Rachel McPherson

Rachel McPherson of the Good Dog Foundation

Today we will learn how “therapy dogs” are trained to help heal traumatized humans, so that we might draw from this training in improving our relationships with our own companion animals and help improve their lives as well as our own. We will learn from a leading expert how dogs communicate, how to recognize signals of canine stress, how to maximize their socialization skills, how to achieve deep relaxation with our dogs, and how to test a dog to see if he/she might be a good candidate for animal-assisted therapy work. Come learn how to radically deepen the human-animal bond, one of the most uplifting experiences available in life.

Note: For both this workshop and the Friday evening workshop, dogs may attend with their handlers or guardians, but dogs must be friendly with other dogs.

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
Sunday, June 17, 10am–5:30pm
12SHP17S
Members: $120 / Nonmembers: $130
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On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Good Dog Foundation was recognized by media outlets and charitable organizations for its work in disaster response after the attacks of 9/11. Good Dog teams visited the NYC Family Assistance Center and traveled on ferries with victims’ families and survivors.

Rachel McPherson

The Good Dog Foundation does wonderful work providing therapy dogs for people in need and recovering from disasters. This evening its founder will share meditation techniques that can help us and the dogs in our lives find healing and deep inner calm. The Good Dog Meditation method is a highly effective way to center our animal with compassion, lower stress in our own and our dog’s life, and connect to the extraordinary unconditional love only companion animals can give us.

AN EVENING WORKSHOP
Friday, June 15, 7–9:30pm
12SHP16M
Members: $25 / Nonmembers: $30
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On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Good Dog Foundation was recognized by media outlets and charitable organizations for its work in disaster response after the attacks of 9/11. Good Dog teams visited the NYC Family Assistance Center and traveled on ferries with victims’ families and survivors.

Susan J. Squittieri

Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive energy healing technique that all animals can benefit from.  It is safe, effective and can do no harm.  Reiki balances the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of an animal by releasing energy blockages which create imbalance and dis-ease. When an animal's energy is balanced and flowing, healing and change occur.  Animals respond quickly to the ease that Reiki produces on these levels, often harmonizing seemingly difficult and impossible attitudes and conditions.

This class is designed for individuals who have been attuned to Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Levels I & II and would like to learn how to use Reiki with animals. This course will cover.

Level I: an introduction to cat and dog - anatomy; the auric and chakra energy systems; and hand positions. By the end of the training we will perform a Reiki treatment on an animal in person.

Level II: goes more deeply into the energy systems of animals and how to consciously sense and move energy into that system to remove emotional and mental blockages, send energy over distance and time, to clear energy, and to create safe places. By the end of the training we will be able to perform a Reiki treatment on an animal both in person and at a distance.

Note: This course is recommended for the layperson Reiki II practitioner, animal guardians and caretakers that are affiliated with an animal-based practice and or an animal shelter or animal rescue group.

A Certificate of Completion in Reiki Level I and II with an Animal Reiki emphasis will be given by the instructor after the completion of this course.

A WEEKLY COURSE
(4 sessions) Wednesdays, June 20–
July 18, 8–10pm
No class on July 4.
12SHP20T
Members: $150 / Nonmembers: $170
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Edie Jane Eaton

This full-day workshop will cover bodywork techniques and movement exercises for dogs, and therapeutic tools such as bodywraps (soft elastic bandages, which can calm dogs, deepen their breath, and help them walk in balance). These methods help dogs discover self-control and self-confidence, and allow them to experience more appropriate and mature options for behavior in challenging situations.

Note: The facility is not appropriate for highly reactive dogs. If you wonder whether your dog should come, please contact registration, which will put you in touch with Edie Jane Eaton. For the three workshops, participants may choose to bring a pet, or a stuffed toy animal can be used for much of the practice work.

