, innovative tools, and work under saddle that can make what you already do well, be even better; all while developing a deeper, more trusting relationship.

Enjoy the logical, linear, learning of online learning along with the inspiring and adaptive format that includes 36 (up to 72 with both classes) hours of small, LIVE, Zoom sessions – all recorded for your convenience and on-going learning.

$999.00

Dates: Saturdays starting September 28, 2024
(Enrollment is open throughout this time period)

Time: 8:00 – 11:00 PT/ 16:00 – 19:00 GMT via Interactive Zoom Sessions
(Recorded in case you miss a session!)

AND/OR (students may choose which session they attend)

Saturdays for Australia: 9:00 – Noon Sydney time/ Fridays: 14:00 – 17:00 PT

Full Details and Registration

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.

Learn more 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 Getting in TTouch® with Your Cat

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On November 10^th 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 Horse

Instructor: Robyn Hood, Senior Tellington TTouch Instructor

£375.00 – Regular
£325.00 – Guild members
£250.00 – Practitioner 2 and above

Transform Your Connection with Horses Through the Tellington TTouch Method

Are you looking for new and innovative ways to understand and work with horses?

Whether you’re a professional trainer, equestrian enthusiast, or horse owner, the Tellington TTouch Method for Horses Workshop offers a fresh, effective, and low-stress approach to building trust, improving performance, and fostering well-being—both on the ground and in the saddle.
Why Join This Workshop?

Enhance Your Understanding of Horses
Learn to recognize and address subtle cues from your horse for better communication and a deeper bond.

Discover Low-Stress, Effective Techniques
Master gentle, innovative exercises that can easily be integrated into your current practices to improve performance and behavior.

Strengthen Your Relationship
Explore methods that enhance trust, cooperation, and connection with every horse you work with.
What You’ll Learn:

This hands-on workshop is designed to equip you with a wide range of practical skills that you can use to better understand and connect with horses.
Core Elements of the Workshop:

TTouch Bodywork
Learn gentle, effective techniques to promote relaxation, reduce tension, and support your horse’s physical well-being.

Groundwork Skills
Explore exercises that improve balance, coordination, and confidence while strengthening the bond between you and your horse.

Observation and Communication
Develop keen observation skills to understand your horse’s body language and behavior, leading to better training outcomes.

Introduction to Riding Concepts From the Ground
Gain insights into how Tellington TTouch principles can improve riding performance, with exercises that can be applied in and out of the saddle.
Bonus Learning Opportunities:

Registration includes instant access to our introductory online course!
Benefits of Attending:

Practical, Long-Lasting Skills
Learn techniques that can be integrated into any training program to enhance learning, communication, and connection.

Happier, Healthier Horses
Help your horse feel more comfortable, confident, and cooperative in all aspects of training and care.

Positive Learning Environment
Enjoy a fun, supportive atmosphere that caters to all experience levels, from beginners to seasoned equestrians.

Tailored Learning
Whether you’re new to the Tellington TTouch Method or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will meet you where you are. Reserve Your Spot Now

Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch® for Horses

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Join Tellington TTouch Method Instructor, Robyn Hood, as well as other guest instructors, and develop a deep level of understanding and skill that will transform how you understand, handle and train horses.

Enjoy the logical, linear, learning of online learning along with the inspiring and adaptive format that includes 36 hours of small, LIVE, Zoom sessions – all recorded for your convenience and on-going learning.

This course is the ideal option for anyone seeking an integrative and compassionate approach to horse training and management. Whether you are a professional horse trainer or dedicated horse lover, this course will provide you with an incredible framework of philosophical understanding, observational skills, bodywork techniques, groundwork exercises, innovative tools, and work under saddle that can make what you already do well, be even better; all while developing a deeper, more trusting relationship.

The Tellington TTouch for Horses: Immersion Series can serve as your core curriculum for Tellington TTouch Online Academy Certification credits however it is also a fantastic learning opportunity for those wanting to add to what they already do well or expand their knowledge and skill set.

Register and gain access to an extensive, clearly laid out and detailed online course covering the material you would learn in at least two, 5 day hands on sessions. This course can be done at YOUR OWN PACE, before or after the LIVE sessions.

