The first thing that struck me about the Trust Technique was the simple but effective practice of being in the Present Moment. As one who practices meditation, the instructions for quieting my mind were so much easier than any other method I’ve used in the past, and very achievable for everyone. Mindfulness has become a bit of a buzzword lately, and at times it seems like the meaning is being watered down. But the mindfulness practice of the Trust Technique is authentic. All the steps are well-explained and reinforced throughout all the videos, demonstrating in detail their effectiveness and allowing the learner to practice along with the process to develop their own awareness and timing of how to apply all aspects of the technique, the gentle dance of compassion and support.

It was the ability to be able to share this peaceful feeling with others that really touched me to my core! My very first horse had a quality that I’ve not seen in any other horse that I’ve known since. He was like a magnet to any horses who shared his space, they would gather around him with heads low, and usually held in his girth/heart area. And they would melt. All would stand quietly dozing and the comfort was palpable. I would watch them and wonder ‘How does he do that?!’. And how can I do that? And I’ve spent many years trying to figure it out. Well, I do believe I’ve now found the way! I’ve learned to ‘be’ that. When I stand with my horses, I think to them ‘We’re here, sharing Pepper energy’ and I know they understand. I can’t wait to see how our relationships and experiences grow! Pepper would be so proud!
Thank you for developing and sharing this exciting and empowering gift to help take us to the next level of exploring our interconnection with all others!

You should get the Nobel Peace Prize ...
In fact, this has been already suggested in another testimonial, but that's also exactly what I kept thinking throughout the course.

With the "Trust Technique" you, James and Shelley (in cooperation with Sunday, if I got it right ?) have created something unique - a peace-making method that is easily accessible to everyone in its clarity and ease.
For the good of all of us and our animals, I hope that more and more people will find and follow this path that you have opened up.
It has taken me to more than a few tears, moments of despair and deep sadness, then on to astonishment, surprise, new insights, relief and finally lasting deep peace and silent joy, which I’m now able to pass on step by step to my sensitive lovely little mare.

Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do! Thank you for your heart and commitment! And thank you and the whole team for all the support and the wonderful videos!

This course has helped not only my animals but ME to be more present every day.
My horses come to the fence wanting to receive the Trust Technique.
My cats (who are rescued feral cats) don’t let any other human in their lives but just recently my daughter was visiting from interstate and all three cats came to the lounge room at different times and stayed resting in the same room as my daughter. In the past they’d see someone else in the house and go into hiding until the person had left.
My dog is also more relaxed when we go out on our boat. She was previously unsettled by the movement but she is improving each time we go out.
The lowered energy is quite the opposite of what I’d been shown by traditional dog trainers with regard to energy.
The course isn’t too technical in any way so anyone can do it. I can’t wait to do the practitioner course because I think even my 8 year old granddaughter will love practising this with her dog ?

This video course contains such heartwarming footage of the use of the Trust Technique. It is amazing to see the endless possibilities within a relationship built on trust. It makes the impossible, possible, the unthinkable, thinkable and the hopeless, hopeful. The video course gives a very clear overview of how to apply the techniqe and how to know what to do in which situation. Very inspirational stories and the technique is explained so clearly, incuding the WHY, which makes it really good to follow.
I am very motivated to start with the TT Practitioner and helping a lot of animals by using this beautiful technique.

Thank you James and Shelley for sharing this with us!

This is life-changing, not only for animals and humans but for all life on the planet! The philosophy and practices impact us all; they bring consciousness to a new and very much needed height and will bring peace. Shelley and James should receive the Nobel Peace Price!

I am a student of Canine Behaviour Sciences and have found valued insights throughout this course. As a dog trainer, a label I hesitate to use, I absolutely find success in building trust as a primary pathway to living with companion animals. In fact, I'm so inspired by this course I couldn't wait to apply for the practitioner course, to which I foresee significantly changing my career with animals.

Thank you, James and Shelley!

