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Animal Massage Schools – South Africa

cattie — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:12:14 +0000

I have gotten quite a few questions about animal massage schools in South Africa, and here are the ones I’ve managed to find (in alphabetical order).

As always, I will keep adding to the list when I find more, and as usual, please let me know if you know of any schools that should be on this list.

BSET Academy
P.O. Box 91
3290 Howick KZN
Phone: +27 (0)82 560 3143
Email: beth@bset.co.za
Ten-month equine therapy course. Faradic Equine Therapy.

Carol Mulrooney
Phone: +27 (0)14 577 1779/083 721 8861
Email: reikilight@wol.co.za
Animal Reiki workshops

Equine Physiotherapy
PO Box 50283
Waterfront 8002
Phone: +27 (0)83 232 6453
Email: patrick@equinephysio.co.za
Equine Stretching and Soft Tissue Release Courses

EquiworkSA cc
PO Box 284
Nottingham Rd
KZN 3280
Phone/Fax: 033-266 6035
Cell: +27 (0)843756045
Email: office@equiworksa.co.za
Canine massage, acupressure, Myofascial Release and Craniosacral courses. Equine massage, acupressure, Myofascial Release, Bowen, Aromatherapy and Craniosacral courses

Herbs For Animals
Dr Jimmy Symmonds
71 Main Road
Diep River
Cape Town 7800
Phone: +27 (0)21 715 9465
Email: workshops@holisticvet.co.za
Foundation and advanced workshops in herbs for animals

Mary Carey
Phone: +27 (0)833011427
Email: ama_carey@polka.co.za
Equine and Animals Natural Healing Touch courses

Tellington TTouch South Africa
Companion Animals and Horses
Contact: Eugenie Chopin
Tel: +27 (0)11 884 3156
Fax: +27 (0)011 783 1515
E-Mail: info@ttouch.co.za

ZeroPointHealing
Debbie Caknis
No 1 La Paz, Empire Avenue, Hout Bay
Phone: +27 (0)21 790 1340
Cell: +27 (0)83 558 2555
Email: info@zeropointhealing.co.za
Animal communication and healing workshops

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Animal Massage Schools – New Zealand

cattie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:12:04 +0000

I have not been able to find a whole lot of holistic animal health schools in New Zealand, and none that focus solely on animal massage, but here are the ones I did find (in alphabetical order).

If you know of a school that should be on this list, please let me know so I can add it.

Amanda Warner New
Pakuranga, NZ
Phone: +64 (0) 22 653 0880
Email: animal.bfrp.nz@gmail.com
BachFlowerInstitute@mandp.com.au
Workshops in Bach Flower remedies for animals in New Zealand and Australia. Next NZ class is August 21-22, 2010 in Auckland.

Animal Communication / Animal Energy Healing
Faye Rogers
Phone: +64 (0) 3 349 2872
Email: banrac@ihug.co.nz
Animal Communication & Animal Energy Healing Workshops

Animal Reiki
Valee More
Oasis Clinic
Phone: +64 (0) 9 832 9273
Email: oasisclinic@slingshot.co.nz
Animal Reiki courses, Equine CranioSacral workshops

Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy
Head Office
PO Box 784 Tauranga
2 Edgecumbe Road
Tauranga
Phone: +64 7 578 1331
Fax: +64 7 578 1369
Email: bopcoh@homeopathycollege.com
Animal Homeopathy courses on site or distance learning. One Year Animal Foundation Courses (Certificate) and Four Year Animal Professional Courses (Diploma). Campuses in Tauranga, Auckland and Christchurch.

Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy
Auckland Center
P0 Box 77016 Mt Albert Auckland
874 New North Road
Mt Albert, Auckland
Phone: +64 9 849 4436
Fax: +64 9 849 4438
Email: bopcohak@homeopathycollege.com

Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy
Distance Learning
Julie Ross
Echoes Flexible Distance Learning
Email: bopcoh_ak@xtra.co.nz

Canterbury College of Natural Medicine
Westwood Terrace
PO Box 4529
Christchurch
Phone: +64 3 366 0373 ext 11
Fax: +64 3 366 5342
Email: ccnm@ccnm.ac.nz
Holistic Health for Animals. Course includes pet care, nutrition, first aid, vaccinations, homeopathy, acupuncture, acupressure, massage, Reiki, Bach flowers and essential oils for use in pet care.