Beginning in March enjoy, the first of twelve, 3 hour immersion session that will leave you inspired, empowered and excited to learn and practice.

Between sessions you will work on specific skills and assignments, if you are working towards Certification. Sessions are recorded for future viewing or should you have to miss a live class. Each session will be taught by Robyn or another one of our wonderful TTouch Instructors.

Enjoy the comforts of home, with your animal at ease, in this small, intimate group setting. Robyn will help coach you through specific concerns you may have and give you the tools to enhance your horse’s well being, behavior and performance.

This course can count towards the Tellington TTouch Practitioner certification program for horses. It is also suitable for riders and horse enthusiasts who are interested in the method to enhance their relationship and address a myriad of challenges without force or dominance. All levels of experience and areas of interest are welcome.

Students will have access to online material to cover at their own pace. The online portion of learning consists of a logical, linear, “Tellington TTouch for Horsess – Core Curriuculum”, which can be accessed at any time.

The online portion of the course includes:

The FULL Tellington TTouch for Horses Core Curriculum Course: Each consisting of several specific topics and lessons.
Hours “how-to” videos and lectures about each specific concept and exercise
Lesson video assignments, to be completed by those pursuing certification
24/7 access to all materials

The LIVE interactive portion of the course includes:

TWELVE 3 hour sessions of learning in an intimate, supportive, group setting over the span of 6 months
Class recordings for future viewing & review
Access to an interactive group chat and discussion page.
Expert feedback about your own animals
In class assistants co-teaching and supporting the group’s learning and questions.

Payment plan available, please email ttouch@shaw.ca for information.

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Hands On -Tellington TTouch® for Dogs

Instructor: Robyn Hood, Senior Tellington TTouch Instructor

£375.00 – Regular
£325.00 – Guild members
£250.00 – Practitioner 2 and above

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.
Why Join This Workshop?

Help Your Dog Thrive: Learn simple, proven techniques to reduce stress, enhance resilience, and promote physical well-being in your dog.

Elevate Your Training Skills: Master effective methods to address common behavior challenges and make every outing more enjoyable.

Positive Learning Environment: Whether you’re a professional trainer or a dedicated dog guardian, our supportive, low-stress workshop offers a non-competitive, safe place to learn.
What You’ll Learn:

✔ Behavior Observation Skills: Understand your dog’s unique signals and needs to strengthen your bond and communication.

✔ TTouch Bodywork, Body Wrap, & Leash Techniques: Hands-on strategies to calm your dog, improve focus, and address behavior concerns.

✔ Practical Applications: Integrate the Tellington TTouch Method into your training program for immediate and long-lasting results.
Exclusive Benefits for Participants:

🎓 Earn Practitioner Credits: Add valuable credentials to your professional portfolio or enhance your expertise as a dedicated dog guardian.

🎥 Bonus Online Course: Get access to “Tellington TTouch for Dogs – An Introduction,” so your learning continues long after the workshop.
Why Choose Tellington TTouch?

This innovative, forward-thinking method empowers you to address common issues faced by dog owners and trainers using gentle, positive techniques. It’s the perfect complement to existing training modalities, helping you build a harmonious relationship with your dog.

🦮 Bring Your Dog or work with one at the course—there’s even a chance to learn with other species like horses!
Don’t Miss Out!

Spaces are limited, and early registration ensures your spot in this transformative workshop.

➡ Reserve Your Spot Today!

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.

Learn more about the Facility and Accommodations.

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

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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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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: 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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Interactive & Online Getting in TTouch® with Your Cat

course info

On April 14^th and 28th (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.

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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Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch® for Cats

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

A live online immersion in Tellington TTouch® for cats, supporting calm, confidence, and connection. Includes an optional Associate certification pathway. Live sessions begin February 7th!

Live, Interactive Zoom Learning with Lifetime Access

Learning TTouch for cats deepens your ability to recognize early signs of stress, respond with empathy, and support your cat’s well-being without force or fear. It strengthens trust, improves comfort and mobility, and often transforms everyday interactions—grooming, veterinary care, handling, or simply being together—into moments of connection rather than conflict.

Whether you are a cat guardian, behavior professional, or rescue worker, TTouch provides practical tools that honor a cat’s sensitivity while empowering them to feel safer, more balanced, and more at ease in their world.