Hello there,
as I am working with the Masterson Method we got taught to pay close attention to what the horse has to say to our doing. We have been asked to trust in our instinct and gut feelings and overtime the horses body language guided me most times through the session.
I learned with each horse how to communicate and what was important to them and that each of one of them were checking how much you pay attention to them.
But when I got into a deeper stage with them I was lost, I did know not to interrupt them in their process and this could go on for sometimes more then 30 min. ( This blow my bodywork session most of the time) I just knew it was good for the horse to let him sort it and wait until he comes out again.
But in this times I was in a grey zone of not know what I really was doing because that was not masterson anymore.
So I kept searching and the media of the internet and its algorithm guided me to TT.
Or you could say TT found me.
I did become a member of the TT video course and as I got along with the Course I knew I had to learn and understand it more to get a deeper understanding of the present moment and how to deliver a feeling without talking and much thinking.
The wonderful thing on TT is you can use it on "any living creature" and it works.
NicoLe

Hi! I got interested in the Trust Technique last winter. The work we had been doing for one year with our adopted sledge dogs was paying off. They had already changed so much, were doing amazing with pulling the sledge, and their interactions with both humans and their fellow dog companions had improved dramatically (...) The results are extremely encouraging so far. Especially with the time that I or my husband have been able to work with the TT daily. Of course, we certainly would have seen much faster results if we had only one animal to work with. But it’s also very rewarding to work with all of them and see how they react, the dynamic, etc. And it has improved the fluidity of our animal-human intuitive communication - the dogs have really opened up.
We’ve already come such a long way! I can't wait to keep practising. Thank you so much 🙂

Since I saw the first video about the trust technique I was fascinated by this way of life between humans and animals. I watched all the videos with curiosity and stunning and my heart is deeply touched. I got a lot of wonderful connections and adventures with wild animals in my garden and with my own animals which are donkeys, ducks, a rabbit and a cat. Since 2 years I am working as an animal-assisted therapist and I would like to rise up my knowledge by learning the exercises in the practitioner course! I like the way of teaching like James does.
Andrea

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. There have been so many benefits with our animals. The most precious has been a deepened heart connection with our dog Lara. We had been friendly flatmates, now it's so much more.

It has assisted me immensley with my relationships with people as well as delightful birds, animals and native animals. Sadly, my wonderful companions have all passed on before I knew about this course. My companions, I feel are with me whilst I am doing this course even though now in spirit form.
I am excited as the Teaches course, (not started yet) will empower me to spread the love, relationships and joy of being peaceful with all beings..
Living in Coogee, Western Australia, I am looking forward to sharing this delightful technique with the many humans and animals of all different types here. Thank you James and team for all the incredible videos. It is great to be able to go over them time and again.

Amazing content, full of hope for the relationship between animal and human. Finally a point of view with kindness, love, compassion. This feel so normal, I'm wondering why this was never share before.

One of my cats changed his behaviour of obssesional feed every evening. I hope their fear of the ringbell will change too.

I've noticed that animals see me in different way, when I'm quiet inside around them.
It's sure, I want to add this way to my pratice with animals.

Thank you James and Shelley

Thank you for this course and your wonderful work. I am from Germany and started the course about 4 months ago and started to apply the technique on my 2 sheep.
first, I thought I am unable to learn the trust technique or that I did not understand it correct as (in the beginning and for quiet a while - several weeks!) I could see no reaction on my sheep at all.
I continued because James often said: "just continue and it will work sooner or later." so I did. The first I noticed was that my relationship to my sheep changed. We had been very close already before the course, but now I could connect better to "their whole being" and I could feel and see that they also connected on a deeper level with me.
They became much calmer, much less excited and greedy for food, and more patient just being/ standing with me.
Then I noticed the chewing and yawning (I had never seen them yawn in the 2 years before). Now, they obviously look forward to our daily trust technique-meditation together - they fall asleep while I am doing it, sometimes snoring and totally relaxed, and for me it is a great joy to be in this absolute peaceful "room" together with them.
it was worth being patient for 2-3 months.
James, thank you, for sharing your work in this way.
Greeting from Germany, Kira

Love the new course content and structure!

So much goodness and wisdom and love here. Its an honour to be part of this wonderful community

Txx

Gosh where to start!

Thank you so much James and Shelly for providing such a beautiful course.