Hydropaws
523 Candy Road
R D 5
Te Awamutu 3875
Phone:+64 (0)7 870 4285
Fax: +64 (0)7 870 2444
Cell phone: +64 (0)21 249 3767
E-mail: rachel@hydropaws.co.nz
One on One courses: “How to massage and stretch your performance dog” (3hrs). Consultancy on hydrotherapy, training in canine hydrotherapy or how to set up a canine hydrotherapy centre is available on an hourly basis.

Shirley Calder Equine New
278 Gillard Rd, RD2
Ohaupo, 3882
Phone: +64 (0) 7 825-2991
Mobile: +64 (0) 274 905 582
Email: smcalder@orcon.net.nz or equinebowen@xtra.co.nz
Equine and Small Animal Bowen courses. The next Practitioner Course in New Zealand is January 22-25, 2010.

St. Francis’ College of Natural Animal Health Ltd.
PO Box 919
Tauranga 3140
Phone: +64 7 544 3000
Fax: +64 7 544 0001
Email: info@stfranciscollege.co.nz
Certificate and Diploma courses in natural animal health. Distance learning.

VISITING COURSES & WORKSHOPS

Equine CranioSacral Workshops
Maureen Rogers, Equine Consultant
P.O. Box 696
Aptos, CA 95001, USA
Phone: (831) 642-2210
Email: info@equinecraniosacral.com
Based in the US. Offer Equine and Canine Craniosacral workshops in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Upcoming classes in New Zealand 2010
December 2-5 ECS 1, Rotorua
December 7 Equine Dissection, Rotorua
December 8-11 ECS 2, Rotorua

The Equine Touch New
Dr Ivana Ruddock
Jock Ruddock
Email: ivanaruddock@aol.com or EquineTouchInc@aol.com
Equine Touch workshops and clinics in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, New Zealand and Australia.

Equinology/Caninology
Main Office USA:
PO Box 1192,
Gualala, CA, 95445 USA
Phone: (707) 884-9963
Fax: (707) 884-9983
E-mail: office@equinology.com
Based in the US. Offer courses in Equine and Canine sports massage, complementary modalities and health care, as well as Equine and Canine Body Worker Certification courses in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Europe.
Upcoming classes in New Zealand 2010
January 16-24: Equine Body Worker Certification Course in Auckland
March 6-9: Equine Red Light Therapy in Feilding
December 16-19: Principles of Saddle Fitting and Shoeing Dynamics in Auckland

Listening to Whispers – Tellington TTouch Training
Edie Jane Eaton
Phone: (819) 459-2110 (USA)
Email: ediejane@listeningtowhispers.com
Based in Canada. Offers Feldenkrais, TTEAM and TTouch workshops and certification classes in Europe, South Africa, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Upcoming classes in New Zealand 2010
March 12-14, Christchurch: One-day demo and TTouch weekend workshop with Dogs in Christchurch
March 20-22 and March 26-28, Waikato: Two 3-day TTEAM Clinics with Horses
March 6-7, Darwin: TTEAM with Horses

Margrit Coates Animal Healing New
PO Box 1826
Salisbury
Wiltshire SP5 2BH
Email: margrithealer@hotmail.com
Equine healing workshops in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand.
Upcoming classes in New Zealand 2010
2010 – Auckland. Dates to be announced.

Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute
4559 Red Rock Dr.
Larkspur, CO 80118
Phone: 303-681-3033
Toll Free: 1-888-841-7211
Fax: 303-681-2999
Emal: info@animalacupressure.com
Based in the US. Offer Equine and Small Animal Acupressure courses in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Animal Massage Guide Guest Post Series: Tallgrass Animal Acupressure

admin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:07:21 +0000

Today’s guest post comes to us from Amy Snow, founder (along with Nancy Zidonis) of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute and co-author of Equine Acupressure: A Working Manual, The Well-Connected Dog: A Guide to Canine Acupressure and, Acu-Cat: A Guide to Feline Acupressure.

