Thanks to my friend and TTouch colleague in Switzerland, Lisa Leicht, I am the proud owner of a set of TTouch wraps dyed to the colours of the six major chakras: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and magenta. Over the past few weeks, I have been doing an experiment with Salma using the coloured TTouch [...]
Sometimes things we do with the best of intentions turn into a problematic situation. When the little feral cat turned up on our doorstep in the midst of torrential rain, providing her with food and shelter seemed like the right thing to do. The consequences of this decision have been far-reaching. Then she had her [...]
At the end of a one day workshop, particularly one on a topic such as reactivity which evokes so many emotions, it is a gift to hear a participant say that she is leaving with hope because she saw improvements in her dog throughout the day, and she could see that he was much calmer [...]
Yesterday we had the second day of the first in-person TTouch workshop in two years. The first pleasant thing was to see that when Balú arrived his tail was not tucked between his legs but out and wagging, albeit a little rapidly and slightly tense. The point is that the difference from last week was [...]
February 5th. was a red letter day! We had the first in-person Tellington TTouch workshop in over two years. Day two will be on February 12th. It is always heartwarming to see how committed some people are to impriving the life experiences of their pets. It was also great to see the changes, great and [...]
In TTouch classes we place great emphasis on Edie Jane Eaton's concept of listening to the whispers so that our animals do not have to shout to be heard. Some time ago now with my last beardie, Sasha, I had the chance to see how important it is to pay attention to these small [...]
Oxytocin is a hormone which acts mainly as a neuromodulator* in the brain. It evokes feelings of wellbeing, reduces anxiety and promotes tranquillity and a sense of security. This is the reason why oxytocin is believed to play an important role in the inhibition of areas of the brain associated with controlling behaviour e.g. fear [...]
And suddenly one day you realise that your dog is growing old. It isn’t that he suddenly grew old. It isn’t that you hadn’t noticed small signs of change, but suddenly one day a “tipping point” seemed to be reached and the reality was there staring you in the face. What might those little telltale [...]
A new webinar is now available for you to explore. These days in many homes several animals of the same or different species live together. Sometimes problems do arise. In this webinar we take a look at some of them, and how applied zoopharmacognosy and Tellington TTouch can provide some tools to help us overcome [...]
Reactive to Calm The first webinar incorporating Tellington TTouch has now been launched! Here we take a look at what reactivity is and some of the ways it might manifest in our animals. Taking an integrative approach we then explore the options which both Tellington TTouch and zoopharmacognosy (as well as some other [...]