 Workshops
for Companion Animals
Customized workshops are available to meet your
groups’ needs. A variety of options are available. For groups
larger than 10 people, additional instructors will be needed to maintain
the quality of individual attention. Pricing varies based on workshop
parameters. Please call us to discuss your needs.
Examples:
TTouch workshops working with your animal, workshops or lectures without
your animal. Duration: 2, 4 or 8 hour workshops.
Please
see our event calendar for upcoming workshops.
Companion
Animal Services
Private Consultations: Each session combines the methods I use and is
customized to fit the needs of the animal, The Tellington Method, Craniosacral
work and Reiki. A session lasts approximately 45-60 minutes. They are
conducted in the pet’s home. A program will be developed that
you can follow after each session. 3 sessions are recommended.
Reiki
only Session: Sessions last approximately 45-60 minutes.
Please
contact us for pricing
Methods
Tellington Method or TTouch combines bodywork
and ground exercises, to resolve a variety of health issues and behavioral
issues. The TTouches give the animal a new body experience on a cellular
level, releasing old pains and unproductive habitual patterns. The ground
exercises build confidence, enhance coordination and increase the ability
to learn. This allows the animals to learn without provoking typical
fear responses. The animal can move beyond instinct, to act rather than
react, to learn new and more appropriate behaviors. Animals learn to
listen by developing self-control rather than out of fear. By using
the TTouch Method, you help enhance the animal’s self-confidence,
which will lessen the need for aggressive or fearful behavior, release
tension and increase body awareness and balance. The ground exercises
are on a Confidence Course, which looks like an agility course. It addresses
health issues by stimulating the immune system and helps alleviate pain.
All animals can benefit from TTouch. The technique was first developed
for horses and has since been proven effective for numerous species
of animals, including zoo, and marine animals.
TTouch
was developed over 30 years ago by internationally recognized animal
expert, Linda Tellington-Jones. Recognized world-wide this systematic
method is easy to learn and brings quick and lasting results. It is
used by animals owners, breeders, trainers, veterinarians, zookeepers,
Olympic teams and universities in over 30 countries. The University
of Minnesota is conducting a new research program dedicated to the study
of the Tellington Method.
TTouch
has been effective in providing solutions for…excessive barking,
chewing, fear, shyness, jumping up, leash pulling, aging, arthritis,
hip dysplasia, scratching, recovery from injury and surgery, aggressive
behavior, fear biting, motion & car sickness, resistance to grooming,
nervousness, tension, stress, balance and focus in training & competition,
self-mutilation and more.
What
is Craniosacral Work?
Craniosacral work is a gentle, sensitive hands-on bodywork which has
roots in osteopathy. Studies of the cranium, led to the discovery that
the skull bones are jointed, and not truly fused, so they permit slight
motion independent of breathing and heart rate. This motion is present
in all tissues of the body. When body tissues are subjected to stress
or trauma physical or emotional, this motion can be disrupted resulting
in imbalance or disease. Many authorities note that the rhythm moves
between 8 - 14 cycles per minute. The measurable amplitude of the cranial
wave or rhythm is between 40 microns to 1.5mm in movement, which is
less than half the thickness of dental paper. It cannot be seen but
it can be palpated in a meditative state. To palpate this discreet rhythm,
practitioners combine light finger pressure with use of the inner eye
and inner ear. The work draws from three disciplines; osteopathy, energy
work and Taoism. Once they have determined where the restrictions are
located, the Craniosacral practitioner palpates the tide-like motions
to assist the animal's body in releasing the stored injury or trauma.
This will help restore the vital motion and balance of the rhythm. The
body has an amazing capacity to heal itself. When an animal is in balance
emotionally and physically, they are healthy.
What
is Reiki?
Reiki (pronounced Ray-key) is a Japanese word representing Universal
life energy, the energy which is all around us. It’s derived from
rei, meaning “free passage” or “transcendental spirit”
and ki, meaning “vital life force energy” or universal life
energy. Reiki involves the transfer of energy from practitioner to patient
to enhance the body’s natural ability to heal itself through the
balancing of energy. Reiki utilizes specific techniques for restoring
and balancing the natural life force energy within the body. It’s
a holistic, natural hands-on energy healing system that touches on al
levels: body, mind and spirit. Reiki energy has many effects: it brings
about deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages, detoxifies the system,
provides new vitality in the form of healing universal life energy,
relieves stress and pain, release muscle spasms, stimulates the immune
system, is effective on chronic and acute illness or injury, is completely
safe and benign and increases the vibrational frequency of the body.
Reiki is a key that opens the door to your heart and helps you heal
your life. It is a journey to the heart and beyond, a gateway to the
healing of suffering and pain, a path of deep joy and inner peace.
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