Linda Tellington-Jones
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In today’s episode Anna and I are absolutely tickled to welcome Linda Tellington-Jones to the show. We were fortunate (and very grateful!) to catch Linda between tour commitments.
Anna and I have both been big fans of Linda’s work for many years. We have all of her books; we’ve both LOVED “Getting in TTouch ~ Understand and Influence Your Horse’s Personality”.
We begin our conversation here with Linda sharing what originally inspired the years and years of research she embarked on that helped her connect the puzzle pieces between the horses facial features (as well as other facets) and their character/personality traits. It’s remarkably fascinating.
Linda’s Bio:
The pioneering work of Linda Tellington-Jones has its roots in a philosophy that sees all beings — humans and animals alike — as reflections of a Divine Whole. The Tellington Method was first created 4 decades ago as a system of animal training, healing and communication that allows people to relate to animals in a deeper, more compassionate way — a way that furthers inter-species connection and honors the body, mind and spirit of both animals and their people. The Tellington Method utilizes a variety of techniques of touch, movement and body language to affect behavior, performance, and health, and to increase an animal’s willingness and ability to learn in a painless and anxiety-free environment.
Linda’s highly effective and revolutionary approach to working with animals brought her world wide recognition, and it was out of this success that Tellington TTouch for humans has arisen, emerging as an important addition to the increasingly respected world of alternative healing practices.
The method for horses, first developed in the 1970’s, is known as TTEAM (Tellington TTouch Equine Awareness Method). In the 1980’s, Tellington TTouch broadened to include the world of companion animals, developing techniques that deepen mutual trust and understanding and strengthen the human/animal bond. During this period, TTouch work was also introduced as an effective and valuable method to reduce stress in wild life rehabilitation and to enhance the well-being of animals in zoos.
As an internationally acclaimed authority on animal behavior, training and healing, Linda has given presentations and demonstrations on her TTEAM method at veterinary conferences, universities, equestrian expositions, North American Handicapped Riding Association and the Delta Society world conferences, therapeutic riding associations, Olympic training centers, wildlife rehabilitation conferences, and zoos throughout the world.
Linda has also brought TTouch into the world of humans, teaching weekend and week-long workshops over the past 15 years in programs for individuals and their family members, as well as for health-care professionals. She is a visiting faculty member at the University of Minnesota where she has co-taught Tellington TTouch for humans annually since 2002. Tellington TTouch is included in the research program at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing. The results of studies on humans by Cecilia Wendler, PhD, RN, CCRN have been published in 3 prestigious professional nursing journals and the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science.
Through her non-profit organization, Animal Ambassadors International®, she supports projects of children working with animals to enhance understanding, compassion and quality of life for both humans and animals.
Please visit Linda’s website: www.ttouch.com to learn more about everything that Linda has to offer. I love Linda’s work with dogs and cats as well…she’s great with all animals, horses included.
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I’m fascinated by her techniques but being a reptile lover I wonder how her techniques would work for my pet iguana. He is very lovable and likes being stroked so maybe there would be something useful for me in her practices. Geoff from iguana care.