Dear James and Shelley,
The way you are helping animals and their owners is on such a deep, deep level. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. This matter is not easy although you make it look and sound very simple. Learning to hold space for an animal/individual, learning to go at their pace, learning to stay in a state of non reaction and peace ..... Such beauty... THANK YOU

The video course is really great. While watching I cried and laughed and learned. Learned a way to build a peaceful and understanding relationship with my animals. They now feel very trusted with me and they now also calmly tell me if they agree or disagree with something. That makes me feel great, but maybe even more so for them. I did not hesitate for a moment to move on to become a Trust Technique Practitioner.

What a journey!
I started the TT VideoCourse to help my dog who had a lot of issues and It worked more than I expected. She is now more relaxed, connected and learned a lot: to walk in the city without barking at bikes, cars and buses, to sleep at night without needing to be in charge and control of all the neighbourhood, Gosh it’s so good to sleep all night without any barking! And son on… But the best is our relationship which is deeper, trustfully and cooperative. We’re still learning and progressing together.
And for me, it is a new way to be deeply connected to nature and all the living beings and opened to new perspectives. Thank you so much!

What an extraordinary program! The video course demonstrates the Trust Technique in action with such a variety of animals in different situations. You can see for yourself that it works and how it works. I am a pet sitter and I have used the TT with the animals in my care. I have seen both quick results and how over time animals associate peace of mind with me. The depth of relationship you can build with an animal with the TT is limitless. I have always had great respect and love for animals. The TT has deepened both for me.

I have been using the trust technique with the four cats and twelve goats of my landlady. The cats have become very trusting and I have become close friends with one of them, the mother of the other three. In the beginning, she was very jumpy and would attack me if I touched her tail or other sensitive areas of her body. This behaviour has completely disappeared and she is very trusting by now, lying on my chest with her face next to my face, purring like a small engine and eating out of my plate, if she gets a chance. With the goats, I used the trust technique on several occasions, for instance when the young billy goat got castrated and was in great pain for over a week I used reiki and got present with him. I used it with the female goats during their pregnancies/deliveries and with the 7 baby goats to put them all to sleep. It was all very touching, as they would climb all over me and fall asleep on my lap as small children would. The trust I could build with all of them really helps also in everyday situations, when an animal gets stuck somewhere and I need to help to free them, they know that I'm here to help and won't hurt them. All of the goats are very tender and love being groomed or cuddled and they show exactly where they want to be petted and scratched. Unfortunately, my landlady brought the five male baby goats to the butcher before they were coming of age. This was rather heartbreaking for me and I told her that I don't want to be part of that in any way.

I have loved learning through watching the Trust Technique video course. I have practiced quite a lot on my own horses and found it to be not just beneficial for my horses but for me. I have 3 rescue horses, each with their own issues. Charlie was starved and didn’t enjoy being with people, he will do anything for you now and my 16yo daughter has backed him using only a rope halter and lead. He will make an excellent Therapy horse to go on to help adults and children with their issues.

Spud came to me as a project pony after he suffered a traumatic experience. He was a very angry pony, you could not touch him without him wanting to bite you. I used the TT and after a week he finally laid down and went into the deep sleep and released all his tension. All without touching! This was so very rewarding. The next day he was cured of biting and is working towards being ready to teach kids again.

My other horse Roxy was left to a guy in a will, he didn’t really want her but obviously felt obligated to look after her. He kept her with his sheep and fed her lots of oats and Lucerne hay in order to move her between grassy paddocks.
She is only 6 and looked more like a quarter horse than a stock horse because of her excess weight.
Her temperament has softened by using the TT and is now much more willing to co-operate without the use of food and is now a beautiful horse to be around.

Thank you for giving me the tools to be so in control of my feelings and to help my horses control theirs too and let go of past traumatic experiences and be happy again 🙂

I'm still learning, but I was already able to use the Trust Technique with my 2.5 yr dog, a green horse I'm working with, and neighbours' puppies (we teamed up with my dog working on them, she may be learning the TT faster than I can!))) It was truly an eye-opener. Some elements of this can be found in the teachings and techniques of the best dog and horse trainers - perhaps arrived at intuitively; but James was able to actually make a comprehensive system, explain why and how it works, and create highly effective practical guidance. This makes this technique so effective and universal. It also allows one to sort through methods and techniques one has been taught before learning this or may encounter later - and remove counterproductive elements that often inhibit growth and progress. This course is truly amazing and I would recommend it to everyone who is looking to progress beyond fixed prescriptive training methods, build trust and communication with their animal, build self-awareness and work on advanced forms of cooperative interaction. I would like to mention that many elements of TT also work well with small children who are not yet relying on verbal communication. I've also noticed that I'm now changing my communication with adults as well, recognizing a very important component of non-verbal communication between humans.