This immersive online course offers a comprehensive introduction to the Tellington TTouch® Method for cats and may be taken for personal enrichment or as part of the certification pathway to become a recognized TTouch Associate for Cats. Combining live, interactive Zoom lectures with supported practice, feedback, and discussion, the course is designed for professionals and dedicated cat guardians who want to apply TTouch thoughtfully, safely, and effectively.

Course Format & Schedule

This course is delivered through live, interactive Zoom sessions, allowing participants to learn in real time, ask questions, and receive personalized guidance PLUS self-paced online that provides supplemental course materials.

Interactive Zoom Classes (2 hours each):
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
19:00 – 21:00 (Europe)

Dates:
February 7, 2026
March 7, 2026
April 11, 2026
May 9, 2026

Support & Review Sessions (1 hour each):
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST
19:00 – 20:00 (Europe)

Dates:
February 21, 2026
March 28, 2026
April 25, 2026
May 23, 2026

All Zoom sessions are recorded and included with lifetime access.

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TTouch for You: Inspiring Self Care

Connect With The Magical Intelligence Of Your Body

Tellington TTouch® is a simple, proven method of touch that has been used to improve the lives of thousands of people and animals throughout the world.

Learning TTouch® for Self-Care.Releasing anxiety and pain with TTouch® and gratitude.A supportive community sharing TTouch® in a global online setting.Connecting to the Creative Life Force in every cell in your body.The merging of science and spirituality.

This program offers credits for those looking for TTouch For You practitioner status. To learn more email kirsten@ttouch.com.

In this online, interactive course, you’ll discover what thousands have already experienced first-hand: the life-changing power of Tellington TTouch®!

$89/month or $979/yr

Dates and Times of Live Training Classes:

Each Class is 3 hours, and all classes are on Sundays at: 10:00 am Pacific Time / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ET BONUS Weekly ‘Live With Linda’ Tuesdays each week at 11am -1 pm Pacific

Details and Registration

Interactive & Online Tellington TTouch®

Getting in TTouch with Your Cat with Toni Shelbourne

On September 10th & 17th (16.00 – 18.00 GMT) 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.

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 credits) as an Elective towards the Tellington TTouch Practitioner Program.

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Our Method for > Horses > Attend a workshop > Read More

One Horse - One Human at a Time

When we attend a TTouch training we arrive with excitement and wonder. The common bond that all of us share and the one that attracts us to Linda’s work, is that we each believe, in our own way, that there must be a better way to be with horses, other animals, the people in our lives and with the world in general.

The knowledge learned from the Tellington TTouch Method for Horses work is accumulative. In the beginning, it seems simple and easy. As we continue year after year to learn more of Linda’s shared skills, from clinics, workshops, CD’s, and her books, we begin to see a complete metamorphosis in our approach to riding, training and in many ways, to our interactions with other people as well. At a time of such great need for balance in the world and in our personal lives, by becoming TTouch trained, we become part of the change.

Linda’s life philosophy is woven like a rich quilt and openly shared at her clinics. During the daily lunch break she shares ideas about thought provoking books and theories that open all of the participants to see that we all have unlimited potential. For most of us, there is a recognition that horses can be our teachers.

At Linda’s five-day clinics, many of us notice a personality pattern expressing itself as we work with our horses—our horses mirror this pattern back to us, many times it appears to be the root of the problem that we seem to be having with our horses, and yet it is a problem that we have in other aspects of our lives, too. The horses keep giving us an opportunity to not only get it right, but to get it better. At a recent workshop, there was a horse that was very pushy with its person. As the days went on, the person revealed how primary people in her life did not treat her with respect either. As she learned techniques to express her boundaries to her horse, she also had an awareness of different ways of being with humans in her daily life.

The work that Linda teaches at her clinics is far beyond horse training. Linda shares with her students the richness of her life journey with humans and with animals that she has finely tuned over the past fifty years. A woman always ahead of her time, she gently and humbly shares her knowledge with everyone present. The attendees at her horse clinics are of varied backgrounds from trainers, competitors, therapists, medical professionals, NARHA instructors, backyard horse owners and anyone with a desire to share with a horse in a more compassionate way. Whatever a person’s knowledge base is, Linda has a way of speaking and sharing examples directly so that they are easily understood and absorbed.