I have learnt such a lot, and loved to see all of the animals that you have both helped to overcome so many traumas.

The Trust Technique has been designed to bring peace and harmony to troubled souls – both animal and human, and help develop trusting relationships. The course is very in-depth, with plenty of consultations where we can see the positive effects of mindful regard, creative reaction and trusted cooperation in action.

It is invaluable in creating a relationship between the human and animal, and in my humble opinion, everyone should learn how to do this. In my particular case, I plan to open an animal sanctuary, which would not be possible if I did not have a grater understand of working with animals.

I can thoroughly recommend it to anyone who has or likes to interact with animals in any way.

A must for the greater awakening of humanity.

Thank you, I have learnt so much about animals and also myself. The course was very very comprehensive, and concepts that at first I did not grasp, were covered within the videos in a variety of ways, to truly embed the information into my consciousness, and in turn, my subconscious. Beautifully presented with compassion and warmth. Thank you James and Shelly, once again.

This course is extremely informative. It gave me the information I needed to address the behavioral issues in my animals calmly and efficiently. I enjoy the fact that there is no pressure or dominance in any of the teachings. Most animal handling techniques I've learned used either systems of dominance or some sort of pressure and release. It is so refreshing to see something that is cooperative instead of commanding. I'm grateful for what these videos have taught me, and I'm looking forward to improving my relationship with my animals!

Love, love, love this program. I am so grateful to everyone that was involved w/ creating this video program of the Trust Technique. I have a rescue dog that has many challenges from her experiences when she was a pup. We have worked with many top internationally renown dog trainers and I never really felt like we were addressing the core of her anxieties. I even had a vet recommend putting her on Prozac and I can honestly say, there were many days that I was ready to give up and put her on it. I even went as far as getting the prescription filled. But now I no longer feel the need.

Now that I have found the Trust Technique, she has been making tremendous progress and I'm confident that we will be able to overcome all of her challenges. I don't know what we would have done if we had not found this truly amazing and inspiring program.

Not only is the TT amazing, the way the online program is set up is top notch. The videos are in bite size chunks so it's easy to make progress even if you only can squeeze in 30 minutes at a time. The buttons on the videos where you can go back or forward 10 seconds is also super helpful. I've done many video courses and this production is second to none. The videos of the consults will bring tears of joy to any animal lover's eyes. What these animals were able to overcome using the TT was simply amazing.

As an added bonus it has improved my tennis game. I'm able to stay focused on the ball and keep my mind calm during and after points. Who would have thought that what I'm doing for my dog would help my tennis game 🙂

I thoroughly enjoyed watching all of the videos. Many of them touched me deeply and left me in tears which was a sort of sympathetic release response I think. There is a lot to get through, and naturally a lot of repetition, but I soon realised that this just confirmed the learning, so I feel as if I have learned a lot through observing James and Shelley doing their thing. It is certainly very effective in 'real life' too, and I find it amazing the way animals respond to something so essential and simple - wonderful. it really is like magic! For me, especially with the private consultations, I would love to have seen some more follow up videos or messages to see how the people got on by themselves and if the issue was totally resolved without James being in the mix. Inspirational. I just love how respectful it is of the individual animal, and it's so easy for humans to over-ride that. thanks for a great course.

My overall opinion is there is a wide range of experiences demonstrated, with good narrative to follow the concepts step by step through the 3 principles. This has provided a good demonstration of the technique to practice with confidence. If you can couple that with other techniques or theoretical understanding, eg. Meditation, mindfulness, hypnosis, psychotherapy, Reiki, natural horsemanship, Trust technique brings a greater depth to your interactions with horses and sets a beautiful pathway for sentient relationships. I was brought to tears by many stories shown in these videos and reminded of many similar stories from horses in my lifetime. Although I have been fortunate to have worked predominantly in this way with horses, I can think of many rushed moments with horses that have ended in frustration and regret. To quote a great horseman ' give a task an hour and it will take 10 minutes, give a task 10 mins and it will take an hour' The joy of working with your own horses first in this practice is you soon find you can enter a peaceful state within a couple of breaths. The healing power of breath is amazing. Peace and Release. Namaste.