Part of any TTouch workshop is the initial introductions. What’s your name? Where are you from? What is your primary interest in animals? Do you have a life outside of animals? (Maybe/maybe not):) What are you goals? – all pretty standard questions that you would expect when getting to know Read more…
Making contact with an animal is instinctual for many of us. There is something truly therapeutic about the feeling of soft fur against our skin. For me it is important that this positive feeling is reciprocated by the animal we are making contact with. Becoming mindful of HOW we touch an Read more…
I don’t know about you but I find great relief in the simple act of taking off my bra and socks, or any restrictive clothing item, at the end of the day. Multiply this times 10 if moving hay was part of the day’s activities! Maybe I am the odd Read more…
By slowing down and acknowledging the importance of spaces in time, we may actually achieve what we desire more quickly.The pause allows us a moment to reflect, exhale, become neutral, integrate, be mindful and listen.
By Kathy Cascade (Tellington TTouch Instructor & Reactivity Specialist) Dealing with fearful, reactive, or aggressive dog behavior is certainly challenging and often a topic of heated debate. A snarling, lunging dog at the end of a leash can be intimidating and downright dangerous. Unfortunately, human reactions often worsen the problem, Read more…
It’s hot here right now. Like really, really hot. I know, I know, you’re thinking to yourself, “But how hot can it really be? You’re in Canada! You live in permafrost with ice castles!” Ha! For the next week we have a forecast of daytime high of 38 to 43 Read more…
Robyn and Wendy met in the early 80’s and have been on parallel tragectories in the horse world ever since, often crossing paths and exchanging ideas and concepts, garnered from their global travel. Long time Tellington TTouch teacher, Centered Riding Instructor, Feldenkrais Practitioner and lifelong student, Wendy has always been Read more…
By Toni Shelbourne Many people struggle to comfort their dog or cat when he is in the throes of a firework induced panic, you may feel helpless and torn. Helpless because you feel there is nothing you can do to support him and torn because there is a common Read more…
While many of us are sheltering at place at home and physically distancing ourselves from other people, this is a wonderful time to introduce some new ways of connecting with our 4 legged family members. One of the wonderful things about TTouch is that a little can go a long Read more…
By Robyn Hood (first published in the TTEAM Connections Quarterly) In Part 1 I outlined exercises for day 1 and 2 in a week’s worth of 10 minute TTouch. In days 3 and 4 we add two new concepts that most animals enjoy a great deal, the Read more…