The variety of touches, leading positions, special riding equipment and connected riding techniques offer everyone something new and thought provoking to encourage and stretch skills, from professional trainer to horse lover. A questionnaire was sent to participants from a recent clinic. Christal Bannister, a massage therapist, answered, “I learned to touch a horse (and people) in a new way. I learned how to be soft and effective with the touches. I learned also how to be direct, observe and to give clear signals.”

The TTouch method offers us possibilities of dealing with our horses in an entirely different way. The depth of Linda’s work supports humans in continuing to unravel the myth of domination and ignorance in our relationship with our equine partners. When attending a five-day workshop, it is truly joyful to see horses and humans develop new ways of interacting together. In western civilization where horse ownership, racing, showing and winning have guided most peoples training background, it is so refreshing and important that we now have a choice.

Because of work like Linda’s Tellington TTouch Method, we have an opportunity to see, to learn, to try and to succeed in improving the lives of our horses and at the same time improving our lives as we see that compassion, listening, honoring and thought out techniques are available to everyone. An attendee at a recent clinic, Kathleen Aspenns wrote, “I really like seeing Linda work with challenging horses---to see what to do when they don’t like the first ten things you try---keep trying something different. Linda’s work in heartfelt—I absolutely love her respect for and her communication with the horses. It inspires me to be a more compassionate person.”

Linda and all the Instructors, support each student and help all of them to embark on their own journey filled with all of the skills that she can possibly share. TTouch work is not only about changing the way we deal with horses, it is about changing the way we see, hear, listen and deal with our lives . . . changing the way we are with each other, one horse, one person at a time.

Our Method for > Horses > Success Stories

Workshop attendees comment!

"This line of work has opened up a new world of alternative training which is sympathetic and supportive to the horse. The results were outstanding and immediate."
– John

"TTOUCH has awakened me to a whole new (wonderful) world. I feel things and look at things (animals, people, etc.) in a renewed and understanding way. I myself feel different too. When in a situation I handle it much differently than before. I have stopped blaming the animal/person and begun to search for the real cause of the problem."
– Sharon Crement

"A novice can do the Tellington TTouch Method It's easy to make changes very quickly even for a novice person that doesn’t do the work as effectively as an experienced person. It’s not necessary to know the work perfectly.

"It's truly amazing to be able to make changes in an animal’s behavior, physical being or mental state, and have a reciprocation take place. For every animal I see being helped by TTouch, I always feel I have learned and changed in the process as well."
- Amanda L.

"The Tellington Method teaches me to be a partner with my horse so I can learn to be a team. It gives me the tools to LISTEN, OBSERVE, COMMUNICATE and then give back information to our animal friends so that they can teach me to become more effective. TTouch brings joy to my horse and me."
– Amy Kendis

"This workshop has totally changed the way I view myself as a partner to my horse, our relationship and the relationship of the people and horses around me."
– Whitney Knauer

"The evening the clinic ended, my daughter was riding her Appaloosa mare (not at the clinic) in a drill team practice. The horse was a bit antsy and would not stand quietly. Rather than disciplining her as I have in the past, I spent a few minutes doing mouth work and some touches along her neck. She settled down immediately and stood quietly."
– Denise Schoenladler

"Thank you for the marvelous lessons, ideas and awareness you’ve brought to my life. My animals, family and I appreciate what I’ve learned from your lessons, patience, carefulness etc. I enjoy meeting new horses and watching, reading and understanding them because of what I’ve learned from 'Getting in TTouch' and being able to help relax, soften and relieve tension from horses whose caretakers haven’t had the chance to study and use your methods."
– Terri Rexroad

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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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Rehabilitation of Horses - Booklet

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

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Worldwide > Animal Ambassadors International

2004 Visit to the Oakland Zoo Goat Rangers and Giraffes

In October, 2004 I joined Practitioner Jaynellen Kovacevich and her Oakland Zoo "Goat Rangers" for a presentation to the youth and their parents. Jaynellen's program won the Oakland Zoo "Volunteer of the Year" award for 2003.

Jaynellen arranged this presentation and potluck lunch with me as a reward for the Goat Rangers.