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
Sunday, July 1, 10am–5pm
12SHP24PB
Members: $120 / Nonmembers: $130
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Edie Jane Eaton

We will focus on the specific issues faced by cats and their human companions. The exact content of the workshop will vary depending on the problems presented by the cats that are brought, and by the interests of the participants. These can include litter box issues, lack of sociability, shyness or aggression, aging, car travel, confinement, difficulty with grooming etc.

A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 30, 1–5pm
12SHP24PA
Members: $40 / Nonmembers: $50
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Edie Jane Eaton

In these workshops, one with cats, the other with dogs, we will learn Tellington TTouch’s basic bodywork, movement and handling techniques. We will pay attention to the subtleties of our pet’s language, and acknowledge/respond supportively when we see signs of distress. Such evidence that we do listen to them increases their trust in us greatly, raising their level of confidence, self-control, and ability to learn. We will discover how to identify and change tension patterns that predispose them to characteristic physical or emotional responses. We will gain easy-to-use skills to promote good health and resolve problems such as fear of the vet, bathing/thunder, chewing/jumping up, leash pulling, resistance to grooming, and obedience issues, and learn about recovery from illness or surgery and methods for graceful aging.

Note: You may bring a pet, though it’s not required (a stuffed toy animal can be used for practice).

TTouch with Cats

We will focus on the specific issues faced by cats and their human companions. The exact content of the workshop will vary depending on the problems presented by the cats that are brought, and by the interests of the participants. These can include litter box issues, lack of sociability, shyness or aggression, aging, car travel, confinement, difficulty with grooming etc.

A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 30, 1–5pm
12SHP24PA
Members: $40 / Nonmembers: $50

TTouch with Dogs

This full-day workshop will cover bodywork techniques and movement exercises for dogs, and therapeutic tools such as bodywraps (soft elastic bandages, which can calm dogs, deepen their breath, and help them walk in balance). These methods help dogs discover self-control and self-confidence, and allow them to experience more appropriate and mature options for behavior in challenging situations.

Note: The facility is not appropriate for highly reactive dogs. If you wonder whether your dog should come, please contact registration, which will put you in touch with Edie Jane Eaton. For the three workshops, participants may choose to bring a pet, or a stuffed toy animal can be used for much of the practice work.

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
Sunday, July 1, 10am–5pm
12SHP24PB
Members: $120 / Nonmembers: $130

Edie Jane Eaton is one of only five professionally sanctioned Tellington Touch instructors world-wide. She travels extensively, teaching the two-year Tellington Touch program to students ranging from amateurs to animal health professionals and veterinarians on five continents.

Edie Jane Eaton

Having pets in our lives adds to our joy and diminishes our stress, and Tellington TTouch ensures that those benefits are mutual. TTouch is a gentle and highly effective way of reducing stress in animals to resolve behavioral and health issues—while deepening the human-animal connection. It restores physical vitality, mental focus and emotional balance by changing the animals’ sense of themselves through touch and movement.

Note: This session is highly recommended for those attending the weekend workshops.

AN EVENING WORKSHOP
Friday, June 29, 7–10pm
12SHP23M
Members: $30 / Nonmembers: $35
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Amelia Kinkade

As one of the country's leading animal communicators, Amelia Kinkade is in constant demand to find lost pets, diagnose baffling pet behavior, etc, but her overarching mission is to show that everyone can do what she does with the proper training, dedication and understanding. In this 2 day workshop, she will draw from her new book, The Language of Miracles, to explain how we can all learn to communicate with animals. She will share guided exercises that can help us interpret the subtle cues that form the foundation of animal communication and rediscover the intuitive abilities and empathies we all had as children. Come discover how to transform intuition from an unconscious and uncontrolled act to a well-honed skill, enhance training, improve animal relationships, solve behavior problems, understand a rescued animal's psyche, and much more.

Note: Live animals will be present, so please do not bring your animals. Bring photos of your pets and of those pets who have passed away.

A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP
Saturday & Sunday, August 25 & 26, 10am–5pm
12SHP18S
Members: $240 / Nonmembers: $260
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