The TT -Video Course, relating years of experience, is a wonderful tool to make the world a softer place, for both animals and humans. Thanks to James and Shelley for having created this fantastic pedagogic path online! Regular updates are really ‘the icing on the cake’!
When it is gentle, soft or sweet, it is TT! That is what I do appreciate so much!
Keep up the good work, kind regards.

I have easily spent 4 times the cost of the Trust Technique video course on professional trainers, group obedience classes, animal communicators, and every kind of training collar, harness, etc. to help my 90 pound American Bulldog overcome his sensitivity and reactivity. Not to mention thousands of dollars on vet bills for allergies and digestive issues aggravated (if not caused) by stress, some originating at birth. While all of those things "worked" to some extent (i.e., produced a more compliant dog), even the positive aspects were not life-changing. I turned to the Trust Technique somewhat as a "last resort" after my dog bit a jogger--something I never thought he would do, and which he did whilst walking just behind me at a perfect heel, on a loose lead, without a sound of warning. What a helpless feeling, to know your animal is suffering and feel you've tried everything to help, and they're actually getting worse! I just wanted him to be able to talk to me: to tell me what's working and not working, what hurts, what's scary, what's manageable and what's simply "too much." The Trust Technique gave me that. It revealed to me in a systematic way the natural ways of being with animals I take for granted, and stripped away all the "conventional wisdom" of my professional life with dogs. It showed me how to unlock my own creativity in service of my animal. It brought back the joy of being in the world with my dog, almost especially when things go "wrong". It's the best feeling in the world to help an animal learn something without fear, to witness that joy and gratitude when they master themselves. For both of us, it transformed "heel" into "heal." I was sceptical that anything so simple, that anyone can do, could work where all these other techniques had failed. But it's the ONLY thing that worked. It's fair to say there isn't any relationship--to a person, animal, or area of life--where applying the Trust Technique hasn't revealed a new path forward for me.

I have known since quite a long time that I wanted to help dogs and their owners heal in a compassionate and holistic way but was unable to find any approach aligned with my compassionate view of the world and its living beings. Then, suddenly, James French appeared in a You Tube ad - which ads I usually skip at all times. And then, another synchronized event happened when my aunt who was a spiritual therapist introduced me to her friend who teaches Reiki for animals, which training I am doing this weekend. I can’t wait to complete the practitioner training with your team and have a positive impact in the world by helping animals and their owners, through a combined approach of reiki and trust practice. Thank you James French for simply being such a compassionate being and for bringing this amazing training and helping me find my life purpose. Simply thank you from the bottom of my heart! I will be forever grateful! And keep doing these ads 🙂

Hi James, Shelley,

I'm so glad of the timing where your promotional video came on youtube while I was looking for something else. It took me about 5 minutes to apply to the programme. I was developing my activity to coach people with the gentle help of horses and their emotional language. I had also applied to another training in animal communication, from a different provider a few months before and started to find my own relational approach with horses by learning ethology, to improve my way to introduce people to them during my coaching sessions. Still... something was missing to create an intuitive bond between people and animals. I couldn't find the way I wanted, to make people find their own and authentic language to interact with them... and here you come! with a beautiful, simple way to create a space of learning and communication! so I began to practice with my little Gypsie cat.. who has emotionally gone through a lot with me this 2020 year, very sensitive... I have an exceptional emotional bond with her.. way too needy for her to relax away from me even in the room next door... I didn't manage at first to introduce to her the TT because I didn't realise that few seconds were already too much for her. She's got so much contained in her little body!! I found the right pace for her and she released more and more, session after session. Now we are working with the invisible lead so she can stay peaceful if I go suddenly into another room or if I go in my car. She's so smart and I regard her in a really different way.
I love the new relationship we are creating thanks to you. She's even doing the job by herself now... if I settle somewhere in the house she comes next to me and goes instantly sleepy. With light support from me, she goes into a deep healing state when she needs to.
I could also tell you amazing things about horses. Still, because I didn't found at first the right pace. I wanted to be present with a mare who had her foot done and kept taking her foot back from the person working on her. I stayed so present that she pushed us all away so she could lie down. She was taking it back because my present moment was making her heavy and she couldn't stay balanced! Imagine the eyes of the owner at that time, and the person working on her...
Well.. I've learned to listen to the pace of the animal with mindful regard now and the results are amazing. Thank you dearly for what you do for these animals and most of all for us to make us become better listeners to get the chance to be taught by them. They are full of resources we can't even imagine, such inspiring beings. I will straight away apply to the practitioner program so I can help to spread this mindset in France with anyone who would want to collaborate (Chloe is amazing by the way.. Trust Technique makes us meet beautiful human souls at the same time ^^).
Again I'm sincerely grateful to you James, Shelley and everyone I don't know contributing to this.
Have an amazing continuation
Diane