Their parents were invited to spend the day at the zoo with their rangers, the youngest volunteers at the zoo, to learn more about the program and the benefits of TTouch. This was also an opportunity for the parents to hear about the special contribution the Goat Rangers have made to the zoo and to show pride in them for their accomplishments.

It was especially wonderful to have this chance to honor the work of Jaynellen. She is both a Companion Animal and a TTEAM Practitioner in addition to being a special education teacher. Jaynellen has been teaching TTouch in her school classes for almost 20 years, since the beginning of the Animal Ambassador program.

I talked about the history of Animal Ambassadors International^® and how I was inspired with the idea of Animal Ambassadors International from my work in Russia with children and animals beginning in 1985. That was the year that I organized a telephone exchange between a school in Moscow and a school in Utah. In both schools the kids could hear each other (through the interpreters) over loudspeakers that could be heard ri all the classrooms. How rewarding it is to see this concept of animals being our ambassadors for promoting understanding between people and animals these 19 years later.

I presented the Goat Rangers with Animal Ambassador certificates that state, "I hereby vow to use my hands, my heart and my voice to speak for and protect all . . . . . (This space is then filled in with the name of the animal or animals the recipient chose. Many of the youth wrote in "all animals.”)

After lunch we spent an hour with the goats and sheep in the petting zoo, where the rangers introduced me to their favorites, including Pygmy goats, an Alpine, a Nubian, a La Mancha goat and a flock of Barbados sheep. It was exciting and impressive to watch the Goat Rangers as they TTouched several of the senior goats who are being treated by the zoo veterinary staff and zookeepers for arthritis. Educational staff members and keepers have noted that the Goat Ranger program and TTouch have been beneficial to these older goats as well as the other goats and sheep.

Jaynellen has been teaching this class twice a month for almost four years at the Oakland Zoo and has shared the benefits of TTouch with many educational staff members, zookeepers and docents. When she began the program, many of the sheep and goats shied away from being touched. They were used to the public feeding them, but often they were approached by young children pulling on their horns, face or legs. In return, the goats often tried to escape by butting the children. Sometimes parents pushed or hit the goats and sheep to keep them away when they were aggressive about getting food. Not exactly ideal for a petting zoo.

Jaynellen taught her Rangers how to teach visiting children to quietly and respectfully groom the goats and sheep with a soft brush and to do some TTouches on them. Every two weeks for the past four years the Goat Rangers have been handling the goats and sheep in this way.

I just could not get over how gentle and relaxed the animals are. Normally one has to be careful around goats with horns because they can make abrupt moves with their heads and hurt you unintentionally. These goats are so quiet and careful with their heads and will lie still for ages to be groomed gently and TTouched. This gives visiting children and their parents a new way to be around animals with gentleness and respect.

Jaynellen and Avril Keimey, one of the first Goat Rangers, commented that the behavior of the goats and sheep changed dramatically with the use of TTouch and brushing. Avril had this to say about the program: "I used to go to the Zoo when I was younger, and I was one of those kids who was afraid to go into the petting zoo because there were goats jumping on people. About four years ago, I became a Goat Ranger, and started doing TTouch on the goats and sheep, and showing little kids how to pet them nicely. In the time I've been a Goat Ranger, I have seen a huge improvement in the animals' behavior. They approach people instead of running away. I now see very few kids who are afraid to go up to the goats."

Later in the day, Roland and I were shown video footage of the Goat Rangers teaching visiting kids of all ages, including parents, how to gently brush and TTouch the goats and sheep. It is fascinating and inspiring to watch kids enter the area with rambunctious behavior, and within five minutes be relating quietly to the animals. It's totally intriguing to listen to these young Goat Rangers demonstrate and explain exactly how to gently brush the goats. On the video you see goats lying perfectly still, often with eyes half closed, or sometimes lying flat on their sides, enjoying every minute of the interaction. These Rangers are awesome Animal Ambassadors and articulate, patient teachers.

Gail Ellis, School Programs Manager, The Oakland Zoo, said: "There has been an obvious and dramatic change in the behavior and temperament of both the animals and the youth involved. It has been amazing to see."

The "Goat Rangers" are volunteer kids between the ages of 12 to 17. The youth have to commit to six months of volunteer work to be accepted in the program and Jaynellen puts them through a rigorous interviewing process before they are accepted.

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^® Training.

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