Amy is also the lead instructor for Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute Practitioner Certification Training Program, and one of the Co-Chairs of NBCAAM (I’ll be writing more about both The Well-Connected Dog and NBCAAM later this spring).

Tallgrass is acknowledged world wide as the premier educator when it comes to animal acupressure, and Amy and Nancy are true leaders in their field. They travel all over the world to teach – check out the school lists for Canada, Australia, the UK and Europe as well as the Events & Workshops lists for upcoming dates in your area.

I am thrilled that they agreed to be featured on AMG, so without further ado:

Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute:
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Over 20 years ago, Nancy Zidonis and Marie Soderberg began Equine Acupressure. They were offering acupressure to dressage riders and one day a rider asked if they could work on her horse since he needed it as much as she did. This was the beginning of research, study and the development of their first to handbook on equine acupressure and later another on canine acupressure.

In 1998, Nancy Zidonis and Amy Snow joined forces with the intention of expanding Equine Acupressure and writing new books on equine, canine and feline acupressure. Within two years three books were written and published by Tallgrass Publishers, LLC, Nancy and Amy’s publishing company: Equine Acupressure: A Working Manual, The Well-Connected Dog: A Guide To Canine Acupressure and Acu-Cat: A Guide to Feline Acupressure. They went on to create new meridian charts and DVDs for horses, dogs, and which are now offered on their website: www.animalacupressure.com

The new books and articles in publications generated a lot of interest in animal acupressure. Nancy and Amy spent the next few years developing a comprehensive acupressure training program. Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute offers both online and hands-on courses worldwide. Participants begin with introductory courses and build their depth of knowledge moving through the 320 hour Practitioner Certification Program. This program delves deeply into Traditional Chinese Medicine and graduates are adept at utilizing eastern assessment tools, point selection, and the acupressure session protocol.

Rather than building a “brick and mortar” training facility, Amy and Nancy decided to invest in traveling to a geographically diverse market. Hands-on courses are offered throughout the United States, England, Australia, Canada, and Israel. There are Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Practitioners all over the world. Thankfully, animals are benefiting from this ancient healing modality and the pace of people joining in this life-long learning adventure is constantly increasing.

As the pioneers in the field of animal acupressure, Nancy and Amy felt a strong commitment to providing the most in depth education possible so that the Tallgrass practitioners would be recognized as skilled and knowledgeable. Both Nancy and Amy went to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) School and have built their training program on the Chinese model of acupressure/acupuncture, not on other forms of bodywork. They felt that going back to the basics to grasp the concepts underlying acupressure would yield a well educated practitioner. The 320-hour Tallgrass program is demanding, but all participants that become practitioners are grateful for truly understanding the work that they are performing.

It has taken years to develop the Tallgrass highly interactive program. From the first Introductory level courses through the advanced Acupoint Energetics and Landmark Anatomy, Tallgrass continuously strives to provide the highest level of education for our participants. As the demand for animal acupressure continues to increase, we continue to meet the needs by offering more advanced courses in Equine and Canine Pathology, Tui Na, Acupoint Combinations and other courses in the development stages.

The Tallgrass instructors in the US, Australia, and England are actively involved in continuous education by attending TCM schools or working directly with TCM Doctors. Our instructors all need to have a teaching background as well. Furthermore, we require that all instructors are fully trained by spending a year assisting in courses, participating in a training program for instructors. Once they have attended the Instructor Training course, they spend the following year serving as an instructor-in-training to be able to teach the introductory hands-on course and then another year to be able to teach the intermediate courses. It is a rigorous program, but there is so much to learn, and we would not be serving our participants nor the animals if we did not provide a firm grounding in teaching and acupressure.

The future calls for continuous learning tools, expansion of courses, and new instructors worldwide. The founders of Tallgrass, Amy and Nancy, look forward to seeing their legacy in offering health through acupressure for animals become the legacy of many people to come.

All of the Tallgrass courses are approved for Continuing Education (CE) by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). The online courses are approved for CEs by the United States Dressage Federation University. Additionally, Tallgrass is an approved Higher Education Vocational School by the State of Colorado Department of Education.

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