I have been on a number of courses to help me with my two horses, but none has addressed our issues like the Trust Technique. It has fundamentally changed the way I see them, the way we communicate, and I would say my entire life, giving me more peace, more joy in the journey, and a more positive outlook. And did I say more peace?! My brain is generally flooded with endorphins! It’s a beautiful gift to bring to the world, and I am truly thankful to have discovered this work. I cannot praise it highly enough. I believe it is integral to our evolution as human beings. Thanks James and Shelley!

I love this course and will be going through it again. I have 3 rescue dogs, 1 is nervous timid, another nervous agressive and the 3rd is an older dog that sometimes gets anxious due to doggy dementia. All 3 have benefitted from the Trust Technique and I can see a difference in them which I'm continuing to build on. I've also used it to deepen my relationship with my horse and he loves it. Really looking forward to taking this further. Thank you so much James and Shelley ????

I found the TT and this course at a time when I was struggling with the ways in which fearful animals are so often forced to endure those situations that they are afraid of. When I saw the first examples of the TT in use, I immediately knew: This is it - this is this different way of working with fearful and traumatised animals that I had been looking for. This course has been such an eye-opener that I have decided to continue and become a practitioner. With deep gratitude for the work that you, James and Shelley, are doing.

I found the course really useful. The dogs I live with don’t actually belong to me but my daughter and her partner are delighted with the progress Lola has made in regard to her noise and motion anxiety. The other dog River has happily joined in and I am delighted to have learned so much.
Thank you so much I will restart the course to consolidate my learning as I have become calmer too.

I can't tell you how grateful I am that the Trust Technique exists and that I have found it!
It has changed my life. Once again, so much better. It has opened my eyes once again to many things. For me it is no longer a technique. For me it is a way of life. And I live it with my animals.
A month before I discovered TT, a new horse came into my life. He was traumatised. He no longer trusted humans. And with the TT he has regained his trust and now likes his people again. And he can now enjoy a nice, relaxed life. He has noticed that we listen to him and work at his pace. And many of his traumas have already been dealt with.

I can only recommend it to every animal person. Oh no! To every human being! The Trust Technique is simply great! And instructive!

Thank you James and Shelley! For everything you do for the animals and us humans!

Amazing course, Thank you James and Shelley

Thank you for this life-changing course which is well worth going back to again and again because you'll always find new pieces of infomation that you missed the first time. It's just too big to "get" by going through it only once 😉

I completed the course a while ago but love going back there for continued learning because it's such a treasure of knowledge and wisdom which is almost impossible to "get" by only watching it once. Thank you for your dedication and love to all creatures great and small, thank you for this life-changing gift to the world.

I have loved every minute of this course, in fact i've been totally obsessed with watching it.... I would love to see a continuation of different animals you work with as it's always lovely to meet a new one and see how you're helping them. My favourite session has to be Ares the lion... i found that just so beautiful, having seen the video of him arriving and looking so unwell, to the session where you had him playing.... just so touching and special. One of my other favourites had to be Charlie and his separation anxiety... that really seemed so powerful. I don't really know they all seem pretty amazing come to think of it! I couldn't recommend this course highly enough it's an amazing discovery... a MASSIVE THANK YOU!