Notes: Kittens. Be in the present moment and when the animal quietens down stroke gently, but when the animal comes back to a level 3 or 4, go back to the present moment, stop stroking, but once they are settling down you can stroke again.
Place hand close to the animal which keeps its awareness of the closeness of a human being.
When we make noises like talking to them, they will begin to express their nerves.
By quietening the mind down, the animal's mind quietens as well. So the whole experience is felt in a different way.
The trust technique stops the reactional point. The animal will pick up on the gentle peace of mind feeling and it will become peaceful.
James tried very gently lifting the cat up and as soon as he felt a reaction he put the cat down again and went back to the present moment.
When an animal learns from a quiet state of mind, the learning becomes permanent. They retain the teaching.
Animals are highly sensitive to how we feel so if we are nervous they pick up on it immediately.
When working with an animal we want to keep their thinking level to below 3. So we need to be at 0 thinking level to bring them down.
Focus on a spot near the animal but don't look right at them initially.
