News!
Congratulations to Trisha Wren on becoming New Zealand’s first certified TTEAM Practitioner. Trisha is also a Connected Riding teacher, and host of Edie Jane’s TTEAM clinics in Waikato. To find out more about her, visit her website www.TrishaWren.com.
New Zealand and Australia Workshop and Training Information
If you are not on the New Zealand and Australia Connection emailing list, you can register for it here and receive updates of information about workshops and trainings with overseas instructors. You may also want to visit the TTouch Australia website, where you will find a list of practitioners. In New Zealand, Elizabeth Roe is our Tellington TTouch Practitioner in Auckland. Contact Elizabeth by email.
All 5-day trainings count towards the Practitioner Certification Program for Companion Animals or the Equine Certification Program and are offered for those attending their first training, and for those who have already attended previous 5 or 6-day sessions. It is also designed for those simply wanting skills to work with their own animals - and for those who already work professionally with animals and want to add to their expertise.
2010 Schedule
Edie Jane will be in New Zealand and Robyn Hood will be in Australia this year. Please see our schedules below.
March 6, 2010 and/or March 6-7, 2010
Dunsandel, Christchurch, New Zealand
TTEAM for Horses
When: Saturday, March 6 or Weekend, March 6 and 7, 2010.
Where: Flat Hills Stud, 40 Karanga Road - Dunsandel, RD 2 Leeston
Clinic content:
· Observation of the horses' bodies and behaviours. This is the basis for improving communication and resolving resistances.
· TTouch bodywork to increase comfort and flexibility and overcome tension, anxiety and poor performance.
· Groundwork - balance exercises, neckline- and ground- driving, working with obstacles. TTEAM groundwork helps to carry the experience of the bodywork into 'real life', improve physical coordination and encourages the horse to move beyond instinctive responses to a thinking state.
· Discussion of TTEAM principles which will help you become creative in problem-solving.
· Having fun, in good company!
Cost: Saturday only (March 6) $145 Weekend Workshop (March 6 and 7) $260.00.
Registration: Your place will be held with a $50 NZD non-refundable deposit to M.M.G. Koning, or direct credit to 06-0665-0099527-00 with your name, or by PayPal to register@listeningtowhispers.com.
Bringing your horse: Those participating in the weekend clinic are invited to bring their horse and should contact Monique for more information. Attending without your horse will not affect hands-on practice.
Horse board: Individual yarding in electric tape pens of 6m x 6m will be available on request (larger if needed) at $15 NZD/night.
Contact: Monique Koning email mmgkoning@gmail.com, phone (evenings) 03 3180 868, mobile 0272439212.
March 12, 2010 and/or March 13, 2010 or March 13-14, 2010
Christchurch, New Zealand
Evening Demonstration and One-day Workshop and Weekend TTouch Workshop with Dogs
Where: Canterbury Kennel Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Contact: Natalie at Doglinks email natalie@doglinks.co.nz, phone 03 389 4065 or 021 82 DOGS (3647).
Evening demonstration, Friday, March 12, 2010
Edie Jane will be demonstrating TTouch bodywork and groundwork techniques, and will speak about the principles underlying the work - which allow one to be creative in problem-solving. Although not invited to bring their own dogs, participants will go home with several simple yet effective techniques to practice.
Cost: Friday evening: $35.00 at the door or $30 paid in advance. No charge for those registered for the weekend workshop - who are strongly encouraged to attend.
Registration: Register here. Payment requested after registration.
Contact: Natalie at Doglinks email natalie@doglinks.co.nz, phone: 03 389 4065 or 021 82 DOGS (3647).
Saturday, March 13, 2010 and Weekend, March 13-14, 2010
Cost: Saturday only (March 13) Introductory Workshop $145; Weekend Workshop (March 13 and 14) $260.00 ($225.00 register/paid before February 15).
Registration: Register here. Payment requested after registration.
Contact: Natalie at Doglinks email natalie@doglinks.co.nz, phone: 03 389 4065 or 021 82 DOGS (3647).
Please note: Depending upon interest, we may lengthen the training to cover the five days required as a session of the TTouch Certification Program. Certification sessions are held about once a year in NZ and more often in Australia.
March 20-22, 2010 and/or March 26-28, 2010
Waikato, New Zealand
Two 3-day TTEAM Clinics with Horses
March 20 – 22 will be an introductory workshop. March 26-28 will cover more advanced information for those with experience of a prior 3-day clinic with Edie Jane. Together they count towards TTEAM Practitioner Certification.
For information about what to expect from a TTEAM clinic, see TTEAM Workshops or contact Edie Jane at 819-459-2110 or ediejane@listeningtowhispers.com.
Please Note: Although the curriculum of each TTEAM training is roughly the same, the content of each clinic varies since the horses and the participants' interests are different. For this reason even the long certification trainings are not labeled according to level, and participants are never bored by what they may have expected to be repetition. The TTEAM experience is sometimes described as 'spiral learning'- you may hear the same information, but different horses and situations provide different contexts, and the information is perceived and absorbed differently. All this to say - don't stay away from the first 3 days just because you already have one clinic under your belt! You'll learn a lot of new things, and will enjoy having experience to draw on as we take the horses through the TTEAM process. If your intention is to become a TTEAM practitioner, your attendance at each of these 3-day clinics will help towards your certification.
Bonus: Edie Jane will be assisted by TTEAM Practitioner Trisha Wren - host of the clinic. As an experienced Connected Riding teacher she will be adding her expertise to mounted sessions, and will be available for private lessons.
Cost per clinic: $450 NZD with horse, $375 NZD without. Spectators: $150 NZD, or $60 NZD/day.
Note: It is not necessary to bring your own horse. If you do not bring your own horse but would like the continuity of working with one horse throughout the course, several are available at Cassie's Farm. Please discuss with Trisha.
Where: Cassie's Farm, Te Miro, Cambridge.
Registration: Your place will be held with a $50 NZD non-refundable deposit to Trisha Wren Clinics, 815 Maungakawa Rd, RD4, Cambridge, direct credit ASB, 12-3226-0023567-01 or by PayPal to trishawren@hotmail.com.
Horse board: Grazing available at $5 NZD/night.
Contact: Trisha Wren - info@trishawren.com or 07-827-0240.
May 8-12, 2010
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Introduction & Ongoing Training for Companion Animals
Teacher: Robyn Hood
Contact: Andy Robertson 02 9653 3506
May 15-19, 2010
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Introduction & Ongoing Training for Companion Animals
Teacher: Robyn Hood
Contact: Tim Munro 07 827 0240
May 22-26, 2010
Richmond, NSW, Australia
TTEAM with Connected Riding
Teacher: Robyn Hood
Contact: Rebecca Booth
November, 2010 (date TBA)
Australia
Workshops for Horses
Teacher: Robyn Hood
Contact: Andy Robertson 02 9653 3506
November, 2010 (date TBA)
Australia
Workshops for Companion Animals
Teacher: Robyn Hood
Contact: Andy Robertson 02 9653 3506