I’ve fostered many dogs over the last few years, taking them in when they first get rescued by the local animal welfare group and helping them to rehabilitate until they are ready to go to their forever homes. They always arrive in very poor physical condition and often deeply traumatised. Kindness, patience, and routine can work wonders but I have always felt more could have been done to help them but didn’t know how. Now, I’ve found it in the Trust Technique and I realise I have been looking for exactly this for years. Thank you James and Shelley, I really look forward to starting the practitioner course. I love the simplicity of the method, yet it has such depth. It has added meaning to my own meditation practice. I’ve always loved the nature of non-verbal communication with animals, the joy that arises when connection happens. I feel that the practitioner training will bring a new profound depth and understanding, and I feel so grateful and privileged to have been accepted onto the course and to be able to start soon.

I’ve found the video course to be very good. for the following reasons;
I love its authenticity, nothing is contrived or stage managed.
The structure, in which the method is explained and then followed by numerous examples and case studies, is excellent. it has really helped to consolidate my learning and understanding.
Much of it, particularly the videos of the lions and bears, is immensely moving.
I really like and benefit from James’s quiet voice and steady way of speaking. The dog in my care immediately quietens down and rests as soon as she hears James’s voice, as do I.
The numerous consultations are very helpful, they’ve answered many questions I’ve had.
The videos are easy to access, the website is clean and professional in its appearance, and I like the structure of marking each section as complete before moving on (although I frequently forgot to mark complete and needed to go back through the videos to do this at the end).
There are multiple hours of footage and I’ve watched for 1 to 2 hours a night over the last 2 months. I’ve really benefitted from this immersion. Thank you for making it so comprehensive.

What a beautiful way of working with animals, at their own pace, and by reducing my own thinking into a listening mind. My spaniel has always had what I call “Itchy brain”. I have long had a meditation practice, and I also do yoga, and the two cats and my spaniel like to be there when I’m doing this, and always fall asleep. It never occurred to me to actively direct the meditative mind towards them. I have started working with my spaniel, and I do notice her stretching and itching and yawning, so I’m looking forward to seeing where this takes us.

Truly inspirational and what I have been looking for for many many years. The level of communication between myself and my horses has truly amazed me and transformed my very sensitive horse. I am learning all the time and can’t thank you enough for the amazing work you do and for giving this gift to us all. Thank you James and Shelley.

I started the video course out of curiosity. As I watched the videos I was, and I still am, impressed about the clear structure of the Trust Technique. It helps a lot to know how to help an animal to relax, not just that you know the animal should be relaxed. With the different videos, I could see many ways to apply the Trust Technique. So I think it is very good that there is a lot of videos.
Using the forum was a bit slow but the topics, questions and answers were interesting to read.
I enjoyed the Trust Technique Video Course and I am happy I bought it.